BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND

MANAGEMENT
Course Code:
2101

COM
Credit Units: 03

Course Objective:
This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the principles
and practices of organisation and management. This course enables
students to understand the fundamental management theories and their
evolution, identify the elements of the organizational environments, manage
resources and develop the ability to make sound decision within an
organization.
Course Contents:

Module I
Introduction to business, Business firms - Forms of organisation - sole
proprietors, Partnership, Joint-Hindu family, Joint stock Company, Cooperative organisations -

Public Enterprises, BPO, E-commerce

and M-commerce.
Module II: Management
Introduction - Meaning, nature and characteristics of Management - Scope
and functional areas of management - Social responsibility of management
and Ethics.

Module III: Planning

Nature importance and purpose of planning - Planning process, Objectives Types of plans (Meaning only) - Decision-making importance & steps.

Module IV: Organising & Staffing

Nature and purpose of organisation, Principles of organisation - Types of
organization - Departmentation, Committees - Centralisation Vs
decentralisation of authority and responsibility - Span of Control - MBO and
MBE( Meaning only) - Nature and importance of staffing - Process of selection
& recruitment(in brief) retaining (training and compensation).

Module V: Directing
Meaning and nature of directing - Leadership styles - Motivation theories
(Maslow's, Herzberg, Mcgregors X & Y theory), Ouchi's TheoryCommunication meaning and importance, barriers to communication, types
of communication - Coordination meaning and importance.

Module VI: Controlling

Meaning and steps in controlling - Essentials of a sound control system Methods of establishing control(in brief) Balance score card, Economic
value added, Market value added.
Module VII: Management in perspective
Change Management, Knowledge Management, Learning organization,
Managing Diversity, Corporate Governance.
Examination Scheme:
Examination Scheme:
Components
Weightage (%)

A
5

P
5

HA
5

CT
15

EE
70

A-Attendance; P-Project/Seminar/Quiz/Viva; HA-Home Assignment; CT-Class

Test; EE-End Semester Examination
Text & References:

Koontz & O'Donnell, Management.

Drucker, Peter: Management Tasks, Responsibilities and Practices