nature of management,principles and functions of management,evolution /different theories of managementthoughtand schools of management,rolls and skills of a manager,planning function,strategic planning and environmental analysis,decision making,kinds of managerial planning,organisation,authority responsibility accountability and power,centralisation vs decentralisation and delegation of authority,forms of organisation structures,co-ordination,organisational conflicts,nature and scope of staffing,nature and scope of human research management,human resources of man power planning,recruitment,selection,training and development,performance appraisal, fundamentals of direction (Topical Term)