Syllabus Of General Management–

General Management-

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Organization

1.2 Goal

1.3 Management

1.4 Management is subject to time and human relationships

1.5 Managerial performance

1.6 Efficiency and Effectiveness

1.7 Types of managers-

1.7.1 Top-Level Managers

1.7.2 Middle-Level Managers

1.7.3 First-Level Managers

THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT

1.8 THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF MANAGEMENT

1.9 THE CLASSICAL PERSPECTIVE-

1.9.1 Scientific management

1.10 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE THEORISTS

  1. Division of Work
  2. Authority
  3. Discipline
  4. Unity of Command
  5. Unity of Direction
  6. Subordination of individual interest
  7. Remuneration
  8. Centralization
  9. Scalar chain
  10. Order
  11. Equity
  12. Stability of Tenure of Personnel
  13. Initiative
  14. Esprit de Corps

1.11 THE HUMAN RESOURCES APPROACH-

1.11.1 Early Advocates

1.11.2 The Hawthorne studies

1.11.3 The human relations movement

1.11.4 Behavioral Science Theorists

1.12 THE QUANTITATIVE APPROACH

1.13 INTEGRATIVE APPROACH-

1.13.1 The systems approach

1.13.2 The process approach

1.13.3 The contingency approach

MANAGEMENT PROCESS-

1.14 Planning

1.15 Organizing

1.16 Leading

1.17 Controlling

FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT-

1.18 Planning

1.19 Staffing

1.20 Leading

1.21 Controlling

SUGGESTED TEXT BOOKS:

  1. Stoner J.A.F, Freeman E and Daniel Gilbert, (2003) “Management”, 6th Edition, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
  2. Robbins S.P and Mary Coulter, (2004), “Management”, 5th Edition, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
  3. Weilrich, Koontz, Harold, (2001), “Management: A Global Perspective” 10th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
  4. Schmermerhorn John R., (2002), “Management”, 7th Edition, John Wiley, United States of America.
  5. Burton, G. and M. Thakur, (2001), “Management Today: Practice”, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.