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Discipline Specific Core Course (DSC)

Management Principles and Applications


BCH: DSC- 1.1

Objective: The course aims to familiarize the learner with extant and emerging management
theories and practices for reflective and holistic thinking on management principles and
practices.

Learning Outcomes: After completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1. describe the various levels of management and applicability of management


principles.
2. evaluate a company’s competitive landscape as per Porter’s Five-force model.
3. demonstrate various types of authority, delegation and decentralization in
authority
4. demonstrate various types of leadership styles and identify the motivation
techniques used by leaders.
5. discuss the impact of emerging issues in management.
Course Contents:

Unit wise C&K* A&A**


Unit weightage of
marks (in %)

Unit 1: Introduction 15 √ √

Unit 2: Planning 25 √ √

Unit 3: Organising 20 √ √

Unit 4: Directing and Controlling 25 √ √

Unit 5: Salient Developments and Contemporary 15 √ √


Issues in Management

*C&K- Comprehension & Knowledge


**A&A – Analysis & Application

Unit 1: Introduction

Meaning and importance of management; Coordination mechanisms in organisations;


Management theories- classical, neo-classical and modern constructions of management;
Managerial functions; Managerial roles (Mintzberg); Managerial competencies. Indian Ethos for
Management: Value-Oriented Holistic Management; Learning Lessons from Bhagavat Gita and
Ramayana.

Unit 2: Planning

Organisational objective setting; Decision-making environment (certainty, risk, uncertainty);


Techniques for individual and group decision-making; Planning vis-à-vis Strategy- meaning and
elements of the business firm environment- micro, meso, and macro; Industry structure,
Business-level strategic planning.

Unit 3: Organising

Decentralization and Delegation; Factors affecting organisational design; Departmentalization;


Organisational structures and Organograms: traditional and modern, comparative suitability and
changes over time; formal- informal organisations’ interface.

Unit 4: Directing and Controlling

Motivation- meaning, importance and factors affecting motivation; Leadership- meaning,


importance and factors affecting leadership, leadership styles, and followership.
Controlling- Principles of controlling; Measures of controlling and accountability for
performance.
Unit 5: Salient Developments and Contemporary Issues in Management

Management challenges of the 21st Century; Factors reshaping and redesigning management
purpose, performance and reward perceptions- Internationalisation, Digitalisation,
Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Values & Ethics - Case studies on Indian corporates like Tata,
Bhilwara Group, IOC and Godrej, Workplace diversity, Democracy and Sociocracy, Subaltern
management ideas from India.

Practical Exercises:

The learners are required to


1. participate in a role-play activity for describing the various levels of management and
applicability of management principles in defining the policies of the chosen
organisation.
2. identify a company and evaluate its competitive landscape as per Porter’s Five-force
model.
3. a) prepare a comparative analysis of organizational structures of various companies.
b) create a simulation exercise in class to demonstrate various types of authority,
delegation and decentralization in authority
4. demonstrate various types of leadership styles in the form of role-play and identify the
motivation techniques used by leaders.
5. discuss the impact of emerging issues in management.
Suggested Readings:

● Chhabra, T. N. (2021). Business Organisation and Management. Sun India Publications.


New Delhi.
● Chakraborty, S. K. (1997). Human Values For Managers. Wheeler Publishing. (Case
Studies - Chapter 1, 2, 4 and 8)
● Drucker, P. F. (1954). The Practice of Management. Newyork: Harper & Row.
● Drucker, P. F. (1999). Management Challenges for the 21st Century. Harper Collins
Publishers Inc.
● Gupta, C. B., & Mathur, S. (2020). Management Principles and Applications. Scholar
Tech Press, Delhi.
● Griffin. (2013). Management Principles and Application. Cengage.
● Koontz, H., & Weihrich, H. (2012). Essentials of Management: An International and
Leadership Perspective. McGraw Hill Publications
● Kumar, P. (2019). Management: Principles and Applications. JSR Publication House LP,
Delhi.
● Laasch, O. (2022). Principles of Management, 2e, Sage Textbook
● Mahajan, J. P., & Mahajan A. (2016). Management Principles and Applications. Vikas
Publications.
● Mitra, J. K. (2018). Principles of Management.Oxford University Press.
● Rao, V. S. P. (2020). Management Principles and Applications. Taxmann Publications.
● Sharlekar, S. A. (2010). Management (Value-Oriented Holistic Approach). Himalaya
Publishing House. (Chapters 3 and 4)
● Singh, B. P., & Singh, A. K. (2002). Essentials of Management. New Delhi. Excel
Books Pvt. Ltd.
● Tulsian, P. C., & Pandey, V. (2021). Business Organisation & Management. Pearson
Education, India

Note: Suggested readings will be updated by the Department of Commerce and uploaded
on Department’s website.

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