Principles And Practices Of Management

Syllabus

(MBAT-101)

Unit 1

Introduction

Nature and Purpose, Managing: Science or Art? The Evolution of Management Thoughts, The Function of Manager: Planning, Organising, Staffing, Leading and Controlling: an Overview. Coordination: The Essence of Management, System Approach to Management Process.

Unit 2

Planning

Types of Plans: Missions or Purpose, Objective or Goals, Strategies, Policies, Procedure, Rules Programmes and Budgets. Steps in Planning, Objectives. Management by Objectives. Strategies, Policies and Planning Premises, Strategic Planning Process, Presuming and Forecasting, Decision Making.

Unit 3

Organising

Nature of Organising, Formal and Informal Organisation, Organisation Levels and the Span of Management. Structure and Process of Organisation. Principles of Organising, Line and Staff Authority. Empowerment, Decentralisation of Authority, Delegation of Authority, Organisation Charts.

Unit 4

Staffing

Definition of Staffing, an Overview of Staffing Function, The System Approach to Human Resource Management, Recruitment, Selection, Placement, Promotion, Separation, Performance Appraisal, The Peter’s Principle.

Unit 5

Leading and Controlling

a)      Motivation: McGregor Theory of X and Y, Maslow Hierarchy of Needs Theory, Herzberg’s Motivation- Hygiene Theory, Expectancy Theory, Equity Theory, Goal Setting Theory. Leadership: Definition, Ingredients, Styles, Committees and Group Decision Making. Communication: Purpose, Process of Communication, Barriers and Break Downs, Making Communication Effective

b)      Controlling: Concepts and Process, Controlling as a Feed Back System, Requirements for Effective Control, Major Controlling Techniques: Budgetary and Non Budgetary Control Devices, Statistical Data, Time-Event Network Analysis.