KUK - LMS

Syllabus

MODULE NO / UNIT	COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE	NOTES
Course Code: M-BECOE -019 Course Name: Elective Course - Management Concepts And Organizational Behaviour-I
1	Evolution of Management Concepts Concept of Management; Functions and Responsibilities of Managers; Contribution of Management Thinkers: Taylor, Fayol, Elton Mayo; Different schools of management thought: Behavioural, Scientific, Systems, and Contingency; Case Studies. Reading List • Koontz , H., Weihrich, H. & Cannice, Mark V. (2020). Essentials of Management: An International, Innovative and Leadership Perspective. McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited, Chennai. • Sudha, G.S. (2003). Management Concepts and Organisational Behaviour. RBSA Publishers.
2	Fundamentals of Planning Planning: Nature and Purpose of Planning, The Planning Process, Principles of Planning, Types of Planning; Management by Objectives (MBO); Benefits and Weaknesses of MBO; Case Studies. Reading List • Bose, D. Chandra (2012). Principles of Management and Administration. PHI Learning Private Limited, Delhi. • Deming, W. Edwards (1994). Out of the Crisis. The MIT Press. • Gagne, Nana Okura (2017). Correcting Capitalism: Changing Metrics and Meanings of Work among Japanese Employees. Journal of Contemporary Asia. 48 (1), 67–87. • Hindle, Tim (2008). Guide to Management Ideas and Gurus. New York: Bloomberg Press. • LaFollette, William R. & Fleming, Richard J. (1977). The Historical Antecedents of Management by Objectives. Academy of Management Proceedings. 1977 (1), 2–5. • Mio, C., Venturelli, A. & Leopizzi, R. (2015). Management by objectives and corporate social responsibility disclosure: First results from Italy. Acc Auditing Accountability J., 28 (3): 325–364.
3	organizing and Staffing Organizing: Nature and Purpose of Organizing, Bases of Departmentation, Span of Management, Determinants of Span of Management, Line and Staff Relationship, Line-Staff Conflict, Bases of Delegation, Methods of Decentralization; Staffing : Concept, Nature, Importance, Steps; Concept of knowledge worker; Case Studies. Reading List • Bose, D. Chandra (2012). Principles of Management and Administration. PHI Learning Private Limited, Delhi. • Coase, Ronald (1937). The Nature of the Firm. Economica, 4(16), 386–405. • Handy, Charles (1990). Inside Organizations: 21 Ideas for Managers. London: BBC Books. • Handy, Charles (2005). Understanding Organizations. London: Penguin Books. • Hewlett, R. (2006). The Cognitive leader. Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc.
4	Decision Making and Controlling Decision making: Concept, Nature, Importance, and Process; Types of decision; Problems in decision making; Controlling: Concept, Nature, Importance, Process of controlling, Control Techniques; Case Studies. Reading List • Bose, D. Chandra (2012). Principles of Management and Administration. PHI Learning Private Limited, Delhi. • Brockmann, Erich N. & Anthony, William P. (2016). Tacit knowledge and strategic decision making. Group & Organization Management. 27 (4), 436–455. • Frensch, Peter A. & Funke, Joachim (Eds.). (1995). Complex problem solving: the European perspective. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. • Herbert, Alexander Simon (1977). The New Science of Management Decision. Prentice-Hall. • Kahneman, Daniel & Tversky, Amos, (Eds.). (2000). Choices, values, and frames. New York; Cambridge, UK: Russell Sage Foundation; Cambridge University Press.