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Unit 1: Library Administration and Management

organizational member to work in a limited area reducing the scope of his responsibility. Fayol Notes
wanted the division of work not only at factory but at management levels also.

Authority and Responsibility

Authority and responsibility go together or co-existing. Both authority and responsible are the
two sides of a coin. In this way, if anybody is made responsible for any job, he should also have
the concerned authority. Fayol’s principle of management in this regard is that an efficient
manager makes best possible use of his authority and does not escape from the responsibility.
In other awards when the authority is exercised the responsibility. In other awards when the
authority is exercised the responsibility is automatically generated.

Discipline

According to Henri Fayol discipline means sincerity about the work and enterprise, carrying
out orders and instructions of superiors and to have faith in the policies and programmes of the
business enterprise, in other sense, discipline in terms of obedience, application, energy and
respect to superior. However, Fayol does not advocate warming, fines, suspension and dismissals
of worker for maintaining discipline. These punishments are rarely awarded. A well-disciplined
working force is essential for improving the quality and quantity of the production.

Unity of Command

A subordinate should take order from only one boss and he should be responsible and accountable
to him. Further he claimed that if the unit of command is violated, authority is undermined,
disciplined in danger, order disturbed and stability threatened. The violation of this principle
will face some serious consequences. In this way, the principle of unity of command provides
the enterprise disciplined stable and orderly existence. It creates harmonious relationship between
officers and subordinates, congenial atmosphere of work. It is one of the Fayol’s important
essential principles of management.

Unity of Direction

Fayol advocates “One head and one plan” which means that group efforts on a particular plan be
led and directed by a single person. This enables effective co-ordination of individual efforts
and energy. This fulfils the principles of unity of command and brings uniformity in the work
of same nature. In this way the principle of direction create dedication to purpose and loyalty.
It emphasizes the attainment of common goal under one head.

Subordination of Individual Interests to General Interests

The interest of the business enterprise ought to come before the interests of the praise individual
workers. In other words, principle of management states that employees should surrender their
personnel interest before the general interest of the enterprise. Sometimes the employees due to
this ignorance, selfishness, laziness, carelessness and emotional pleasure overlook the interest
of the organization. This attitude proves to be very harmful to the enterprise.

Fair Remuneration to Employees

According to Fayol wage-rates and method of their payment should be fair, proper and
satisfactory. Both employees and ex-employers should agree to it. Logical and appropriate
wage-rate and methods of their payment reduces tension and differences between workers and

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