JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

To understand the Fundamentals of Management and Behavioral aspects of

individual and groups in an organization.

Course outcomes: Students will be able to understand a) Evolution of Management and contribution of Management thinkers b) the relevance of environmental scanning, planning and to take decisions,

• c) Organizing and controlling d) Individual and group Behavior e) Leadership and Motivation.

UNIT - I

Introduction to Management: The Management Process, Management Functions, kinds of managers, Managerial roles and skills. Evolution of Management -Theories of Management - Classical, Scientific, Administrative, Behavioral, Management Sciences Theories; Systems and Contingency theory.

UNIT - II

Planning and Decision Making: Planning and goal setting – Organizational planning - Vision, Mission and goals, Types of plans, steps in planning process, Approaches to planning, Planning in Dynamic Environment. Decision making process, types of decisions, decision making styles, Vroom’s Participative decision making model.

UNIT - III

Organizing and Controlling: Organizational Structure, Principles of Organizing, Authority, Power and Influence, designing organizational structure. Mechanistic and organic structures, contemporary organizational design and its challenges. Controlling: The control process, controlling for organizational performance, types of control, financial controls, Balanced Scorecard, Bench Marking, Contemporary issues in controlling.

UNIT - IV

Organizational Behavior: Individual and Group Behavior: Importance of Organizational Behavior, Culture and diversity, personality theories, perception, formation of group behavior, classification of groups, group properties, group cohesiveness.

UNIT - V

Leadership and Motivation: Leadership traits, Leadership styles, Leadership theories, Power and Politics. Motivation: Approaches to Motivation, Maslow’s needs hierarchy theory, two factor theory of motivation, McGregor’s theory, ERG theory, McClelland’s needs theory, Valance Theory.

TEXTBOOKS:

• 1. Richard L. Daft, New Era of Management, Cengage Learning, 11e, 2017.
• 2. Afsaneh Nahavandi, Robert B.Denhardt, Janet V. Denhardt, Maris P. Aristigueta, Organizational Behaviour, Sage Publications, 2015.
• 3. Laurie J. Mullins, Management, and Organizational Behaviour, Pearson Publications, 9e.
• 4. Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A.Judge, Neharika Vohra, Organizational Behaviour, Pearson, 16 e, 2017.
• 5. Ramesh B. Rudani, Management and Organizational Behaviour Tata McGraw hill, 2011.