This document outlines the syllabus for the Principles of Management course (MG8591) as part of the 2017 regulation of Anna University. It includes 5 units that cover key topics in management such as introduction to management and organizations, planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. The objective is for students to understand management functions and apply principles in organizations. Upon completing the course, students will understand managerial functions and have basic knowledge of international management. It lists two textbooks and 4 references for the course. Sample important questions are also provided covering various levels of understanding and application of course concepts.
This document outlines the syllabus for the Principles of Management course (MG8591) as part of the 2017 regulation of Anna University. It includes 5 units that cover key topics in management such as introduction to management and organizations, planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. The objective is for students to understand management functions and apply principles in organizations. Upon completing the course, students will understand managerial functions and have basic knowledge of international management. It lists two textbooks and 4 references for the course. Sample important questions are also provided covering various levels of understanding and application of course concepts.
This document outlines the syllabus for the Principles of Management course (MG8591) as part of the 2017 regulation of Anna University. It includes 5 units that cover key topics in management such as introduction to management and organizations, planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. The objective is for students to understand management functions and apply principles in organizations. Upon completing the course, students will understand managerial functions and have basic knowledge of international management. It lists two textbooks and 4 references for the course. Sample important questions are also provided covering various levels of understanding and application of course concepts.
This document outlines the syllabus for the Principles of Management course (MG8591) as part of the 2017 regulation of Anna University. It includes 5 units that cover key topics in management such as introduction to management and organizations, planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. The objective is for students to understand management functions and apply principles in organizations. Upon completing the course, students will understand managerial functions and have basic knowledge of international management. It lists two textbooks and 4 references for the course. Sample important questions are also provided covering various levels of understanding and application of course concepts.
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MG8591 Syllabus Principles of Management
(Regulation 2017 Anna University)
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS
Definition of Management – Science or Art – Manager Vs Entrepreneur – types of managers
-managerial roles and skills – Evolution of Management – Scientific, human relations, system and contingency approaches – Types of Business organization – Sole proprietorship, partnership, company-public and private sector enterprises – Organization culture and Environment – Current trends and issues in Management.
UNIT II PLANNING
Nature and purpose of planning – planning process – types of planning – objectives – setting objectives – policies – Planning premises – Strategic Management – Planning Tools and Techniques – Decision making steps and process.
UNIT III ORGANISING
Nature and purpose – Formal and informal organization – organization chart – organization structure – types – Line and staff authority – departmentalization – delegation of authority – centralization and decentralization – Job Design – Human Resource Management – HR Planning, Recruitment, selection, Training and Development, Performance Management, Career planning and management
UNIT IV DIRECTING
Foundations of individual and group behaviour – motivation – motivation theories – motivational
techniques – job satisfaction – job enrichment – leadership – types and theories of leadership – communication – process of communication – barrier in communication – effective communication –communication and IT.
UNIT V CONTROLLING
System and process of controlling – budgetary and non-budgetary control techniques – use of computers and IT in Management control – Productivity problems and management – control and performance – direct and preventive control – reporting.
*** OBJECTIVE: MG8591 Notes Principles of Management
To enable the students to study the evolution of Management, to study the functions and principles of management and to learn the application of the principles in an organization .
OUTCOME: MG8591 Notes Principles of Management
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to have clear understanding Managerial functions like planning, organizing, staffing, leading & controlling and have same basic knowledge on international aspect of management
TEXTBOOKS: MG8591 Principles of Management
1. Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter, ―Management‖, Prentice Hall (India) Pvt. Ltd., 10th Edition, 2009. 2. JAF Stoner, Freeman R.E and Daniel R Gilbert ―Management‖, Pearson Education, 6th Edition, 2004.
REFERENCES: MG8591 Principles of Management
1. Stephen A. Robbins & David A. Decenzo & Mary Coulter, ―Fundamentals of Management‖ Pearson Education, 7th Edition, 2011. 2. Robert Kreitner & Mamata Mohapatra, ― Management‖, Biztantra, 2008. 3. Harold Koontz & Heinz Weihrich ―Essentials of management‖ Tata McGraw Hill,1998. 4. Tripathy PC & Reddy PN, ―Principles of Management‖, Tata McGraw Hill, 1999
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MG8591 Important Questions Principles of Management
(Regulation 2017 Anna University)
Sample MG8591 Important Questions Principles of Management
1 Is Management an art or science? Discuss. (13) Level 1 Remembering
2 Discuss the principles and techniques of ScientificManagement.(13) Level 2 Understanding 3 Examine the 14 principles of management advocated byHenry Fayol.
4 Classify the different roles and functions of managers andexplain them in detail.(13) Level 4 Analysing 5(i) Evaluate the motion study as used by Gilberths. (5) (ii)Summarize the views of different schools of Level 5 Evaluating management. (8) 6 (i) How would you prioritize the facts of contingency approach? (5) (ii) What information would you use to support the view Level 6 Creating systems approach in management? (8) 7 Enlighten the relevance of environmental factors that affectglobal business. (13) Level 1 Remembering 8 How would you classify the business organizations?Explain.
9(i) Complete the various experiments in Hawthorne Studies. (5) Level 3 Applying (ii) Discover the findings of Hawthorne experiments. (8) 10 Explain the evolution of management in detail. (13) Level 4 Analysing 11 (i) List the main characteristics of Public Enterprises. (5) Level 1 Remembering (ii) What are the features of Private Enterprises? (8) 12 (i) Predict the relative importance of each type of skills to lower, middle and upper level managers. (5) Level 2 Understanding (ii) Give the current trends & issues in management
13(i) Infer the concept of Globalization. (5)
(ii) Contrast the various challenges of management in Level 4 Analysing present scenario. (8) 14 (i) State the elements of Organization culture. (3) (ii) Identify the different types of culture in an organization?
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