| 4th October 2016 11:58 AM | |
| shikha | Re: Old Question Papers of KSOU Mysore The syllabus of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program on which the question paper of KSOU (Karnataka State Open University) is based is as follows: Course 1 : Management Theory and Practice Module 1 : Concept of Management, Evolution of Management thought from early pioneers to modern management thinkers. Contributions of management gurus like Peter Docker, Michael , C.K. Pralhad, Shivkhera & A. Chaudhary, Gary Hamel, Michael Hammer, Jack Tom peters etc. Management Process, Universality of Management, Management levels and skills, Roles which managers play. Unique features of Japanese Management, Sicial responsibilities of business and ethical dimensions. Module 2 : Planning. The nature of planning, types of plans, steps in planning, the planning, process, objectives, nature, MBO- the process of managing by objective strategic, politics and planning premises. Decision making – Search for alternatives, Evaluations of alternatives, selection of alternative, programmed and non-programmed decision, modern approaches to decision making under certainty & uncertainty decision trees. Module 3 : Organizing. The nature of organizing and Enterprencuring. Fornal and informal organization, organizational structure and departmentation, span of control Line/Staff authority and decentralization, delegation of authority, the art of delegation, Effective organizing, Matrix organization. Staffing: Defination of staffing, the systems approach to Human Resources Management, overview of staffing functions. Module 4 : Directing: meaning process, significance, principles and requirements of Directing. Leadership definition, ingredients, Theories of leadership, Likert’s four systems of management, the managerial grid (Robert Blake and John Mouton model). Human factors and Motivation- Motivation and motivators, Basic theories of motivation, Relative analysis of theories of motivation. Module 5 : Controlling: The basic control process, critical control points and standards, control as a feedback system, requirements for elective control, control techniques-budgets, non-budgetory control devices, tine-event network analysis, IT and control functions, the principles of preventive control-Management audit and Enterprise, self-Audit. Emerging Trends in Management. A broad sweep of emerging organizations (information-based, total quality and organizational learning), Global dimensions of management |
| 4th October 2016 11:25 AM | |
| Unregistered | Old Question Papers of KSOU Mysore Can you provide me the syllabus of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program on which the question paper of KSOU (Karnataka State Open University) is based? |
