Principles of Management

unit I introduction to management - meaning and definition of management-functions of management- managerial skills-levels of management-roles of manager-management as a science or art- contributions to management by br>fw.Taylor Henry fayol Elton Mayo and Peter.Br>fdrucker. Br>unit II planning and decision making - planning-importance of planning- process of planning types of planning methods (objectives- policies-procedures-strategies and programmes)-obstacles to effective planning. Decision making- types of decisions-process of decision making-decision tree. Br>unit III organising - organisation-importance-principles of organizing- Organisational structure-line and functional-organisation charts and manuals. Department at I on- bases-span of management. Delegation- meaning and definition- principles of delegation- centralisation and decentralisation. Br>unit IV directing - directing-importance and principles of directing. Motivation-theories. Of motivation-maslow- herzberg theories. Communication-process-barriers to effective communication- leadership-definition-styles of leadership. Br>unit V co-ordination and control - co-ordination-importance- requirements of effective coordination - control-nature-basic control process-control techniques (traditional and Non- traditional) - Use of computers in management Information system.