MBA Gondwana University Syllabus

Can you provide me the syllabus of Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) offered by Faculty of Commerce of Gondwana University as I want to check it before taking admission in it?

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The syllabus of Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) offered by Faculty of Commerce of Gondwana University is as follows:

Paper C11: Principles of Business Management

Unit I: Basic Concept of Management: - Nature, definition and importance of management, Purpose and scope of management, Functions of management, Management: science or art , Management and Administration , Case Study: Professionalism of management in India.

Unit II: Evolution & Development of Management Thought - Scientific management; Contribution of Taylor, Fayol, Mary Follet, Elton Mayo, Peter F. Druckar ;Hawthorne experiments, Contingency approach . Management ethics and Management Culture, skills required by Manager, methods of skill development, Case study : Comparative study of main features of Japanese Management and Z culture of American Companies

Unit III: Management Planning & Decision Making – Meaning, Definition, characteristics of planning, objectives of planning , Nature of planning, Importance and Advantages of planning Steps in planning process, Limitations of planning, Essentials of a good planning,
Concept, characteristics of decision Making, Types of decisions, Steps Involved in decision making, Importance of decision making, Innovation and Creativity in Decision making . case study-Strategic planning in Indian Industry, MBO

Unit IV: Organisation, Coordination & Direction - Concepts, Principle of organization, Importance, Features of good organization structure, Types of Organisation structure.
Coordination – An essence of Management, Importance and need for coordination, Principles of coordination, Methods of achieving effective coordination; Meaning of direction, Importance and Principles of direction, Characteristics of good directives.

Unit V: Authority and Responsibility - Authority, Responsibilities and Accountability, characteristics of authority, Importance of authority, Types of authority, Delegation of Authority ,Limitations of Authority, Span of control.

Unit VI: Controlling - Concept, Definition, Areas or scope of control, planning-control relationship, steps in control process, Types of Control - (a) Feed forward control (b) Concurrent Control (Real Time Information & Control), (c) Feedback Control . Techniques of control, Essentials of an effective control System