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Principles
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Organization
1. The principle of unity of objectives:
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 Organizational goals, departmental
goals, and individual goals must be
clearly defined. All goals and objectives
must have uniformity. When there is
contradiction among different level of
goals desired goals can’t achieve.
Therefore, the unity of objectives is
necessary
2. The principle of specialization:
 Sound and the effective organization
believes in an organization. The term
specialization is related to work and
employees. When an employee takes
the special type of knowledge and skill in
any area, it is known as specialization.
The modern business organization
needs the specialization, skill, and
knowledge of this desired sector of the
economy and thus, efficiency would
establish.
3. The principle of coordination:
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 In an organization many types of
equipment, tools are using. Coordination
can obtain by group effort that
emphasizes on a unity of action.
Therefore, coordination facilitates
several management concepts
4. The principle of authority:
 Authority is the kind of right and power
through which it guides and directs the
actions of others so that the
organizational goals can achieve. It’s
also related to decision making. It is
vesting in a particular position, not to the
person because authority is given by an
institution and therefore it is legal. It
generally flows from higher level to
lowest level of management. There
should be an unbroken line of authority.
5. The principle of responsibility: 6. The principle of delegation:
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 An Authentic body of an organization is  A process of transferring authority and

top-level management, top-level creation of responsibility between
management direct the subordinates. superior and subordinates to accomplish
Departmental managers and other a certain task is called delegation of
personnel take the direction from top authority. Authority is only delegated, not
level management to perform the task. responsibilities at all levels of
Also, Authority is necessary to perform management. The authority delegated
the work .only authority is not provided to should equal to the responsibility
the people but the obligation is also
provided. So the obligation to perform the
duties and task is known as
responsibility. Responsibility can’t
delegate. It can’t avoid.
7. The principle of efficiency:
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 In the enterprise, different resources are
using. Therese resources must use in an
effective manner. When the organization
fulfills the objectives with minimum cost,
it is effective. The organization must
always concentrate on efficiency.
8. The principle of unity of command:
 Subordinates should receive orders from
the single superior at a time and all
subordinates should be accountable to
that superior. More superior leads to
confusion, delay and so on.
9. The principle of the span of control:
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 Unlimited subordinates can’t supervise
by the manager, this principle thus helps
to determine numerical limit if
subordinates to supervised by a
manager. This improves efficiency.
10. The principle of balance:
 The functional activities their
establishment and other performances
should balance properly. Authority,
centralization, decentralization must
balance equally. This is a very
challenging job but efficient management
must keep it.
11. The principle of communication:
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 Communication is the process of
transformation of information from one
person to another of different levels. It
involves the systematic and continuous
process of telling, listening and
understanding opinions ideas, feelings,
information, views etc., in the flow of
information. Effective communication is
important
12. The principle of personal ability:
 For the sound organization, human
resources are important. Employees
must be capable. Able employees can
perform higher. Mainly training and
development programs must encourage
to develop the skill in the employees
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13. The principle of flexibility:
 Organizational structure must be flexible
considering the environmental
dynamism. Sometimes, dramatically
change may occur in the organization
and in that condition, an organization
should be ready to accept the change
14. The principle of simplicity:
 This principle emphasizes the simplicity
of organizational structure, the structure
if the organization should be simple with
a minimum number of levels, so that its
member and understand duties and
authorities.