NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT : Importance of management; Definition of
management; Management functions or the process of management; Management Process;
Roles of a Manager; Levels of management; Managerial Skills; Management and administration;
Management-a science or an art?; Management-a profession?; Professional management vs.
family management.
DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT : Early Management Approaches; Modern
Management Approaches.
COORDINATION : Distinction between coordination and cooperation; Need for coordination;
Requisites for excellent coordination; Types of coordination; Techniques of coordination; Difficulty
of coordination; Systems approach and coordination.
PLANNING : Nature of planning; Importance of Planning; Forms of Planning; Types of plans;
Steps in Planning; Limitations of Planning; Making Planning Effective; Strategic Planning in Indian
Industry.
DECISION-MAKING : Meaning of a Decision; Types of decisions; Steps in rational,
decisionmaking; Rationality in decision-making; Environment of decision-making; Common
difficulties in decision-making.
Organisation : Meaning; Why study organization?; Process of Organising; Span of management;
Principles of organizing; Departmentalisation; Organisation structure; Why type of structure is
best?; Committees.
AUTHOROTY DELEGATION & DECENTRALIZATION : Sources of formal authority, difference
between authority & power, uses of authority, Responsibility, Line & Staff authority,
Decentralization of authority.
STAFFING : Importance and need for proper staffing; Manpower planning; Recruitment;
Selection; Placement and orientation; Recruitment and selection practices in India.
DIRECTION : Requirements of effective direction, Gicing orders, Motivation, Job Satisfaction,
Morale.
COMMUNICATION : Importance of Communication, Purposes of Communication, Formal
Communication, Forms of Communication, Informal Communication, thecommunication process,
Barriers to communication, Principles of effective communication.
LEADERSHIP : Differences between a Leader& a Manager, Characteristics of Leadership,
functions of a leader, Functions of a leader, Approaches to leadership, Effective leadership,
Conditions of effective leadership, Leadership assessment, Leadership style in Indian
Organization.
MANAGERIAL CONTROL : Steps in a control process; Need for control; Types of control
methods; Essentials of effective control systems; Problems in the control process; Control
techniques.