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Master of Business Administration Ist Semester
101: MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND ORGANISATIONA L BEHAVIOUR
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this course is help the students to understand management functions, to familiarize themselves with the practice of management, to develop an understanding of behavioural process of the organizations as a whole, and to cultivate an insight into the individual behaviour at work place.
UNIT-I
Meaning, Nature and Scope of Management; Emergence of Management Thought –
Classical, Neo-Classical and Modern Theories; Roles, Skills and Responsibilities of
Managers; Universality of Management Principles; Functions of Management;
Comparative Management – Japanese, American and Indian.
UNIT-II
Planning and Decision Making – Process, Premises, Types of Plans; Decision – Making –
Process, Types of Decisions, Creativity in Decision Making, Techniques; Control –
Process and Techniques.
UNIT-III
Organizations – Meaning, Principles, Types of Organizations; Organizational Behaviour
– Meaning and Scope; Models of OB; Contributing Disciplines to OB: Emerging
Challenges for OB: Organizations as Social Systems.
UNIT-IV
Foundations of Individual Behaviour; Individual Differences; Basic understanding of
Attitudes, perception, Personality, and Learning; Work Motivation – Theories and
Applications; communication – Process, Forms, Barriers and Effectiveness.
UNIT-V
Group Dynamics – Overview of Groups, Types, Stages, Group Decision – making;
Interpersonal Relationship; Inter – group Dynamics – Interactions, Influencing Factors;
Leadership Concept, Theories, and Effectiveness.
SUGGESTED READINGS;
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Koontz, H. and Welrich, H; Management, Mc Graw Hill, 1995
Luthans, F. Organizational Behaviour, McGraw Hill, 1995
Robbins, Stephen P, Management, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall Inc, 1996
Robbins, Stephen P, Organizational Behaviour; Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi,
202.
5. Gregory Moorhead and Ricky W Griffin; Organizational Behaviour – Managing
People and
101: MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND ORGANISATIONA L BEHAVIOUR
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this course is help the students to understand management functions, to familiarize themselves with the practice of management, to develop an understanding of behavioural process of the organizations as a whole, and to cultivate an insight into the individual behaviour at work place.
UNIT-I
Meaning, Nature and Scope of Management; Emergence of Management Thought –
Classical, Neo-Classical and Modern Theories; Roles, Skills and Responsibilities of
Managers; Universality of Management Principles; Functions of Management;
Comparative Management – Japanese, American and Indian.
UNIT-II
Planning and Decision Making – Process, Premises, Types of Plans; Decision – Making –
Process, Types of Decisions, Creativity in Decision Making, Techniques; Control –
Process and Techniques.
UNIT-III
Organizations – Meaning, Principles, Types of Organizations; Organizational Behaviour
– Meaning and Scope; Models of OB; Contributing Disciplines to OB: Emerging
Challenges for OB: Organizations as Social Systems.
UNIT-IV
Foundations of Individual Behaviour; Individual Differences; Basic understanding of
Attitudes, perception, Personality, and Learning; Work Motivation – Theories and
Applications; communication – Process, Forms, Barriers and Effectiveness.
UNIT-V
Group Dynamics – Overview of Groups, Types, Stages, Group Decision – making;
Interpersonal Relationship; Inter – group Dynamics – Interactions, Influencing Factors;
Leadership Concept, Theories, and Effectiveness.
SUGGESTED READINGS;
1.
2.
3.
4.
Koontz, H. and Welrich, H; Management, Mc Graw Hill, 1995
Luthans, F. Organizational Behaviour, McGraw Hill, 1995
Robbins, Stephen P, Management, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall Inc, 1996
Robbins, Stephen P, Organizational Behaviour; Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi,
202.
5. Gregory Moorhead and Ricky W Griffin; Organizational Behaviour – Managing
People and