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11 - Management Concepts and Practices: Unit 1 Introduction To Management

This document outlines the key topics to be covered in a course on management concepts and practices. The course objectives are to enable students to understand management principles and apply them in practice. The document lists 5 units that will be covered: 1) introduction to management, 2) evolution of management thought, 3) planning and decision making, 4) organizing and departmentation, and 5) elements of directing, coordination and control. Each unit outlines the main concepts and theories that will be discussed. Reference books are also provided.

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11 - Management Concepts and Practices: Unit 1 Introduction To Management

This document outlines the key topics to be covered in a course on management concepts and practices. The course objectives are to enable students to understand management principles and apply them in practice. The document lists 5 units that will be covered: 1) introduction to management, 2) evolution of management thought, 3) planning and decision making, 4) organizing and departmentation, and 5) elements of directing, coordination and control. Each unit outlines the main concepts and theories that will be discussed. Reference books are also provided.

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11 - MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES

Objectives:
To enable the students to understand the principles of management thought and applying
the same in practice.

Unit 1

Introduction to Management
 Introduction and Nature of Management
 Definition & Meaning-By P. F. Drucker, Koontz O’ Donnel, S. George
 Management as an Art, Science and Profession
 Distinction between Administration and Management
 Importance & Functions of Management

Unit 2

Evolution of Management
 Evolution of Management- Thought
 Pre Scientific Management era
 Scientific Management & Contribution of F. W. Taylor
 Process Management & contribution of Henri Fayol
 HR movement - Hawthrone experiments
 Contributions of Behavioral scientists- Abraham Maslow, Peter Drucker, Douglas Mc.
Gregor

Unit 3

Planning and Decision Making


 Nature & Definition of Planning- Koontz o’Donnel, Hart, Alfred & Beaty
 Importance and limitations
 Planning process
 Types of Plans- on the basis of use, functions, time (meaning only)
 Meaning of Decision making
 Steps in decision making
 Types of decisions- Programmed-Non-programmed; Strategic-tactical, Individual-Group,
Policy-Operation, Organizational-Personal

Unit 4

Organizing & Departmentation


 Meaning & Definition- Koontz O’Donnell & McFarland
 Organizing - Nature, Purpose & Principles
 Types of Organization (Formal & Informal)
 Types of Authority relationships- Line, Functional, Line& staff, Committees,
 Meaning and types of Departmentation
 Centralization and De-centralization (Meaning Only)

Unit 5

Elements of Directing, Co-ordination and Control


 Meaning & Importance of Directing
 Leadership: Meaning & Styles
 Motivation: importance & Theories (Maslow, Herzberg. Mc Gregor)
 Communication- Meaning, Objectives & Types of communication
 Meaning, Principles and techniques of Co- ordination
 Meaning, Need & steps in Controlling
Reference Books:
1. Harold Koontz, Cyril O'Donnell, Management: A Book of Readings, McGraw-Hill
2. Dr P. N. Reddy, Prof H R Appannaiah, P C Tripathi, Essentials of Management, Himalaya,
1. L. M. Prasad, Principles and Practice of Management. 7th Edition, Sultan Chand & Sons,
2. R. Srinivasan and S. A. Chunawalla, Management: Principles and Practice, Second Edition,
Himalaya
3. P. C. Tripathi and P. N. Reddy, Principles of Management, Fourth Edition, Tata McGraw
Hill, 2008.

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