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Foundation of Business Management syllabus

MGT 2319 units · 46 topicsAcademic year 2083/84
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Foundation of Business Management

9 units

1. Introduction (6 LHs)

  1. Introduction
    1. Concept of management and business management
  2. Management Process
    1. the management process
  3. Types, Roles and Skills of Managers
    1. type of managers (general, functional and line managers), basic managerial roles and skills
  4. Changing Managerial Work and Challenges
    1. changing job of managers, management challenges
  5. Business Environment and Porter Model
    1. acquaintance to task and general environment of business and analysis of task environment using Porter model.
  6. Activities
    1. Preparation of company profile focusing task environment and case analysis.

2. Philosophical Aspects of Management (6 LHs)

  1. Philosophical Aspects of Management
    1. The classical philosophy (scientific management, administrative management and bureaucratic management)
  2. Behavioural Management Philosophy
    1. behavioural management philosophy (human relation movement and Hawthorne studies)
  3. Systems and Contingency Philosophy
    1. system and contingency philosophy and
  4. Issues in Nepalese Business
    1. emerging issues and challenges in Nepalese business.
  5. Activities
    1. Surfing and finding out the techniques of using these theories in practice and presenting in class.

3. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (4 LHs)

  1. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
    1. Ethical issues in management
  2. Roots of Unethical Behaviour
    1. the roots of unethical behaviour
  3. Philosophical Approaches to Ethics
    1. philosophical approaches to ethics
  4. Social Responsibility and Friedman Doctrine
    1. social responsibility of business and arguments for social responsibility and Friedman doctrine.
  5. Activities
    1. Oral presentation on social and ethical issues in Nepalese business and society and case analysis.

4. Planning and Decision Making (7 LHs)

  1. Planning
    1. Planning: Meaning and levels of planning, planning horizons, planning process, meaning and use of single use, standing, contingency and derivative planning, pitfalls and their improvement in planning.
  2. Decision Making
    1. Decision Making: Concept of decision making, process of rational decision making, type of problems and decision making, decision making conditions and styles.
  3. Activities
    1. Simulation and case analysis

5. Organizational Architecture (7 LHs)

  1. Organizational Architecture
    1. Meaning and concept of organizational structure and architecture
  2. Elements and Design of Organizational Architecture
    1. elements of organizational architecture, designing structure: vertical differentiation (Tall Vs. Flat), horizontal differentiation (Functional, multidivisional, geographical and matrix), and integrating mechanisms (formal knowledge network and strategy, coordination and integrating mechanisms)
  3. Authority, Responsibility and Accountability
    1. definition and source of authority, responsibility and accountability and creating accountability in business organizations
  4. Emerging Issues and Nepalese Practices
    1. emerging issues in organization design and architecture, Nepalese practices in organizational structure.
  5. Activities
    1. Project work and case analysis.

6. Organizational Culture (4 LHs)

  1. Organizational Culture
    1. Meaning and concept of organizational culture
  2. Importance of Organizational Culture
    1. importance of organizational culture
  3. Changing and Strengthening Culture
    1. change and strengthening organizational culture
  4. Culture During Mergers
    1. managing organizational culture during merger
  5. Culture in Nepalese Organizations
    1. organizational culture in Nepalese organization.
  6. Activities
    1. Term paper on culture after merger and case analysis

7. Group and Team (4 LHs)

  1. Group and Team
    1. Meaning of team and group
  2. Team and Group Differences
    1. difference between team and group
  3. Importance and Creation of Effective Teams
    1. importance of team in organization, creating effective team
  4. Types of Groups and Teams
    1. types of group and team
  5. Team Conflict and Nepalese Practice
    1. managing team conflict, position of team work in Nepalese organization.
  6. Activities
    1. Simulation and case analysis.

8. Communication and Control (5 LHs)

  1. Communication and Control
    1. Meaning of business communication
  2. Communication Process and Barriers
    1. communication process, parties involved in communication, communication barriers and their improvement
  3. Control: Meaning, Process and Types
    1. meaning, process and types of control
  4. Effective Control Systems and Techniques
    1. essentials of effective control system, control tools and techniques.
  5. Activities
    1. Simulation, oral presentation and case analysis

9. Business Management Trends and Scenario in Nepal (5 LHs)

  1. Business Management Trends and Scenario in Nepal
    1. Growth of business sector in Nepal
  2. Major Industries in Nepal
    1. major industries in Nepal – manufacturing, export – oriented, import- substitution, and service sector
  3. Nepalese Management and Business Practices
    1. existing management and business practices in Nepalese business
  4. Problems of Nepalese Business
    1. major problems of Nepalese business
  5. Activities
    1. Live project and presentation