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Chapter-1
NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF
MANAGEMENT
1- Management Helps In Achieving Group Goal
2- Management Increases Efficiency
3- Management Create a Dynamic Organisation
4- Management Helps In Achieving Personal Objective
5- Management Helps In the Development of Society
CHARACTERISTICS / FEATURES OF MANAGEMENT :
IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT :
NATURE OF MANAGEMENT :
1- Management is Goal Oriented Process.
2- Management is All Pervasive
3- Management is Multidimensional
a) Management of Work.
b) Management of People.
c) Management of Operations.
4- Management is A Continuous Process
5- Management is A Group Activity.
6- Management is A Dynamic Function.
7- Management is A Intangible Force.
1- Management Is an Art :
2- Management As Science :
3- Management As a Profession :
i) Existence of the Theoretical Knowledge
ii) Personalised Application
iii) Based on Practice and Creativity
i) Systematic Body of Knowledge
ii) Principles are Based of Repeated Experiments.
iii) Universal Validity
i) Well Defined Body of Knowledge
ii) Restricted Entry
iii) Professional Association
iv) Ethical Code of Conduct
v) Service Motive
OBTECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT :
1- Organisational Objetive
Survival Profit Growth
2- Social Objective
a) Lawful Business
b) Environmental Friendly
c) Fair Trade Practices
3- Personal Objective
a) Financial Needs of Personnel
b) Recognition and Appericiation
c) Healthy Working Environment
FUNCTION OF MANAGEMENT :
1- Planning 2- Organising 3- Staffing 4- Directing
5- Controlling
LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT
TOP LEVEL MANAGEMENT
MIDDLE LEVEL MANAGEMENT
LOWER LEVEL MANAGEMENT
1- Determine the Obtectives for the Organisation
2- Framing of Plan and Policies
3- Co-Ordinate and Control the Performance
4- Analyse the Business Environment
5- Setting up an Organisational Framework
6- Assemble the Resources
1- Interpret the Policies Framed by Top Management
2- Selecting Suitable Operative and Supervisory Personnel
3- Assign Duties and Responsibilities to Lower Level
Management
4- Motivate Personnel to Achieve Desired Objectives
5- Co-Operate with Entire Organisation.
1- Issue Orders and Instruction
2- Prepare Plan for Activities
3- Assign and Assist In Work
4- Represent Worker's Grievances
5- Safe and Proper Working Environment
6- Encourage Initiative of Employees.
1- Co-Ordination Integrates Group Efforts
2- Co-Ordination Ensures Unity of Action
3- Co-Ordination is a Continuous Process
4- Co-Ordination is all Pervasive Function
5- Co-Ordination is the Responsibility of all Managers
6- Co-Ordination is a Deliberate Function.
NATURE / FEATURES OF CO-ORDINATION :
1- Growth in Size
2- Functional Differentiation
3- Specialisation
IMPORTANCE OF CO-ORDINAITON:
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Chapter-2
CHARACTERISTICS / FEATURES OF
MANAGEMENT OF PRINCIPLE :
1- Universal Application
2- General Guidelines
3-Formed by Practice and Experiments
4- Flexible
5- Mainly Behavioural
6- Cause and Effect Relationship
7- Contingent
1- Provide useful Insights to Managers.
2- Optimum Utilisation of Resources & Effective Administration
3- Scientific Decisions
4- Meeting Changing Environment Requirements
5- Fulfilling Social Responsibility
6- Management Training Education and Research
1- FUNCTIONAL FOREMANSHIP
Route Clerk Gang Boss
Instruction Card Clerk Speed Boss
Time And Cost Clerk Repair Boss
Disciplinarian Inspector
Planning Incharge Production Incharge
2- WORK STUDY
Method Study Motion Study
Time Study Fatigue Study
3- STANDARDISAITON AND SIMPLIFICATION OF WORK
4- DIFFERENTIAL PIECE WAGE SYSTEM
Chapter-3
