Fundamentals of Management

Management-Concepts, Functions, Significance of management, Management and administration, Levels
of management.
Principles of Management-Concept, Significance, Principles by Henry Fayol and F.W Taylor,
Approaches/schools of management thought – Classical, Neo-Classical and Modern.

Planning-Concept, Nature, Processes, Types, Significance of planning, Planning process, Management by
Objectives
Organization-Concept, Importance, Process of organizing, Principles of Organization, Types-Formal and
Informal.
Organization Structure-Types of Organization Structure-line, line and staff, functional, project, matrix and
committee. Delegation and Decentralization of Authority(conceptual knowledge only)

Decision Making-Meaning, Significance, Types of decisions, Process of decision-making, Techniques of
decision-making,
Controlling-Concepts, Features, Steps of controlling, Importance, Techniques-Traditional and Modern
(Elementary knowledge only)

Motivation-Meaning, Types of motivation, Importance, Theories of motivation-Maslow’s need-hierarchy
theory, McGregor’s theory X and theory Y,Herzberg motivation-hygiene model, Victor-vroom expectancy
model. William Ouchi’s motivation theory

Leadership-Definition, Importance, Difference between leadership and management, Functions of a
leader, Styles of Leadership-autocratic, participative and free-rein, Theories of leadership-trait theory,
behavioural theory- likert’s system of management, Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid, and Tannenbaum
and Schimidt’s Continuum of leadership style and situational theory- Fiedler’s Contingency Model
*Case studies related to entire topics are to be taught.