Himachal Pradesh University MBA

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Himachal Pradesh University offers 2 year MBA programme. Here are the details of MBA course:

Eligibility:
Qualification: The candidate should be a graduate with minimum 50%.
Age: The maximum age limit is 26 years.

Admission Criteria:-
Admission will be based on MAT Score merit list Conducted by the University.
Selected candidates will call for Group Discussion, Personal Interview

Entrance test:
This university offers admission to its MBA programme though an entrance tests namely H.P. Combined Management Aptitude Test (HP-CMAT).

Important Dates:
HP-CMAT was already held on May 26, 2012.

For more information contact at:

Institute of Management Studies,
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh Shimla-171005 (H.P.)
Ph: 91-0177 – 2830938

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Hello, I am looking for Himachal Pradesh University MBA Ist semester syllabus. Kindly provide it. Thanks.

Himachal Pradesh University is a public non-profit university which is situated in Shimla nearly 5 km away from the town of Summer Hill.

It was founded on 1970.

Hear I am providing you its MBA first semester syllabus:-

MBA Ist semester syllabus:-

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this course is help the students to understand management functions, to
familiarize themselves with the practice of management, to develop an understanding of
behavioural process of the organizations as a whole, and to cultivate an insight into the
individual behaviour at work place.

UNIT-I
Meaning, Nature and Scope of Management; Emergence of Management Thought –
Classical, Neo-Classical and Modern Theories; Roles, Skills and Responsibilities of
Managers; Universality of Management Principles; Functions of Management;
Comparative Management – Japanese, American and Indian.

UNIT-II
Planning and Decision Making – Process, Premises, Types of Plans; Decision – Making –
Process, Types of Decisions, Creativity in Decision Making, Techniques; Control –
Process and Techniques.

UNIT-III
Organizations – Meaning, Principles, Types of Organizations; Organizational Behaviour
– Meaning and Scope; Models of OB; Contributing Disciplines to OB: Emerging
Challenges for OB: Organizations as Social Systems.

UNIT-IV
Foundations of Individual Behaviour; Individual Differences; Basic understanding of
Attitudes, perception, Personality, and Learning; Work Motivation – Theories and
Applications; communication – Process, Forms, Barriers and Effectiveness.

UNIT-V
Group Dynamics – Overview of Groups, Types, Stages, Group Decision – making;
Interpersonal Relationship; Inter – group Dynamics – Interactions, Influencing Factors;
Leadership Concept, Theories, and Effectiveness.

SUGGESTED READINGS;
1. Koontz, H. and Welrich, H; Management, Mc Graw Hill, 1995
2. Luthans, F. Organizational Behaviour, McGraw Hill, 1995
3. Robbins, Stephen P, Management, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall Inc, 1996
4. Robbins, Stephen P, Organizational Behaviour; Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi,
202.
5. Gregory Moorhead and Ricky W Griffin; Organizational Behaviour – Managing
People and Organizations, Jaico Pub. Ouse, Bombay, 200
6. Stoner, J. et. Al. Management, New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India, 200
7. Prasad, LM; Organizational Behaviour; Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi, 202
The list of cases and specific references including recent articles will be announced in the
class at the time of launching of the course.
Master of Business Administration Ist Semester

OBJECTIVE;
The Objective of course is to make the students familiar with some basic quantitative
techniques. The main focus however is in their application in business decision-making.

Unit-I:
Management Science: Executive problems, Scope for quantification, Translating
Business problems into mathematics, Concept of Limits, Rate of change – derivatives and
finite difference (simple problems) First Differential of a monomial. x+y, x, x y types.
Concept of Maxima and Minima.

Unit-II:
Graphical and Tabular representation: Concept of a function, Role of functional analysis
in business, inequalities and their representation on graphs, Concept of Interrelation –
Continuous functions. Integration of Simple function – problems, differentiation under
the integral signs.

Unit-III:
Frequency distribution and their Analysis – measures of Central Tendency, Measures of
dispersion. Probability theory and Probability distributions – Binomial, Normal and
Poisson.

Unit-IV:
Estimation – Point Estimation and Internal Estimation
Hypothesis Testing – One Sample test, two sample test, Z test, t-test, Chi” Sq. test.
Simple Regression and Correlation: Estimation using Regression line, Correlation
Analysis Introduction to Multiple and Partial correlation.

