Management: Principles & Practices

Paper Code: 
TAM 331
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

1. To understand management practices in Tourism & Airline.

Unit I: 

Management: Concept, Nature, Process and significance of Management. Management as an art and science; Management as profession, skills and roles of managers in organization, Principles of Management- Henry Fayol & Taylor Schools of management thought-Classical, neo-classical and modern theories.

Unit II: 

Functions of Management: An overview of functions of management; Concepts of POSDCORB Planning: Nature, purpose, types and process, Management By Objectives (MBO). Decision Making-concept, importance, process, tools and techniques.

Unit III: 

Organizing: Concept of organizing and organization, Types of Organization- Formal & Informal. Organization Structure- Concept and Forms. Staffing and Selection Process.

Unit IV: 

Directing: Meaning, Importance, Principles, Techniques of directing.

Controlling: Meaning, Importance, Process, Techniques of controlling-traditional and modern techniques

Unit V: 

Definition of ICT’s, the impact of ICT’s on tourism, the tourism system and ICT’s. Application of ICT in tourism and hospitality

Essential Readings: 

• Essential of Management – Harold Koontz & Heinsz Weirich.
• Management – H. Koontz & Cyrill O’Donnell.
• Management Theory – Jungle, H. Koontz.
• Principles of Management – Peter F. Drucker.
• Management Concepts – V.S.P. Rao, Konark Publishers
• Principles & Practice of Management – L.M. Prasad, S. Chand.
• Organization & Management – R. D. Agarwal, Tata McGraw Hill.
• Modern Business Administration – R.C., Pitman.
• Human Resource Management – Railey M., Butterworth Heinemann

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