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 F.W.Taylor Henry Fayol Elton Mayo and Peter.F.Drucker. Unit II Planning and Decision making Planning-Importance of Planning-Process of planningtypes of planning methods (Objectives-Policies-Procedures-Strategies and Programmes)- Obstacles to effective planning. Decision making- Types of Decisions-Process of decision making-Decision tree. Unit III Organising Organisation - Importance-Principles of organizing - Organisational structure-Line and functional-Organisation charts and manuals. Departmentation- Bases-span of management. Delegation- Meaning and definition- Principles of delegation-Centralisation and Decentralisation.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. 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