Unit-V:
Time Series:
Variations in Time Series, Trend Analysis, Cyclical Variation, Seasonal Variation.
Index Numbers:-
Unweighted Aggregate. Weighted Aggregate. Weighted Aggregated Index, Average of
Relative methods, Quantity and Value Indices.

References:
1. Dean, Sasieni, Gupta Mathematics for modern Management
2. M. Rathrachri Mathematics for Management
3. M. P. Gupta & S. P. Gupta Business Statistics.
4. Richard I Laviw & David S. Rubin Statistics for Management
5. S. P. Gupta Statistical Methods.
Master of Business Administration Ist Semester

OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE:
The objective of this course is to make the students conversant with such basic concepts
and tools of economic analysis, which have an important bearing on managerial decisionmaking,
which would enable the students to understand the economic forces governing
industry and business. The main purpose of the subject is to acquaint the students with
the basic concepts and tools of micro-economic analysis which have managerial
application. At the same time the students are expected to be familiar and with the
economic system within which the decisions are taken:

Unit-I
THE BACKGROUND:-
The economic background to management: Economics as discipline, the economic
problems, the circular flow of economic activities, functions of
economic system and the role of price mechanism. The business firm
and its objective:-
References:
1. L. Robbins:- An Essay on the Nature and Significance of economic Science,
Chapters-II & III
2. Christopher:- Savagte and John R. Small: Introduction to Managerial Economics,
Chapters – I & II.
3. Leftwich Price System and Resources Allocation.

Unit-II
INTRODUCTION:-
The Scope and Methods of Managerial Economics, The Five Fundamantal Concepts –
The Incremental Concept, Incrementalism and Marginalism, The concept of Time
Perspective, The Discounting Principle. The Opportunity Cost Concept. The
Equimarginal Principle.
REFERENCES:-
W.W. Haynes` V. L. Mote and S. Paul: Managerial Economics, Analysis and Cases.
Chapter-I and II.

Unit-III:
DEMAND ANALYSIS:
The Elementary Economics and Demand, Law of Demand, The Elasticity of Demand
Price Elasticity of Demand, Income Elasticity of Cross-Elasticity of Demand,
Promotional Elasticity of Demand , Demand Forecasting; Approaches to Forecasting,
Forecasting Methods.

References:
1. Haynas, Mote and Paul, op. cit, Chapters 4 & 5.
2. Joel Dean, Managerial Economics, Chapter 4.
3. Christopher 1. Savages and John R. Smali op. cit, Chapter 8.
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Unit-IV:
COST ANALYSIS:
Fixed and Variable costs and other cost classifications. Accounting costs and Economics
Costs. Break-event chart. Construction, Limitations and Applications of Theoretical Cost
Functions and their Managerial Users.

References:
1. Haynas, Mote Paul. Op. Cit., Chapters 7 & 8.
2. D. C. Hauge, Manageiral Economics Analysis for Business Decisions, Chapters 5.
3. W. Reuteenstrauch and R. Willers, The Economics of Industrial Management,
Second Edition, 1968, Chapter-XII.
Unit-V:
PRICING:-
Price Determination, Methods of Pricing: Cost Plus Pricing, Target Pricing, Differential
Pricing, Bid Pricing Product Line Pricing, and Psychological Aspects of Pricing.
Pricing in various markets: Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic, Competition
Oligopoly.

REFERENCES:-
1. K. P. M. Sunderam:- Indian Economy.
2. K.K. David:- Indian Economy
3. D.C. Hauge: Managerial Economis, Analysis for Business Decisions.
4. Ravindra H. Dholakia & Ajay N. Oza:- Micro Economics for Management
Students.
5. H. Cfraig Petersen W. CrisLewis:- Managerial Economics.
Master of Business Administration Ist Semester

COURSE CONTENTS:

UNIT-I:
1. System Approach to Management, Open Systems Approach, Strategic
Planning, Ned for Environmental Scanning, Different Aspects of Business
Environment.
2. History of Indian Business, Medieval and Modern Era, Contemporary
Business Scene in India.

UNIT-II:
3. State and Markets, Changing Government – Business Relationship,
Liberalization and Globalization.
4. Changes in Company, Anmti-Trust Foreign Investment and Labour Laws.

UNIT-III:
5. Economic Policy, Industrial, Fiscal and Monetary Policies, Business Support
Systems and Financial Structure of Indian Economy.
6. Social Change in India, Urbanization, Middle Class Revoluti9on, Caste and
Communal Tensions, Indian Psyche Gender and Social Inequalities, Indian
Cultural Ethos and Global Culture, Westernization and Sanskritisation.

