St.
Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata
Postgraduate & Research Department of Commerce
Semester: I
Course name: Management Principles and Applications
Course code: B1BC230111T
Course Credits: 4
Pedagogy: Classrooms lecture, Case studies, Assignments, Group Discussion & Seminar
Course Description: This course is designed to acquaint students with basic concepts,
principles and theories in the area of organizational management; give an overview of
key management functions and sub-functions; and identify the scope for application
management principles to achieve organizational effectiveness.
Learning Objectives: The course aims to help learners to acquire conceptual knowledge
of:
LO1. Nature, Functions and Evolution of Management as a discipline.
LO2. Process and types of planning, forecasting techniques, environmental analysis,
basics of strategic planning and the nature, process and types of decision-making.
LO3. Nature and process of organizing, types of organization structures, principles, types
and process of delegation and departmentalization.
LO4. Staffing process, nature, types and theories of motivation and leadership,
communication process, types, and networks.
LO5. Type, principles, and techniques of control.
Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
CO1. Understand the basic concepts, functions and evolutionary history of management
and identify key managerial issues in contemporary industrial organizations.
CO2. Formulate various types of plans by analysing the environment and apply decision-
making techniques suitable to varying decision-making situations.
CO3. Classify organizations in terms of their organization structures and apply the
principles of delegation and departmentalization to achieve organizational effectiveness
and efficiency.
CO4. Appreciate the implications of motivation and leadership theories in the context of
various organizational functions and suggest measures to make organizational
communications effective.
CO5. Design and implement control measures in monitoring operations, identifying
deviations from plans and prescribing measures for course correction where necessary.
Unit (No. and Details No. of
Name) classes
1. Introduction (a) Management Concepts: Meaning, Definition, 18
to Management Significance, management as a profession, management vs
admin, skills, roles of manager (Mintzberg), levels of
management.
(b) Management Functions: Overview of functions, co-
ordination (concept, definition, types, techniques, essence
of managing)
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(c) Evolution of Management Thought: Classical (brief
concept) theories of Taylor, Fayol, Weber, Mary Parker
Follett (theoretical contribution), Neo-classical (brief
concept of behavioural and human relations) theories of
Elton Mayo (Hawthorne Experiment), Modern approach
(system and contingency), MBO (Peter Drucker), Michael
Porter (Five force analysis)
(d) Contemporary issues in Management: Globalization,
ethics and social responsibilities of business, technological
innovation, TQM (total quality management), Work force
Diversity, Digitalization.
2. Planning (a) Planning: Concept, types, process, limitations, 12
forecasting-concept, techniques.
(b) Business Environment: Macro and micro
environmental factors - concept and components, SWOC
Analysis
(c) Strategic planning: Concept, process, importance,
limitations, levels of strategic planning.
(d) Decision making: Decision-making – Concept, Decision
making conditions: certainty, risk, uncertainty, Process,
Perfect rationality and bounded rationality, individual and
group decision making.
3. Organizing Meaning, Process Principles of Organizing, Organization 10
chart, Formal and Informal Organization, Types of
Organization Structure – Traditional and Modern,
Departmentalization - Concept, Bases of
Departmentalization; Span of management – Concept;
Authority, Responsibility, Accountability relationship;
Decentralization - Concept; Delegation of Authority -
Concept , Principles and Obstacles in Delegation
4. Staffing and (a) Staffing: Concept of staffing, staffing process 20
Leading (b) Motivation: Concept, Importance, Extrinsic and
intrinsic motivation; Theories of Motivation: Maslow’s
Hierarchy of Needs Theory, Herzberg’s Motivation-
Hygiene Theory, Mc Gregor’s Theory X and Theory Y.
(c) Leadership: Concept, Importance, Styles, Theories of
Leadership: Trait Theory, Tannenbaum-Schmidt
Continuum, Michigan and Ohio Studies, Blake and Mouton
Managerial Grid.
(d) Communication: Concept, Process, Types-oral, and
written communication, non-verbal communication
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electronic communication-video and virtual
communication, formal and informal communication,
Barriers to communication, Measures to overcome barriers,
Communication network - types, Grapevine.
5. Control Concept, Process, Types; Principles of effective controlling, 5
Techniques of Control (Traditional and Modern techniques)
Practical Exercises/Skill Development Activities: Class seminars, group discussions,
analysis of cases and scenario construction.
Suggested Readings/References:
1. Harold Koontz & Heinz Weihrich, Essentials of Management: An International and
Leadership Perspective, McGraw Hill Education.
2. Stephen P. Robbins & Madhushree Nanda Agrawal, Fundamentals of Management:
Essential Concepts and Applications, Pearson Education.
3. George Terry, Principles of Management, Richard D. Irwin
4. Peter F Drucker, Practice of Management, Mercury Books, London Note: Latest
edition.
5. Newman, Summer & Gilbert, Management, PHI
6. James H. Donnelly, Fundamentals of Management, Pearson Education.
7. Charles. W. Hill & Steven McShane, Principles of Management, McGraw Hill,
Special Indian Edition
8. Griffin, Management Principles and Application, Cengage Learning
9. Robert Kreitner, Management Theory and Application, Cengage Learning
10. L. M. Prasad, Principles and Practice of Management, Sultan Chand & Sons
11. Soheli Ghose & Dipanjan Basu, Principles of Management, ABS Publishing House
12. TN Chhabra, Management Concepts and Practice, Dhanpat Rai & Co. (Pvt. Ltd.),
New Delhi
13. B.P. Singh & A.K. Singh, Essentials of Management, Excel Books
14. P. C. Tripathy & P. N. Reddy, Principles of Management, Tata McGraw Hill
Education Private Limited.
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