Fundamentals of Management and Organisational Behaviour

Paper Code: 
CBBA 101
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
4.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Acquaint the Students with basic concept, Principles and functions of
Management.
To make students aware about the recent trends in Management.

12.00
Unit I: 
Basic forms of Business Ownership

Special forms of ownership: Franchising, Licensing, Leasing; Choosing a form of Business ownership; Corporate Expansion: mergers and acquisitions, diversification, forward and backward integration, joint ventures, Strategic alliance.

12.00
Unit II: 
Evolution of Management Theory. Managerial functions and Roles

Overview of Planning: Types of Plans & The planning process; Decision making: Process, Types and Techniques. Control: Function, Process and types of Control;
Principles of organizing: Common organisational structures; Delegation and Decentralization, Factors affecting the extent of decentralization, Process and Principles of delegation

12.00
Unit III: 
Concept & Importance of organizational behaviour

Perception : Concept, Nature, Process,
Personality: Theories of Personality
Learning: Concept and Theories of Learning, reinforcement

12.00
Unit IV: 
Motivation, Leadership Styles and Theories, Contemporary Leadership issues and Analysis of Interpersonal Relationship

Motivation: Concepts and their application, Need, Content & Process theories,
Leadership Styles and Theories, Contemporary Leadership issues: Charismatic, Transformational Leadership.
Analysis of Interpersonal Relationship: Transactional Analysis, Johari Window

12.00
Unit V: 
Groups and Teams, Organizational Power and Politics, Conflict and Organizational Change

Groups and Teams: Definition, Difference between Groups and teams; Stages of Group Development, Group Cohesiveness, Types of teams.
Organizational Power and Politics: Nature of organisational politics.
Conflict: Concept Sources, Types, Stages of conflict, Management of conflict,
Organizational Change: Concept, Resistance to change, Managing resistance to change, Implementing Change,Kurt Lewin Theory of Change. Managing Stress: Insights from Indian ethos

Essential Readings: 

Gilbert: Principles of Management, McGraw Hill.
Greenberg Jerald and Baron Robert A.: Behaviour in Organisations: Understanding and Managing The Human Side of Work, Prentice Hall of India.

References: 

1 Principles of Management- Koontz & O’Donnel
2 The Management Process- R.S. DavarMichael
3 Principal of Management – S.B. Kishor
4 Essentials of Management- Koontz & O’Donnel, TataMc-Grow
5 Business Administration- Mritunoy Banerhee
6 Principles & Practice- T N Chhabra, Dhanapatrai & Co. of
Management
7 Management- Prasad

Academic Year: 
2016-2017
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