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Explain the following principles of management, as advocated by Henry Fayol:(i) Stability of tenure (ii) Discipline (iii) Unity of command (iv) Unit of Direction (v) Order

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Stability of Tenure: According to Fayol. “Employee turnover should be minimized to maintain organisational efficiency”. Stability of tenure helps to develop loyalty and attachment on the part of employees. 

If an employee receives transfer order by the time he learns and gets settled in a job it will be leading to wastage of resources.

Discipline : Discipline implies obedience, respect of authority and observance of the established rules and regulations. To achieve proper discipline, skilled superiors at all levels, clear and fair agreements and judicious application of penalities etc. are required.

Unity of Command : According to this principle, an individual employee should have only one superior from whom he should receive orders and to whom he should be responsible. If a subordinate has more than one boss, dual command will undermine authority’, weaken discipline, divide loyalty and create confusion, delays etc.

Unity of Direction : According to this principle, activities having the common goal must have one head and one plan. Each group of activities with the same objective must have one plan of action and must be under the control of one superior.

Order: According to Fayol. “People and material must be in suitable places at appropriate time for maximum efficiency “.

The order can be of two types

1. Material Order: It implies a proper place for everything and everything in its right place. 

2. Social Order: Arrangement of people is referred to as social order.



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