UNIT-IV:
7. Business and Politics in India, Centre-State Relationships and other
Constitutional Problems related to Business, Fundamental Rights and
Directive Principles.
8. Technological Environment, Patenting Laws-National and International R. &
D. Scene, Technology Transfer from Lab. To Industry and Internationally.
Information Technology Environment.

UNIT-V:
9. Multinational Corporations, Public Sector and Privatization, Atytracting
Foreign Investment, MNC’s and Nation States, WTO.
10. Future outlook for society, Polity and Economy Business in 21st Century,
ecology and Sustainable Developement.
Master of Business Administration Ist Semester

PURPOSE
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the students with the Indian work
ethos, values and styles of management. Further the students will be helped to
develop their inner and outer capability to face the challenges with equanimity.

UNIT-I
Concept of Values; Types of Values; Human Values in Management; Relevance
of Values in Modern Management; Values for Managers.

UNIT-II
Leadership and Human Values; Inter-personal Relations and Human Values;
Stress Management and Human Values; Team Building and Values.

UNIT-III
Indian Insights into TQM; Work Ethos; Indian Culture and Spirituality – Lessons
for Management.

UNIT-IV
Techniques for improving inner capacity – Meditation, Yoga, Silent Sitting and
Singing; Spirituality and work;

UNIT-V
Dominant Indian Values and Organizational Effectiveness; Need for Values in
Global Change – Indian Perspective: Teaching Ethics in Management Schools.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Chakrborty, S. K. Fondatins of Managerial Work – Contributions from
Indian Thought, Himalayan Publishing House, New Delhi, 1998.
2. Chakraborty, S. K. Managerial Effectiveness and Quality of Work Life –
Indian Insights, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi,
1987.
3. Chakraborty, S. K. Management by Values – Towards Cultural
Congruence, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1992.
4. Ananta K. Giri values, Ethics and Business; Rawat Publications, Jaipur,
1998.
5. Education in Values – A Source Bok; NCERT, New Delhi, 1992.
6. Sri Aurobindo: The Messages of the Gita.
7. Different Issues of Journal of Human Values.
8. Kaushal S.L. – Business Ethics, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi.
The list of cases and specific references including recent articles will be announced in the
class at the time of launching of the course.
Master of Business Administration Ist Semester
106 ACCOUNJTING FOR MANAGERS

UNIT-I
Accounting and its functions, Concepts and Conventions in Accounting. Accounting
Cycle. Double Entry System. Books of Original Entry, Ledger Posting & Balancing.
Cash Book, (Columner) Sales Book, Purchase Book.

UNIT-II
Trial Balance and Preparation of Final Accounts (including manufacturing account)
relating to Sole Proprietor. Elementary Introduction of Final Accounts of a company.
UNIT-III
Depreciation, Concepts, Methods of Changing Depreciation.

UNIT-IV
Ratio Analysis.

UNIT-V
Fund Flow Statement.
SUGGESTED READINGS;
1. M.C. Shukla T. S. Gfrewal - Advanced Accountancy
2. R. R. Gupta - Advanced Financial Accounting.
3. S. N. Maheshwari - Fundamental of Accounting
4. Chester R., Wasson, Managerial Economics Text and Cases, 1996, Chapter-5.
5. Haynes, Mote & Paul. Op. Cit., Chapter 12, 13.
6. D. C. Hauge, Op. Cit. Chapter-13.
(Problems and Cases to be announced in the class-room).
Master of Business Administration Ist Semester
107-COMPUTER APPLICATION IN MANAGEMENT
Objective:
The main aim is to introduce the students with the computer, its applications, and logic
development for programming and application softwares used in the different offices.

COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS:
History of Computers, Classification of Computers, Simple Model of a Computer,
Input/Output Devices, Memory Devices, Software & Hardware, Representation of
numbers within the Computer, Computer Languages: Machine Language, Assembly
Language, High Level Languages; Programme Translators, Compiler, Assembler,
Interpreter; Data Storage; Fields, Records, Files and File Organizations; Concept of
Operating System and their types.

LOGIC DEVELOPMENT
Basic and comple4x flow charts, Types of decision tables, Number of problems based on
Flow Charts and decision tables.
MODES OF DATA PROCESSING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Computer software system, software development cycle, file design & report design, data
files types and organization, master and transaction files, relevance of Data Base
Management Systems and Integration of Applications, Data hierarchy, and data file
structure, Role of DBA.

