Management Of Family Resources

Lesson 06 : Systems Approach To Management

Introduction

As already discussed in previous lesson home management is concerned with the use of resources for the family activities. Management is essential because the resources are scarce. Management is recognized as an important discipline, based on the human behavior and applicable to many different fields including the family. Home management is a process which can be learnt. Rhoda Kotzin, the philosopher, classified the family resource management as a practical sciences rather than theoretical science. In practical sciences one adopt their knowledge to individual variations and can be modified according to the situations of the individual family. Since management is action oriented one should develop the abilities needed to manage. Defining the goal clearly is an important step in management.