Tribhuvan University
Faculty of Management
Office of the Dean
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Course Description
:This course covers the basic concepts of management, including organizations, planning, decision-making, leadership, communication, control, globalization, and current management trends in Nepal.
Course Objective
:This module aims to impart the basic management knowledge, and skills to the students so as to enhance their managerial capabilities and enable them to apply in the practical field.
Course Contents:
Lecture hours show the approximate classroom time allocated to each unit.
Unit 1.Introduction —
Concept of management and business management, the management process, type of managers (general, functional and line managers), basic managerial roles and skills, changing job of managers, management challenges, acquaintance to task and general environment of business and analysis of task environment using Porter model.
Unit 2.Philosophical Aspects of Management —
The classical philosophy (scientific management, administrative management and bureaucratic management), behavioural management philosophy (human relation movement and Hawthorne studies), system and contingency philosophy and emerging issues and challenges in Nepalese business.
Unit 3.Business Ethics and Social Responsibility —
Ethical issues in management, the roots of unethical behaviour, philosophical approaches to ethics, social responsibility of business and arguments for social responsibility and Friedman doctrine.
Unit 4.Planning and Decision Making —
Planning: Meaning and levels of planning, planning horizons, planning process, meaning and use of single use, standing, contingency and derivative planning, pitfalls and their improvement in planning. Decision Making: Concept of decision making, process of rational decision making, type of problems and decision making, decision making conditions and styles.
Unit 5.Organizational Architecture —
Meaning and concept of organizational structure and architecture, elements of organizational architecture, designing structure: vertical differentiation (Tall Vs. Flat), horizontal differentiation (Functional, multidivisional, geographical and matrix), and integrating mechanisms (formal knowledge network and strategy, coordination and integrating mechanisms), definition and source of authority, responsibility and accountability and creating accountability in business organizations, emerging issues in organization design and architecture, Nepalese practices in organizational structure.
Unit 6.Organizational Culture —
Meaning and concept of organizational culture, importance of organizational culture, change and strengthening organizational culture, managing organizational culture during merger, organizational culture in Nepalese organization.
Unit 7.Group and Team —
Meaning of team and group, difference between team and group, importance of team in organization, creating effective team, types of group and team, managing team conflict, position of team work in Nepalese organization.
Unit 8.Communication and Control —
Meaning of business communication, communication process, parties involved in communication, communication barriers and their improvement, meaning, process and types of control, essentials of effective control system, control tools and techniques.
Unit 9.Business Management Trends and Scenario in Nepal —
Growth of business sector in Nepal, major industries in Nepal – manufacturing, export – oriented, import- substitution, and service sector, existing management and business practices in Nepalese business, major problems of Nepalese business