Principles of Management (POM)

Principles of Management


Principles of Management




INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS


1. Important Short Questions and Answers: Human Population and the Environment
2. Levels of Management
3. Functions of Management
4. Roles of Manager
5. Evolution of Management Thought
6. Organization and Environmental Factors
7. Classification of Environmental Factors
8. Trends and Challenges of Management in Global Scenario
9. Important Short Questions and Answers: Principles of Management
10. The contribution of F.W.Taylor to scientific management
11. The contribution of Henry Fayol to modern management
12. Major functions of management
13. Management is an art or science both science and art
14. Types of business organization



INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS Short Notes


1. Importance and Definition of Management
2. Management Functions
3. Role of Managers
4. Managerical skills
5. Evolution of Management Thought
6. Organization and Environmental Factors
7. Classification of Environmental Factors
8. Trends and Challenges of Management in Global Scenario
9. Important Short Questions and Answers: Principles of Management



PLANNING


1. Nature and purpose of planning
2. Planning process
3. Types of Plans / Components of Planning
4. Managing By Objective (MBO)
5. Planning - Types of strategies
6. Planning Policies
7. Decision Making
8. Decision Making Process
9. Rational Decision Making Process
10. Decision Making under different conditions
11. Important Short Questions and Answers: Principles of Management - Planning
12. The concept of MBO
13. Strategy formulation and implementation process
14. Decision making process: Problem Analysis vs Decision Making



PLANNING Short Notes


1. Planning
2. Nature and Purpose of Planning
3. Planning Process
4. Types of Plans / Components of Planning
5. Features of Objectives
6. Management By Objectives (MBO)
7. Types of Strategies
8. Policies
9. Decision Making and Types of Decisions
10. Decision Making Process
11. Rational Decision Making Model
12. Decision Making Under Various Conditions
13. Important Short Questions and Answers: Principles of Management - Planning



ORGANISING


1. Nature and purpose of organizing
2. Importance or Advantages of Organizing
3. Organizing Process
4. Principles of Organization Structure
5. Formal and Informal Organization: Characteristic Features, Advantages and Disadvantages
6. Differences Between Formal and Informal Organization
7. Line and Staff authority: Types, Features, Advantages and Disadvantages
8. Departmentation: Various patterns, Advantages and Disadvantages
9. Span of control: Factors Affecting, Advantages and Disadvantages
10. Centralization and Decentralization: Characteristics, Advantages and Disadvantages
11. Delegation of authority
12. Staffing: Recruitment and Selection
13. Employee Induction / Orientation
14. Career development
15. Career stages
16. Performance Appraisal
17. Important Short Questions and Answers: Principles of Management - Organizing
18. Distinguish between formal and informal organization
19. Bases of departmentation
20. The various selection process that are followed by an organization
21. Various sources of manpower supply in an organization



ORGANISING Short Notes


1. Organizing
2. Nature or Characteristics of Organizing
3. Organizing Process
4. Organization Structure
5. Principles of Organization Structure
6. Formal and Informal Organization
7. Line and Staff Authority
8. Departmentation by Different Strategies
9. Span of Control, Centralization and Decentralization
10. Delegation of Authority
11. Staffing
12. Staffing: Selection Process
13. Career Development and Career Stages
14. Training and Performance Appraisal
15. Important Questions and Answers: Principles of Management - Organizing



DIRECTING


1. Directing: Creativity and Innovation
2. Motivation and Satisfaction
3. Motivation Theories
4. Leadership Styles
5. Leadership theories
6. Communication: Process and Guidelines for effective Communication
7. Barriers to Effective Communication
8. Organization Culture: Elements and types of culture
9. Managing cultural diversity
10. Important Short Questions and Answers: Principles of Management - Directing
11. Theory of Maslow�s hierarchy of needs
12. McGregor�s Theory X and Theory Y
13. Hertzbergs Two Factor Theory or Hygeine Theory
14. Electronic media of communication used in business organizationa and Information communication revolutions



DIRECTING Short Notes


1. Directing: Creativity and Innovation
2. Motivation
3. Leadership and Leadership Styles
4. Leadership Theories
5. The Communication Process
6. Barriers to Effective Communication
7. Elements of Organizational Culture
8. Managing Cultural Diversity
9. Important Questions and Answers: Principles of Management - Directing



CONTROLLING


1. Process of controlling
2. Types of control
3. Budgetary Control: Definition, Features and Classifiction
4. Budgetary Control Techniques
5. Non-Budgetary Control Techniques
6. Managing Productivity: Typical Productivity Calculations
7. Cost control
8. Purchase control
9. Maintenance Control- Quality Control- Planning operations
10. Important Short Questions and Answers: Principles of Management - Controlling
11. Steps in the process of controlling
12. Role of MIS play at various levels of management
13. Globalisation of Business: Stages, Essential Conditions and Advantages
14. Requirements of Effective Control
15. Control Techniques: Budget and Budgetary Control



CONTROLLING Short Notes


1. Controlling and Control Process
2. Budgetary Control Techniques
3. Non-Budgetary Control Techniques
4. Productivity
5. Cost, Quality, Purchase and Maintenance Control
6. Important Questions and Answers: Principles of Management - Controlling



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