Relevance of sociology in management and business administration

• Sociology is a general social/behavioral science. It has an important practical relevance in

management and business administration. It can contribute to reform in management
and business administration in several ways.

• The improved understanding of social circumstances often gives us a better chance of

controlling and handling management and business administration.

• We can investigate the consequences of the adoption of particular policy in management

and business administration with the help of sociological knowledge.

• It provides self-enlightenment offering individuals and groups an increased opportunity

to alter the condition of their own.

• It helps managers and business administrator to understand their role as social agents
whose job requires interaction with and understanding different people of different socio-
cultural groups.

• Sociology helps managers and business administrator to understand the socio- cultural
factors which are the barriers and supportive to management, administration and positive
outcomes.

• Sociology with it focus on groups, organization, social interaction and culture, is

complimentary in management and business administration.

• Sociology helps management students for understanding socio- cultural change.

• The sociological perspectives allows us to see behind a person’s and not to take
everything personally.

• Sociology investigates human engagement with their social production and the impact of
society dealing with the management of various organizations.

• Sociology provides social background to understand relationship between administrator

and customers.

• Business administrators and entrepreneurs who have the good knowledge of sociology
are able in anticipating customers’ needs and are able to respond to the various problems.

• Sociological knowledge helps managers and business administrator to develop their

analytical thinking and capabilities.
• Sociology helps managers and business administrator in dealing with their employees and
customers in their workplace.
• Business managers and administrator having good sociological knowledge can solve the
problems of misunderstanding because sociological knowledge make them aware of the
socio- cultural aspects.
• Business managers and administrators having good knowledge of sociology understand
different phenomenon.
• Sociology helps manager and administrator to establish and maintain the good public
relations.