Fundamentals of Management

The main objective of this book is to provide a reader friendly study material to the students which will enable them to revise the subject with ease and get high level of retention for examination preparedness.

The language has been kept simple with MCQs and practice questions at the end of the chapter.It contain a number of case studies which are landmarks for the practical knowledge of the text studied. Lastly we hope that this book will be able to guide the readers and the practicing managers, as and when required and will introduce them to the new dimension of learning ‘Management’.

This book is presented in the sequence in which managerial functions occur. The first chapter is about the basic thought of management, scope and nature of management. The second chapter provides details about the function of planning. It explains about the need and scope of planning, and also explains about the process of planning and the importance of the same at all levels of management. The third and fourth chapter is about Organizing and Directing. Organizing is the study of the hierarchical structure of the organization and the chain of command which is of prime importance to the organization. Directing is another important function, which is related to the ways in which the decision of the management are communicated to the lower levels of the management. Finally in the fifth chapter, the control function has been, without which all the above functions are worthless.

The main features of the book are as follows:

• Content has been developed according to the syllabus requirements

• The units are written in simple language

• Numerous illustrations, examples and case studies for better understanding of concepts

• Chapter end questions for practice

• Introduction to Management

• Planning

• Organizing

• Directing

• Controlling