General Management and Entrepreneurship

Management 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.