Principles of Management

The book Principles of Management is an attempt to present a clear and logical view of concepts, theories and principles of management. In this book, it has been tried to analyse the role and importance of the practice of management from historical to modern perspectives. This book contains twenty-three chapters which include the meaning and process of management; historical roots of management thought; classical era of management; neo-classical era of management; modern management school; contemporary management thinkers; management planning; decision making; meaning, definition, features and process of management by objectives; meaning, definitions, characteristics, principles and process of organizing; meaning, definitions and principles of delegation of authority; span of management; staffing, direction, supervision, leadership, motivation, communication and coordination; control and controlling techniques; etc. The technical language as well as the presentation of the book is good. All the terms and concepts of management have been properly dealt with. Each chapter contains case study, review questions and references for better understanding of the subject matters. This book will be useful for the students of management, as well as for managers, executives and administrators.