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Principles of Management

Principles of Management introduces fundamental concepts of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling within organizations. It covers management theories, decision-making, leadership, motivation, and organizational behavior, helping learners effectively manage teams and resources.

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Principles of Management

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Course Title: Principles of Management

Course No: MGT205

Nature of the Course: THEORY

Semester: 3

Full Marks: 80 + 20

Pass Marks: 32 + 8

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

Course Objectives

Course Contents

1. Introduction to Managers and Management

5 hrs

1.1. What is Management and what do managers do?

1.2. Defining management

1.3. Management functions

1.4. Management roles

1.5. Management skills

1.6. History of management

2. Organizational Culture and Environment

5 hrs

2.1. The manager: Omnipotent or symbolic?

2.2. The organization's culture

2.3. Environment

Defining environment

Specific environment

General environment

Influence on management practice

3. Decision Making the Essence of Manager's Job

5 hrs

3.1. The decision making process

3.2. The rational decision maker

3.3. Decision making styles

3.4. Analyzing decision alternatives

Certainty

Risk

Uncertainty

3.5. Group decision making

5 hrs

4.1. The foundations of planning

4.2. The definition of planning

4.3. Purposes of planning

4.4. Types of plans

4.5. Contingency factors on planning

4.6. Objectives: The foundation for planning

Multiplicity of objectives

Real versus stated objectives

Traditional objective setting

Management by objectives

5. Organization Structure and Design

5 hrs

5.1. Defining organization structure and design

5.2. Building the vertical dimension of organizations

5.3. Building the horizontal dimension of organizations

5.4. The contingency approach to organization design

5.5. Application of organization design

5 hrs

6.1. Motivating employees

6.2. What is motivation?

6.3. Contemporary approaches to motivation

6.4. Contemporary issues in motivation

6.5. From theory to practice: suggestions for motivating employees

4 hrs

7.1. Managers verses leaders

7.2. Trait theories

7.3. Behavioral theories

7.4. Contingency theories

7.5. Emerging approaches to leadership

7.6. Contemporary issues in leadership

8. Communication

4 hrs

8.1. Communication and interpersonal skills

8.2. Understanding communication

8.3. Communication styles of men and women

8.4. Feedback skills

8.5. Delegation skills

8.6. Conflict management skills

8.7. Negotiation skills

4 hrs

9.1. What is control?

9.2. The importance of control

9.3. The control process

9.4. Types of control

9.5. Qualities of effective control

9.6. The dysfunctional side of control

9.7. Ethical issues in control

10. Controlling tools and techniques

3 hrs

10.1. Information controls

10.2. Financial controls

10.3. Operations controls

10.4. Behavioral controls

Text Books

1.Robbins, S.P. & Coulter, Mary (1996) Management; Prentice Hall.
2.Robbins, S.P. & Decenzo, David A. (2001) Fundamentals of Management, Pearson.
3.Robbins, S.P., Coutler, M. & Bohara, N. (2010). Management (10th ed.) New Delhi: Prentice Hall.

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The course covers fundamental concepts of management including organization, decision making, planning, controlling, and concepts of motivation, leadership, and communication.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: Focus on the foundations of management, covering the essential concepts in management. Reflection of contemporary trends in management. It offers strong practical focus and also covering latest research studies in the field.

This syllabus follows the official BIT curriculum of Tribhuvan University. In case of any doubt or revision, the university’s published syllabus shall be considered authoritative.