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND INTERNET
Goals and Objectives of Computer Networks, Topologies, applications, ISO-OSI
Protocol, TCP/IP: Protocol; Local Area Network, Metropolitan Area Network,l Wide
Area Network; Internet, Surfing in Net and Using E-Mail, search engines and protocols;
FTP, TCP/IP, HTTP, Telnjet, Lynx.
P.C. SOFTWARE (Latest Versions)
I. Operating systems: DOS and Windos
II. M. S. Office; Word, Excel, Power Point, Access and Tally.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. R. K. Taxali -PC Software Made Simple
Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co.
Ltd.
2. Donald H. -Sanclers Computers Today, McGraw Hill
3. Alexus Leon & Mathews Leon -Internet in a Nutshell
4. Burch, John and Grudnitski Gary -Information Systems: Theory and Practice
5th Edition, New York, John Wiley, 1989
5.Mastering MS Office 2000, BPB Publications, New Delhi.
6. Fundamentals of Electornic Data Processing RCC, Booklet.
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ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Objective: -
O.D. is an emerging behaviour discipline that provides a set of Methodologies for
systematically bringing about organization change and improvement. It helps to
understand the dynamics of changes, both inter and intra to the organization, effecting the
functioning of organization and develop sensitivity to improve the effectiveness. After
the study of this course, the students would be able to apply the knowledge of
behavioural science in solving socio-technical problems as well as improving and
maintaining the effectiveness of the organization.

Unit – I: -
Management of Change:- Organization culture, socialization process, dimension of
change, change process, change agent-skills and relationship with client, implementation
of organizational change-strategies for change.

Unit – II: -
Organizational effectiveness, concepts, approaches and its determinants, organizational
diagnosis – Methods, collection of data and identification of problems. Organizational
stress – causes, effects and coping with stress.

Unit – III: -
Organizational development: - Definition, objectives, characteristics, models of OD,
action research, stages of OD programme, underlying assumptions and values.

Unit – IV: -
OD Interventions – I: - Meaning, types of interventions; sensitivity training, life and
career planning, role analysis technique, organizational mirroring, transactional analysis,
third party peace making, counseling, learning styles and development.

Unit – V: -
OD Interventions – II : MBO, managerial grid, team building, likert systems – four,
confrontation meeting, process consultation, survey feedback, Institutional building.

Suggested Readings:-
1. Beckhard R. 1969Organistion in Development : Strategies and Models, Addision-
Wesley:Reading
2. Bennis, W.G. 1969. Organization Development: Its nature, Origins and Prospects,
Addison Wesley:
Reading.
3. Dalton, G.Lawrence, P.& Griener, 1970 Organization Change and Development.
Irwon Dorsey:
Homewood.
4. Shein, E., Bennis W. ,Beckhard, R.(eds.) 1969 Organization Development, Wesley :
Reading
5. Kuriloff, A.H. 1972. Organisation Development for Survival, American Management
Association Inc.:
New York.
6. French, Wendell L. & Cecil H.Bell, 1999 Organization Development, Prentice Hall of
India :
New Delhi.
Master of Business Administration Ist Semester

202: - MANAGEMENT SCIENCE – II.
OBJECTIVE: -
The Objective of this course is to introduce the participants of MBA programme of the
Quantititative School of management. This is a general course, not a specialized one.
The important tools, techniques and methods of Operation Research will be discussed
with their business applications. The mathematical rigor of the course will be
comparatively low.

Unit – I :-
History, Development of Operations Research, Characteristics of Operations Research,
Systems thinking and O.R. Method of Operations Research Model formulation and types
of model, Prototype problems of Operations Research.

Unit – II:-
Linear Programming – Problem – formulation, Graphic Method, Simpex Method (solving
Maximization problem with less than equal to constraints). Duality theory,
Transportation Problem. Assignment Problem.

Unit – III :-
Inventory Management:- Definition of Inventory, Costs associated with Inventory
Elementary, Models of Inventory (First Six Models from Introduction to Operations
Research by Churchman, Ackoff and Arnoff), Numerical Problems based on the models.
Waiting Lines:-Applications of waiting lines, queue disciplines, derivations of Average
length, number of units in the queue, Average waiting time for single service station,
Simple numerical Problems based on these derivations.