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
1- Totality of External Forces 2- Specific and General Forces
3- Inter-Relatedness 4- Dynamic Nature
5- Uncertainty 6- Complexity
7- Relativity
1- It Enables the Firm to Identify Opportunities and Getting the
First Mover Advantage
2- It Helps The Firm To Identify Threats & Early Warning Signals
3- It Helps In Tapping Useful Resources
4- It Helps In Coping with Rapid Changes
5- It Helps In Assisting in Planning and Policy Formulation
6- It Helps In Improving Performance
1- Liberalisation 2- Privatisation 3- Globalisation
1- Increase in Competition
2- More Demanding Customers
3- Market Orientation
4- Rapidly Changing Technological Environment
5- Necessity for change
6- Need for Developing Human Resource
7- Loss of Budgetory Support to The Public Sector.
1- Science Not Rule of Thumb
2- Harmony Not Discord
3- Cooperation Not Individualism
4- Development of each and every person to his/her Greatest
Efficiency and Prosperity.
TAYLOR'S PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC
MANAGEMENT
IMPORTANCE OF PRINCIPLES OF
MANAGEMENT :
1- Division of Work
2- Authority and Responsibility
3- Discipline
4- Unity of Command
5- Unity of Direction
6- Subordination of Individual Interest to General Interest
7- Remuneration of Personnel
8- Centralisation and Decentralisation
9- Scalar Chain
10- Order
11- Equity
12- Stability of Tenure of Personnel
13- Initiative
14- Espirit De Corps
FAYOL'S PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT :
FEATURES OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT :
IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT :
GOVERMENT POLICY CHANGES
(NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN JULY, 1991)
IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES
ON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY :
1- Economic Environment 2- Social Environment
3- Technological Environment 4- Political Environment
5- Legal Environment
DIMENSIONS / ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT :
MANAGERIAL RESPONSES TO CHANGES IN
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT:
1- Diversification Spree
2- Joint Venture / Consolidation of Multinationals
3- Brand Building
4- Use of Latest Technology
5- Sharply Improved Compensation Levels
6- Customer Focus
Chapter - 4
PLANNING
1- Planning Focuses on Achieving Objectives
2- Planning is a Primary Function of Management
3- Planning is Pervasive
4- Planning is Continuous
5- Planning is Futuristic
6- Planning involves Decision Making
7- Planning is a Mental Exercise
CHARACTERISTICS / FEATURES OF PLANNING:
IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING
1- Planning Provides Direction
2- Planning Reduces The Risk of Uncertainty
3- Planning Reduces Overlapping and Wasteful Activities
4- Planning Promotes Innovative Ideas
5- Planning Facilitates Decision Making
6- Planning Establishes Standards for Controlling
I- STANDING PLANS
II- SINGLE USE PLANS
1-Objectives 2- Strategy
3- Policy 4- Procedure
5- Rule 6- Method
1- Programmes 2- Budget
LIMITATION OF PLANNING :
1- Planning Leads to Rigidity
2- Planning May not work in dynamic environment
3- It Reduces Creativity
4- Planning Involves Huge Costs
5- It is a Time Consuming Process
6- Planning does not Guarantee Success
EXTERNAL LIMITATION OF PLANNING :
1- Natural Calamities
2- Technological Changes
3- Changes In Government Policies
4- Strategies of Competitors
5- Changes In Fashion, Taste, etc
Chapter-5
ORGANISING
CONSIDERATION WHILE DESIGNING
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE :
1- Job design 2- Departmentation
3- Span of Management 4- Delegation of Authority
NEED FOR ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE :
