BBA Syllabus
BBA Syllabus
BBA Syllabus
Course Structure
Semester- I
Semester :II
Semester :III
Semester :IV
Semester :V
Core Subjects
S.No. Subject Paper Code
1 Operations Research BBA-501
2 Strategic Management BBA-502
Semester: VI
Core Subjects
BBA SYLLABUS
FIRST SEMESTER
CONTENT:
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Drucker, F. Peter - Management-Tasks, Responsibilities & Practices.
2. Koontz O Donnel Weihrich - Elements of Management.
3. Koontz H, O Donnel C - Management-A Book of Reading.
4. Drucker, F. Peter - The Practice of Management.
FIRST SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Concept of Computers- Brief History of Computers, Generation and Its Evolution.
Characteristics of Computers, (Hardware, Software with types (APPLICATION AND SYSTEM
SOFTWARE) Organizations and Functions of Computers and their Applications.
UNIT-II Type of Computers- Analog, Digital, Hybrid, General Purpose and Special Purpose
Computers, Micro computers, Mini-Computers, Main-frame Computers, and Super Computers
UNIT-III Operating System and Office Automation: Booting Concept, MS DOS, MS Windows,
MS Office(MS WORD,MS POWER POINT, MS EXCEL AND MS ACCESS WITH LAB) and
Introduction to System Management. LAN, MAN, WAN, Communication Channels.
Suggested Readings:
1. P.K. Sinha - Computer Fundamentals
2. Rajaraman, V - Introduction to Computer Science
3. Bocchino William, A - MIS Tools and Design
4. Scot, George M - Principles of MIS
5. Kanter - Management Information and Control System
6. Grey Perry - Teach Yourself Office 97
FIRST SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-I English Grammar: Proper Uses of Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjectives, Punctuation, Para
Phrasing in Business Communication, Understanding, Direct and Indirect Narration, Skills of Essay
Writing and Precise Writing, Significance of knowledge of Grammar in Business
Communication.7Cs of communication
UNIT-VI Fundamentals of computers- Basic knowledge of computers and its operation, application
of MS- word, MS-excel, MS-PowerPoint, Internet and its uses. Advantages of e-commerce
Suggested Readings
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Financial Accounting: Nature, Scope and importance of Financial Accounting, GAAP,
Limitations of Accounting, Accounting Principles, Double Entry System, Journals, Ledger,
Rectification of Errors, Bank Reconciliation Statement. Purchase Book, Sales Book, Cash Book,
Three column Cash Book, Trial Balance, Posting of Entries in Accounts Books. Capital and
Revenue: Classification of Income: Classification of expenditure: Classification of receipts,
UNIT-II Preparation of Financial Statements, Manufacturing, Trading and Profit and Loss
Accounts, Balance Sheet, Vertical form of presentation of financial statements.
UNIT-III Accounting for Depreciation Significance and methods , Straight line, Diminishing
balance, annuity, and sinking fund methods Different Types of Reserves.
UNIT-IV Accounting for Partnership Firm-Introduction, Admission of a New Partner, Death and
retirement of Partners, Dissolution of Partnership Firm. Accounts of non-profit organizations
receipts and payments and income and expenditure accounts and balance sheet.
Suggested Readings
1. R. L. Gupta and V. K. Gupta - Financial Accounting (Pt-I, Pt-II)
2. Bhattacharya and Dearden - Accounting For Management
3. Shukla S M - Advanced Accounting
4. Pandey I M - Essentials of Management Accounting
5. Shukla M C and Grewal TS - Advanced Accounting
FIRST SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Definition, Nature and Scope of Business Economics, Wealth Definition, Scarcity
Definition, Growth Definition, Production Possibility Curve, Circular Flow of Economic Activity,
Economics As Science and as Art, Application of Economic theory to a Firms Level Business
Problems. Micro and Macro Economics. Marginal Utility Concept. Difference between Traditional
and Managerial Economics
UNI-III Cost and Production Analysis: Different Concepts of Costs, Production Function, Cost-
Output Relationship, Law of Variable Proportion and Determining the Level of Production Cost.
Law of Increasing Returns, Law of Decreasing Returns. Economies of Scale Concept.
UNI-IV Pricing Under Different Market Conditions: Nature of Market, Pricing under Perfect,
Monopoly and Monopolistic Market Conditions. Pricing in Actual Practice, Cost Plus Pricing,
Transfer Pricing.
UNIT-V Profit Measurement and Appropriation: Economic vs Accounting Profit, Concept of True
Profit, Factors in Profit Measurement, Appropriation of Profit Policy, and Capitalization of Profit.
Business Cycle: Causes and Effects of Inflation and Recession, Measures of Economic
Stabilization. Concept of National Income.
Suggested Readings:
1. Craig Peterson, Lewis and Jain: Managerial Economics, Pearson Education
2. Keat: Economic Tools for Todays Decision Makers, Pearson Education
3. K.K. Dewett: Modern Economic Theory, S. Chand & Sons, New Delhi
4. Mote, Paul Gupta: Managerial Economics, Vikas Publisher, New Delhi
FIRST SEMESTER
UNIT-I Money and Banking- An Overview; Nature, Functions and Significance of Money. Demand
and Supply of Money-Concepts and Approaches; Money and Prices- Quantity Theory & Money;
Inflation and its Control.
UNIT-II Evolution of Banking; Systems of Banking-Mixed, Branch, Unit, Group, Chain; Types of
Banks; RBI Organization, Functions, Methods of Credit Control; Commercial Banking; Balance
Sheet of a Bank; Credit Creation.
UNIT-III Structure and Characteristics of Financial & Banking System in India; Indian Money
Market; Indian Capital Market; Indian Monetary Policy & System.
