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Library Administration and Management

Notes Components of Management

Different components of management are given below:
1. Organisational activity: Management is a group activity. Management is to coordinate
the actions and reactions of individuals.
2. Goal formation: Management has some defined goals to be achieved. Goals are set
considering the actions and reactions of individuals.
3. Goal accomplishment and evaluation: Management also evaluates the effectiveness of
goal accomplishments.
4. Organisational survival: Managers are expected to use the resources available to them as
efficiently as possible to guide the survival of an organization in the competitive world.
The ability to forecast and adopt to change is also important components of management
for organizational survival.
5. Implementation: Action is the creed of management. Policies and programmes are
implemented by management.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
7. “Management is the fundamental ……………….. and operating mechanism underlying
organized effort.”
8. ………….. is the creed of management.

1.4 Basic Principles of Management

The basic principles of management apply to individuals, small and large libraries.
1. Characteristics of a Good Manager.
2. Strategic planning must complement strategic thinking and acting.

3. Developing a Project Management Body of Knowledge.
4. Assessing risk related to human resources, material supply and managing it at the same
time.
5. Recognising professional skills required for a librarian.

6. Directing towards accomplishment of concrete results.
7. Creating new situations needed for further improvements in the organisation.

1.4.1 Henri Fayol’s Principle of Management

Following are the fourteen principles of management developed by the Henri Fayol:

Division of Work

According to Henri Fayol under division of work, “The worker always on the same post, the
manager always concerned with the same matters, acquire an ability, sureness and accuracy
which increases their output”. In other words, division of work means specialization. According
to this principle, a person is not capable of doing all types of work. Each job and work should be
assigned to the specialist of his job. Division of work promotes efficiency because it permits an

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