1- Growth in Size of Organisation
2- Overcoming Communication Problems
3- Overcoming Co-Ordination Problems
4- Need for Control
PROESS OF ORGANISING :
1- Identification and Division of Work
2- Departmentalisation
3- Assignment of Duties
4- Establishing Reporting Relationships
IMPORTANCE OF ORGANISING :
1- Benefits of Specialisation
2- Clarity In Working Relationships
3- Optimun Utilisation of Resources
4- Adoptation To Change
5- Effective Administration
6- Development of Personnel
7- Expansion and Growth
(i) FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE
ADVANTAGES :
DISADVANTAGES :
1- Specialisation 2- Effective Control and
Co-Ordination
3- Emproves Efficiency 4- Avoids Duplication
5- Ease in Training 6- Supervision
1- Functional Empire 2- Difficulty In Co-Ordination
3- Difficult to Hold Accountable
4- Conflict of Interest 5- Inflexibility
(ii) DIVISIONAL STRUCTURE :
ADVANTAGES :
DISADVANTAGES :
1- Product Specialisation 2- Greater Accountability
3- Flexibility & More Initiative 4- Growth and Expansion
1- Departmental Conflicts 2- Costly
3- Ignores Organisational Interest
ELEMENTS OF DELEGATION :
1- Authority 2- Responsibility 3- Accountability
IMPORTANCE OF DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY :
1- Effective Management
2- Employee Development
3- Motivation Of Employees
4- Facilitates Organisational Growth
5- Basis of Management Hierarchy
6- Better Co-Ordination
(i) FORMAL ORGANISATION :
FEATURES :
ADVANTAGES :
DISADVANTAGES :
1- Formation 2- Purpose 3- Reporting Relationship
4- Stability 5- Chain of Command & Communication
6- Flexibility 7- Coordination
1- Fixation of Responsibility 2- Clarity of Duties
3- Unity of Command 4- Helpful In Achieving Objectives
5- Provides Stability
1- Delay In Action 2- Lack of Initiative
3- Ignore Human Element
(ii) INFORMAL ORGANISATION :
FEATURES :
ADVANTAGES :
DISADVANTAGES :
1- Formation 2- Purpose
3- Reporting Relationship 4- Stability
5- Chain of Command & Communication
6- Flexibility 7- Structure
1- Speed 2- Fulfillment of Social Needs
3- Fills Inadequacies
1- Create Rumours 2- Resistance to Change
3- Pressure of Group Norms
IMPORTANCE OF DECENTRALISATION :
1- Develops Initiative Amongst Subordinates.
2- Develops Managerial Talent for the Future.
3- Relief to Top Management
4- Quick Decision Making
5- Facilitates Growth
6- Better Control
TAYLOR'S TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT :
TYPES OF ORGANISATION :
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE :
CO-ORDINATION
TYPES OF PLANS :
Demonetisation
FEATURES OF DEMONETISATION
1- As tax administration measure
2- As a shift on the part of the government
3- Channelizing savings into the formal financial system
4- Creation of a less-cash or cash-lite economy
1. Money/Interest rates: * Decline in cash transactions.
* Bank deposits increased.
* Increase in financial savings.
2. Private wealth : Some high demonetised notes were not
returned to the depositors leading to fall in the prices of real
estate.
3. Public sector wealth: There had been no effect on public
sector wealth.
4. Digitisation: Digital transactions amongst new users
(RuPay/AEPS-Aadhar enabled payment system) have increased.
5. Real estate: Prices of real estate have declined.
6. Tax collection: There has been rise in income tax collection
because of increased disclosure.
OBJECTIVES OF DEMONETISATION IN INDIA
1- To Control Circulation of Fake Currency.
2- To Restrict and Reduce the Supply of Money, Used for
Anti-Social Activities.
3- To Run Cashless Economy in the Country.
4- To Reduce or Eliminate Tax Evasion .
5- To Eliminate Black Money and Black Marketing.
6- To Curb Corruption.
IMPACT OF DEMONETISATION
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Chapter-

NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF

MANAGEMENT

1- Management Helps In Achieving Group Goal 2- Management Increases Efficiency 3- Management Create a Dynamic Organisation 4- Management Helps In Achieving Personal Objective 5- Management Helps In the Development of Society

CHARACTERISTICS / FEATURES OF MANAGEMENT :

IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT :

NATURE OF MANAGEMENT :

1- Management is Goal Oriented Process. 2- Management is All Pervasive 3- Management is Multidimensional a) Management of Work. b) Management of People. c) Management of Operations. 4- Management is A Continuous Process 5- Management is A Group Activity. 6- Management is A Dynamic Function. 7- Management is A Intangible Force.

1- Management Is an Art :

2- Management As Science :

3- Management As a Profession :

i) Existence of the Theoretical Knowledge ii) Personalised Application iii) Based on Practice and Creativity

i) Systematic Body of Knowledge ii) Principles are Based of Repeated Experiments. iii) Universal Validity

i) Well Defined Body of Knowledge ii) Restricted Entry iii) Professional Association iv) Ethical Code of Conduct v) Service Motive

OBTECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT :

1- Organisational Objetive Survival Profit Growth 2- Social Objective a) Lawful Business b) Environmental Friendly c) Fair Trade Practices 3- Personal Objective a) Financial Needs of Personnel b) Recognition and Appericiation c) Healthy Working Environment

FUNCTION OF MANAGEMENT :

1- Planning 2- Organising 3- Staffing 4- Directing 5- Controlling

LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT

TOP LEVEL MANAGEMENT

MIDDLE LEVEL MANAGEMENT

LOWER LEVEL MANAGEMENT

1- Determine the Obtectives for the Organisation 2- Framing of Plan and Policies 3- Co-Ordinate and Control the Performance 4- Analyse the Business Environment 5- Setting up an Organisational Framework 6- Assemble the Resources

1- Interpret the Policies Framed by Top Management 2- Selecting Suitable Operative and Supervisory Personnel 3- Assign Duties and Responsibilities to Lower Level Management 4- Motivate Personnel to Achieve Desired Objectives 5- Co-Operate with Entire Organisation.

1- Issue Orders and Instruction 2- Prepare Plan for Activities 3- Assign and Assist In Work 4- Represent Worker's Grievances 5- Safe and Proper Working Environment 6- Encourage Initiative of Employees.

1- Co-Ordination Integrates Group Efforts 2- Co-Ordination Ensures Unity of Action 3- Co-Ordination is a Continuous Process 4- Co-Ordination is all Pervasive Function 5- Co-Ordination is the Responsibility of all Managers 6- Co-Ordination is a Deliberate Function.

NATURE / FEATURES OF CO-ORDINATION :

1- Growth in Size 2- Functional Differentiation 3- Specialisation

IMPORTANCE OF CO-ORDINAITON:

PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

Chapter-

CHARACTERISTICS / FEATURES OF

MANAGEMENT OF PRINCIPLE :

1- Universal Application 2- General Guidelines 3-Formed by Practice and Experiments 4- Flexible 5- Mainly Behavioural 6- Cause and Effect Relationship 7- Contingent

1- Provide useful Insights to Managers. 2- Optimum Utilisation of Resources & Effective Administration 3- Scientific Decisions 4- Meeting Changing Environment Requirements 5- Fulfilling Social Responsibility 6- Management Training Education and Research

1- FUNCTIONAL FOREMANSHIP

 Route Clerk  Gang Boss  Instruction Card Clerk  Speed Boss  Time And Cost Clerk  Repair Boss  Disciplinarian  Inspector

Planning Incharge Production Incharge

2- WORK STUDY

Method Study Motion Study  Time Study Fatigue Study 3- STANDARDISAITON AND SIMPLIFICATION OF WORK 4- DIFFERENTIAL PIECE WAGE SYSTEM

Chapter-

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

1- Totality of External Forces 2- Specific and General Forces 3- Inter-Relatedness 4- Dynamic Nature 5- Uncertainty 6- Complexity 7- Relativity

1- It Enables the Firm to Identify Opportunities and Getting the First Mover Advantage 2- It Helps The Firm To Identify Threats & Early Warning Signals 3- It Helps In Tapping Useful Resources 4- It Helps In Coping with Rapid Changes 5- It Helps In Assisting in Planning and Policy Formulation 6- It Helps In Improving Performance

1- Liberalisation 2- Privatisation 3- Globalisation

1- Increase in Competition 2- More Demanding Customers 3- Market Orientation 4- Rapidly Changing Technological Environment 5- Necessity for change 6- Need for Developing Human Resource 7- Loss of Budgetory Support to The Public Sector.

1- Science Not Rule of Thumb 2- Harmony Not Discord 3- Cooperation Not Individualism 4- Development of each and every person to his/her Greatest Efficiency and Prosperity.

