Principles of Management

Principles of Management Part I Nature of Management: Concept of Management, Importance of Management, Management as an Art or Science. Management Thoughts: Taylor and Scientific Management, Fayol and Administrative Management, Hawthrone Experiments. Management Process and Skills: Management Functions and roles.

Part II Fundamentals of Planning: Concept of planning, Steps in Planning, Types of Planning, Effective Planning, Mission and Objectives, Management by Objectives. Decision Making: Concept of Decision Making, Problem Solving and its approaches.

Part III Fundamentals of Organizing: Concept of Organisation and Organising, SLEPT Analysis, Concept of Organizational Structure, Forms of Organizational Structure. Power and Authority: Concept of Authority and responsibility, Concept of Line and Staff Authority. Conflict and Coordination: Concept of Conflict and its Management, Coordination and its types. Organizational Change: Factors in Organizational Change, Process of Planned Change, Human Response to Change Change Agents.

Part IV Fundamentals of Staffing: Concept of Staffing, Manpower Planning, Job Analysis. Recruitment and Selection: Sources of Manpower Supply, Selection Process, Placement and Induction. Training and Development: Training Methods, Sensitivity training, Organizational Development.

Part V Fundamentals of Directing: Principles of Direction, Directing and Human Factor, Models of Directing. Motivation:

Concept of motivation and Performance, Masow’s Need Hierarchy, Herzberg’s MotivationHygiene and McGregor’s theory of Motivation. Leadership: Leadership Theories, Leadership Styles, difference between Leadership and Management. Communication: Concept of Communication, Communication process and network, Barriers of Communication.

Part VI Fundamentals of controlling: Concept of Controlling, Steps in controlling, Types of Control, Controlling and Management By Exception.

Books Recommended:       

Principles & Practice of Management by Dr.L.M.Prasad - Sultan Chand & Sons Principles of Management by pagare & Dinkar-Sultan Chand & Sons Management - Theory & Practice by Dr. C.B. Gupta - Sultan Chand & Co. Management by Hampton - Tata McGraw Hill Principles and Practice of Management by Tripathi - Tata McGraw Hill Management : Theory & Practice by J.S.Chandra - Vikas Publications Essentials of Management by Harold Kooritz & Heinz Weihrich - Tata McGrawHill

REFERENCES 1 Tripathy PC And Reddy PN, “Principles of Management”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1999. 2. Decenzo David, Robbin Stephen A,”Personnel and Human Reasons Management”, Prentice Hall of India, 1996. 3. Managing in the Global Economy by Richard M. Steers.