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Unit 1: Concept of Management

refers to those executives whose work has to be largely with personal oversight and direction of Notes
operative employees”. In other words, they are concerned with direction and controlling function
of management. Their activities include:
Assigning of jobs and tasks to various workers.
They guide and instruct workers for day to day activities.
They are responsible for the quality as well as quantity of production.
They are also entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining good relation in the organi-
zation.
They communicate workers problems, suggestions, and recommendatory appeals, etc. to
the higher level and higher level goals and objectives to the workers.
They help to solve the grievances of the workers.
They supervise and guide the sub-ordinates.
They are responsible for providing training to the workers.
They arrange necessary materials, machines, tools etc for getting the things done.
They prepare periodical reports about the performance of the workers.
They ensure discipline in the enterprise.
They motivate workers.
They are the image builders of the enterprise because they are in direct contact with the
workers.

Self Assessment

Multiple Choice Questions:
5. How many types of libraries?
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four.
6. The levels of management can be classified in ………. broad categories.
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four.

1.5 Summary

In computing, the Scientific Library is a software library written in the C programming
language for numerical calculations in applied mathematics and science.
A library function is a function that can be called by a program to perform some task, but
it is not part of the program itself.
The term “Levels of Management’ refers to a line of demarcation between various mana-
gerial positions in an organization.

1.6 Keywords

GSL : The GSL is a part of GNU project and is distributed under the GNU
General public license.
Level of Management : A line of demarcation between various managerial positions in an
organizations.

1.7 Review Questions

1. Define the DIAKON system.
2. Discuss the principles of scientific management.
3. Explain the fundamentals of scientific management.

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