Unit – IV:-
Competitive Strategies – Theory of Games, Duopoly Two Person Zero Sum Game, Pure
and Mixed Strategies, Criteria of choosing strategies and simple numerical problems
based on these.

Unit – V :-
Replacement Techniques of capital budgeting capital budgeting capital replacement at
Items that fails completely, staffing problem (Numerical Problems bases on references
No.2). Simulation:- Application of Simulation Monte Carlo Technique for solving ECO
Problems and other simple OR problems, Simulation and EDP.

References:-
1. Ackloff R.L. Sasieni, M.W. Fundamentals of Operations Research.
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2. Sasieni, Yaspui, Friedman Methods and Problems.
3. Churchman, Ackloff,
Arnoff,
Introduction to Operations
4. Wanger Principles of Operations Research
5. Gupta and Sasieni Mathematics for Management.
Master of Business Administration Ist Semester

203: - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
1. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.:-
Introduction to human Resource Management, Growing Importance of Human
Resources, Important Environmental Influences
on HRM. Functions of Personnel Management,
Challenges to Personnel Management,
Approaches to Personnel Management,
Importance of Human Relations in Modern
Organizations, Recent Changes and
Development of Personnel Management,
Organizing the Personnel and Human Resource
Department, Responsibilities of a Personnel
Managers, Personnel Management and
Professionalisation.

2. HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING: -
Importance of Human Resource Planning, Contemporary Challenges in Human
Resource Planning, HRP Process, Approaches to HRP, Evaluating Effectiveness of
HRP, Methods of HRP, Recruitment, Selection and Placement, Interview and
Promotion Socializing the new employees.

3. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT: -
Training, Methods of Training, Evaluating Training Effectiveness, Organization of a
Training Programme Management Development Process, Methods for developing
managers, Performance Appraisal Approaches the Performance Appraisal.

4. WAGES AND SA.LARY ADMINISTRATION: -
Economic Background and employee compensation, Factors Affecting Wages &
Salary Policy of the Organization, Laws and Rules Governing employees wages and
Salary Administration in India. Rewards Methods of Wage determination.

5. MAINTENANCE AND DISCIPLINING THE EMPLOYEES: -
Maintenance and Disciplining the employees. Discipline meaning and importance.
Employees grievance handling mechanism and procedure. Disciplinary action dismissal
and retrenchment. Recent Trends in maintaining health and safety of employees in the
organization.

References: -
1. Edwin B. Flippo :- Principles of Personnel Management
2. Keith Davis, Human Relations at work.
3. Robert L. Mathis and John H. Personnel Human Resource Management (4th ed.)
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4. S. Schuler Personnel and Human Resource Management (2nd
ed.)
5. David A. De Cenzo and
Stephen P. Robbins
Personnel Human Resource Management (3rd ed.)
6. P.P. Arya and B.B. Tandon
(edited)
Human Resource Development.
7. Le on C. Megginson Personnel and Human Resources Administration
8. Dale Yoder Personnel Management and Industrial Relations
9. Douglas Mc. Gregor The Human Side of Enterprise
10. Juclus. M.J. Personnel Management.
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Contact detail
Himachal Pradesh University
Boileauganj to Summer Hill, Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171005 ‎
0177 283 0912

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I have completed my UG degree and want to do MBA from Himachal Pradesh University want to know some details about this University. Will you please tell me about this University and also tell me what eligibility required here for doing MBA?

Himachal Pradesh University Business School earlier Institute of Management Studies is the re-engineered version of 30 years old Management Studies Department (Established in 1971) of Himachal Pradesh University.
Large number of foreign students from South Asian, Middle East and African countries has been trained in the University Department.

Eligibility:

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Any first bachelor's degree of a university with 50% marks (45% marks in the case of Scheduled Cast/ Scheduled Tribe candidate). Those who are appearing for their final bachelor degree examination shall be allowed to appear in H.P. State Combined Management Aptitude Test (HP-CMAT).

Basis of Admission

The admission is based on competitive examination which comprises of applications ratings, Management Aptitude Test (objective type having multiple choice Questions), group discussion and personal interview.

Facilities:

State-of-the-art computer lab with Internet facility.
Latest availbale software and computer harwdare.
Modern classrooms with LCD projectors.
Department's own Library.

Address:

Himachal Pradesh University
Summer Hill, Upper Summer Hill
Summer Hill Chowk
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171004
0177 283 0912

Map location:

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