Office Organization and Management is comprehensive and covers some of the latest trends and practices in office systems and procedures. The book has twenty-one chapters covering all important aspects of the subject, such as Office and its Functions, Office Management and its Importance, Office Organisation, Delegation of Authority and Departmentation, Office Systems and Routines, Forms Design and Control, Office Accommodation and Layout, Office Environment, Office Supervision, Records Management—Filing and Indexing, Office Stationery, Office Furniture, Office Equipment and machines, Communication, Correspondence, Personnel Management, Recruitment and Selection of Office Staff, Time Keeping System, Wages and Salary Administration, Work Measurement, and Office Control.
The book is written in a simple and lucid style so as to enable the readers to understand the subject easily. At the end of each chapter many standard questions are included which serve as model questions. A select bibliography at the end of the book gives the students an opportunity to refer other works on the subject.
The book serves the needs of the students of Pre-university, B.Com., B.B.A., Diploma Course in Office Management, and allied courses. It will also be of immense use to the practising managers in the private and public sector industries.
M.E. Thukaram Rao is the Head of the Department of Commerce at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Bangalore. He has earlier taught P.G. Students in M.Com. and has written a few books which have received acclamation from both teachers and students. He has also written articles and study materials for correspondence courses at B.Com. and M.Com. level.