Goal formulation

Unit 1: The Nature of OrganizationsTopic 3 of 5

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Principles of Management

11 units

1 The Nature of Organizations
2 Introduction to Management
3 Management: History and Current Thinking
4 Environmental Context of Management
5 Planning and Making Decisions
6 Fundamentals of Organizing
7 Leadership and Motivation
8 Fundamental of Influencing and Communication
9 Control and Quality Management
10 Managing in the Global Arena
11 Management Trends and Scenario in Nepal

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What the syllabus expects

Processes and approaches to setting goals
Difficulties in formulating goals

Goal formulation

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Principles of Management (MGT 213)

Unit 1: The Nature of Organizations

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

To develop an understanding of goal formulation and explain the managerial concepts and assess their application in organizational situations.

Curriculum Scope

Processes and approaches to setting goals
Difficulties in formulating goals

Detailed Microsyllabus

Goal-setting process
1. Identify mission and stakeholder expectations.
2. Assess resources, opportunities and constraints.
3. Translate priorities into departmental and individual targets.
Approaches and difficulties
1. Top-down, bottom-up and participative goal setting.
2. Negotiation, communication and acceptance of targets.
3. Conflict, uncertainty, unrealistic expectations and measurement problems.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 9-10.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.