Leadership approaches

Unit 7: Leadership and MotivationTopic 2 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

Trait
Behavioral
Situational

Leadership approaches

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 approaches and explain the managerial concepts and assess their application in organizational situations.

Curriculum Scope

Trait
Behavioral
Situational

Detailed Microsyllabus

Trait and behavioral approaches
1. Leadership characteristics examined by trait theories.
2. Task-oriented and people-oriented behaviors.
3. Contributions and limitations of each approach.
Situational approaches
1. Leadership effectiveness as a function of circumstances.
2. Follower readiness, task and contextual factors.
3. Matching leadership behavior to situational requirements.

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.