Catering Management 3(1+2)

Lesson 02 : Principles and Functions of Catering Management

Introduction

Management being a process involving activities through which action is initiated and resources used for achievement of a set goal, certain basic guidelines can be formulated by every manager. These are termed as principles. “Principles are thus formulated on the basis of past experience of managers in related situations, through a process of recording mentally or in writing, the effects of decisions taken in the past.

There is no fixed number of principles that a manager may adopt as the basis of developing his establishment and with individual experiences gained, very different guidelines for efficient working may be established in different organizations.