UNIT-IV Sources and Uses of Funds in Banks; Value Chain Analysis in Banking Industry.
Suggested Readings
1. Sundaram, and Varshney, (2004), Banking, Theory Law and Practice, Sultan chand & sons.
2. Maheshwari, S.N. and Maheshwari, S.K., (2005), Banking Law and Practice, Kalyani Publishers,
New Delhi.
3. Gulani, Neelam,C., (2010), Principles of Banking Management, Excel Books.
4. Daniel Lazar, Natrajan, P., (2010), Dynamics of Micro Finance, Excel Books.
5. Gordon.E, Natarajan.K., (2003), Banking, Theory, Law & Practice, Himalaya Publishing House.
SECOND SEMESTER
UNIT-I Definition, Nature, Scope and Importance of Marketing, Modern Marketing Concepts,
Marketing Mix and Marketing Environment, Meaning and Dimensions of Market, Market
Segmentation. Role of Marketing in Economic Development and its Applicability in Indian
Conditions. SWOT.
UNIT-II Consumer Behavior: Meaning and its Importance, Consumer Buying Behaviour,
Determinants of Consumer Behaviour, Product, Meaning, Role, Product Planning and Process,
Product Life Cycle, Product-Market Integration, Product-Positioning, Branding, Packaging.
UNIT-III Pricing Advertising and Channels of Distribution : Pricing-Meaning, Role, Theory and
Practice of Pricing Management. Advertising-Meaning, Role, Profit of Advertising in India,
Management of Advertising, Channels of Distribution Meaning, Role, Classification, Factors
Governing Choice of Channels and Intermediaries.
CONTENT:
UNIT-II Recruitment, Selection and Placement, Induction Training, Need and Purpose of Training,
Methods of Training, Development and Growth.
Work Study: Job Design and Appraisal, Job Description, Job Analysis and Evaluation, Job
Enrichment, Performance Monitoring and Appraisal methods, Motivation and Productivity. Job
specification
UNIT-III Wage and Salary administration: Wage policy, Concept and Importance, Fringe Benefits,
Incentive Compensation and Remuneration, Factors affecting Wages and Wage Fixing Machinery.
UNIT-IV Industrial relations: Concept and Significance of Industrial Relations, Trade Unions,
Concept, Objectives and functions of Trade Unions.
Suggestion Readings:
1. Aswathappa K - Human Resource and Personnel Management (Tata McGraw Hill, 5thEd.).
2. Rao VSP Human Resource Management, Text and Cases (Excel Books, 2ndEd.),
3. Ivansevich Human Resource Management (Tata McGraw Hill, 10thEd.)
4. Dessler Human Resource Management (Prentice Hall, 10thEd.)
5. Bernardi Human Resource Management (Tata McGraw Hill, 4thEd.)
SECOND SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-II Financial Markets, Institutions & Services. Business and Economy: Economic System,
Capitalism, Socialism, Mixed Economy, Features of Indian Economy, Public Sector, Private Sector,
Small Scale industries: Concept, Significance, Issues and Priorities. Role of Public Sector in Indian
Economy and its Problems.
UNIT-IV Business and Law: Consumer Protection Act 1986, IDR Act 1951, the Competition
Act, 2002 & MRTP act.
Suggestion Readings:
(1) Cherunilam Francis - Business Environment
(2) Ghose A N - Indian Economy-Its Nature and Problems
(3) Agarwal A N - Emerging Dimensions of Indian Management
(4) Datta R and Sundharan K P M - Indian Economy
(5) Adhikari M - Economic Environment of Business
SECOND SEMESTER
Paper BBA- 204- Production and Operations Management
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Meaning, nature and scope of production and Operations management, Production Analysis
and planning, production functions, responsibility of operations manager, Operations as strategy
used by organizations, significance of Operations management in the current global scenario.
UNIT-II Plant location and Plant layout Factors To Be Taken care for Plant Location. Meaning
and Types of layout.
UNIT-IV Inventory Control, Relevant Costs, Economic Lot Size, Inventory Analysis, Sales
Forecasting Techniques and materials management.
CONTENT:
UNIT-II Cost of Capital: Meaning and Importance of Cost of capital, Measurement of Cost
of Debt, Preference Share Capital, Equity Shares and Retained Earnings, Overall Cost of Capital of
the Firm. Capital Rationing.
UNIT-III Cost of Debt, Cost of Preference Shares, Debentures, Convertible Debentures, Relative
Merits and Limitations. Financial Securities: Characteristics of Different Securities. Meaning of
Capitalization, Over and Under Capitalization-Their Causes and Remedies. Capitalization and
Capital Structure: Meaning of Capital Structure, Operating Leverage, Financial Leverage, Capital
Structure Planning, Assessment of Debt Capacity. Guidelines for Capital Structure Planning, factors
affecting capital structure decisions and its impact on corporate performance.
UNIT-IV Short Term Financial Requirement: Working Capital- Its need and Importance, Factors
Affecting Working Capital requirements, Estimating Working Capital requirements, Working
Capital Financing Policy. Sources of finance.
Suggested Readings
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Importance of communication Skills: Writing and reading Word Power Vocabulary
Jargon rate of speech, pitch, tone Clarity of voice . Relation between communication and soft
skills
UNIT-II Interpersonal Skills: Anger Management; contents, importance triggers and overcome.
Time management: concept and importance. Stress Management: concepts and causes of harmful
Work Stress. Probing and Negotiation skills.
UNIT-III Business and Personal Etiquette: Etiquette in social as well as office settings:
Telephone and e-mail. Improving personal memory, study skills includes notes taking, reading and
creative thinking. Personal grooming, appearance dress sense, personal hygiene and developing self
awareness
UNIT-IV Business writing : business letters pro-forma culture format style effectiveness,
promptness Analysis of sample letters collected from industry focus on e-mails.
