Principles and Practices of Management

Paper Code: 
GBBA 303A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00

Management- Concepts, Functions, Significance of management, Management and administration, Levels of management. Principles of management- Henry Fayol and F.W Taylor, Approaches / schools of management thought – Classical, Neo-Classical and Modern.

12.00

Planning- Concept, Nature, Processes, Types, Significance of planning, Planning process, Management by Objectives.

Decision Making- Meaning, Significance, Types of decisions, Process of decision-making, Techniques of decision-making.

12.00

Organization- Concept, Importance, Process of organizing, Principles of Organization, Types- Formal and Informal. Organization Structure-Types of Organization Structure-line, line and staff, functional, project, matrix and committee. Delegation and Decentralization of Authority

Controlling- Concepts, Features, Steps of controlling, Importance, Techniques.

12.00

Motivation- Meaning, Types of motivation, Importance, Theories of motivation-Maslow’s need-hierarchy theory, McGregor’s theory X and theory Y, Herzberg motivation-hygiene model, Victor-vroom expectancy model. William Ouchi’s motivation theory.

12.00

Leadership- Definition, Importance, Difference between leadership and management, Functions of a leader, Styles of Leadership-autocratic, participative and free-rein, Theories of leadership-trait theory, behavioural theory-Likert’s system of management, Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid and Tannenbaum and Schimidt’s Continuum of leadership style and situational theory- Fiedler’s Contingency Model.

Essential Readings: 
  • Chhabra T.N. “Principles and Practice of Management” Dhanpat Rai & Co. Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
  •  Nolakha, R.L “Principles of Management” .RBD Publishers, Jaipur.2007
  •  Sudha G S., “Management”, RBSA Publishers, Jaipur.2007
  •  Koontz, Herold and Weihrich, Heinz. “Management”, McGraw Hill, New York, 5th edition.
  •  Stoner, James A.F. and Freeman, R. Edward, “Management”, New Delhi. 6th edition
  •  Mathew, M.J “Business Management” Sheel Sons Publishers, Jaipur. 1st edition
  •  Gilbert: Principles of Management, McGraw Hill.

 

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