Management Skill Development of Academic Institutional Heads in Bangladesh: A Conceptual Study on Henri Fayol’s Management Principles

Abstract

This study investigates the managerial problems faced by the institutional heads in the area of educational management in Bangladesh. The aim of this article is to recognize the key influences, challenges and barriers of the organizational heads in the education management sectors and to pursue the adequate solution of those complications, which are the strong barriers to achieving the organizational objectives in the field of educational management. For this research, qualitative descriptive methodology was employed to collect secondary data from different authentic sources. In Bangladesh, organizational leaders in education sector face numerous challenges and difficulties in carrying out their managerial activities in the field of educational management. In terms of administrative abilities, they have immense gaps and deficiencies in conducting their respective actions and obligations in the educational institution, such as managing the institutes with supervision, control, assessment, motivation and effective utilization of resources. This study is critically reviewing the Henri Fayol’s 14 principles for application into educational management. This study also recommends Henri Fayol’s principles for developing management skills of academic institutional heads.

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“…Ali et al (2021) has reviewed Henri Fayol's 14 principles for application into educational management and recommended Henri Fayol's principles for developing management skills of academic institutional heads and recommended that using Fayol's principles can improve and strengthen the management skills of institutional heads that will have a positive impact on achieving organizational goals and focusing on excellence in education. The management skills of institutional heads can be strengthened and established by following the main components of the management principles developed by Henri Fayol (Ali et al, 2021). Bacud (2020) discusses Henri Fayol's adoption of the 14 management principles in the respective organizational settings of the respondents which resulted in effective leadership and governance.…”

Advocacy of violence against women through the implementation of cyber public relations at the Rifka Annisa women's Crisis Center

“…Henry Fayol in Ali et al, (2021)states three aspects of Public Relations activities: (1) Building corporate identity through two-way communication activities with various parties; (2)Managing crises through crisis management (Yeh, 2021); (3)Promoting social aspects that are related to public interests and supporting social campaign activities (Ramakrishna, 2019). The implementation of Cyber Public Relations does not change the aspects of how public relations work in principle, but only adjusts them in substance due to the public's dynamism for increased information and communication needs (Ray, 2018).…”