Principles of Management

What you'll learn

The key areas this subject covers, mapped to the official curriculum.

Course units

The structured path through this subject.

1. 1

   The Nature of Organizations

   What an organization is, how goals and structure shape it, the main types of organizations, and the environment they operate in.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

2. 2

   Introduction to Management

   The definition and functions of management, science versus art, managerial roles and skills, and the levels of management.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

3. 3

   Evolution of Management Thought

   From scientific management through administrative and bureaucratic theory, the human relations movement, and today's modern approaches.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

4. 4

   Environmental Context of Management

   The external and internal environments, social responsibility and ethics, and managing across borders.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

5. 5

   Planning and Decision Making

   Planning as a process, the types of plans, management by objectives, and the decision-making process.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

6. 6

   Organizing Function

   Designing organizations: structures, departmentalization, span of control, delegation and decentralization, and the formal and informal sides.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

7. 7

   Leadership & Conflict

   Leading: how leadership differs from management, the leadership theories, and the skills of conflict management and negotiation.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

8. 8

   Motivation

   What motivates people at work: content theories, process theories, and how motivation is applied in practice.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

9. 9

   Communication

   The communication process, types of communication, the barriers that break it, and how to communicate more effectively.

   4 topics · 4 lessons available

10. 10

    Control and Quality Management

    Control: the process, the types of control, quality management and TQM, and the information systems that support control.

    4 topics · 4 lessons available

11. 11

    Global Context of Management

    Managing globally: the global economy, international management, cultural dimensions, and multinational corporations.

    4 topics · 4 lessons available

12. 12

    Management Trends and Scenario in Nepal

    Management in the Nepali context: current practices, the public sector, entrepreneurship, and emerging trends.

    4 topics · 4 lessons available