Syllabus
The complete module-and-topic map of the book, aligned to the official UGC NET Management (Subject Code 17) syllabus. Click any module to open its overview, or jump straight to a numbered topic.
Ten-Module Syllabus · 96 Topics
Management Process and Functions
1Management — Concept, Process, Theories and Approaches; Roles and Skills
2Functions — Planning, Organising, Staffing, Coordinating and Controlling
3Communication — Types, Process and Barriers
4Decision Making — Concept, Process, Techniques and Tools
5Organisation Structure and Design — Types, Authority, Span of Control
Managerial Economics
6Managerial Economics — Concept and Importance
7Demand Analysis — Utility, Indifference Curve, Elasticity, Forecasting
8Market Structures and Price Determination
9National Income — Concept, Types and Measurement
10Inflation — Concept, Types and Measurement
Ethics and Governance
Foundations of Organisational Behaviour
15Organisational Behaviour — Significance and Theories
16Individual Behaviour — Personality, Perception, Values, Attitude, Learning, Motivation
17Group Behaviour — Team Building, Leadership, Group Dynamics
18Interpersonal Behaviour and Transactional Analysis
Culture, Diversity and Stress
19Organisational Culture and Climate
20Workforce Diversity and Cross-Culture Organisational Behaviour
21Emotions and Stress Management
22Organisational Justice and Whistle Blowing
HRM Foundations
Strategic HRM and Performance
26Strategic Role of Human Resource Management
27Competency Mapping and Balanced Scorecard
28Career Planning and Development
29Performance Management and Appraisal
Development and Engagement
30Organisation Development, Change and OD Interventions
31Talent Management and Skill Development
32Employee Engagement and Work-Life Balance
Industrial Relations and IHRM
Accounting and Cost Analysis
37Accounting Principles, Standards and Financial Statements
38Financial Statement Analysis — Ratio, Funds Flow, Cash Flow, DuPont
39Cost Sheet, Marginal Costing, CVP Analysis
40Standard Costing and Variance Analysis
Financial Management Foundations
Investment and Returns
45Value and Returns — TVM, Bond and Share Valuation, Risk and Return
46Capital Budgeting and Investment Evaluation
47Dividend — Theories and Determination
Corporate Finance and Markets
48Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring; LBOs; Takeover
49Portfolio Management — CAPM and APT
50Derivatives — Options, Forwards and Futures
Working Capital and International Finance
Strategic Management
53Strategic Management — Concept, Process, Decisions and Types
54Strategic Analysis — PEST, Porter, Resource-Based View, Value Chain
55Strategy Formulation — SWOT, Corporate Strategy, BCG, GE, Ansoff
56Strategy Implementation — Change Programmes, McKinsey 7S
Marketing Foundations
Consumer, Brand and Supply Chain
61Consumer and Industrial Buying Behaviour
62Brand Management — Equity, Strategy, Extensions, Loyalty
63Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Sales Force; Personal Selling
64Service Marketing — Service Quality, Brands, Strategy
Customer, Retail and Trends
Statistics for Management
69Statistics for Management — Central Tendency, Dispersion, Distributions
70Data Collection and Questionnaire Design
71Sampling — Concept, Process, Techniques
72Hypothesis Testing — t, Z, F, Chi-square
73Correlation and Regression Analysis
Operations Management
74Operations Management — Role and Scope
75Facility Location and Layout
76Enterprise Resource Planning — Modules and Implementation
Scheduling, Quality and Operations Research
International Business and Trade
80International Business in the Globalisation Era; Trade Theories; BoP
81Foreign Direct Investment — Benefits and Costs
82Multilateral Regulation of Trade and Investment — WTO
International Procedures and Institutions
83International Trade Procedures, Documentation and EXIM Policies
84Role of International Financial Institutions — IMF and World Bank
Information Technology and Knowledge Management
Entrepreneurship Foundations
89Entrepreneurship Development — Concept, Types, Theories, Process, Competencies
90Intrapreneurship — Concept and Process
91Women Entrepreneurship and Rural Entrepreneurship
92Innovations in Business — Types, Opportunities, Idea Screening
Small Industries and Institutional Support
Last-mile Revision
Every topic's Quick Recall callout in one syllabus-ordered document — the single sheet to revise from in the final 48 hours before the exam.