Suggested Readings
CONTENT:
UNIT-II International Business Decision : Mode of Entry, Factors Affecting Decision For
International Business, Role Of International Institutions Like GATT, WTO, ECM, IMF, IBRD,
IDA, IFC, UNCTAD, In International Business. Recent Trends in World trade,
Multi National Corporations and the Trade. Problems of Trade and Aid to Developing Countries
UNIT-III Export and Import Policy, Trade Policy, Balance of Payment, Custom and Tariff
Rationalization. Identifying Foreign Markets and Overseas markets, International Marketing Mix,
Product Development, Transfer Logistics and Distribution Channels, Role of documentation in
International Trade, Export Pricing, Methods of International Payments. Problems of Trade and Aid
to Developing Countries.
UNIT-V Regional Economic Groupings, Major Trading Blocks, Globalization with Social
responsibility, Introduction to International Monetary and Financial System, NAFTA, SAARC, G-8
& G-14.
Suggestion Readings:
(1) Ramu S Shiva - International Business- Governance Structure
(2) John, F - International Business Strategy and Administration
(3) Lal Sanjay - Multinationals, Technology and Exports
(4) Robinson D Richard - International Business Management
(5) Varshney and Bhattacharya - International Marketing Management
THIRD SEMESTER
CONTENT:
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Meaning and Importance of Business Laws, Laws and Business managers, Government
and Business Relationship in India.
UNIT-II Indian Contract Act 1872: Proposal , Acceptance , Promise , Consideration , Capacity to
Contract , Performance of Contracts , Discharge of Contracts, Breach of Contract, Remedies
Against Breach of Contract , Indemnity and Guarantee , Bailment and Pledge , Contract of Agency .
UNIT-III The Sale of Goods Act, 1930: Contract of Sale , Essentials of Contract of Sale, Sales
Agreement and Agreement to Sale , Conditions and Warranties, Passing of Property of Goods,
Transfer of Title by Non Owners, Performance of Contract of sale , Duties and rights of Parties,
Breach of Contract of sale , Auction sale .
UNIT-IV Indian Partnership Act, 1932: Definition of Partnership, Partner, Firm , Kinds of
partnership, Duties and Rights of partners , Dissolution of a Firm , Minor as a Partner.
UNIT-V Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881: Definition and Essential Features of Negotiable
Instruments, Types of Instruments and Endorsement, Parties to Negotiable Instrument
UNIT-VI Consumer Protection Act, Provisions related to Consumer protection and Redressel of
Consumer Grievances.
Suggested Readings:
1. Kuchal M C -Mercantile Law
2. Kapoor N D -Mercantile Law
3. Shukla M C -A Manual of Mercantile Law
4. Jain J D -Indian Contract Act.
5. Singh Avatar - Mercantile Law
THIRD SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-II Break even Analysis: The Break Even Point, on the P/V Graph, The Break Even Point
Formula and Uses of Break Even Analysis, Cost Volume Profit Relationship: The Relationship
of Costs and Profits with Volume, Uses and Limitations.
UNIT-III Cost Analysis for Decision making: Decisions facing Management, The Role of Costs,
Relevant Cost, Contribution Approach, Relevance and Cost Behaviour, Short Term and Long term
Indications, Opportunity Cost. Decision Involving Alternative Choices : Nature of Managerial
decision Making , Concept of Differential Costs, Decision to make or Buy, Decision to Accept a
special order, Decision to Continue or Drop A Product Line.
UNIT-IV Budgeting and Budgetary Control: Budgeting as a Tool, Uses and Organization of the
Budgeting, Limiting Budget factors, The Budgeting Process, Step in Budget Preparation, Types of
Budgets.
UNIT-V Standard Costing and Variance Analysis: Standard Costing VS Historical Costing, Types
of Standards, Concept of Variance Analysis, Computation of Material, Labour Variance.
Suggestion Readings:
(1)Anthony , RN And Welsh, GA - Fundamentals of Management Accounting
(2)Khan and Jain - Management Accounting
(3)Horngren, CT - Cost Accounting
THIRD SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-II Probability Theory: Definition of Probability, events, Counting rules and Computation of
Probabilities: Addition, Multiplication rules, Conditional Probability, Rules of Bays and
permutation and Combination. Probability Distribution: Introduction to Binomial, Poisson and
Normal Distribution.
UNIT-III Sampling need of Sampling, Sampling and Non Sampling Errors, statistics and
parameters, selection of sample, Probability and non- probability sampling techniques.
Suggested Readings:
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Concept of Risk, Types of Risk, Risk Management Transfer and Pooling of Risks, Concept
of Insurable Risk.
UNIT-III Formation of Insurance Contract, Life, Fire, Marine and Motor Insurance Contracts,
Principles of Insurance: Utmost Good Faith, Indemnity, Insurable Interest
UNIT-IV Classification of Insurance: Life, Non-Life (general), Health, Pension, Social Security
and Retirement Benefits,
Suggested Readings
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Introduction: Evolution of Indian Companies Act, 1956, Meaning and Characteristics of
Company, Definition of a Company under the Companies Act, 1956, Types of Companies,
Difference between a Company and Other Associations of persons. Promotion of a company:
Availability of Name, Duties and Liabilities of Promoters.
UNIT-III Share capital and Debentures: Types of Shares and debentures, Issue of Shares and
debentures, Prospectus, Transfer and transmission of shares and debentures.
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Introduction, Definition, Importance, Scope and Limitations of Research, Objectives, Types
of Research. Planning and Designing Research.
