2. CONTENTS
CONCEPTS OF MANAGEMENT
PHILOSPHY, THEORIES, ELEMENTS, PRINCIPLES
FUCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATION
3. CONCEPTS OF MANAGEMENT
DEFINITION
ADMINISTRATION
“Administration is the organization and direction of human and material
resources to achieve desired ends”
- Pfiffner and presthus
Administration has to do with getting things done; with the
accomplishment of defined objectives.
- Luther Gullick
4. Management
Management may be defined as the art of securing
maximum results with a minimum of effort so as to secure
maximum prosperity and happiness for both employer and
employee and give the public the level possible services.
- John Mee
6. traditional concept
Management is the art of getting things done through people.
- Park Follet
Management consist of getting things done through others. A manager
is one who accomplishes organizational objectives by directing the
efforts of others.
7. modern concepts
Management not only limited to directing the efforts of others to
accomplish the goals of organization but also involves creating an
environment or climate in the organization whereby the individuals are
motivated to work efficiently to achieve specific objectives of
organization.
8. Management is for effective utilization of
resources
Management is considered as a process of utilizing the resources effectively in
order to achieve the organizational objectives.
Management entails the utilization of human efforts and material resources
towards the achievement of organizational objectives.
-Richman BM
10. Management as a discipline:
discipline refers to a field of study having well defined concepts and
principles. When we refer to management as a discipline, we include in the various
relevant concepts and principles, the knowledge of which aids in managing.
Management as a group of people:
we refer management as a group of people which we include all those
personnel who perform managerial functions in organization.
Management as a process:
a process can simply be defined as systematic method of handling
activities. Management process can be treated as a complex one which can be
referred to as an identifiable flow of information through interrelated stages of
analysis directed towards the achievement of an objectives and set of objectives.
11. PHILOSOPHIES OF ADMINISTRATION
Administration believes in
Cost effectiveness
Execution and control of work plans
Delegation of responsibility
Human relations and good morale
Effective communication
Flexibility in certain situation
12. THEORIES IN NURSING MANAGEMENT-
Nursing theories
Meta theory
Grand theories
Middle range theories
Practice theories
Developmental theories
13. Management theories and models
applicable in nursing
i. Scientific management theories
ii. Bureaucracy/ organizational theories
iii. Administrative management theories
iv. Human relation management theories
v. Content theories of motivation
vi. Process theories of motivation
vii. Leadership theories
viii. Other integrating theories
ix. Decision making models
15. PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Henri Fayol (1841-1925)
1. Division of work
2. Principle of authority and responsibility
3. Principle of discipline
4. Principle of unity of command
5. Unity of direction
6. Subordination of individual interest to general interest
7. Principle of remuneration of persons
8. Principle of centralization and decentralization
9. Principle of scalar chain
16. 10. Principle of order
11. Principle of equity
12. Stability of tenure of personnel
13. Principle of initiative
14. Principle of Esprit De Corps
18. Reference
Jogindra Vati, Principles & Practice of Nursing Management & Administration
For BSc & MSc Nursing, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi
Deepak K, A Comprehensive text book on Nursing management, Emmess
Medical Publishers, Banglore
L M Prasad, Principles and Practice of Management, Sultan Chand & Sons
Educational Publishers, New Delhi
