Fundamentals of Management by Dr Parul Arora MBA 1st sem

Fundamentals of Management by Dr Parul Arora MBA 1st sem

    M-101: FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT

                                                                                                                    SECTION-A

Unit	Course Description	Sessions
I	Basic Concepts of Management: Management an Overview- Concept, Functions, Scope and Significance of Management, Managerial Roles, Managerial Skills, Schools of Management Thought: Classical Perspective- Scientific Management, Administrative Management, Bureaucratic Management; Behavioral Perspective; Systems and Contingency Approach for understanding organisations.	4
II	Contribution of Management Thinkers: Kautilya, Peter Drucker, C.K. Prahlad and Herbert Simon.	3
III	Fundamentals of Planning: Essentials of Planning, Objectives, Strategies, Policies; Decision Making.	3
IV	Fundamentals of Organising: Organising - Nature and purpose, Departmentation, Span of Management, Line and Staff Authority, Centralisation and Decentralisation.	3
V	Staffing: Human resource Management and Selection, Selection Process, Techniques of Selection-Tests and Interviews.	2
VI	Directing and Leading: Effective Directing, Supervision, Leadership- Concept, Styles and Theories- Trait Theory, Behavioral Theories, Contingency Theories.	3
VII	Controlling and Coordinating: Control- Concept, Types and Process, Techniques of Controlling. Coordination- Concept, Importance, Principles and Techniques of Coordination.	2
VIII	Management Practices of: Dhirubhai Ambani, Narayan Murthy, Azim Premji, Ratan Tata, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates.	4

                                                                                                                                                                SECTION-B

At least one Case study/Problem from each UNIT