Management: Definition - Evolution of Management Studies –Nature, Functions, Levels and role of management - Basic Principles and Process of Management - Management vs. Administration – Taylor &Fayol’s contribution to Management - Management styles -Qualities of good manager.
Planning: Basic types of planning – Characteristics of a good plan- Features - Planning process- Obstacles in planning - MBO, MBE, Policy - Policy formulation - Types of policies - Forecasting, Process, Importance – Decision making process.
Organization: Need - forms of organization - features of a good organization. Departmentation – organizational charts - manuals - span of management, factors affecting span of management - authority relationship – delegation of authority and responsibility - centralization and decentralization.
Staffing: Meaning, Nature, Need, and Process. Directing - Characteristics, Importance and Techniques of directing. Event & Time Management - Scope, Importance - Coordination - Need for coordination, Techniques for securing effective coordination.
Concept of Control – Importance of control- Essentials of control system - Process of control – Communication - Process of Communication - Types - Barriers - Management Information Systems.
Reference Book:
Tripathy.P.C and Reddy.P.N., “Principles of Management†, 4th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2011. Stephen.P.Robbins, Mary coulter, Neharikavohra, Pearson, Management, 10th Edition, 2010. Dr.Kumkum Mukherjee, Principles of Management, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2009.
Text Book:
Harold Koontz, and Weihrich, “Essentials of Managementâ€, 8th Edition, 2010
