The Universal Process Approach

The Universal Process Approach

Universal process approach assumes all organizations require the same rational management process. Core management process remains the same regardless of the purpose of the organization. The management process can reduce to a set of separate functions and related principles.

Henri Fayol’s Universal Management Process  

Fayol published Administration Industrielle et Générale in 1916. He divided a manager’s job into five functions: Planning, Organizing, Command, Coordination, Control, He developed 14 universal principles of management.

Fayol’s 14 Universal Principles of Management

Lessons from the Universal Process Approach

The management process can separate into interdependent functions. Management is a continuous process. Management is a largely, though not an entirely, rational process. The functional approach is useful because it specifies what managers should do.