Organization and Management

Course Title: Organization and Management

Course No: ME 708

Nature of the Course: THEORY

Semester: 7

Full Marks: 80 + 20

Pass Marks: 32 + 8

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

This course introduces organizational and management principles, including management theories, ownership forms, and organizational structures. It covers purchasing, marketing, and personnel management, along with motivation and leadership theories. The course also explores entrepreneurship, case study methodology, and management information systems.

Course Objectives

To acquire knowledge in the field of organizational management and internal organization of companies required for managing an enterprise; To acquire knowledge in the field of personnel management, motivation and leadership for developing managerial skills; To gain knowledge for starting a small scale unit independently; To gain knowledge on case study and management information system.

Course Contents

1. Organization

2 hrs

1.1. System approach applied to Organization

1.2. Necessity of Organization

1.3. Principles of Organization

1.4. Formal and Informal Organizations

2. Management

4 hrs

2.1. Functions of Management

2.2. Levels of Management

2.3. Managerial Skills

2.4. Importance of Management

2.5. Models of Management

3. Theory of Management

6 hrs

3.1. Scientific Management Approach

3.2. Administrative Management Approach

3.3. Behavioral Management Approach

3.4. Modern Management Theories

4. Forms of Ownership

2 hrs

4.1. Single Ownership – Advantages and limitations

4.2. Partnership – Types of Partners – Advantages and limitations

4.3. Joint Stock Company – Formation of Joint Stock Company – Advantages and limitations

4.4. Co – operative Societies – Types of Co – operatives – Advantages and limitations

4.5. Public Corporations – Advantages and limitations

5. Organizational Structure

2 hrs

5.1. Line Organization – Advantages and dis – advantages

5.2. Functional Organization – Advantages and dis – advantages

5.3. Line and Staff Organization – Advantages and dis – advantages

5.4. Committee Organization – Advantages and dis – advantages

6. Purchasing and Marketing Management

4 hrs

6.1. Purchasing – Introduction

6.2. Functions of Purchasing Department

6.3. Methods of Purchasing

6.4. Marketing – Introduction

6.5. Functions of Marketing

6.6. Advertising

7. Personal Management

8 hrs

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Functions of Personal Management

7.3. Development of Personal Policy

7.4. Manpower Planning

7.5. Recruitment and Selection of manpower – Scientific selection

7.6. Training and Development of manpower

7.7. Job Analysis, Job Evaluation and Merit Rating

7.8. Wages and Incentives

8. Motivation

6 hrs

8.1. Human needs

8.2. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs

8.3. Motivation – Introduction

8.4. Types of Motivation

8.5. Attitude Motivation; Group Motivation; Executive Motivation

8.6. Techniques of Motivation

8.7. Motivation Theories

8.8. McGregor’s Theory X – Y

8.9. Fear and Punishment Theory

8.10. Alderfer’s ERG Theory

8.11. MacClelland’s Theory of learned needs

8.12. Herzberg’s Hygiene Maintenance Theory

8.13. Vroom’s Expectancy/ Valency Theory

9. Leadership – Introduction

2 hrs

9.1. Qualities of a good Leader

9.2. Leadership Style

9.3. Blakes and Mouton’s Managerial Grid

9.4. Leadership Approach

9.5. Leadership Theories

10. Entrepreneurship – Introduction

2 hrs

10.1. Entrepreneurship Development

10.2. Entrepreneurial Characteristics

10.3. Need for Promotion of Entrepreneurship

10.4. Steps for establishing small scale unit

11. Case Studies

2 hrs

11.1. Introduction

11.2. Objectives of case study

11.3. Phases of case study

11.4. Steps of case study

11.5. Types of case studies

12. Management Information System

5 hrs

12.1. Data and Information

12.2. Need, function and Importance of MIS

12.3. Evolution of MIS

12.4. Organizational Structure and MIS

12.5. Computers and MIS

12.6. Classification of Information Systems

12.7. Information Support for functional areas of management

12.8. Organizing Information Systems

Text Books

1.“Industrial Engineering Handbook”, Editor – in – Chief, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 19xx
2.E. S. Buffa and R. K. Sarin “Modern Production / Operations Management”, 8th Edition, Wiley, 1987
3.H. J. Arnold and D. C. Feldman “Organizational Behavior”, McGraw – Hill, 1986
4.J. A. Senn, “Information Systems in Management”, 4th Edition, Wadsworth Inc., 1990
5.P. Hershey and K. H. Blanchard, “Management of Organizational Behavior – Utilizing Human Resources”, 4th Edition, Prentice – Hall Inc., 1982
6.M. Mahajan, “Industrial Engineering and production Management”, Dhanpat Rai and Co. (P) Ltd., Delhi, 2002
7.S. Sadagopan, “Management Information System”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd, 1997
8.C. B. Mamoria “Personnel Management”, Himalaya Publishing House – 1989
9.O. P. Khanna, “Industrial Engineering and Management”, Dhanpat Rai Publications (P) Ltd., 2007

Notes:

This syllabus follows the official BCT curriculum of Tribhuwan University. In case of any doubt or revision, the university's published syllabus shall be considered authoritative.

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