Management Priniciples & Practices

Management Principles and Practices is the core subject in all management programmes. This book covers the entire gamut of this core course.The first part of this book provides conceptual framework of management along with evolutionary theories of management in a very simple manner. It looks into the major types of organizations and dwells extensively on organization structure and designs. Further, various management functions such as Communication, Motivation, Staffing, Coordination, Decision Making, Directing and Management Control are discussed at great length. Towards the end, important issues such as Management By Objectives (MBO), Group Dynamics and Leadership theories are covered. A unique chapter on Emerging Dimensions of Managerial Excellence provides students with a perspective of things to come.At the end of each chapter, summaries and review exercises are provided so that the readers can assess their understanding of the subject.