Management Process

Bharathiar University, BBA 1st First Semester

Syllabus

MANAGEMENT PROCESS

Unit-I

Business - Meaning -Business and Profession, Requirements of a Successful Business- Organisation - Meaning - Importance of Business Organisation. Forms of Business Organisation-Sole Traders, Partnership, Joint Hindu Family Firm - Joint Stock Companies - Cooperative Organisations - Public Utilities and Public Enterprises.

Unit-II

Nature and Scope of Management Process – Definitions of Management – Management: a Science or an Art? - Scientific Management - Managerial Functions and Roles – The Evolution of Management Theory.

Unit-III

Planning: Meaning and Purpose of Planning - Steps in Planning - Types of Planning. Objectives and Policies - Decision Making: Process of Decision Making - Types of Decisions.

Unit-IV

Organising: Types of Organisation - Organisational Structure - Span of Control - Use of Staff Units and Committees. Delegation: Delegation and Centralisation. Staffing: Sources of recruitment - Selection Process - Training.

Unit-V

Directing: Nature and Purpose of Directing. Controlling: Need for Coordination - Meaning and Importance of Controls - Control Process - Budgetary and Non-Budgetary Controls - Modern Trends in Management Process - Case Studies.