Principles and Practices of Management and Business Communication

22 Principles and Practice of Management

communication upwards with the help of C,

B to A and then downwards with the help of

E and F to G which will take quite some time.

Thus, to speed up the process of communica-

tion, we can develop a short communication

link between D and G.

This dotted short communication link,

D G, is called ‘gang plank.’ It is a

method of communication which clarifi es

that management principles are not rigid,

rather they are very fl exible. They can be

modifi ed and moulded as per the require-

ments of the situations.

(xii) Subordination of individual interest to general interest: According to this principle, the inter- ...