Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Course Outline

Course Title : Principles and Practices of Management

Credits : 1 (20 Sessions)
Type : Compulsory
Session Duration : 75 minutes each
Term : VI
Year : 2025-26
Faculty :
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Introduction

The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of basic concepts, principles and practices of
management. The aim is to inculcate the ability to apply multifunctional approach to organizational
objective. This course describes from a business administration perspective what a business is, how a
business organization works and what the role of a business administration professional is in a business.
In Principles and Practices of Management course, it is aimed to teach the students to look at things from
a management point of view and provides a toolbox with which business administration problems can be
seen in context and solved. This course gives an overview of, and an approach to, the entire organization
(i.e. in its totality) and puts the student in a position to comprehend every part within that whole, and then
from this perspective to arrive at solutions. It is also aimed to help students to improve their ability to
make decisions in business by providing them with a framework that they can use to identify, analyze,
and resolve managerial issues in business decision making.

Course Objectives:

1. To understand theoretical aspects, processes and principles, the scope of Management, its and
application to modern management practice
2. Illustrate and evaluate the importance of planning, organizing, directing and controlling in
decision making.
3. To analyse how the field of Management has evolved and its significant contributions
4. To analyse and apply the critical role of managers in modern organizational settings.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this course, the students will be able to
1. Understand the concepts related to “Management”.
2. Demonstrate the roles, skills and functions of management.
3. Analyse, diagnose and solve organizational problems and develop optimal managerial decisions.
4. Understand the complexities associated with management of human resources in the
organizations
5. Integrate the learning in handling the mentioned complexities.

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Pedagogy:

The pedagogy will be a mix of Lecture, Discussion, Group exercises in class, Case Analysis,
Assignments, Quizzes and Project Presentation. Participants are expected to read the prescribed
readings/book chapter before attending the session, summarize and critique the readings and try to
identify the linkage between the prescribed readings for the session and those covered earlier.

Evaluation Scheme:

No Assessments Weight
1 Assignment(s) 20%
2 Mid Term examination 30%

3 End term examination 50%

References:

 Ricky W. Griffin, Management, 13th Edition, South-Western Cengage Learning, Mason, OH |

Copyright 2022

Other Useful Readings:

 Richard L. Daft, Management, 14th Edition, South-Western Cengage Learning, Mason, Ohio |
Copyright 2022
 Thuis, P. and Stuive, R. (2012) Business Administration, The Netherlands: Routledge Taylor and
Francis Group
 Stoner, J.A.F., Freemand, R. E., and Gilbert, D. R. (2007) Management, India: Pearson Prentice
Hall
 Griffin, R. W. (2008) Management Principles and Applications, India: Houghton Mifflin
Company
 Keuning, D., Bossink, B., and Tjemkes, B. (2010) Management an Evidence Based Approach,
Houten: Noordhoff Uitgevers Groningen.
 Other Materials (To be provided during the class)
a) Other Selected Readings
b) Selected Case Studies

Special Instructions:
Please read and prepare well in advance for case presentation & discussion in the class. The case for each
session is indicated in the Session Plan. The sessions will be of 75 minutes’ duration. During the class,
students need to prepare and present the cases/assignments individually or in groups.

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 Session Plan

Reference
Module No. Session Topic and Sub-topics Case / Exercise / Assignment
(Book chapter)
No.

Managing and the Case- Officers and Gentlemen Behaving

1 Chapter 1 Badly
Manager’s Job
1
Traditional and Case- Customer Delight
Introduction
Contemporary
2 Chapter 2
Management
Perspectives
Understanding the Case- The Canary in the Coal Mine
3 Organization’s Chapter 3
2 Environment
Environmental
Context
Navigating the Global Case- Nano Technology and Other
4 Chapter 5
Environment Innovations
Planning and Decision
5 Making Chapter 6 Case- The Ingredients of a Sustainability
Plan

3 Managing Strategy and Case- The Ingredients of a Sustainability

Planning 6 Strategic Planning Chapter 7 Plan

Managing Decision
7 Making and Problem Chapter 8 Case- The Most Admired Strategist of the
Solving Twentieth Century
Basic Elements of
8 Organizing Chapter 10 Case- From Pyramid Scheme’s to Mutual
Fun

4 9 Managing Case—Dealing a Rigged Game

Organising Organization Design Chapter 11

10 Assignment Presentation and Review

Mid Term Examination

5 11 Managing Human Case- The Benefits of the ACA (aka
Leading Resources in Chapter 13 Obamacare)
Organizations
12 Basic Elements of Case- Can’t Get No Job Satisfaction?
Individual Behavior in Chapter 14
Organizations
13 Managing Employee Chapter 15 Case- Engaged to be Motivated
Motivation and
Performance

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 14 Managing Leadership Case- A Critique of Practical Leadership
and Influence Processes Chapter 16

15 Managing Case- Standing Up for Warmth

Interpersonal
Chapter 17
Relations and
Communication
16 Managing Work Groups Case- An Open Invitation to Innovation
Chapter 18
and Teams
17
Assignment Presentation and Review
18 Basic Elements of Case- The Law of Cheating
Chapter 19
Control
6
19 Managing Operations, Case- Driving Hard Bargains in
Controlling
Quality, and Chapter 20 Sustainability
Productivity
20 Revision and Final Remarks
End Term Examination

Important Note: The Course will not tolerate plagiarism, copying or active or passive collaboration in
this type of dishonest behaviour in papers written by our students. This penalty for plagiarism will be
immediate failure of the course. Furthermore, the Institute will initiate proceedings against the student
that could lead to his/her expulsion from the programme.

*Assignments and class exercises for these topics will be given in the class.

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