Semester III and IV Syllabus

Generic Core (GC) Courses - Semester III

Semester III 301– Strategic Management

3 Credits LTP: 2:1:1 Compulsory Generic Core Course

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to
CO# COGNITIVE ABILITIES COURSE OUTCOMES
CO301.1 REMEMBERING DESCRIBE the basic terms and concepts in Strategic Management.

CO301.2 UNDERSTANDING EXPLAIN the various facets of Strategic Management in a real world
context.
CO301.3 UNDERSTANDING DESCRIBE the trade-offs within and across strategy formulation,
implementation, appraisal.
CO301.4 APPLYING INTEGRATE the aspects of various functional areas of management to
develop a strategic perspective.
CO301.5 ANALYSING EXPLAIN the nature of the problems and challenges confronted by the top
management team and the approaches required to function effectively as
strategists.
CO301.6 CREATING DEVELOP the capability to view the firm in its totality in the context of its
environment.

1. Understanding Strategy: Concept of strategy, Levels of Strategy - Corporate, Business and Functional. Strategic
Management - Meaning and Characteristics. Distinction between strategy and tactics, Strategic Management
Process, Stakeholders in business, Roles of stakeholder in strategic management. Strategic Intent – Meaning,
Hierarchy, Attributes, Concept of Vision & Mission - Process of envisioning, Difference between vision &
mission. Characteristics of good mission statements. Business definition using Abell’s three dimensions.
Objectives and goals, Linking objectives to mission & vision. Critical success factors (CSF), Key Performance
Indicators (KPI), Key Result Areas (KRA). Components of a strategic plan, Analyzing Company’s External
Environment: Environmental appraisal, Scenario planning – Preparing an Environmental Threat and
Opportunity Profile (ETOP). Analyzing Industry Environment: Industry Analysis - Porter’s Five Forces Model of
competition, Entry & Exit Barriers. (7+2)
2. Analyzing Company’s Internal Environment: Resource based view of a firm. Analyzing Company’s Resources
and Competitive Position - meaning, types & sources of competitive advantage, competitive parity &
competitive disadvantage. VRIO Framework, Core Competence, characteristics of core competencies,
Distinctive competitiveness. Benchmarking as a method of comparative analysis. Value Chain Analysis Using
Porter’s Model: primary & secondary activities. Organizational Capability Profile: Strategic Advantage Profile,
Concepts of stretch, leverage & fit, ways of resource leveraging – concentrating, accumulating,
complementing, conserving, recovering. Portfolio Analysis: Business Portfolio Analysis – BCG Matrix – GE 9 Cell
Model. (7+2)
3. Generic Competitive Strategies: Meaning of generic competitive strategies, Low cost, Differentiation, Focus –
when to use which strategy. Grand Strategies: Stability, Growth (Diversification Strategies, Vertical Integration
Strategies, Mergers, Acquisition & Takeover Strategies, Strategic Alliances & Collaborative Partnerships),
Retrenchment – Turnaround, Divestment, Liquidation, Outsourcing Strategies. (7+2)
4. Strategy Implementation: Barriers to implementation of strategy, Mintzberg’s 5 Ps – Deliberate & Emergent
Strategies. Mc Kinsey’s 7s Framework. Organization Structures for Strategy Implementation: entrepreneurial,
functional, divisional, SBU, Matrix, Network structures, Cellular/ Modular organization, matching structure to
strategy, organizational design for stable Vs. turbulent environment, Business Continuity Planning. Changing
Structures & Processes: Reengineering & strategy implementation – Principles of Reengineering. Strategy
Evaluation: Operations Control and Strategic Control - Symptoms of malfunctioning of strategy –Concept of
Balanced scorecard for strategy evaluation. (7+2)
5. Blue Ocean Strategy: Difference between blue & red ocean strategies, principles of blue ocean strategy,
Strategy Canvass & Value Curves, Four Action framework. Business Models: Meaning & components of
business models, new business models for Internet Economy– E-Commerce Business Models and Strategies –
Internet Strategies for Traditional Business –Virtual Value Chain. Sustainability & Strategic
Management.Threats to sustainability, Integrating Social & environmental sustainability issues in strategic
management, meaning of triple bottom line, people-planet-profits. (7+2)

Suggested Text Books:

 1. Strategic Management and Business Policy by Azhar Kazmi, Tata McGraw-Hill
2. Strategic Management by Ireland, Hoskisson & Hitt, Indian Edition, Cengage Learning
3. Crafting and Executing Strategy- The Quest for Competitive Advantage by Thompson, Strickland, Gamble &
Jain, Tata McGraw-Hill
4. Concepts in Strategic Management & Business Policy by Thomas L. Wheelen & J. David Hunger, Pearson

Suggested Reference Books:

1. Strategic Management by Dr. Yogeshwari L. Giri
2. Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors by Michael E. Porter, First Free
Press Edition
3. Competing for the Future by Gary Hamel & C.K. Prahlad, .
4. Blue Ocean Strategy by Kim & Mauborgne

Semester III 302– Decision Science

3 Credits LTP: 2:1:1 Compulsory Generic Core Course

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to
CO# COGNITIVE ABILITIES COURSE OUTCOMES
CO302.1 REMEMBERING DESCRIBE the concepts and models associated with Decision Science.

