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ADC/B.

Com-II
Paper-II
Principles of Management
Objectives
The objectives of the course are to enable the participants:
• Expose students to the theories of management, organizational theory, and the practice of
management in contemporary organizations from a conceptual, analytical, and pragmatic
perspective.
• To analyze the concept of scientific management as well as comprehend the functions and
qualities of a good manager.
• To develop skills of effective decision making.
• To acquire knowledge about the process of planning and understand reasons behind the
failure of plans.
• To advance knowledge about the characteristics of a good control system.
Contents
1. The Emergence of Business and Management Thought:
Concept of scientific management, Human Relation and Administration, Universal functions of a
Manager, qualities of a good manager.
2. Effective Decision Making:
Process of Decision Making, Rational of Decision Making, preventing the problem, solving the
problem. Japanese Decision Making, Group ideas in decision making personal decisions,
Guideline for effective decision-making.
3. The Planning Process:
Activities involved in the process of planning, Choosing objectives, Identify premises, Survey
resources, Establish policies, Procedures and rules. Establish budgets. Decide standards. Common
reasons for failure of plans.
4. Organization:
Organization and Organization bureaucracy, Basic elements of organizing, Division of Labour,
Delegation of Authority, Centralized Vs Decentralized, Organization structure, Span of Control.
5. Motivations:
Concepts and Applications in Organization, Personality, Behavior and Motivation, Need Theory,
X & Y Theory, Two factor Theory, Human Relations Theory and Money and Motivation Theory.
6. Staffing:
Staffing activities, determining needs in advance. Selection and Recruiting, Orientation and
training, performance appraisal, MBO as a technique for appraisal, Compensation, Promotion,
Termination.
7. The Questions of Authority. Concept of Authority in Management:
Sources of Authority, Line, Staff and Functional Authority.
8. Know Thyself (Understanding Human Psychology)
Basic Motives, Humanistic approach, Self-actualizing person, Importance of Self-acceptance and
Accurate Self Image.
9. Leadership:
Manager as a leader, An elementary introduction to leadership theories.
10. Group Dynamics:
Characteristics of a group, Reasons, Types and control.
11. Communications:
Factors, Process, Noise, Media’s Philosophies or Theories of communication.
12. Concept of Control:
Control process, Control as a Feedback, Phases, Types, Budgetary Control, Break-even analysis
and Control through Ratios, Control through R.O.I., Direct control through Key Results areas,
Characteristics of a good control system.

Recommended Books
1. Koontz Harald, Weihrich, Beins, Management Mc-Graw Hill, New York latest edition.
2. Fulmer, Robert M., The New Management, Mc-Graw Hill, New York.
3. Amin Khalid New Management, K.B.E Book Bank Karachi,
4. Dapt, Richad L. Management, Fort Worth, The Dryden.
5. Peter Drucker F. An Introduction View of Management Hamper’s College Press New York.
6. Khursheed H. Siddiqui Introduction to New Management, Karachi,
7. Syed Shaukat Ali New Management, Rahbar Publisher’s Urdu Bazar Karachi.

Note: 1. Duration of course will be 20 weeks.


2. Total 20 lectures of 02 hours duration will be delivered.
3. Schedule of classes will be provided upon admission.

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