TAYLOR'S PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC

MANAGEMENT

IMPORTANCE OF PRINCIPLES OF

MANAGEMENT :

1- Division of Work 2- Authority and Responsibility 3- Discipline 4- Unity of Command 5- Unity of Direction 6- Subordination of Individual Interest to General Interest 7- Remuneration of Personnel 8- Centralisation and Decentralisation 9- Scalar Chain 10- Order 11- Equity 12- Stability of Tenure of Personnel 13- Initiative 14- Espirit De Corps

FAYOL'S PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT :

FEATURES OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT :

IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT :

GOVERMENT POLICY CHANGES

(NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN JULY, 1991)

IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES

ON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY :

1- Economic Environment 2- Social Environment 3- Technological Environment 4- Political Environment 5- Legal Environment

DIMENSIONS / ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT :

MANAGERIAL RESPONSES TO CHANGES IN

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT:

1- Diversification Spree 2- Joint Venture / Consolidation of Multinationals 3- Brand Building 4- Use of Latest Technology 5- Sharply Improved Compensation Levels 6- Customer Focus

Chapter - 4

PLANNING

1- Planning Focuses on Achieving Objectives 2- Planning is a Primary Function of Management 3- Planning is Pervasive 4- Planning is Continuous 5- Planning is Futuristic 6- Planning involves Decision Making 7- Planning is a Mental Exercise

CHARACTERISTICS / FEATURES OF PLANNING:

IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING

1- Planning Provides Direction 2- Planning Reduces The Risk of Uncertainty 3- Planning Reduces Overlapping and Wasteful Activities 4- Planning Promotes Innovative Ideas 5- Planning Facilitates Decision Making 6- Planning Establishes Standards for Controlling

I- STANDING PLANS

II- SINGLE USE PLANS

1-Objectives 2- Strategy 3- Policy 4- Procedure 5- Rule 6- Method

1- Programmes 2- Budget

LIMITATION OF PLANNING :

1- Planning Leads to Rigidity 2- Planning May not work in dynamic environment 3- It Reduces Creativity 4- Planning Involves Huge Costs 5- It is a Time Consuming Process 6- Planning does not Guarantee Success

EXTERNAL LIMITATION OF PLANNING :

1- Natural Calamities 2- Technological Changes 3- Changes In Government Policies 4- Strategies of Competitors 5- Changes In Fashion, Taste, etc

Chapter-

ORGANISING

CONSIDERATION WHILE DESIGNING

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE :

1- Job design 2- Departmentation 3- Span of Management 4- Delegation of Authority

NEED FOR ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE :

1- Growth in Size of Organisation 2- Overcoming Communication Problems 3- Overcoming Co-Ordination Problems 4- Need for Control

PROESS OF ORGANISING :

1- Identification and Division of Work 2- Departmentalisation 3- Assignment of Duties 4- Establishing Reporting Relationships

IMPORTANCE OF ORGANISING :

1- Benefits of Specialisation 2- Clarity In Working Relationships 3- Optimun Utilisation of Resources 4- Adoptation To Change 5- Effective Administration 6- Development of Personnel 7- Expansion and Growth

(i) FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE

ADVANTAGES :

DISADVANTAGES :

1- Specialisation 2- Effective Control and Co-Ordination 3- Emproves Efficiency 4- Avoids Duplication 5- Ease in Training 6- Supervision

1- Functional Empire 2- Difficulty In Co-Ordination 3- Difficult to Hold Accountable 4- Conflict of Interest 5- Inflexibility

(ii) DIVISIONAL STRUCTURE :

ADVANTAGES :

DISADVANTAGES :

1- Product Specialisation 2- Greater Accountability 3- Flexibility & More Initiative 4- Growth and Expansion

1- Departmental Conflicts 2- Costly 3- Ignores Organisational Interest

ELEMENTS OF DELEGATION :

1- Authority 2- Responsibility 3- Accountability

IMPORTANCE OF DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY :

1- Effective Management 2- Employee Development 3- Motivation Of Employees 4- Facilitates Organisational Growth 5- Basis of Management Hierarchy 6- Better Co-Ordination

(i) FORMAL ORGANISATION :

FEATURES :

ADVANTAGES :

DISADVANTAGES :

1- Formation 2- Purpose 3- Reporting Relationship 4- Stability 5- Chain of Command & Communication 6- Flexibility 7- Coordination

1- Fixation of Responsibility 2- Clarity of Duties 3- Unity of Command 4- Helpful In Achieving Objectives 5- Provides Stability

1- Delay In Action 2- Lack of Initiative 3- Ignore Human Element

(ii) INFORMAL ORGANISATION :

FEATURES :

ADVANTAGES :

DISADVANTAGES :

1- Formation 2- Purpose 3- Reporting Relationship 4- Stability 5- Chain of Command & Communication 6- Flexibility 7- Structure