UNIT-II Secondary and Primary Data Collection- Introduction to Secondary Data Source and their
types, Methods of Data Collection, Data preparation-Validation, Editing Coding, Tabulation and
Cross Tabulation of Data, Questionnaire design
UNIT-III Introduction to Sampling, Sampling Process, Sampling Designs, sample size, nominal,
ordinal, interval and ratio scales, comparative and non comparative scales, Attitude Measurement,
Types of Scales for Attitude Measurement
UNIT-IV Introduction to univariate, bivariate and multivariate data analysis. Testing hypotheses:
introduction, basic concepts, application of z-test, t-test and chi-square test.
UNIT-V Presentation and Follow up of research reportRole of the report, Type of business
reports, Contents of the research reports, personal Presentation of the report, guidelines for writing
the research report, Follow through. Applications of research in various functional areas of
management.
Suggested Readings:
CONTENT:
UNIT-II Growth Strategies, Locational Decisions Strategies, Retail Planning process, Marketing
research for retailing.
UNIT-IV Store Management & other issues: Store Layout, Design & Visual Merchandising,
Atmospherics, Responsibilities of a Store Manager, Inventory Shrinkage, Retail HRM, Online
Retailing, International Retailing, Legal & Ethical Issues in Retailing.
UNIT-V Non Store retailing, Technology in Retailing, Ethical Dimensions, Legal and Security
Issues in Retail.
Suggested Readings
Text Books
1. Levy M., Weitz B.A and Pandit A. (2008), Retailing Management, 6th Edition, Tata McGraw
Hill.
2. Berman B. Evans J. R. (2007), Retail Management, 10th Edition, Pearson Education.
Reference Books
1. Pradhan S. (2009), Retailing Management Text and cases, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, New
Delhi
2. Vedamani, Gibson G. (2008) Retail Management: Functional Principles and Practices, 3rd
Edition, Jaico Books, New Delhi.
FOURTH SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-II Services Marketing-the People Component in Services and its Importance. Using People
to Differentiate Services, Internal Marketing, Employee Motivation And Implication For Service
Delivery.
UNIT-III Market Segmentation, Selection of Market and Positioning Of Services, Quantity and
Quality of Services, Determinants of Quality and Quantity. Demand and supply management.
Suggested Readings
a) Services Management: An Integrated Approach,
Bart Van Looy, Roland Van Dierdonck, Paul Gemmel, Pearson Education, Limited
b) Strategic management of services: framework and case, Ranjan Das, Oxford University
Press
c) Service Management and Marketing: Customer Management in Service Competition,
Christian Gronroos, Wiley
d) The management of service operations, Dr. J. Nevan Wright, Peter Race, Cengage
Learning EMEA
e) Service Management, Fitzsimmons, Tata McGraw-Hill Education
FOURTH SEMESTER
Paper BBA- 405 -Organizational Change and Intervention Strategy
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Concept Of organisational change: Introduction, Planned and Unplanned Change, Factors
influencing organisational change, the practice of organisational change, organisational culture and
change , Managing resistance to change, effective implementation of change.
UNIT-II Model of Organisational change- Some model of change, causes of failure of changes,
organisation changes and process consultation, Manager and the change, Internal and external agent
of change.
UNIT-IV
Management of Organisational Development - Foundation of organizational development,
Managing organisational development process.
UNIT-V Organizational Interventions- Introduction, Team intervention, Inter group and third party
Peace Making intervention, comprehensive intervention, training Experiences.
Suggested Readings:
6. French WH and Bell - Organizational Development Theory Practice and Research choice,
FOURTH SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-II Definition of Small Business, The Benefits and Opportunities of Small Business
Ownership, Ownership Structure and Organizational Frame Work, Sole Proprietorship, Partnership,
Corporations, Advantages and Disadvantages, Evaluating the Existing Business. The Potential
Drawbacks of Entrepreneurship. Forms of Ownership
UNIT-IV Role of Financial Institutions:- IFCI, ICICI, IDBI, EXIM Bank, UTI, LIC, GIC, SIDBI,
NSSIC, SFCs, Commercial Bank in Entrepreneurial Development in India.
UNIT-V Policy of the Government Regarding Small Scale Industries and Entrepreneurial
Development, Different Government Agencies providing Guidance, Assistance to small Scale
Industries, General Problems of Small Scale Industries in India.
Suggested Reading
CONTENT:
UNIT-III Job sequencing problems: processing of n-jobs on two machines, processing of n-jobs on
three machines, to calculate minimum elapsed time and idle time for machines.
UNIT-IV Game Theory: Pure and mixed strategy, two person zero sum game, solution of games
with and without saddle point, dominance rules, arithmetic method and graphical method.
UNIT-V Decision theory: Calculation of EMV, EVP, EOL. Decision making under uncertainty and
risk.
Suggested Readings:
1. J.K.Sharma Operations Research
2. V.K. Kapoor Operations Research
3. Taha Operations Research
4. Kalawati Operations Research
FIFTH SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Introduction to Business Policy and Strategic Management, Nature, Meaning and Scope,
Importance of Business Policy and Strategic Management, difference between business policy and
strategy, strategy and tactics, Corporate strategy, Business Strategy, Functional Strategy
UNIT-II Corporate Planning, Concept of Planning, Planning Process, Types of Planning, Strategic
Planning, Strategy Decision Making, Mission, Objectives and Goals.
a) Strategic Management, A Pearce ,Richard B robbinson Junior , Amita Mittal, Tata MC hill
b) Strategic Management, A nag, Vikas Publication
c) Strategic Management, R Srinivasan, PHI learning
a) Strategic Management, Azhar Kazmi,
b) Strategic Management, N Chandrasekaran PS ananthnarayan,
FIFTH SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Conceptual Frame Work of Customer Relationship and its Management, Evolution of
Customer Relationship Management, Relationship Marketing, Types of CRM-Win Back,
Prospecting, Loyalty, Cross Sell and Up Sell. Significance and Importance of CRM in Modern
Business Environment.
