BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Course Code: COM 2101 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, Co-operative 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 Theory- Communication 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 A P HA CT EE
Weightage (%) 5 5 5 15 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