Element to Management 1

This is our first unit concerning Management which is one of the courses you have to do to earn your B.Sc in Co-operative Management. It is a professional course and the principles are expected to be applied in the running of an organization. The Organization can be a business organization or a non business organization. This means that the concepts, principles and theories of management are usually brought to bear on an organization so that the defined objectives of the organization can be attained.

TABLE OF CONTENT

1. FUNCTIONAL AUTHORITY, STAFF LIMITATIONS, CONFLICTS BETWEEN LINE AND STAFF MANAGERS, WAYS OF REDUCING THE CONFLICTS - New!
2. INTRODUCTION TO DEPARTMENTATION BY PRODUCT AND CUSTOMER - New!
3. Advantages/Disadvantagesof Geographic departmentation in management - New!
4. Conditions for Organizing/advantages in management - New!
5. Departmentation by Enterprise Function/Advantages and Disadvantages - New!
6. The Environmental Factors of the Manager/Legal Environment advantages and disadvantages
7. Types of Organization In management
8. VALUES OF MANAGEMENT: IS MANAGEMENT AN ART OR SCIENCE?
9. Advantages of Planning and Disadvantages of Planning
10. Advantages/Disadvantages of Product Departmentation in management - New!
11. Classification of Management
12. DEFINITION, NATURE AND PURPOSE OF MANAGEMENT
13. Disadvantages/Advantages of Tall-shaped Structure in management - New!
14. Elements and types of Co-ordination in management - New!
15. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS
16. MANAGEMENT VS ADMINISTRATION; AND THE ENVIRONMENT FACTORS OF THE MANAGER
17. Steps in Planning/Decision Making/Define problem/issue in management - New!
18. The Advantages/benefits and Limitations of Delegation Authority in management- New!

REFERENCES/FURTHER READINGS

Akanni J.A (1987): management, Concepts, Techniques and Cases. 

Taa Printing & Publishing Company, Ibadan. 

Ebun, F.C (1998): Revision Notes on business Management. Federal 

Co-operative College, Ibadan