PART I MANAGEMENTA CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
1 Introduction to Management
2 The Evolution and the Environment of Management
3 Social Responsibilities of Managers
PART II PLANNING, DECISION MAKING AND FORECASTING
4 Planning
5 Decision Making
6 Forecasting
PART III ORGANIZING
7 Organizational Structure
8 Authority, Responsibility and Accountability
PART IV STAFFING
9 Human Resource Management Processes
10 Human Resource ManagementPolicies and Practices
PART V DIRECTING
11 Directing
12 Managerial Communication
13 Leadership
14 Motivation and Morale
15 Teams and Teamwork
PART VI CONTROLLING AND COORDINATION
16 Controlling
17 Coordination
PART VII EMERGING TOPICS
18 Change Management
19 International Management
Number of Pages
544
Contributors
Author Info
Pravin Durai is the dean of School of Management Studies at St Josephs College (Autonomous),
Tiruchirappalli, and has more than twenty five years of experience in teaching and research. He is also
a visiting faculty at the Southern India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India (ICAI), Tiruchirappalli. He is a member of academic councils and board of studies of various
universities and autonomous colleges.