1- Speed 2- Fulfillment of Social Needs 3- Fills Inadequacies

1- Create Rumours 2- Resistance to Change 3- Pressure of Group Norms

IMPORTANCE OF DECENTRALISATION :

1- Develops Initiative Amongst Subordinates. 2- Develops Managerial Talent for the Future. 3- Relief to Top Management 4- Quick Decision Making 5- Facilitates Growth 6- Better Control

TAYLOR'S TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT : TYPES OF ORGANISATION :

ORGANISATION STRUCTURE :

CO-ORDINATION

TYPES OF PLANS :

Demonetisation

FEATURES OF DEMONETISATION

1- As tax administration measure 2- As a shift on the part of the government 3- Channelizing savings into the formal financial system 4- Creation of a less-cash or cash-lite economy

1. Money/Interest rates: * Decline in cash transactions. *** Bank deposits increased.** *** Increase in financial savings.

  1. Private wealth : Some high demonetised notes were not** returned to the depositors leading to fall in the prices of real **estate.
  2. Public sector wealth: There had been no effect on public** **sector wealth.
  3. Digitisation: Digital transactions amongst new users** **(RuPay/AEPS-Aadhar enabled payment system) have increased.
  4. Real estate: Prices of real estate have declined.
  5. Tax collection: There has been rise in income tax collection** because of increased disclosure.

OBJECTIVES OF DEMONETISATION IN INDIA

1- To Control Circulation of Fake Currency. 2- To Restrict and Reduce the Supply of Money, Used for Anti-Social Activities. 3- To Run Cashless Economy in the Country. 4- To Reduce or Eliminate Tax Evasion. 5- To Eliminate Black Money and Black Marketing. 6- To Curb Corruption.

IMPACT OF DEMONETISATION

Chapter - 6

STAFFING

IMPORTANCE OF STAFFING:

1- Filling Jobs with Competant Personnel. 2- Placing Right Person at Right Job 3- Survival and Growth 4- Optimum Utilisation of Human Resources 5- Improves Job Satisfaction and Morale.

STAFFING PROCESS :

1- Estimating Manpower Requirement 2- Recruitement 3- Selection 4- Placement and Orientation 5- Training and Development 6- Performance Appraisal 7- Promotion and Carrer Planning 8- Compensation

SELECTION PROCESS :

1- Preliminary Screening 2- Selection Tests a) Intelligence Test b) Aptitude Test c) Personality Test d) Trade Test e) Interest Test 3- Employment Interview 4- Reference and Background Checks 5- Selection Decision 6- Medical Examination 7- Job Offer 8- Contract of Employment

1- Clarify The Ideas before Communication 2- Communicate According toThe Needs of Receiver 3- Consult Other before Communication 4- Be Aware of Language, Tone and Content of Message 5- Convey Things of Help and Value to Listeners. 6- Ensures Proper Feedback 7- Communicate for Present as Well as Future 8- Follow up Communications 9- Be a Good Listener.

Chapter - 7

DIRECTING

FEATURES/CHARACTERISTICS OF DIRECTING:

1- Directing Initiates Action 2- Directing Takes Place at Every Level of Management 3- Directing is a Continuous Process 4- Directing Flows from Top to Bottom 5- Directing is a Performance Oriented

IMPORTANCE OF DIRECTING :

1- Directing Helps Initiates Action 2- Directing Integrates Employee Efforts 3- Directing is a Means of Motivation 4- Directing Helps to Implement Changes 5- Stability and Balance in the Organisation

SUPERVISION

ROLE OF SUPERVISOR :

1- Maintains Day to Day Contact 2- Acting as a Linking Pin 3- Helps In Maintaining Group Unity 4- Ensures Performance of Work 5- Provide on the Job Training 6- Build High Morale Amongst the Workers 7- Provides Feedback

MASLOW'S NEED HIERARCHY THEORY OF

MOTIVATION :

1- Basic Physiological Needs 2- Safety or Security Needs 3- Social or Affiliation or Belonging Needs 4- Esteem Needs 5- Self Actualisation Needs

MOTIVATION

i) FEATURES / CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTIVATION :

ii) PROCESS OF MOTIVATION :

