Management Techniques : Principles and Practices
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Ecology of management techniques. 3. Policy making. 4. Policy implementation. 5. Problems of implementation of programmes and projects and solutions. 6. Planning. 7. Decision-making. 8. Group decision-making. 9. Supervision. 10. Communication, coordination and control. 11. Authority and hierarchy. 12. Delegation and decentralisation. 13. Public relations. 14. Management Information System (MIS). 15. Information technology. 16. Time management. 17. Project management. 18. Manpower planning. 19. Personnel training. 20. Management games. 21. Career development planning. 22. Human Resource Development (HRD). 23. Leadership. 24. Administrative ethics. 25. Performance appraisal. 26. Motivation. 27. Financial administration. 28. Performance budgeting. 29. Cost benefit analysis. 30. Marginal costing. 31. Organisational analysis. 32. Organisational Development (OD). 33. Organisational change. 34. Conflict management. 35. Management of inter-personal relations. 36. Network Techniques: PERT / CPM. 37. Administrative reforms and improvements (work study / O&M). 38. Method study. 39. Work measurement. 40. Materials management. 41. Records management. 42. Operations Research (OR). 43. Survey research. 44. Case study. 45. Statistical techniques. 46. Report writing. 47. Good governance. 48. Stress management through mind control and purification. 49. Yoga techniques for holistic development of human resources in an organisation: techniques to develop super intellect. 50. Developing self-confidence and positive attitude among the staff of an organisation for organisational efficiency and effectiveness. 51. Techniques to achieve ultimate goals of organisational development: need of injecting environmental values and sustainable development. 52. Basic techniques for good governance, accountability and transparency: integrity and character. 53. Management of the employees health. 54. Community participation. 55. Management By Objectives (MBO). 56. Management techniques for inculcating aesthetic sense. 57. Selfless service for building organisations on truth, beauty and goodness. 58. Human rights and duties: basic values. 59. Techniques to promote human excellence. 60. Ethical and moral techniques. Bibliography. Index.
"The present book "Management Techniques" has been designed to equip the students, scholars, managers and public services with the latest developments in Management techniques including ethical and moral techniques. In the present edition of the book 12 new chapters have been added to make the work comprehensive through backward and forward linkages. The book has been divided into 60 chapters covering most of the techniques which can help in accelerating the process of development, provided these are earnestly acted upon.
The study of this book would promote knowledge and awareness and create interest in students and scholars of business management, public administration and also professional managers, and especially the public services, in understanding the modern techniques of administrative management to enhance administrative capability and capacity." (jacket)
