Definition, importance, functions; Nature-as profession, science and art, universality of management; Levels of management; managerial skills and tasks, Neoclassical School- Human Relations approach and Behavioral science approach; Modern School-Systems approach and Contingency approach, Meaning of a decision, Types of decision, Steps in rational decision making, Common difficulties in decision making. Concept, importance, types, steps of planning, premises, barriers to planning and remedial measures etc. Grouping jobs, Establishing reporting relationships between jobs, Distributing authority among jobs, Coordinating activities between jobs, Differentiating between positions , Concepts of motivation, its importance, theories & contribution of McGregor, Maslow’s and Herzberg’s, McClelland, scope of control, Types of control, steps of control, process and need of control, limitations of control.