Management and entrepreneurship
Title:
Management and entrepreneurship
Author:
Havinal, Veerabhadrappa.
ISBN:
9788122426595
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New Delhi : New Age International, 2009.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 182 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Cover13; -- Preface13; -- Contents13; -- Chapter 1 Management13; -- 1.1 Meaning13; -- 1.2 Characteristics of Management13; -- 1.3 Nature of Management13; -- 1.4 Management Functions or the Process of Management13; -- 1.5 Functional Areas of Management13; -- 1.6 Management: A Science or ART?13; -- 1.7 Management: A Profession?13; -- 1.8 Management and Administration13; -- 1.9 Role of Management13; -- 1.10 Levels of Management13; -- 1.11 Evolution of Management13; -- Chapter Summary13; -- Questions13; -- Chapter 2 Planning13; -- 2.1 Meaning13; -- 2.2 Nature of Planning13; -- 2.3 Importance of Planning13; -- 2.4 Types of Planning13; -- 2.5 Types of Plans13; -- 2.6 Steps in Planning13; -- 2.7 Decision-Making13; -- Chapter Summary13; -- Questions13; -- Chapter 3 Organizing and Staffing13; -- 3.1 Meaning and Definitions of Organizing13; -- 3.2 Steps in Organizing13; -- 3.3 Nature of Organization13; -- 3.4 Organization Structure13; -- 3.5 Purpose of Organization13; -- 3.6 Principles of Organization13; -- 3.7 Departmentation13; -- 3.8 Types of Organization13; -- 3.9 Span of Control13; -- 3.10 Authority, Power and Responsibility13; -- 3.11 Delegation of Authority13; -- 3.12 Centralization and Decentralization13; -- 3.13 Delegation vs Decentralization13; -- 3.14 Management by Objectives [MBO]13; -- 3.15 Meaning of Staffing13; -- 3.16 Nature and Importance of Staffing13; -- 3.17 Recruitment13; -- 3.18 Selection13; -- Chapter Summary13; -- Questions13; -- Chapter 4 Directing and Controlling13; -- 4.1 Meaning and Nature of Direction13; -- 4.2 Principles of Directing13; -- 4.3 Leadership and Leadership Styles13; -- 4.4 Motivation13; -- 4.5 Communication13; -- 4.6 Noise and Feedback in Communication13; -- 4.7 Importance of Communication13; -- 4.8 Channels of Communication13; -- 4.9 Types of Communication13; -- 4.10 Forms of Communication13; -- 4.11 Coordination13; -- 4.12 Coordination and Cooperation13; -- 4.13 Importance of Coordination13; -- 4.14 Techniques of Coordination13; -- 4.15 Managerial Control13; -- 4.16 Steps in a Control Process13; -- 4.17 Essentials of a Sound Control System13; -- 4.18 Control Methods13; -- Chapter Summary13; -- Questions13; -- Chapter 5 Entrepreneurship13; -- 5.1 Evolution of Concept of Entrepreneur13; -- 5.2 Concept of Entrepreneur13; -- 5.3 Characteristics of Entrepreneur13; -- 5.4 Distinction Between Entrepreneur and Manager13; -- 5.5 Technical Entrepreneur13; -- 5.6 Charms of Being An Entrepreneur13; -- 5.7 Functions of an Entrepreneur13; -- 5.8 Types of Entrepreneur13; -- 5.9 Intrapreneurs 13; -- 5.10 Ultrapreneurs13; -- 5.11 Concept of Entrepreneurship13; -- 5.12 Evolution of Entrepreneurship13; -- 5.13 Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development13; -- 5.14 Stages in the Entrepreneurial Process13; -- 5.15 Barriers to Entrepreneurship13; -- Chapter Summary13; -- Questions13; -- Chapter 6 Small Scale Industry13; -- 6.1 Meaning and Definition of Small Scale Industry13; -- 6.2 Characteristics of SSI13; -- 6.3 Rationale13; -- 6.4 Objectives13; -- 6.5 Scope13; -- 6.6 Role of SSI i.
Abstract:
About the Book: Of late, academicians of technical education have felt the importance of ''Management'' and ''Entrepreneurship''. Engineers need to manage their departments/sections/subordinates, and Entrepreneurship helps the large pool of technical manpower in developing small-scale industries in high tech areas thereby contributing to the economy of the country. This book covers both 'Management' and 'Entrepreneurship'. The first chapters of this book deal with Management, Planning, Organizing and Staffing, Directing and Controlling. The last four chapters deal with Entrepreneurship, Small-Scale Industries, Institutional support and Project formulation. Adequate number of simple examples with which the students are familiar are included in each chapter. In addition, each chapter contains student learning activities to give the readers a chance to enhance the learning process. Though the book is written keeping in mind the syllabus of Visvesvaraya Technological University, yet it is useful for B.Com, BBM, DBM, . PGDBM and MBA students also. Contents: Management Planning Organizing and Staffing Directing and Controlling Entrepreneurship Small-Scale Industries Institutional Support Preparation of Project.
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