UNIT-IV Concept of Loyalty in CRM: Definition of Loyalty, Customer Loyalty and Status of CRM
in India.
Suggested readings
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Communication Process- Nature of Communication Process and its Different Elements, Obstacles
in Communication Process, Role of Communication in Perception, Learning and Attitude Change.
Communication Process in Marketing-Importance and Applications of Communication Process in
Marketing, Different Elements of Promotional Mix and Communication Process Relevant to them,
Communication Process in Corporate Image Building, Advertising and Consumer Psychology, Role of
Integrated Marketing Communication.
UNIT-IV Media Planning and Scheduling: Role of Media in Advertising, Comparative Study of
Different Advertising Media, Media Choice, Allocation of Budget for Advertising, Approaches and
Procedures for Determining the Size of the Budget. Advertising strategies needed for brand
revitalization
UNIT-V Social and Economic Aspects of Advertising, Productivity of Advertising, Its Contribution
to Economic Development and Standard of Living, Ethics and Advertising.
Suggested readings
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Introduction -Nature and Scope of Consumer Behaviour, Importance of Study of Consumer
Behavior, Types of Buying Behavior. Needs and Buyer Motivation, Personality, Self Concept and
Consumer Behaviour, Consumer Perception, Consumer Attitudes, Consumer as A Learner.
UNIT-III Consumer Decision Process, Pre and Post Purchase Behavior, Purchase Process,
Rationality in Buying, Models of Consumer Decision Making. Models Of Buying Behavior-
Nicosia, Howard Sheth, EKB, EBM Organizational Buying Behavior.
UNIT-IV Institutional Buying Behavior, Changing retail landscape and its effect on consumer
behavior, Satisfaction -Need And Importance, Mechanism Of Consumer Satisfaction And Dis-
satisfaction, Repeated Buying, Brand And Shifting Loyalty, Opinion Leadership, and Complaint
Behavior.
SUGGESTED READINGS
(1) Zaltman and Wallendrof - Consumer Behavior
(2) Engel Blackwell Edition - Consumer Behavior
(3) Mellout, Douglas W .Tr - Consumer Behavior
(4) Lodon and Della Bitta - Consumer Behavior
(5) Schiffman and Kanuk - Consumer Behavior
FIFTH SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Introduction, Meaning, Scope and Importance of Industrial Relations; Major Participants
in Industrial Relations; Role of State; Characteristics of Industrial Relations System in India. Three
parties to IR and role of govt.
UNIT-II Trade Unions and Labour Administration: Trade Unions in India-Concept, Objectives,
Structure and Function. Trade Unions Act, 1926.Trade Union Movement in India-Growth,
Problems, Recent Trends and Future of Trade Unionism in India. Social Responsibility of Trade
Unions.ILO - concept and impotance.ILC and Indian Constitutional Provisions in Relation to Labor
Administration -
UNIT-IV Industrial Disputes: Nature and Causes, Machinery Provided for Investigation, Prevention
and Settlement of Industrial Disputes. Disciplinary Action: Purposes and Procedures, Conciliation,
Arbitration, Adjudication, Collective Bargaining. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Review and
Appraisal.
Suggested Readings
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Concept, characteristic, role and significance of performance; performance appraisal vis--
vis performance management, process of performance management; performance management and
strategic planning linkages
Suggested Readings:
Aguinis, Herman, Performance Management, Pearson Education, Inc.
Kandula, Srinivas R., Performance Management, PHI, New Delhi.
Rao, T.V., Performance Management and Appraisal Systems, Response Bank, New Delhi.
Cardy, Robert L., Performance Management: Concepts, Skills and Exercise, PHI, New Delhi.
Sahu, R.K., Performance Management System, Excel Books, New Delhi.
FIFTH SEMESTER
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Introduction, Conceptual aspects of compensation and reward management; Monetary and
non-monetary components of compensation and rewards; Employees acceptance of wage level;
wage and motivators. Concept of total rewards.
UNIT-II Job Evaluation: Processes and Schemes Salient features of Job Evaluation , Concept of
Job enrichment and Job Enlargement job classification; ranking ; Urwick Orr Profile Method.
UNIT-III Wages and Salary Administration Concepts of minimum wage, living wage and fair
wage; Wage Boards; Pay Commissions; ; Pricing Jobs: pay levels; designing pay ranges and
bands;Salary structures: graded salary structures; salary progression curves; Pay structure in
practice: Basic salary, DA,Allowances, Bonus; Fringe benefits and Incentives: Incentive schemes
and types of incentive plans. Spot awards, Team incentives.
UNIT-IV Compensation Strategies Concept of Competency Mapping with pay scale. Rewarding
excellence; Creating the strategic reward system. Best practices in pay for performance.
Compensation as a retention strategy.
UNIT-I An overview of Risk and Risk Management, Risk and its Management, Objectives of Risk
Management, Risk identification and Measurement, A Rationale for risk Management in
Organisations.
UNIT-II Risk Assessments: Risk Identification, Risk Analysis: Exposure of Physical Assets,
Financial Assets, Human Assets & Legal Liability. Risk Management Methods: Risk Control, Risk
Financing Techniques.
UNIT-III Corporate Risk Management: Corporate Risk Management and Standard wealth, Tax,
Regulatory and Accounting factor, Affecting Corporate Risk Management.
UNIT IV Insurance Methods and Function: Hedging Risk with Derivative contracts, Analysis Tool
used in Corporate Risk management.
