Guahati University Business Organisation Management Syllabus B.com 1st sem FYUGP Syllabus As Per New NEP Pettern
Semester I
Course Name: Business Organization and Management
Existing based syllabus: UGCBCS
Course level: 100 to 199
Credit: 4
Total Marks: 100
Unit 1: Introduction: Nature and Purpose of Business, Factors to be considered for starting a business,
Forms of Business Organization; Business formats- Brick & Mortar; Brick & Click; E-commerce; Franchising;
Outsourcing Nature and Functions of Management (An overview); Managerial Competencies-concept.
16 Classes (20 Marks)
Unit 2: Business Environment: Meaning and layers of Business Environment- (micro/immediate,
meso/intermediate, macro and international); Business ethics and social responsibility.
8 Classes (12 Marks)
Unit 3: Planning and Organizing: Strategic Planning (concepts), Decision-making- process and techniques; Organizing: -Formal and Informal Organizations, Centralization and Decentralization, Delegation, Factors
affecting organizational design Organizational structures & Organograms – Divisional, Product, Matrix, Project and Virtual Organization.
12 Classes (20 Marks)
Unit 4: Directing and Controlling: Motivation- meaning, importance and factors affecting motivation,
Leadership- meaning, importance, trait and leadership styles, Communication – New trends and directions (Role of IT and social media); Controlling–Principles of controlling; Measures of controlling, Relationship between planning and controlling.
12 Classes (24 Marks)
Unit 5: Contemporary Issues in Management: Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Learning
Organization, Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, Work-life Balance; Freelancing; Flexi-time and work from home; Co-sharing/co-working.
12 Classes (24 Marks)
Suggested Readings:
● Basu, C. (2017). Business Organisation and Management. McGraw Hill Education. New
Delhi.
● Drucker, P. F. (1954). The Practice of Management. Newyork: Harper & Row.
● Kaul, V. K. (2012). Business Organisation Management. Pearson Education.
● Koontz, H., &Weihrich, H. (2012). Essentials of Management: An International and
Leadership Perspective. Paperback.
● Laasch, O. (2022). Principles of Management, 2e, Sage Textbook
● Sherlekar, S. A. (2016). Modern Business Organisation and Management. Himalaya Publishing House
Objective:
The course aims to provide basic knowledge to the students about the organization and management
of a business enterprise.
Learning outcome: On successful completion of the paper students will be able to understand about organization structure and its process; develop knowledge and skills regarding management principles and functions required to run an organization.
No. of Contact Classes: 60
Course Designer: Dr. Tilak Ch. Das, Gauhati University, tilak@gauhati.ac.in
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