The need for management arouse because of the limited availability of resources. With the technological advancement and development the needs of human being started growing and resources were limited. So management became an essential part of comfortable family living.
We are living in an environment of rapid change in the physiographic, binomic, economic ,social and cultural environment. The attitude of people change with regard to facing the challenges of change. There are a number of opportunities, restrictions and challenges imposed on the family because of the rapid changes that occur in the society. These changes are bound to influence the life style and the managerial actions of the individuals and the family. One of the important objective of management is adjusting to change and also results of change. These changes occur both with in the family as well as outside the family environment where the family members have relevance. In such circumstances the home manager has to assess the available resources and inputs at a particular time and weigh the probable output in relation to inputs and how to adjust the ‘throughput’ i,e, the management process. This is how the role of management enters the family in the changing world.
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