Question

Sakaar Foundation is an NGO(Non- Governmental Organization)working to improve the lives of children with medical needs, the homeless and victims of natural disasters. Apart from donations in cash, they collect dry ration, old clothes, shoes,toys, books, medicines etc. from donors. At Sakaar Foundation’s office in Lucknow the material collected is segregated, classified and put in shelves and boxes that are labelled systematically. There is a specific place for each of these items and volunteers put everything at their respective places. The volunteer work is divided into specific jobs like fund raising, field visits, social media updates and so on. Each volunteer is part of a particular team, depending on their competency and training. Each volunteer becomes specialized in their respective field, leading to efficient utilization of human effort. The management of Sakaar Foundation does not close its ears to any constructive suggestions made by the volunteers. There is an equal division of work and responsibility between volunteers and management. All the day long the management work side by side the volunteers helping, encouraging and smoothing the way for them.
(i) Identify and explain one principle each of ‘Scientific Management’ and ‘General Management ‘adopted by Sakaar Foundation.
(ii) State any two values that Sakaar Foundation is displaying and promoting in society through their work.

Answer 1

(i)Principle of ‘Scientific Management’ adopted by Sakaar Foundation:
Cooperation, not individualism:
• There should be complete co-operation between the management and the workers instead of individualism.
• For all important decisions taken by the management, workers should be taken into confidence. The management should be open to any constructive\ suggestions made by the employees and suitably reward them. Principle of ‘General Management ‘adopted by Sakaar

Foundation:
Order
. The principle of Order states that people and materials must be in suitable places at appropriate time for maximum efficiency i.e. there should be a place for everything and everyone in an organization and that person or thing should be found in its allotted place.
. Order leads to increased productivity and efficiency.
                                               OR
Division of work:
. The principle of Division of work states that work is divided into small tasks/ jobs. A trained specialist who is competent is required to perform each job.
. Thus, division of work leads to specialisation.
(ii) Values that Sakaar Foundation is displaying and promoting in society through their work are: 
(a) Concern for the society.
(b) Optimum utilization of resources.
(c) Sensitivity towards the environment.