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Download or read book Home Management written by Max Beerbohm and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home managementMeaning, Concept and Needs - 1st Edition (2020)Home management is the vital factor in every family contributing to the overall health, happiness and well being of the family. Management today is an important factor in every sphere of activity. The concept of management deals with achieving desired goals through planned activity. It is an essential component of family living. Home management is the natural outcome of human relationship in the home environment. When the family is established, management becomes one of the major responsibilities of the family living.Home management deals with the practical application of the principles of management to the home. Home management is the administrative aspect of family living. The study of Home management is intimately linked with values, standards and goals which give meaning to the lives, thoughts, feelings and experiences of the members of the family. These values, standards and goals which are closely related to each other, motivate the family to make decisions, to achieve their desired goals.Definition: According to Godjousson, "Household management is in all countries, the most common occupation employing the most people, handling the most money and is of fundamental importance for the health of the people."Gross and Crandall describe Home management in its simplest terms as "using what you have to get what you want."According to Kotzin, "Home management is a practical science. In home management, managing shows some degree of competence. A home in which goals are being attained with some degree of satisfaction may be considered a well managed home."According to Nickel and Dorsey, "Home management is planning, controlling and evaluating the use of resources of the family for the purpose of attaining family goals."Need for Home Management: Management plays a significant role in shaping our lives. With the changing environment, the need for management also becomes inevitable to identify and deal with problems, which emerge from change. Effective management in the home depends to a large extent on the managerial ability, interest and leadership quality of the homemaker and also their ability to motive the family members in the right direction for achieving desired goals. To the homemaker, who wants to manage her home properly and efficiently, knowledge of home management is helpful and essential.In our modern technological environment, where situations are complex and highly flexible, where many choices are possible and where values of changes more rapidly, the need for management is essential. The homemaker in order to carry out every day's works without much strain and tension should know about the various aspects of home makin