External environment components

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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

Economic
Sociocultural
Political
Technological

External environment components

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Principles of Management (MGT 213)

Unit 4: Environmental Context of Management

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

To develop an understanding of external environment components and explain the managerial concepts and assess their application in organizational situations.

Curriculum Scope

Economic
Sociocultural
Political
Technological

Detailed Microsyllabus

Economic and sociocultural factors
1. Income, employment, inflation and market conditions as environmental variables.
2. Values, demographics, lifestyles and consumer behavior.
3. Implications for demand and organizational practices.
Political and technological factors
1. Political stability, public policy and institutional conditions.
2. Innovation, digital systems and changing production methods.
3. Combined environmental effects on business choices.

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.