Foundation of Business Management syllabus

Foundation of Business Management

• 1 Introduction (6 LHs)

  • Concept of management and business management
  • The management process
  • Type of managers (general, functional and line managers)
  • Basic managerial roles and skills
  • Changing job of managers
  • Management challenges
  • Acquaintance to task and general environment of business and analysis of task environment…
• 2 Philosophical Aspects of Management (6 LHs)

  • The classical philosophy
  • Behavioural management philosophy (human relation movement and Hawthorne studies)
  • System and contingency philosophy and emerging issues and challenges in Nepalese business
• 3 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (4 LHs)

  • Ethical issues in management
  • The roots of unethical behaviour
  • Philosophical approaches to ethics
  • Social responsibility of business and arguments for social responsibility and Friedman doctrine
• 4 Planning and Decision Making (7 LHs)

  • Planning
  • Meaning and use of single use
  • Contingency and derivative planning
  • Pitfalls and their improvement in planning. Decision Making
  • Process of rational decision making
  • Type of problems and decision making
  • Decision making conditions and styles. Activities
• 5 Organizational Architecture (7 LHs)

  • Meaning and concept of organizational structure and architecture
  • Elements of organizational architecture
  • Designing structure
  • Horizontal differentiation (Functional, multidivisional, geographical and matrix)
  • And integrating mechanisms
  • Definition and source of authority
  • Responsibility and accountability and creating accountability in business organizations
  • Emerging issues in organization design and architecture
  • Nepalese practices in organizational structure. Activities
• 6 Organizational Culture (4 LHs)

  • Meaning and concept of organizational culture
  • Importance of organizational culture
  • Change and strengthening organizational culture
  • Managing organizational culture during merger
  • Organizational culture in Nepalese organization. Activities
• 7 Group and Team (4 LHs)

  • Meaning of team and group
  • Difference between team and group
  • Importance of team in organization
  • Creating effective team
  • Types of group and team
  • Managing team conflict
  • Position of team work in Nepalese organization. Activities
• 8 Communication and Control (5 LHs)

  • Meaning of business communication
  • Communication process
  • Parties involved in communication
  • Communication barriers and their improvement
  • Process and types of control
  • Essentials of effective control system
  • Control tools and techniques. Activities
  • Oral presentation and case analysis
• 9 Business Management Trends and Scenario in Nepal (5 LHs)

  • Growth of business sector in Nepal
  • Major industries in Nepal – manufacturing
  • Import- substitution
  • Existing management and business practices in Nepalese business
  • Major problems of Nepalese business Activities