Chapter 1—Nature and Significance of Management
1. Management—Concept, Functions, and Characteristics
2. Objectives, Importance, and Levels of Management
3. Management as Art, Science, and Profession
4. Coordination—Concept, Characteristics, and Importance
Chapter 2—Principles of Management
Principles of Management: Concept
1. Fayol’s Principles of Management
2. Taylor’s Scientific Management
3. Nature and Significance of Principles of Management
Chapter 3—Business Environment
1. Business Environment: Concept and Importance
2. Dimensions of Business Environment
Chapter 4—Planning
1. Planning: Concept and Process
2. Features, Importance, and Limitations of Planning
3. Types of Plans
Chapter 5—Organizing
1. Organizing: Concept, Process, and Importance
2. Organizational Structure: Concept and Types
3. Formal and Informal Organization
4. Delegation and Decentralization
Chapter 6—Staffing
1. Concept and Importance of Staffing
2. Staffing Process
3. Recruitment—Internal and External Sources
4. Selection Process
5. Training and Development—Importance and Methods
Chapter 7—Directing
1. Concept, Elements, and Importance of Directing
2. Motivation: Concept; Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs; Financial and Non-Financial Incentives
3. Leadership: Concept; Styles—Authoritative, Democratic, and Laissez-Faire
4. Communication: Concept, Types, and Barriers
Chapter 8—Controlling
1. Concept and Importance of Controlling; Relationship between Planning and Controlling
2. Controlling Process
