The 14 principles of management were discussed in detail in his book published in 1917, Administration industrielle et gerale. It was first published in English as General and Industrial Management in 1949 and is widely considered a foundational work in classical management theory.
Principle of Division of Work In context of this article, let's revise the meaning of following words:. Division of something (e.g.
An object, a process, work, etc.) means to divide, chop or break it up into smaller parts to facilitate a better understanding, easier handling and operation, and focused observation on a fixed set of goals. It is a way to separate things apart based on some established criteria like quality, quantity, nature of work, so on. It untangles, simplifies, and narrows down various complexities that were involved prior separation. It helps to ease and enhance the efficiency of managing a giant complex task through smaller chunks that are easy to handle. Work is any assigned job, task, duty, goal or an objective one is supposed to accomplish (achieve) before the deadline (on-time) and as expected at the expense of one's mental and physical labour to earn the desired reward (usually monetary but not always) in return. With this understanding, let's grasp the meaning of division of work. Image credits © Gaurav Akrani.
Division of Work means to divide or break up a single complicated job into different smaller specialised tasks. Here, each of these smaller tasks is handled separately probably by an expert or a team working under his command. In case, these tasks are dependent on each other's completion, they are achieved separately and procedurally one after another. When all smaller tasks complete as expected, they all together help to accomplish the single complicated job. Study the following image depicting an example of division of work. Image credits © Gaurav Akrani.
Consider for an example, for the first time in your life you have planned to construct a beautiful dream house at your favourite location. Before initiating the actual phase of construction work, you do some pre-research regarding how to build a house systematically. You figure out which crucial steps you'll need to carry out and professional services you'll need to access, communicate, negotiate and hire. After getting acquainted with the basic construction procedure and having the necessary funds in hand, you start further planning accordingly. You divide the combined work of house construction as follows:. First, you hire an Architect to prepare the layout plan of your house as per your needs.
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Once the house plan is ready, you then contact and hire a civil contractor to build your house as per the approved plan. When primary construction phase ends, you finally hire an interior designer to enhance the beauty or aesthetic feel of your dream house. The division of work does not stop at the above three steps else it further bifurcates into numerous specialised works as listed below.
Architect divides his work of preparing the layout plan of house among:. Draftsman,. 3D-Designer,. Structural Designer, etc. Civil contractor divides his work of house construction among:. Civil Engineer,. Supervisor,.
Masons,. Labours,. Welder,.
Electrician,. Plumber, so on. Interior Designer realises his creative aesthetic concept from:. Carpenter,. False Ceiling installer,. Painter,. Tiler,.
Windows installer,. Handyman,.
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Electrician,. Landscaper, etc. In fact, efficient completion of each of the above listed numerous specialised works overall helps to progress gradually and ultimately finish the single difficult job of a house construction. Explanation of Henri Fayol's Principle of Division of Work.