Preface to the Fifth Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Chapter 1 Nature and Functions of Management
Chapter 2 Development of Management Thought
Chapter 3 Social Responsibilities of Business
Chapter 4 Planning
Chapter 5 Decision-Making
Chapter 6 Business Forecasting and Operations Research
Chapter 7 Organisation
Chapter 8 Authority Delegation and Decentralisation
Chapter 9 Coordination
Chapter 10 Informal Organisation
Chapter 11 Staffing
Chapter 12 Training and Development
Chapter 13 Performance Management
Chapter 14 Compensation Plans
Chapter 15 Direction and Supervision
Chapter 16 Communication
Chapter 17 Leadership
Chapter 18 Managerial Control
Chapter 19 Organisational Change
Chapter 20 Management of Organisational Conflict and Power Politics
Chapter 21 Organisational Climate or Culture (OC)

Principles of Management by Tripathi and Reddy is a well defined textbook which gives a basic knowledge about managerial functions in the most organised and useful way. The organisation of the book has a management function approach. After reading this book, the students would understand what management is and how it is applied to various functions across the organisation. This new edition has been comprehensively updated keeping in view the current trends in management. Pedagogically, the book has been enriched with more features such as learning objectives, cases at the end of the chapters, project work, boxed items encapsulating latest happenings in the field.