UNIT-V An introduction to the insurance industry, The Driving of Insurance, Insurance Regulation
and Financial Assessment. Analysis of Insurance Coverage, Legal aspects of Insurance Contracts.
Insurance Contract Analysis: Property and Liability coverage, Property and Liability Insurance
Contracts, Life Insurance.
SUGGESTED READINGS
CONTENT:-
UNIT-II Working Capital Policies: Estimation of Firms Working Capital Needs, Operating Cycle
Approach, Working Capital Ratios, Behaviors of Current Assets and Pattern of Financing, Quick
Sources of Finance, commercial Papers, Factoring, Bank Credit.
UNIT-III Management of Cash, Motives for Holding Cash, Significance, Cash Planning and
Budgeting, Management of Cash Collection, Disbursement of Cash, Cash Management Models.
UNIT-IV Nature of Inventory and its Role in Working Capital - Purpose of Inventories - Types and
Costs of Inventory -Inventory Management Techniques
Suggested Readings:
CONTENT:-
UNIT-III Major Indian Financial Institutions-IDBI, IFCI, ICICI, IRCI, SGCs and
SIDCs Management, Working, Operations and Performance and Recent Developments.
UNIT-IV Investment Bankers-UTI, LIC, GIC and Mutual Funds and Their Role,
Investment Policy, Performance and Recent Development
Suggested Readings
CONTENT:-
UNIT-I Development Banking; Financial Institutions-, NABARD, SIDBI, IFCI Rural Banking
UNIT-II Banking Sector Reforms; Role of Central Bank, Policy Framework for RBI, RBI and
Monetary Policy, Regulation and Supervision of Banking system, Review of the Banking System,
Maintenance of CRR, SLR, Interest Rate Policy Reforms of RBI
UNIT-IV Overview and Regulation of Co-Operative Banking, Regional Rural Banks, Rural Banks
and Co- Operative Banking Societies; Recent Developments in Banking-KYC Norms, Anti Money
laundering etc.
Suggested Readings
1. Mithani.D.M., Gordon.E., (2003), Banking & Financial Systems, Himalaya Publishing House.
2.Reddy.P.N., and Appannaiah.H.R., (2003), Theory & Practice of Banking, Himalaya Publishing
House.
3. Ragcan, V.I and Yenga, K., (2007), Introduction to Banking, Excel Books.
FIFTH SEMESTER
CONTENT:-
UNIT-I Need for Regulation of Insurance Business. Brief Historical Back Ground of Insurance
Regulatory Measures in India. Insurance Act, 1939 as amended from Time to Time. The Life
Insurance Corporation of India Act, 1956 as Amended from Time to Time. The General Insurance
Business (Notification) Act, 1972 as Amended from Time to Time.
UNIT-III Relevant Provisions of consumer Protection Act, 1986- Indian contract Act, 1872-
Employees State Insurance Act, 1940, Law Relating to Agency, Workmen Compensation Act, 1923,
Law Relating to Bailment, Law Relating to Insurance Contracts.
Suggested Readings
CONTENT:-
UNIT-I History and Development of General Insurance Business in India. Nature, Scope and
Significance and Functions of General Insurance Business. The Concepts of Risks, Characteristics
of Insurable Risk, Risk Management Techniques, Concept and Principles of Premium Rating, Tariff
and Market Agreements.
UNIT-II Scope of Fire, Marine and Accident Insurance, Aviation, Engineering and Agricultural
Insurance. Nature of Insurance Contracts, Basic Principles Insurable Interests, Utmost Good Faith
Indemnity, Subrogation, Contribution, Proximate Cause, Meaning and Process of Reinsurance:
Methods of Reinsurance.
UNIT-III General Insurance Functional set up in India. Organizational Structure of General
Insurance Companies, Duties and Responsibilities of the Development Officers and the Agents. The
General Insurance Business Market in India in the Present Business Environment.
UNIT-IV Procedural Matters Related to General Insurance Business, Insurance Forms, Cover
Notes, Certificate of Insurance, Policies and Endorsement, Renewal, Renewal, Co-Insurance etc.
UNIT-V Methods of Premium Calculation, Short Period Scales, Return of Premium, Advance
Payment of Premium, Accounting and Statistical Return, Rating Processing and Settlement of
Claims and Recovery Procedures.
SUGGESTED READINGS
(1) Insurance Act, 1938 Universal Book Traders, Delhi
(2) Law Relating to Insurance R.M. Vats
(3) Insurance Dictionary John R Ingrisano
(4) Elements of Mercantile Law N.D. Kapoor
SIXTH SEMSETER
CONTENT:-
UNIT-I Systems Concepts, types of system, System concepts in Business; Information System as
a System.
UNIT-II Definition of Information Systems; components of information system,.Management
levels as a Framework for Information Systems; Information System Planning Strategies and
Methods; Business Systems Planning (BSP), Critical Success Factors (CSF), Ends/Means (E/M)
Analysis.
UNIT-IV System Development Life Cycle: Problem Definition, Feasibility Study, Systems
Analysis, System Design, Implementation and Maintenance.
UNIT-V Overview of Enterprise resource planning, Security and ethical changes of IT,Ethical
Responsibility - Business Ethics, Technology Ethics; Cyber Crime and Privacy
issues.
