Fundamentals Of Management
Fundamentals of Management is the study of Planning,
Organizing, Staffing, Directing, and Controlling in any
organization or company.
Below is the syllabus for Fundamentals of Management:-
UNIT-I
Introduction to Management: Meaning, Definition, nature,
importance & Functions, Management as Art, Science &
Profession- Management as social System, Concepts of
management-Administration
Evolution of Management Thought: Development of
Management Thought- Scientific management,
Administrative Theory of Management, Bureaucratic
Organization, Behavioral approach (Neo-Classical Theory):
Human Relations Movement; Behavioral Science approach;
Modern approach to management – Systems approach and
contingency approach.
UNIT-II
Planning: nature, purpose and functions, types of plans,
planning process, Strategies, and Policies: Concept of
Corporate Strategy, formulation of the strategy, Types of
strategies, Management by objectives (MBO), SWOT analysis,
Types of policies, principles of formulation of policies
Organizing: nature, importance, process, organization
structure: Line and Staff organization, Delegation of Authority
and responsibility, Centralization and Decentralization,
Decision Making Process, Decision Making Models,
Departmentalization: Concept and Types (Project and Matrix),
formal & informal organizations
UNIT-III
Staffing: concept, process, features; manpower planning;
Job Analysis: concept and process; Recruitment and
selection: concept, process, sources of recruitment;
performance appraisal, training, and development
Directing: Communication- nature, process, formal and
informal, barriers to Effective Communication, Theories of
motivation-Maslow, Herzberg, Mc Gregor; Leadership –
concept and theories, Managerial Grid, Situational
Leadership. Transactional and Transformational Leadership
UNIT-IV
Controlling: concept, process, types, barriers to controlling,
controlling Techniques: budgetary control, Return on
investment, Management information system-MIS, TQM-Total
Quality Management, Network Analysis- PERT and CPM.
Recent Trends in Management: –
Social Responsibility of Management–Management of Crisis,
Total Quality Management, Stress Management, ., Concept of
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and business ethics.
Functional aspects of business: Conceptual framework of
functional areas of management- Finance; Marketing and
Human Resources
Textbooks
1. Management Concepts – Robbins, S.P; Pearson Education
India
2. Principles of Management – Koontz & O’Donnel; (McGraw
Hill)
Recommended books
1. Business Organization and Management – Basu; Tata
McGraw Hill
2. Management and OB– Mullins; Pearson Education
3. Essentials of Management – Koontz, Tata McGraw-Hill
4. Management Theory and Practice – Gupta, C.B; Sultan
Chand and Sons, New Delhi
5. Prasad, Lallan and S.S. Gulshan. Management Principles
and Practices. S. Chand & Co. Ltd., New
6. Chhabra, N. Principles and Practice of Management.
Dhanpat Rai & Co., Delhi.
7. Organizational behavior – Robins Stephen P;
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