MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE

FULLY SOLVED BOOK LASY 5 YEARS PAPERS SOLVED PLUS GUESS

M.B.A.

I YEAR – I SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: 7MBA1C1

CORE COURSE – I – MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE

Unit I

Introduction: The concept of management - Development of management thoughts – Schools of Management thought – Classical, Neo-classical and Modern; the process of Management.  Contribution of F.W. Taylor, Henri Fayol, Elton Mayo and Peter F. Drucker - Emergence of modern management thought.

Unit II

Planning: Nature and Purpose of planning; types of plans, objectives of plans – Premises; decision-making; forecasting and planning; planning process; limitation of planning.  MBO process

Unit III

Organising: Nature and purpose of organizing; organisation levels and span of management; departmentation – line and staff relations - centralisation and decentralisation - Delegation of authority - Formal and informal organization. Introduction to committee and Types of committees

Unit IV

Staffing and Directing: Nature and purpose; an introduction to acquisition, maintenance and development of manpower – Introduction to Leadership,   motivation and communication.

Unit V

            Controlling – The control process – common types of standards used in control Process – control techniques – Co-ordination – Need – Types – Problems – Approaches to achieve effective co-ordination