The book Principles of Management is an attempt to present a clear and logical view of concepts, theories, and principles of management. In this book, it has been tried to analyse the role and importance of the practice of management from historical to modern perspectives. This book contains twenty-three chapters which include the meaning and process of management; historical roots of management thought; classical era of management; neo-classical era of management; modern management school; contemporary management thinkers; management planning; decision making; meaning, definition, features, and process of management by objectives; meaning, definitions, characteristics, principles, and process of organizing; meaning, definitions, and principles of delegation of authority; span of management; staffing, direction, supervision, leadership, motivation, communication, and coordination; control and controlling techniques; etc.
The technical language as well as the presentation of the book is good. All the terms and concepts of management have been properly dealt with. Each chapter contains case study, review questions, and references for better understanding of the subject matters.
This book will be useful for the students of management, as well as for managers, executives, and administrators.
Dr. Pushpinder Singh Gill, Ph.D. (Punjabi University), M.B.A., has 25 years of working experience including research and consulting in the fields of Global Business Strategy, Competitive Strategy, Organizational Culture and Chain Management. He has also lectured at prestigious Universities and Business Schools across India; and his writings and research have been widely published in books as well as in several journals of national and international repute. His research paper entitled, “Marketing Executives Effectiveness in relation to Locus of Control: A Case Study of Punjab” was presented in the European Conference on Research Methodology (ECRM)-2003 held at University of Reading (UK).
In the corporate world, Dr. Gill’s experience includes working as General Manager with Allied Beverages, India and as Country Head with Summit Beverages and Moha Soft Drinks, Ethiopia. Currently, he is professor at School of Management Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala.
Paramjeet Kaur, M.Phil. (Himachal Pradesh University), M.Com, UGC-NET, Ph.D. (pursuing), has more than 6 years of working and teaching experience. She is assistant professor of Commerce at Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana.
