Foundations of

Personnel
Management
 Objectives:

 Define Management
 Trace the evolution of management
 Analyze the extend environment and
how it affects organizational culture
 Discuss the process in managerial
decision- making
What is Management?

The word management

is derived from the Italian
word, Maneggiare,
which means “to handle”
; or “an act of guiding
or leading”.
 What is Management?

Frederick Winslow Taylor:

“Management is an art
of knowing what to do,
when to do and see that
it is done in the best way”.
 What is Management?

Harold Koontz:

“Management is an art
of creating an
environment in which
people can perform
and individuals can
cooperate towards
attainment of goals”.
What is Management?
Who manages the management?

Manager
Management
Evolution of Management

Organizational Environment
Management

Behavioral Management

Administrative Management

Scientific Management
 Evolution of Management
Scientific Management
1890-1940

created and promoted by F.W. Taylor

Scientifically select, train and develop
each worker
Main Objective: Improving economic
efficiency, especially labor productivity
Replacing rule of thumb with science
Evolution of Management
Evolution of Management

1910-1980
Evolution of Management

Administrative Management
Evolution of Management
Evolution of Management
Why is planning important?
Evolution of Management
Evolution of Management: Organizing
Evolution of Management

Leading
Evolution of Management: Leading
Evolution of Management
Evolution of Management

Controlling
Evolution of Management
Evolution of Management

1940-1990
Behavioral Management
Evolution of Management
Types of Environment-Internal &External
Organizational Environment
Managerial Decision Making
Managerial Decision Making
Managerial Decision Making
 Managerial Decision Making
The five steps involved in managerial decision
making process are:
 
1. Establishing the Objective:
The first step in the decision making process is to
establish the objective .
2. Defining the Problem:
The second step in decision making process is one of
defining or identifying the problem. Defining the
nature of the problem is important because decision
making is after all meant for solution of the problem.
 
 Managerial Decision Making

3. Identifying Possible Alternative Solutions

Once the problem has been identified, the next
step is to find out alternative solutions to the
problem.

4. Evaluating Alternative Courses of Action:

This requires, the collection and analysis of the
relevant data. Some data will be available within
the various departments of the firm itself, the
other may be obtained from the industry and
government.
 Managerial Decision Making
5. Implementing the Decision:
After the alternative courses of action have
been evaluated and optimal course of action
selected, the final step is to implement the
decision. The implementation of the decision
requires constant monitoring so that expected
results from the optimal course of action are
obtained.