Principles and Practices of Management 1st Semester Osmania University BBA 2025-26 Notes
| Unit 1 | |
| Definition, Nature and Scope of Management | VIEW |
| Management as Both Art and Science | VIEW |
| Distinction Between Managers and Administrators | VIEW |
| Managerial Roles | VIEW |
| Managerial Skills | VIEW |
| Functions of Management | VIEW |
| Unit 2 | |
| Evolution of Management Thought | VIEW |
| Classical Management Thought: | |
| Taylor | VIEW |
| Fayol | VIEW |
| Max Weber | VIEW |
| Human Relations (Mayo) | VIEW |
| Behavioral (McGregor) | VIEW |
| Systems Approaches of Management | VIEW |
| Contingency Approaches | VIEW |
| Administrative Management Thought | VIEW |
| Unit 3 | |
| Planning: Nature, Scope and Importance of Planning | VIEW |
| Planning Process | VIEW |
| Planning Components: Objectives, Strategies, Policies, Procedures, Rules | VIEW |
| Types of Planning: Strategic, Tactical, Operational | VIEW |
| Management Forecasting and its Role in Planning | VIEW |
| Decision-Making Process: Meaning, Steps and Types | VIEW |
| Strategic Planning and Its Application in Organizations | VIEW |
| Unit 4 | |
| Organizational Structure | VIEW |
| Principles of Organizing | VIEW |
| Formal Organizational Structures | VIEW |
| Informal Organizational Structures | VIEW |
| Formal vs informal Organizational Structures | VIEW |
| Common Organizational Structures | VIEW |
| Departmentalization | VIEW |
| Line Authority | VIEW |
| Staff Authority | VIEW |
| Span of Control | VIEW |
| Authority and Responsibility | VIEW |
| Delegation | VIEW |
| Decentralization | VIEW |
| Unit 5 | |
| Staffing | VIEW |
| Recruitment | VIEW |
| Selection | VIEW |
| Key differences between Recruitment and Selection | VIEW |
| Induction | VIEW |
| Orientation | VIEW |
| Directing | VIEW |
| Supervision | VIEW |
| Coordination | VIEW |
| Communication: Process, Channels, Barriers | VIEW |
| Control Mechanisms: Types and Techniques of Control, Steps and Challenges | VIEW |
| Relationships between Planning and Control | VIEW |