🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

आदेश की एकता

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aadesh ki ekta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unity-of-command/ˈjuːnə.ti əv kəˈmænd/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"प्रशासनिक दक्षता के लिए आदेश की एकता आवश्यक है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A management and military principle stating that an individual employee should receive orders from one superior only and be accountable to that person alone.

    "Strict adherence to the principle of unity-of-command prevents conflicting directives from reaching frontline workers."
  2. 2

    The organizational structure that ensures a single, unbroken chain of authority throughout a hierarchy.

    "During the emergency response, maintaining unity-of-command was crucial for decisive action."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from military organization principles formalized in the early 20th century, combining 'unity' (from Latin 'unitas') and 'command' (from Latin 'commendare'). The concept gained prominence in classical management theory through administrative thinkers like Henri Fayol, who emphasized that an employee should receive orders from only one superior to avoid conflicting instructions.

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