INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
Management: Definition - Evolution of Management Studies –Nature, Functions, Levels and role of management - Basic Principles and Process of Management - Management vs. Administration – Taylor & Fayol’s contribution to Management - Role of Managers - Current trends and issues in Management
Planning: Basic types of planning – Characteristics of a good plan- Features - Planning process - Planning Tools and Techniques - Obstacles in planning - MBO, Policy - Policy formulation - Types of policies - Forecasting, Process, Importance – Decision making process.
Organization: Need - forms of organization - features of a good organization. Departmentation – manuals – delegation of authority and responsibility - centralization and decentralization. Career planning and management.
Staffing: Meaning, Nature, Need, and Process. Directing - Characteristics, Importance and Techniques of directing - Coordination - Need for coordination leadership – types and theories of leadership
Concept of Control – Importance of control- Essentials of control system - Process of control – Communication - Process of Communication - Types - Barriers - Management Information Systems - Reporting.
Reference Book:
1. Stephen.P.Robbins, Mary coulter, NeharikaVohra ‘Management’, 10th Edition, TataMc-Graw Hill Publishing Company limited, New Delhi (2010). (UNIT- I, II, III, IV & V).
2. Glyn James, ‘Advanced Modern Engineering Mathematics’, Third edition-Pearson Education (2011).(UNIT-V).
3. VSP Rao, V.Hari Krishna, ‘Management, Excel Books (2010). (UNIT- I, II, III, IV & V).
4. Dr.Kumkum Mukherjee, ‘Principles of Management, 2nd Edition, Tata McGrawHill, (2009). (UNIT- I, II, III, IV & V).
5. Charles W.L. Hill, Steven Lattimore McShane‘Principles of Management, 2nd Edition, Tata McGrawHill, (2008). (UNIT- I, II, III, IV & V).
Text Book:
1. Harold Koontz, and Weihrich, ‘Essential of Management’ 8th Edition, Tata Mc Gra Hill Education, Delhi, (2010) (UNIT-I, II, III, IV &V).
2. Tripathy.P.C and Reddy.P.N., ‘Higher Principles of Management’ Tata Mc-Graw Hill Publishing Company limited, New Delhi (2011). (UNIT-I,II,III,IV&V)
