Leadership foundations

Unit 7: Leadership and MotivationTopic 1 of 9

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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

Meaning, functions and styles

Leadership foundations

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Principles of Management (MGT 213)

Unit 7: Leadership and Motivation

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

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

Curriculum Scope

Meaning, functions and styles

Detailed Microsyllabus

Leadership foundations
1. Meaning and influence in organizational work.
2. Direction, motivation, coordination and group support.
3. Relationship between leadership and formal authority.
Leadership styles
1. Autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire styles.
2. Participation and decision control under each style.
3. Suitability and limitations across work situations.

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.