1- Motivation is an Internal Feeling 2- Motivation Produces Goal Directed Behaviour 3- Motivation can be Either Positive or Negative 4- Motivation is a Complex Process

1- Unsatisfied Need 2- Tension 3- Drive 4- Search Behaviour 5- Satisfied Need 6- Reduction of Tension

i) FINANCIAL INCENTIVES :

ii) NON FINANCIAL INCENTIVES :

1- Pay and Allowances 2- Profit Sharing 3- Co-Partnership / Stock Option 4- Bonus 5- Productivity Linked Wage Incentives 6- Retirement Benefits 7- Perquisites

1- Status 2- Organisation Climate 3- Career Advancement Opportunity 4- Job Enrichment 5- Employee Recognition Programme 6- Job Security 7- Employee Participation 8- Employee Empowerment

INCENTIVES

i) SEMANTIC BARRIERS:

ii) PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS :

iii) ORGANISATIONAL BARRTERS :

iv) PERSONAL BARRIERS :

1- Badly Expressed Message 2- Symbols with Different Meanings 3- Faulty Translations 4- Unclarified Assumptions 5- Technical Jargon 6- Body Language and Gesture Decoding

1- Premature Evaluation 2- Lack of Attention 3- Loss by Transmission and Poor Retention 4- Distrust

1- Organisational Policy 2- Rules and Regulations 3- Status 4- Complexity in Organisational Structure 5- Organisational Facilities

1- Fear of Challenge to Authority 2- Lack of Confidence of Superior on his Subordinates 3- Unwillingness to Communicate 4- Lack of Proper Incentives.

CHAPTER - 8

CONTROLLING

NATURE / FEATURES OF CONTROLLING :

1- Controlling is Goal Oriented Function 2- Controlling is a Pervasive Function 3- Controlling is Both a Backward Looking and Forward Looking Function 4- Controlling is a Continuous Process

IMPORTANCE OF CONTROLLING :

1- Accomplishing Organisational Goals 2- Judgeing Accuracy of Resources 3- Improving Employee Motivation 4- Ensuring Order and Discipline 5- Facilitating Coordination in Action

CONTROLLING PROCESS :

1- Setting Performance Standards 2- Measurement of Actual Performance 3- Comparing Actual Performance with Standards 4- Analysing Deviation 5- Taking Corrective Actions

TECHNIQUE FOR ANALYSING DEVIATIONS :

1- Critical Point of Control 2- Management by Exception

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANNING AND

CONTROLLING :

1- Both Planning and Controlling are Interrelated and Interdependent 2- Planning is Prescriptive and Controlling is Evaluative 3- Both are Backward Looking as well as Forward Looking Function

CHAPTER - 9

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

ROLE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT :

1- Size as well as Composition of Fixed Assets 2- Quantum of Current Assets 3- Amount of Long Term And Short Term Financing 4- Break up of Long Term Financing Into Debt and Equity 5- All Items in the Profit and Loss Account

OBJECTIVES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT :

1- Ensuring Availability of Sufficient Funds at a Reasonable Cost 2- Ensuring Effective Utilisation / Deployment of Such Fund 3- Ensuring Safety of Funds 4- Avoiding Idle Finance

1) INVESTMENT DECISIONS

i) IMPORTANCE OF CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISIONS :

ii) FACTORS AFFECTING CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISIONS :

1- Long Term Growth and Effects 2- Large Amount of Funds Involved 3- Huge Risk Involved 4- Irreversible Decisions

1- Cash Flow of the Projects 2- Rate of Return 3- Risk Innovlved 4- Investment Criteria Involved

2) FINANCING DECISIONS :

i) FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCING DECISIONS: 1- Cost 2- Risk 3- Floatation Costs 4- Cash Flow Statement 5- Fixed Operating Cost 6- Control Consideration 7- State Capital Market

3) DIVIDEND DECISIONS :

i) FACTORS AFFECTING DIVIDEND DECISIONS : 1- Amount of Earning 2- Stability of Earning 3- Stability of Dividend 4- Growth Opportunities 5- Cash Flow Position 6- Shareholder's Preference 7- Taxation Policy 8- Stock Market Reaction 9- Access to Capital Market 10- Legal Constraints 11- Contractual Constraints

FINANCIAL PLANNING

i) OBJECTIVES OF FINANCIAL PLANNING :

ii) IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL PLANNING:

