Principles of Management

Assignment No. 1 Submitted By: Asad Ullah Shah Registration Number: 1452-311028 Submitted To: Dr. Muraad Ali Date: 30th June, 2011

Preston University Islamabad

Q. No. 1 Ans. Following are various approaches to management:

1. Empirical or Case approach 2. Human Behavior Approach 3. Social System Approach 4. Socio-Technical Systems Approach 5. Decision Theory Approach 6. Management Science Approach 7. Systems Approach 8. Contingency or Situational Approach 9. Operational Approach

Q. No. 2 Ans. The Management Process, or Operational, Approach

This approach draws together the pertinent knowledge of management by relating it to the managerial job--what managers do It tries to integrate the concepts, principles, and techniques that underlie the task of managing Systems theory Sociology/social psychology Psychology Clinical experience Mathematics Decision theory

Management Process Model

Input-Output Model