Managerial skills and roles

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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

Skills needed by managers
Managerial roles

Managerial skills and roles

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Principles of Management (MGT 213)

Unit 2: Introduction to Management

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

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

Curriculum Scope

Skills needed by managers
Managerial roles

Detailed Microsyllabus

Managerial skills
1. Technical, human and conceptual skills.
2. Relative skill needs at different management levels.
3. Development through practice, feedback and learning.
Managerial roles
1. Interpersonal, informational and decisional roles.
2. Routine activities illustrating each role.
3. Interaction between managerial roles and formal functions.

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.