Dynamics of Business Management

Contents: Preface. 1. An introduction to business management. 2. Forms of business ownership. 3. Management process. 4. Planning in business management. 5. Organising--an essential tool. 6. Staffing process in business. 7. Motivation in business management. 8. Process of communication in business. 9. Management and co-ordination. Bibliography.

"Management is a distinct process consisting of planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling. The job of a manager is to coordinate and utilize human and other resources (inputs) to achieve certain objectives (outputs) like profits, growth, stability, etc. The process of management involves the determination of goals and converting these goals into results. It is that process by which managers create, maintain and operate purposive organisations through systematic, coordinated and cooperative human effort. It is a never-ending and dynamic process.

The work a manager performs is of special nature. It involves certain activities or functions by which inputs are converted into outputs. A manager combines and integrates men, money, materials, machinery and method to achieve several results like goods and services, productivity, growth etc." (jacket)