1- To Ensure Availability of Funds Whenever Required 2- To Ensure That Unnecessary Finance is not Raised

1- It helps The Company To Prepare for The Future 2- It Helps In Avoiding Business Shock and Surprises 3- Helps in Co-Ordination 4- Helps to Eliminate Wasteful Efforts 5- Helps to Link Present with Future 6- Provides Link Between Investment and Financial Decisions 7- Facilitates Financial Control 8- It Enables to Tackle the Uncertainity

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

FACTORS AFFECTING CAPITAL STRUCTURE :

1- Cash Flow Position 2- Interest Coverage Ratio (ICR) 3- Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) 4- Return on Investment 5- Cost of Debt 6- Tax Rate 7- Cost of Equity 8- Floatation Costs 9- Risk Consideration 10- Flexibility 11- Control 12- Regulatory Framework 13- Stock Market Conditions 14- Capital Structure of Other Companies

FIXED CAPITAL

FACTORS AFFECTING REQUIREMENT OF FIXED CAPITAL :

1- Nature of Business 2- Scale of Operations 3- Choice of Technique 4- Technology Upgradation 5- Growth Prospects 6- Diversification 7- Financing Alternatives 8- Level of Collaboration

WORKING CAPITAL

FACTORS AFFECTING REQUIREMENT OF WORKING CAPITAL :

1- Nature of Business 2- Scale of Operations 3- Business Cycle 4- Seasonal Factors 5- Production Cycle 6- Credit Allowed 7- Credit Availed 8- Operating Efficiency 9- Availability of Raw Material 10- Growth Prospects 11- Level of Competition 12- Inflation

Advantages : 1- Economical 2- Higher Motivation Level 3- Simple Process 4- No Need for Induction Training 5- No Over or Under Staffing 6- Benefits In Training 7- Employees Satisfaction

1) INTERNAL SOURCES :

RECRUITMENT

ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION PROCESS:

1- Sender 2- Message

CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION

1) FORMAL COMMUNICATION:

2) INFORMAL COMMUNICATION :

a- Vertical Communication 1- Downward Communication 2- Upward Communication b- Horizontal Communication Grapevine :

5- Decoding 6- Receiver

COMMUNICATION

FINANCIAL DECISIONS

i) Promotion ii) Transfer

BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION :

2) EXTERNAL SOURCES : IMPROVING COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVENESS :

1- Direct Recruitement 2- Casual Callers 3- Advertisement 4- Employment Exchange 5- Placement Agencies and Management Consultants 6- Campus Recruitement 7- Recommendation of Employees 8- Labour Contractors 9- Advertising on Television 10- Web Publishing

SELECTION

i) ADVANTAGES:

ii) DISADVANTAGES :

1- Qualified Personnel 2- Wider Choice 3- Fresh Talent 4- Competitive Spirit

1- Dissatisfaction Among Existing Staff 2- Lengthy Process 3- Costly Process

3- Encoding 4- Media

7- Feedback 8- Noise

On The Job Training -

Off The Job Training -

1- Apprenticeship Training 2- Internship Training

1- Vestibule Training

1- Reduced Learning Time 2- Higher Profits 3- Develops Future Managers 4- Reduces Absenteeism and Employee Turnover 5- Effective Response to Fast Changing Environment

1- Career Growth 2- Increased Earnings 3- Safety of Employees 4- High Morale

METHODS OF TRAINING:

BENEFITS TO THE EMPLOYEES :

BENEFITS TO THE ORGANIZATION :

IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

TRAINING

Disadvantages : 1- Limited Choice 2- Lack of Fresh Talent 3- Not Suitable for New Enterprises 4- Absence of Competition 5- Reduces Productivity 6- Conflict Among Employees

LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP STYLES

1- Autocratic Leadership or Authoritative Leadership 2- Participative Leadership or Democratic Leadership 3- Free rein Leadership or Laissez Faire Leadership

FEATURES OF LEADERSHIP

1- Leadership Indicates Ability to Influence Others. 2- Leadership Tries to Bring Change in Behaviour 3- Leadership Indicates Interpersonal Relation 4- Leadership is Exercised to Achieve Common Goal 5- Leadership is a Continuos Process