Principles of Management

Definitions, function and process of management; Scope and significance of management; Managerial roles; Managerial skills; Difference between management and administration; Contributions of Taylor and Fayol, Human Relations & Behavioural Schools; Indian ethos in Management.

Concept of planning; Objectives of planning; Types of planning; Planning Premises; Planning Process; Management by Objective; Concept of Organization, its nature and significance; Organizational structures; Formal and Informal Organizations; Hierarchy in the organization; Line and staff relationships; Delegation and Decentralization; Span of Control; Case Analysis.

Concept, nature and significance of Staffing; Processes of Recruitment & Selection; Placement & Orientation

Directing: Concept of Directing, Principles of Directing, Effective Directing, Elements of Directing: Effective Supervision, The Process and Techniques of Decision Making, Management By Exception (MBE); Concept of Leadership and its importance in management.

Controlling and Coordinating- Elements of Managerial Control, Designing Control Systems, Management Control Techniques, Effective Control Systems, Coordination-Essence, Importance, Principles and Techniques of Coordination.