Business Management & Ethics

Paper Code: 
BCS 114
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
9.00
Unit I: 
Nature of Management and its Process

Meaning; Objectives, Importance, Nature of Management- Science, Art Profession; Management Approaches; Management Functions- Planning, Organising; Personal Management, Directing & Control; Principles of Management- Fayol’s  and Taylor’s Principles; Managerial Skills; Task & Responsibilities of Professional Manager.

9.00
Unit II: 
Planning

Concept, Feature, Importance, Limitations, Planning Process; Types of Plans- Objectives, Strategy, Policy, Procedure, Method, Rule, Budget, Plan vs. Programme, Policies and Procedures, Decision-Making.

Organizing: Concept, Feature, Importance, Limitations, Organizing Process; Types of Organisation; Structure of Organisation; Centralization and De-Centralization; Delegation; Growth in Organisation.

9.00
Unit III: 
Human Resource Management

Concept, Feature, Importance, Limitations, Recruitment Process- Selection, Training and Development Methods; Functions of Personnel Manager; Performance Appraisal.

Direction and Co-Ordination:

Direction- Concept, Feature, Importance, Limitations; Elements of Direction: Elements of Directing- Supervision, Motivation, Leadership, Communication;

Co-ordination: Concept, Feature, Importance, Limitations; Types- Internal & External; Co-ordination- the Essence of Management.

9.00
Unit IV: 
Controlling

Concept, Feature, Importance, Limitations; Control Process, Essentials of a Good Control System; Techniques of Control- Traditional and Non Traditional Control Devices; Relationship between Planning and Controlling; Change Management.

Recent Trends in Management: Change Management, Crisis Management, Total Quality Management, Risk Management, Global Practices.  

9.00
Unit V: 
Business Ethics

-          Genesis, Concepts, Elements, Ethics in Business.

-          Challenges of Business Ethics and corporate Leadership

Ethical Principles in Business – Indian Perspective.

References: 
  1. Gupta, C. B., Business Organization, S.Chand, NewDelhi
  2. Study material issued by ICSI
  3. Scanner-Arun Kumar(Shuchita Prakashans(P) Ltd)
  4. Weihrich, Heinz and Koontz, Harold, Essentials of Management, McGraw Hill, New York
  5. Drucker, Peter Ferdinand, Management Challenges for 21st Century, Harper Collins, USA.
  6. Luthans, Fred, Organization Behaviour, McGraw Hill, New York
  7. Allen, Louis A., Management and Organization, McGraw Hill, New York
  8. Ansoff, H., The New Corporate Strategy, Wiley.

 

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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