1. The document discusses the importance and elements of office management. It notes that office management helps achieve targets, minimize costs, and maintain efficiency and staff loyalty.
2. The major processes of modern office management are identified as planning, organizing, staffing, directing and coordinating, and controlling.
3. Scientific office management is defined as applying a scientific approach to job management, replacing traditional techniques with scientific techniques for a thoughtful, organized human approach.
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Open Elective-Office organisation and management
Original Title
Office Management -meaning importance and elements
1. The document discusses the importance and elements of office management. It notes that office management helps achieve targets, minimize costs, and maintain efficiency and staff loyalty.
2. The major processes of modern office management are identified as planning, organizing, staffing, directing and coordinating, and controlling.
3. Scientific office management is defined as applying a scientific approach to job management, replacing traditional techniques with scientific techniques for a thoughtful, organized human approach.
1. The document discusses the importance and elements of office management. It notes that office management helps achieve targets, minimize costs, and maintain efficiency and staff loyalty.
2. The major processes of modern office management are identified as planning, organizing, staffing, directing and coordinating, and controlling.
3. Scientific office management is defined as applying a scientific approach to job management, replacing traditional techniques with scientific techniques for a thoughtful, organized human approach.
UNIT 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT SESSION 4 TOPIC
OFFICE MANAGEMENT/IMPORTANCE/ELEMENTS/PROCESS
DR. SREE LAKSHMI K
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GOVT.R.C.COLLEGE BENGALURU IMPORTANCE OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT
Helps in achievement of Optimum use of resources
targets Minimization of costs Smooth flow of work Helps in maintaining office Managing survival and growth efficiency Provides innovation Helps in retaining and inculcating sense of loyalty in office staff Managing change Maintaining public relations MAJOR PROCESSES OF MODERN OFFICE MANAGEMENT (5 BASIC) 1. Planning 2. Organizing 3. Staffing 4. Directing and Co-ordinating 5. Controlling SCIENTIFIC OFFICE MANAGEMENT
• Scientific management implies the application of science to the
job management of an industrial concern. • It aims at replacement of traditional techniques by scientific techniques. Scientific management is a thoughtful, organized human approach to the job of management as contrasted with hit or miss, rule of thumb.