• Definitions of Management, Basic Principles and Process of Management
  • Introduction
  • Definition of management.
  • Nature of management.
  • Level of management
  • Roles of a manager.

 

• The Development of Management Thought/ Evolution of Management Thought
  • Approaches to management/Evolution of management thought
    • Scientific management
    • Administrative management
    • Bureaucratic management
    • MBO
    • Human relation approach.
    • Behavioral approach
    • Quantitative approach
    • Systems approach
    • Contingency approach

 

• Contributions of F.W. Taylor, Henry Fayol,  Peter F. Drucker Etc.
  • Contribution by
    • Robert Oven
    • Towne
    • Andrew Ure
    • Chris Argyras

 

• Functions of Management

 

• Planning-Steps in Planning,Types of Plan, Hierarchy of Plan
  • Planning
  • Steps in planning
  • Hierarchy of planning
  • Types of plan

 

• Decision Making Process
  • Decision making
    • Types of decision making
    • Steps in decision making
    • Models of decision making behavior
    • Decision making environment

   

• Organizational Theory, Organizational  Structure, Departmentation,Levels of Management, Authority-Line and Staff,Deligation of Authority, Centralization and  Decentralization
  • Organizing
    • Departmentation.
    • Levels of management
    • Span of management
    • Centralization and decentralization
    • Authority
    • Delegation of authority
    • Organizing process
    • Organizational structure
    • Committees

 

• Direction Function: Motivation-Theories of Motivation
  • Directing
  • Motivation
    • Maslow’s need hierarchy theory
    • ERG theory
    • Vroom’s Expectancy theory
    • Equity theory
    • Theory X and theory Y
    • McClelland’s theory
    • Carrot and stick approachs

 

• Leadership Styles and Functions
  • Directing
  • Leadership
    • Great man theory
    • Trait theory
    • Behavioural theories
    • Situational theories/Contingency theory
    • Transactional leadership
    • Transformational leadership

   

• Concept of Control
  • Controlling
    • Definition of controlling
    • Types of control
    • Control techniques

 

• Social Responsibilities of a Business