Principles of Agribusiness Management

Principles of Agribusiness Management

1 Management – Concepts, Roles, and Skills

  1. Historical Context of Management
  2. Management as a Concept in Ancient Indian Life
  3. Management of Agriculture in India as a State Subject
  4. Fundamental Principles of Management
  5. Professional Manager
  6. Tasks of Manager
  7. Managerial Roles
  8. Management Levels
  9. Management Skills
  10. Managerial Skills to Become an Effective Leader
  11. Additional Business Skills for Managerial Effectiveness
  12. Managerial Skills and Characteristics Covered through Curriculum

2 Functions of Management

  1. Planning
  2. Organizing
  3. Staffing
  4. Directing
  5. Controlling

3 Human Resource Management and Planning

  1. Human Resource Management (HRM)
  2. Human Resource Planning
  3. Human Resource Information System (HRIS)

4 Recruitment, Selection and Training

  1. Recruitment
  2. Selection Process
  3. Induction
  4. Training and Development

5 Human Resource Development

  1. Human Resource Management (HRM) and Human Resource Development (HRD)
  2. Concept, Meaning and Definitions of HRD
  3. Significance of HRD
  4. HRD Strategies
  5. Management Development Programmes

6 Overview of Organizational Behavior

  1. Defining Organizational Behavior (OB)
  2. Historical Background of Organizational Behavior
  3. Organizational Behavior Framework
  4. Scope of Organizational Behavior
  5. Emerging Issues and their Impact on OB
  6. Work Values and Ethics

7 Conflict Management and Negotiation

  1. Definition and Meaning of Conflict
  2. Different Views of Conflict
  3. Types of Conflicts
  4. Sources of Conflict
  5. Conflict Management
  6. Negotiation
  7. Steps in Negotiation Process

8 Leadership and Group Dynamics

  1. Definitions of Leadership
  2. Managers vs. Leaders
  3. Roles and Functions of Leaders
  4. Traits of a Great Leader
  5. Personality Traits of a Leader
  6. Styles of Leadership
  7. Leadership and Management Models and Theories
  8. Concept of Group Dynamics
  9. Types of Groups and Teams in Organizations
  10. Group Development
  11. Group Functions
  12. Issues in Building Teams
  13. Techniques for Effective Decision Making
  14. Managing Teams for Higher Performance
  15. Group Norms

9 Communication and Feedback

  1. Meaning and Functions of Communication
  2. Formal and Informal Communication
  3. Direction of Communication
  4. Interpersonal Communication
  5. Qualities of Good Communicator
  6. Organizational Communication & Technology
  7. Process of Communication
  8. Communication Model
  9. Barriers to Communication
  10. Communication Feedback

10 Introduction to Enterprise Information System

  1. Enterprise Information System (EIS)
  2. Information System
  3. Types of Information System
  4. Decomposition of Information Systems
  5. Elements of Information System
  6. Approaches to Information System
  7. Classification of Information

11 External and Internal Interfaces

  1. What are Interfaces?
  2. Internal Interface
  3. External Interface
  4. Channels of Interfaces
  5. Role of EIS in Internal Interface
  6. Role of EIS in External Interface
  7. External Interface and Stakeholders

12 E-Commerce and M-Commerce

  1. Electronic Commerce
  2. Advantages of E-Commerce
  3. Limitations of E-Commerce
  4. Types of E-Commerce
  5. Business to Business (B2B) E-Commerce
  6. Achieving Customer Intimacy in B2C E-Commerce
  7. M-Commerce
  8. Applications of M-Commerce
  9. Mobile Commerce Services