Suggested Readings
CONTENT:-
UNIT-1 Project Management Nature, Scope, Process Elements, Significance And Emergence Of
Projects. Project Planning, Developing Project Models Through Simulation. Benefits Of
Project Management, tools and techniques of project management
UNIT-II Location Of Project Site, Working Conditions Development, Plans And Policies Of The
Government And The Local Bodies, Elements And Factors Affecting Locational Decisions.Analysis
Of Infrastructure, Labour, Raw Material, Transport And Other Factors
UNIT-III Capital Expenditure, Importance And Difficulties, Market Demand And Situational
Analysis. Technical Analysis, Financial Analysis, Preparation of Detailed project report and
feasibility report should be made practical for internal assessment
UNIT-IV Project Implementation And Management: Project Monitoring, and Cost Control System,
Network Analysis, Resource Scheduling, Leveling, Crashing of Project Cost. RiskFirm Risk And
Market Risk, Social Cost Benefit Analysis, Multiple Projects And Constraints, Network Technique
For Project Management
UNIT-V Different Criteria For Project Appraisal, Project Review And Administrative
Aspects,Environmental Appraisal Of Projects, A practical approach to preparation of Environment
Impact Assessment Report
Suggested Readings
1. Bhavesh M Patel -Project Management
At the end of the semester each student will have to face an interview wherein
his/her knowledge and skill acquired during the course shall be examined. The
Internal Expert and the External Expert shall conduct the viva-voce jointly.
Feedback from the External Expert about the students shall be obtained from
the point of views of preparing students for placement Interviews.
SIXTH SEMSETER
CONTENT:-
UNIT-I The Marketing Concept and Its Extension to International Marketing, International
Marketing Tasks, Nature of International Marketing. Stages of Internationalization & EPRG
framework.
UNIT-II International Marketing Selection & Segmentation, Entry option & Strategies.
International Marketing Planning Coordination & Control. Marketing Intelligence
UNIT-III International Product Policy & Planning. Blue & Red Ocean Strategy, Standardization &
Adoption Strategy. Product Development & International Product Life Cycle.
UNIT-IV International Pricing Policy, Pricing Objectives, Determination of Pricing Policy and
Pricing Strategy.
UNIT-V International Distribution Channel, Selection & Management of Distribution Channels,
International Promotion, Marketing Communication, developing Promotional Mix for Foreign
Markets.
Suggested Readings.
1. Leighton : International Marketing Text and Cases
2. Keegan : Managing Global Marketing
3. Kriplani : International Marketing Management
4. Francis Cherulim : International Marketing
SIXTH SEMSETER
Paper BBA-604-M2- Sales and Distribution Management
CONTENT:-
UNIT-I Basic Concepts-Selling Functions, Types of Selling - Direct Selling, Institutional Selling,
Tele Marketing and other concepts.
UNIT-II Theories of Selling, AIDA Model, Right Set of Circumstances Theory, Buying Formula
Theories, Behavioural Equation Theory.
SUGGESTED READINGS
(1) Russel, Beachand Brukirk -Selling
(2) Still, Cundiff, and Govoni- Sales Management
(3) K Patel- Sales
(4) Johnson, Kirtz and Schueing - Sales Management
SIXTH SEMSETER
Paper BBA-604-M3- Product and Brand Management
CONTENT:-
UNIT-I Products: classification and implications, product related concepts, consumer adoption
process, new product development, managing product lines.
UNIT-II Special issues in product management: differentiating and positioning the market offer,
managing product support system, product licensing and patenting, international regulations in
patenting, Intellectual Property Rights protection.
UNIT-III Brand and Brand Management - Concept, elements and Importance, Concept and
management of brand equity, brand loyalty, brand awareness, perceived quality of brands.
UNIT-V Brand strategy: The name, symbol and slogan, brand extensions, revitalizing the brand and
global branding.
Suggested Readings
1. Brand Management- Harish V Verma, 2/e, Excel Book
2. Best Practice Cases in Branding: Lessons from the Worlds Strongest Brands, by
Kevin Keller, Prentice Hall
3.Product and Brand Management, U.C.Mathur, Publication Excel
SIXTH SEMSETER
CONTENT;-
UNIT-I HRM: Definition, Objectives, importance of HRP, benefits and barrier of HRP; Manpower
Forecasting: Necessity, Problems, Approaches, and Benefits of Forecasting
UNIT-II Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Specification, job enlargement Concepts and
Importance. Job Enrichment, Job Satisfaction, Career Planning Need and its components, Career
counseling v/s HRP, Process of career planning
UNIT-III International HRM: Concept, importance and factors influencing international HRM
UNIT-IV Employee development, Work Role and Importance of Employees, Factors responsible
for Employee behavior, Different approaches to Employee development, Impact of Training and
development on Employees.
UNIT-V Performance Appraisal: Definition, nature and its importance, Different Types of appraisal,
Monitoring and review of Appraisal System
Suggested Readings
CONTENT;-
UNIT-I Introduction to Strategic HRM, Definition, need and importance; Integrating HR strategies
with business strategies; Developing HR plans and policies, Human Resource Environment
Technology and structure; Workforce diversity; Demographic changes Temporary and contract
labour; Global environment; Global competition Global sourcing of labour; WTO and labour
standards
UNIT-II Recruitment Strategies and Sources, Recruitment process, Training And Development
Strategies, Creating a learning organization; Competency mapping; Multi-Skilling Succession
planning; Cross cultural training.
UNIT-III Performance Management Strategies, Defining key result areas (KRA); Result based
performance Linking performance to pay; Merit based promotions Reward And Compensation
Strategies Performance based pay; Skill based pay; Team based pay
Broad banding; Profit sharing; Executive Compensation; Variable pay Retrenchment Strategies
Downsizing; Voluntary retirement schemes (VRS) HR outsourcing; Early retirement plans; Project
based employment.
