Balochistan Institute of Technology

MG-304 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT


Introduction:  Management  Concept,  Definition  and  process,  Managerial levels,  roles  &  skills,  Evolution  of  management  thought  in  changing environment, management’s ethical and social responsibilities;

Management Functions, Determination of Objectives & Goals, Effective goal setting, Management by objectives;

Management Functions and Management Process: Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling;

Planning:  The  nature,  purpose  and  process,  Hierarchy  and  types  of organization’s  plans,  Strategic  planning,  Environment  analysis,  SWOT analysis,   corporate,   business   and functional   strategies,   Operational planning tools, Flow charts, the Gantt charts, the load charts, PERT, and the logical framework, Effective planning;

Decision Making & Problem Solving:  The rational Decision-making Model, Decision making styles, Committee and group aided decision-making,

Organizing: Authority, Nature, Committee

Leadership: The Nature of leadership, Leadership Theories, Styles, and Skill;

Motivation: Concept, Primary and Secondary motives, Motivation theories; Elements of Controlling: An overview of control, control process, critical control  points  and  standards,  control  system,  Effective  control  system requirements, Resistance to control, Control strategy choice, and Methods of control.

Text Books:

  • Harold Knootz &  Heins Weihrich: Management
  • Drucker, P.F,:  The Practice of Management.
  • Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coulter: Management.