Methodology of Business Education - For The University of Karala's Perspectives and Methodology of Busines Education (BCom programme)

Cover Methodology of Business Education Copyright Syllabus of the University of Kerala Contents Preface About the Author Economic Systems and Business Organization Economic Systems Central Problems Of Every Economic System Division Of Labour Innovation The Different Economic Systems Capitalism Socialism Mixed Economy Forms Of Business Organization For-Profit Business Organizations Sole Proprietorship Hindu Undivided Family Business Cooperative Organizations Trusts Partnership Firm Joint Stock Companies: A Corporate Entity Private Enterprises Public Enterprises Joint Ventures Nonprofit Organizations Problems Faced by NPOs Business Examples In Different sectors Of The Economy Primary Sector: Agriculture Secondary Sector: Manufacturing Tertiary Sector Exercises References The Role of Business in Economic Development Introduction Concept Of Economic Development Contribution Of Business to the Development Of A Society The Indian Development Experience In The Post-Colonial Period The Early Phase of Development Strategy Development Strategy and Experience in the 1960s Development Strategy and Experience in the 1970s and 1980s Development Strategy and Experience During Liberalization and Globalization The Role Of The Public Sector In India Changing Role of the Public Sector in India The Role Of The Private Sector In India The Different Stakeholders Of Business Firms Owners Managers Employees Marketing Intermediaries and Suppliers Customers Financial Institutions The Public Emergence Of Managerialism And The Management Boom Role Of Corporate Governance Best Practices in Corporate Governance Alternative Goals Of Business Shareholder Value Maximization Model Value Creation and Dividend Limitations of the Value Maximization Model Goals For The Public Sector Goals For The Cooperative Sector Goals For Nonprofit Enterprises Government Regulation Of Business Objectives Methods of Regulation Exercises REFERENCES Establishing a Business and Entrepreneur Heuristics Establishing A Business Venture Factors to Be Considered for Starting a Business Entrepreneurship Meaning and Origin of Entrepreneurship Factors Affecting Entrepreneurial Supply Intrapreneurs—An Emerging Class Mobilization Of Financial Resources For Business Domestic Savings In India Individual/Household Savings The Private Corporate Sector The Public Sector Factors Affecting Savings Loans and Advances Sources Of Funds Market for Raising Money: Short-term and Long-term Funds Lending Institutions For Business: Banks And Non-Bank Financial Institutions Banks Non-Banking Finance Companies International Source Of Business Funds Cost Of Capital Documenting Funding Sources Areas Of Expenses Accounting And Accounting Practices The Accounting Process Accounting Standards Returns On Investment Factors Of Production And Their Rewards Land Rent: The Reward for Land Labour Wages: The Reward for Labour Capital Interest: The Reward for Capital Profit: The Reward for Entrepreneurship Payment Of Taxes At The National And State Levels Funds From Primary And Secondary Markets Primary Market or New Issue Market Methods of Issue of New Securities Stock Exchanges (Secondary Markets In India) History Of Stock Exchanges Characteristics of the Stock Exchange Organization of a Stock Exchange Role and Functions of Stock Exchanges Stockbroking Stock Exchange Cues Exercises References Functioning of Organizations andRole of Technology The Role Of Trained Manpower Trained Manpower at the Individual and Family Level Trained Manpower at the Organizational and National Level Functioning Of Organizations The Role Of Human Resources Management Problems In Small, Medium, And Large Organizations Quality Of Life Quality of Work Life Production Of Tangible And Intangible Products Tangible Products Industrial or Business Products Intangible Products Role Of Marketing In Business Role Of Marketing In Economic Development Trends In Marketing Market Conditions: Perfect And Imperfect Markets Business in a Competitive Market: Impact on Prices and Profit Business in an Imperfect Market: Impact on Price and Profit Use Of Technology In Organizations Impact of Technology on Organizations Business Models in the Era of Information Technology Electronic Storage And Retrieval Of Business Data Primary Memory Secondary Memory Structured and Unstructured Data Data Organization Database Management System Data Warehousing and Data Mining User-Friendly Software Exercises References Learning Business Information Business Information Reading Techniques Strategies for Active Reading Individual And Team Presentations Listening To Lectures And Presentations Active Listening Techniques Field Studies Case Studies Student Seminars And Conferences Project Report Structure of the Project Report Posing Problems For Investigation And Research Primary And Secondary Sources Of Data Primary Data Secondary Data Tabulation Cross Tabulation Diagrammatic Representation Of Data One-dimensional Bar Diagrams Simple Bar Diagram Multiple Bar Diagram Sub-divided Bar Diagram Two-dimensional Diagrams Pie Diagram Pictograms and Cartograms Deducting Inferences Reporting Results And Suggesting Executive Action Exercises References