UNIT-IV Human Aspects of Strategy Implementation Behavioral issues in strategy
implementation; Matching culture with strategy Human side of mergers and acquisitions;
Leadership, power and politics; Employee morale; Personal values and business ethics, Developing
HR as a value added function
Suggested Readings
1. Strategic HRM Jeffery Mello, Thompson publication, New Delhi
2 .Strategic HRM Charles Greer, Pearson education Asia, New Delhi
3 .Strategic HRM Michael Armstrong, Kogan page, London
4 .Strategic HRM Agarwal, Oxford university press, New Delhi
5. Human resource management Garry Dessler, PHI, New Delhi
SIXTH SEMSETER
CONTENT:-
UNIT-I Social security-concept and philosophy, Abolition of bonded and child labour, Government
Policy for social security and social insurance, ILO, Its Role, Functioning and Contributions.
Suggested Readings
CONTENT;-
UNIT-IV Balance of Payments, The dollar and the deficit, Fisher effect, Forecasting Exchange
rates, efficient market approach, Technical Approach, Performance of the forecaster, Foreign
Exchange Exposure and Management
Suggested Readings
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Introduction, Features, Scope and Types of Financial Services, Institutions Providing
Financial Services, merchant Banking: nature, Function and Organization, SEBI Guidelines relating
to Merchant Bankers.
UNIT-II Leasing: Nature, Features, Types, Tax, Legal and Accounting Aspects of Leasing, Lease
Structuring, Lease Agreement, Funding of Lease, Hire Purchase: financial and Legal Evaluation.
UNIT-III Bills Discounting Scheme, Meaning, Mechanism, Features, Types, Legal and Financial
Aspects of Factoring and forfeiting, Venture Capital Funds.
UNIT-V Issue management and Under-writing, Management of Public Equity Issue, Debenture
Issue, Under-writing arrangement, Portfolio Management Service, SEBI Guidelines Regarding
Public Issues. Credit rating Services.
Suggested Readings
1. Varshney P.N., (2006), Banking Law and Practice; Sultan Chand and Sons.
2. Saxena G.S., (2008), Legal Aspects of Banking Operations, Sultan Chand and Sons.
3. Suneja H.R., (2007), Practical and Law of Banking, Himalya Publishing House.
4. Chabra T.N, (2008), Elements of Banking Law, Dhanpat Rai and Sons
SIXTH SEMSETER
CONTENT
UNIT-I Nature and scope of tax planning: Nature, Objectives of Tax management. Assessment of
tax. Financial year. Assessee- types, Residential status, Non- resident Indians.
UNIT-III Corporate Income Tax: Tax concession and incentives for corporate decision. Tax
planning for depreciation; Treatment of losses and unabsorbed items; carry forwarded and set off
losses. Tax and business reorganization; merger and amalgamation. Tax appeals; Revision &
Review.
UNIT-IV Wealth tax on closely held companies; Valuation of assets; Filing of returns ; Assessment;
Appeals; Review; Revision and Rectification.
UNIT-V Central Excise Act 1994 and Excise Planning; Consumer Protection Act 1962.
Suggested Readings
1. Bhatia HL-Public Finance (Vikas) 1999,20th ed.
2. Lakhotia R N-How to Save Wealth Tax (Vision Book) 2001,9th ed.
3. Palkhiwala Income Tax (Tripathi Publication)
4. Prasad Bhagwati Income Tax Law & Practice (Vishwa Prakashan) 19997,23rd ed.\
5. Santaram R-Tax Planning by Reports (Taxman) 1978.
SIXTH SEMSETER
CONTENT:
UNIT-III Risks in Commercial Banking- Interest Rate Risk, Liquidity Risk, Credit Risk;
Investment Management; Foreign Currency Dealing; Foreign Currency Risk
Suggested Readings
1. Varshney and Malhotra , (2007), Principles of Banking, Sultan Chand & Sons.
2. Machiraju, H. R., (2008), Modern Commercial Banking, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
3. Chabbra.T.N., (2006), Banking, Theory & Practice, Dhanpat Rai & Co.
4. Vasudevan, A., (2007), Money and Banking, Academic Foundation New Delhi.
SIXTH SEMSETER
Paper BBA-607-BI2- Practice of Life Insurance
CONTENT:
UNIT-III Tax Relief in Insurance, Key man Insurance, Investments, Mortality, Interest, Medical
Insurance Scheme, Non Medical Insurance Scheme, Group Insurance, other Group Schemes like
Group Gratuity etc, Mass Insurance. Salary Savings Scheme
UNIT-IV LIC Functional Set up, Duties and Responsibilities of Development Officers and the
Agents, Life Insurance and its Structure in India
UNIT-V Calculation of Premium, Commission and different Plans of Insurance, their uses,
Benefits, Conditions and Privileges, Policy conditions, Revival Schemes, Double Accident
Benefits, Disability Benefits, Assignments and Nominations.
UNIT-VI Surrender Values of the Policy, Investigation of Claims, Settlement of Claims,
Calculation of Bonus and Maturity Value, Privatization of Life Insurance Business, Regulatory
Framework for Life Insurance Business.
Suggested Readings
1. Insurance Act, 1938 -Universal Book Traders, Delhi
2. Law relating to Insurance -R. M. Vats
3. Insurance Principles & Practice -M. N. Mishra
4. Modern Concepts of Insurance -M. N. Mishra
SIXTH SEMSETER
CONTENT:
UNIT-I Overview, Legal Framework of Regulation of Banks, Reserve Bank of India Act 1930
UNIT-III Cyber Laws Relating to Banking, Banking Companies Act, 1970/ 1980; Information
Technology Act (2000) and its Relevance to Banking.
Suggested Readings
1. Varshney P.N., (2006), Banking Law and Practice; Sultan Chand and Sons.
2. Saxena G.S., (2008), Legal Aspects of Banking Operations, Sultan Chand and Sons.
3. Suneja H.R., (2007), Practical and Law of Banking, Himalya Publishing House.
4. Chabra T.N, (2008), Elements of Banking Law, Dhanpat Rai and Sons.