General Management and Entrepreneurship

Concepts, Functions, Significance of management, Management and administration, Levels of management. Principles of management-Henry Fayol and F.W Taylor, Approaches/schools of management thought – Classical, Neo-Classical and Modern.

Planning-Concept, Nature, Processes, Types, Significance of planning, Planning process, Management by Objectives.
Organization- Concept, Importance, Process of organizing, Principles of Organization, Types-Formal and Informal.
Organization Structure- Types of Organization Structure-line, line and staff, functional, project, matrix and committee. Delegation and Decentralization of Authority(conceptual knowledge only)

Decision Making-Meaning, Significance, Types of decisions, Process of decision-making, Techniques of decision-making,
Controlling-Concepts, Features, Steps of controlling, Importance, Techniques-Traditional and Modern (Elementary knowledge only)
Leadership-Definition, Importance, Difference between leadership and management, Functions of a leader, Styles of Leadership-autocratic, participative and free-rein

Entrepreneurship Introduction –Meaning& Definition of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur &Enterprise –Functions of Entrepreneur -Factors influencing Entrepreneurship -Pros and Cons of being an Entrepreneur –Qualities of an Entrepreneur –Types of Entrepreneur

Starting the New Venture - Generating Business Idea, Sources of New Idea, Methods of generating Ideas, creative problem solving, opportunity recognition, environment scanning, and competitor and Industry analysis. The Four stages of Growth model- pre start-up-stage, Start-up Stage, Early Growth Stage, Later Growth Stage.