RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
CHSC 213
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

• To understand the fundamentals of resource management in a changing scenario. • To inculcate skills in identifying, creating, selecting and using available resources judiciously with emphasis on maximization and conservation. • To understand the scientific application of the process of management in the judicious use of resources

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Resource Management

Concept and scope of management

• Universality of management

• Approaches to management

• Ethics in management • Motivation Theory

12.00
Unit II: 
Resources

• Meaning, definition, importance and characteristics of resources.

• Types of resources

• Factors affecting utilization of resources.

• Maximizing use of resources.

• Resource conservation – importance and methods. • Availability of Resources: -Introduction, Lifecycle, Transition & Usage - Self - Family - National - Global

12.00
Unit III: 
Motivators of Management
  • Goals- Definition, Types and Utility
  • Values –importance, Sources of Values, Classification, Characteristics, changing values
  • Standards- Definition, Classification, Quantitative, Conventional and Non Conventional
  • Interdependence of values , goals and standards

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Process of Management
  • Decision Making – importance, types, steps, method of resolving conflicts
  • Planning – nature, characteristics, importance
  • Organizing; Coordinating, Supervising, directing and guiding; Controlling characteristics

              for effective control

  • Evaluation – meaning, importance and methods
  • Application of Management Process in:

     - Time, Energy, Money Management

     - Event Planning & Execution

                       

12.00
Unit V: 
Resource Management: Domains and Application
  • Concepts, Scope, Dimensions & future trends of:

       - Product Design

       - Sustainable Development

       - Training and Development

       - Consumer Studies

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Koontz.H. and O’Donnel C., 2005, Management – A systems and contingency analysis of managerial functions. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company
  2.  Kreitner. 2009, Management Theory and Applications, Cengage Learning: India
  3. Nickell, P., & Dorsey, J.M., Management in family living (4th Edition). New York NY: Wiley.
  4. Rao V.S. and Narayana P.S., Principles and Practices of Management, 2007, Konark Publishers Pvt.Ltd.
  5. Stoner J., 2008, Management. PHI Learning

                                 

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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