Essentials of Management

It gives us immense pleasure to present the revised and enlarged edition of the book on Essentials of Management. The book has been published for B.Com Semester I and BBA Semester I of Lucknow University as per new syllabus. In the book, we have maintained the earlier pattern and style of the book which has been appreciated and lauded over the past so many years. The further highlights of the book are the simplicity of explanation combined with a style that ensures easy understanding. We have tried to put the subject-matter in such a way that the students get the feeling of live teacher interacting with them. The book is immensely useful for the students of B.Com and BBA examinations.

Essentials of Management Syllabus For B.Com. & B.B.A. Semester I of Lucknow University

B.Com (Semester System) Semester-I Essentials of Management

Unit-I Introduction, Nature of Management. Evolution of Management Thought – various theories and approaches, Contribution of Peter Drucker to Value creation, Management Process.

Unit-II Planning: Objectives, Policy & Strategy. Forecasting, Decision Making, Organizing: Organization Theory, Design of organization structure, Authority & Responsibility, Line and Staff Relationships, Departmentation, Delegation Centralization, and Decentralization.

Unit-III Staffing: Fundamentals of staffing. Recruitment & Selection. Training & Development, Performance Appraisal. Directing, Fundamentals of Directing, Fundamentals of motivation. Leadership.

Unit-IV Co-ordination, Controlling: Nature and Scope of Control. Types of Control. Control Process, Management by Exception (MBE), Effective Control System, Control Techniques-Traditional and Modern. 

BBA 106 Semester-I Principles of Management

Unit-I Introduction, Nature of Management, Development of Management Thought, Schools of Management Thought, Management Process & Co-ordination, Managers need for understanding Internal and external environment.

Unit-II Planning, Fundamentals of planning, Objectives, Policy & Strategy, Forecasting, Decision Making, Organizing, Organization Theory, Design of organization structure, Authority & Responsibility, Line and Staff Relationships, Pattern of organizational design, Groups in an organization, Dysfunctional Aspects of Organization, Organizational Change.

Unit-III Staffing: Fundamentals of staffing. Recruitment & Selection. Training & Development, Performance Appraisal. Directing, Fundamentals of Directing, Motivation. Concept and techniques, Leadership Approaches and Communication.

Unit-IV Controlling: Nature and Scope of Control, Types of Control. Control Process, Management by Exception (MBE), Effective Control System, Control Techniques-Traditional and Modern.

Essentials of Management Book Contents

1. Management (Introduction, Nature and Management Process)
2.  Evolution of Management Thought (Various Theories and Approaches, Contribution of Peter Drucker to Value Creation)
3. Planning
4. Types of Plans
5. Planning Process
6. Forecasting
7. Decision-Making
8. Planning and Strategy
9. Organisation Theory and Departmentation
10. Design of Organization Structure, Line and Staff Relationship
11. Groups in the Organisation
12. Authority, Responsibility, and Delegation
13. Centralization and Decentralisation
14. Staffing
15. Recruitment & Selection
16. Training and Development
17. Performance Appraisal
18. Directing, Fundaments of Directing
19. Fundamentals of Motivation
20. Leadership
21. Leadership Theories
22. Co-Ordination
23. Controlling
24. Management by Exception
25. Management by Objectives
26. Environmental Analysis and Diagnosis
27. Communication Nature, Process and Networks
28. Barriers to Communication
29. Effective Communication
30. Dysfunctional Aspects of Organization
31. Organizational Change