Chapter 1
Evolution of Management Theory
Classical Schools: Taylor's Scientific Management
medium • 1 min read
Administrative Management: Henry Fayol's 14 principles
medium • 2 min read
Max Weber's Bureaucracy and its contemporary use
medium • 3 min read
Human Relations School: Elton Mayo's Hawthorne studies
medium • 4 min read
Modern Management: Contingency and Systems approaches
medium • 5 min read
Chapter 2
Leadership and Styles
Autocratic, Democratic and Laissez-faire leadership styles
medium • 1 min read
Transactional vs Transformational leadership theories
medium • 2 min read
Trait and Behavioral theories of effective leadership
medium • 3 min read
Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory basic overview
medium • 4 min read
Situational leadership model and its applications
medium • 5 min read
Chapter 3
Motivation and Behavior
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and its critiques
medium • 1 min read
Herzberg's Two-Factor theory of job satisfaction
medium • 2 min read
McClelland's Theory of Needs and Achievement motive
medium • 3 min read
Reinforcement theory and its role in employee behavior
medium • 4 min read
Goal-setting theory and job design for motivation
medium • 5 min read
Chapter 4
Communication in Organisations
The communication process and its main components
medium • 1 min read
Barriers to effective communication in formal units
medium • 2 min read
Formal vs Informal communication: Grapevine dynamics
medium • 3 min read
Cross-cultural and non-verbal communication basics
medium • 4 min read
E-communication and digital etiquette for managers
medium • 5 min read
Chapter 5
HR Transformation and Conflict
Evolution of Personnel Management into HRM/HRD
medium • 1 min read
Performance appraisal and feedback mechanisms in India
medium • 2 min read
Conflict Management: Types and resolution techniques
medium • 3 min read
Negotiation and Collective Bargaining in workplaces
medium • 4 min read
Organisational Change: Kotter's model and Lewin's theory
medium • 5 min read