BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

NATURE OF MANAGEMENT

Introduction, meaning of management, definition of management, features or characteristics of management, functions of management, importance of management, administration and management, difference between administration and management, the manager, functions of manager, role of a manager, responsibilities of a professional manager, entrepreneur and manager, management as profession, meaning of profession, definition of profession, obstacles of management being a profession, professional management, need for efficient management professional, arguments in favor of professionalisation of management, arguments against professionalisation of management.

DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT

introduction, henry fayol, classification of business activities, elements of management, qualities of a manager, principles of management, fredrick winslow taylor, scientific management, principles of scientific managaement, techniques proposed by F W taylor, work study, method study, time study, functional foremanship, differential piece rate system, mental revolution

POLICY, PROCEDURES, METHODS AND RULE

introduction, meaning of a policy, definition of a policy, features of a policy, need and importance of a policy, sound policy, characteristics of a policy, factors influencing a policy formulation, process of a policy formulation, types of policies, procedure- introduction, essentials of procedure, definition of procedure, methods vs procedure, method- definition, meaning, essentials, importance, types of methods, rule- meaning, features, importance of a rule, definition of a rule, rule in management

PLANNING

Meaning of planning, definition of planning, process of planning, benefits of planning in business, demerits of planning in management, types of plans in management: policy, procedure, goals or objectives, procedure, budgets, method, rule, plan. importance of planning in management.

ORGANISING

MOTIVATION

LEADERSHIP

DIRECYING

COMMUNICATION