OROMIA STATE UNIVERSITY
NOTE (Lecture) : BY SEID HUSSIEN NAGESSO
CREDIT: 3
CONTENTS
1.1. Meaning of Development Management
1.2. Aims of Development Management
1.3. Scope of Development Management
1.4. Elements of Development Management
1.5. Development Management Cycle
1.6. Pre request for Good Development Management
1.7. References
OUTLINES:
After the Second World War ‘development’ becomes the continues word for the developing country. As
development is considered as a multi-dimensional concept, the management of various sectors of development became
a challenging task before the managers of development. In a holistic sense, true development means not only high
economic growth and per capita income but also enhancement of education, health, and living condition of the people.
Balanced development calls for growth and development of all the sectors in the long run.
All of these are discussed in this unit. After reading this unit, you will be able to:
• Define development management
• Describe the aim and scope of development management
• Identify various elements of development management
• Brief the development management cycle
• Explain various pre-requisites for good development management
, 1.1. MEANING OF DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
Development management is a growing and important area in development studies. It is used as an
instrument for achieving smooth and faster development. Definitions given by various experts on development
management are given below.
According to Paton, “Development management is contemplated with a realization of the importance of the
expressive aspect of management in which values and ideas are promoted as part of, not just as one way, of getting
things done.
According to Wuyt, “Development management aims at promoting values, in particular, what is to be regarded
as development, in this way”.
According to Seers, “Development management means managing, as far as possible, in such a way as to
enhance the potential of those one who is working with directly and development organizations that carry similar
values, even if this is not the most straight forward way of getting a particular job done”.
In the words of Korten, “Development management can be thought of in terms of positive linkages between
development, capacity building, and learning in individual, organizational, institutional and societal levels”.
Allan Thomas in his book on development and management has critically discussed development
management. The three definitions of development management given by him are:
i) Development management includes, firstly, the management of the specific tasks involved in
development interventions called management of development;
ii) Secondly the normative idea of management oriented towards development ideals called management
for development; as well as the more straightforward notion of management in a development
context, known as management in development.
iii) Development management is not just a question of getting the task at hand completed by the best means
available. It also means simultaneously building the capacity to undertake future tasks and learning how
to be able to cope with what at present are unspecified task; and
iv) Management for development implies a style of management in which any and every activity is
undertaken in such a way as to enhance development.
1.2. AIMS OF DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
NOTE (Lecture) : BY SEID HUSSIEN NAGESSO
CREDIT: 3
CONTENTS
1.1. Meaning of Development Management
1.2. Aims of Development Management
1.3. Scope of Development Management
1.4. Elements of Development Management
1.5. Development Management Cycle
1.6. Pre request for Good Development Management
1.7. References
OUTLINES:
After the Second World War ‘development’ becomes the continues word for the developing country. As
development is considered as a multi-dimensional concept, the management of various sectors of development became
a challenging task before the managers of development. In a holistic sense, true development means not only high
economic growth and per capita income but also enhancement of education, health, and living condition of the people.
Balanced development calls for growth and development of all the sectors in the long run.
All of these are discussed in this unit. After reading this unit, you will be able to:
• Define development management
• Describe the aim and scope of development management
• Identify various elements of development management
• Brief the development management cycle
• Explain various pre-requisites for good development management
, 1.1. MEANING OF DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
Development management is a growing and important area in development studies. It is used as an
instrument for achieving smooth and faster development. Definitions given by various experts on development
management are given below.
According to Paton, “Development management is contemplated with a realization of the importance of the
expressive aspect of management in which values and ideas are promoted as part of, not just as one way, of getting
things done.
According to Wuyt, “Development management aims at promoting values, in particular, what is to be regarded
as development, in this way”.
According to Seers, “Development management means managing, as far as possible, in such a way as to
enhance the potential of those one who is working with directly and development organizations that carry similar
values, even if this is not the most straight forward way of getting a particular job done”.
In the words of Korten, “Development management can be thought of in terms of positive linkages between
development, capacity building, and learning in individual, organizational, institutional and societal levels”.
Allan Thomas in his book on development and management has critically discussed development
management. The three definitions of development management given by him are:
i) Development management includes, firstly, the management of the specific tasks involved in
development interventions called management of development;
ii) Secondly the normative idea of management oriented towards development ideals called management
for development; as well as the more straightforward notion of management in a development
context, known as management in development.
iii) Development management is not just a question of getting the task at hand completed by the best means
available. It also means simultaneously building the capacity to undertake future tasks and learning how
to be able to cope with what at present are unspecified task; and
iv) Management for development implies a style of management in which any and every activity is
undertaken in such a way as to enhance development.
1.2. AIMS OF DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
