Principles of Management: Text and Cases

Contents: Preface. 1. Management : concept and nature. 2. Evolution of management thought. 3. Contemporary management theories. 4. Fundamentals of planning function. 5. Goals and plans. 6. Management by objectives. 7. Strategic planning and environmental analysis. 8. Growth strategies. 9. Decision making. 10. Fundamentals of organizing. 11. Formal and informal organizations. 12. Forms of organisation structure. 13. Authority responsibility relationships. 14. Line and staff relationships. 15. Departmentation. 16. Delegation and decentralisation. 17. Co-ordination. 18. Conflict management. 19. Staffing: nature and process. 20. Recruitment and selection. 21. Employee development and compensation training development compensation. 22. Performance appraisal. 23. Direction and supervision. 24. Motivation. 25. Leadership. 26. Communication. 27. Control-concept and process. 28. Techniques of control. 29. Organisational change. 30. Corporate culture. 31. Organisation development. 32. Corporate social responsibility. 33. Corporate Governance. 34. Knowledge management. 35. Learning organization.