CO302.2 UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTAND the different decision-making tools required to achieve

optimisation in business processes.
CO302.3 UNDERSTANDING APPLY appropriate decision-making approach and tools to be used in
business environment.
CO302.4 APPLYING ANALYSE real life situation with constraints and examine the problems
using different decision-making tools
CO302.5 ANALYSING EVALUATE the various facets of a business problem and develop problem
solving ability
CO302.6 CREATING DISCUSS & propose the various applications of decision tools in the
present business scenario.

1. Introduction: Importance of Decision Sciences & role of quantitative techniques in decision making.
Assignment Models: Concept, Flood’s Technique/ Hungarian method, applications including restricted,
multiple assignments and maximization objective. Transportation Models: Concept, formulation, problem
types: balanced, unbalanced, restriction and maximization, Basic initial solution using North West Corner,
Least Cost & VAM, Optimal solution using MODI, multiple solution case to be considered. (8+2)
2. Linear Programming: Concept, Formulation & Graphical Solution. Markov Chains: Applications related to
management functional areas, estimation of transition probabilities. Simulation Techniques: Monte Carlo
Simulation, scope, and limitations. (7+2)
3. Probability: Concept, Conditional Probability theorem-based decision making. Probability Distributions:
Normal, Binomial, Poisson (Simple numerical for decision making expected). Queuing Theory: Concept,
Single Server (M/M/I, Infinite, FIFO), Introduction of Multi Server (M/M/C, Infinite, FIFO) (Numerical on
single server model expected) (8+2)
4. CPM & PERT: Concept, Drawing network, identifying critical path, Network calculations- calculating EST,
LST, EFT, LFT, Slack, floats & probability of project completion in case of PERT. Network crashing: Concept
of project cost and its components, time and cost relationship, crashing of CPM network. (8+2)
5. Decision Theory: Concept, Decision making under uncertainty Maximax, Maximin, Minimax regret,
Hurwicz’s & Laplace criterion, Decision making under risk (EMV, EVPI) for items with and without salvage
value. Game Theory: Concept, 2 × 2 zero sum game, Pure & Mixed Strategy, solution of games with
dominance, average dominance method. Sequencing problem: Introduction, Problems involving n jobs-2
machines, n jobs- 3 machines & n jobs-m machines, Comparison of priority sequencing rules.(6+2)

Important Note:
1. In each unit caselet related to management situation in various functional domains shall be discussed by the
subject teacher.
2. Numerical based on functional areas of business are expected on each unit

Suggested Text Books:

1. Quantitative Techniques in Management by N.D. Vohra Tata, McGraw Hill Publications (latest Edition)
2. Operations Research by Hamdy A. Taha, Pearson Publication (latest edition)
3. Operations research by Hira Gupta, S. Chand Publication (latest Edition)
 4. Operations Research Theory & Applications by J K Sharma- MacMillan Publishers India Ltd. (latest Edition)
5. Statistical Methods by S.C. Gupta S. Chand Publication (latest edition)
6. Comprehensive Statistical Methods by P.N. Arora, Sumeet Arora, S. Arora S. Chand Publication

Suggested Reference Books:

1. Quantitative techniques & statistics By K L Sehgal Himalaya Publications (latest edition)
2. An introduction to management science: Quantititave approcach for decision making- Cengage Learning-
Anderson (latest edition)
3. Introduction to Operations Research by Billey E. Gilett,TMGH (latest edition)
4. Operations Research by Nita Shah, Ravi Gor, Hardik Soni, PHI (latest Edition).
5. Operations Research by R. Pannerselvam, Prentice Hall India
 Generic Courses (Electives) – University Level – Semester III & IV

Semester III 306 – International Business Economics

2 Credits LTP: 2:0:0 Generic Elective – University Level

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to
CO# COGNITIVE ABILITIES COURSE OUTCOMES
CO 306 .1 Remembering RECALL and DEFINE the economic aspects of international business.

CO 306 .2 Understanding DEMONSTRATE the outcomes of globalising and liberalising trade

environment, trade policy frameworks and macroeconomic linkages of the
open economy.
CO 306 .3 Applying IDENTIFY the mechanisms and working of the foreign exchange markets.

CO 306 .4 Analysing EXAMINE how a trade policy improves or diminishes the prospects of
survival / growth of business.
CO 306 .5 Evaluating MEASURE the implications of International Financial Crisis and its
repercussions on International Trade
CO306.6 CREATING COMPOSE a matrix of various economic aspects of international business
and their linkages with Indian Economy

1. International Trade: Trade Theories, Ricardo and Comparative advantage, Heckscher Ohlin model of factor
abundance , Krugman’s model of Intra-Industry Trade (5+1)
2. Trade policies: Unilateral and multilateral trade policies, Tariffs in competitive markets, WTO tariff policy, Quota,
Tariff and quota in monopolistic markets, Dumping and Antidumping Duty under the WTO, Subsidies and
Countervailing duties under the WTO, Export taxes, Export subsidies, Economic Integration (5+1)
3. Currency and International Finance: Currency market and exchange rate, Spot and forward markets, Types of
Foreign Exchange Transactions – Reading Foreign Exchange Quotations – Forward and Futures Market – Foreign-
Currency Options – Arbitrage – Speculation and Exchange-Market Stability, Currency market and basic Central
Bank operation, Product market approach to determination of exchange rate, Asset market approach to
determination of exchange rate. (5+1)
4. Exchange rate policies and macroeconomic management: Fixed and flexible rates – Central Banks actions,
Impact of changing exchange rates on exports and imports, Volatility managements by the government and
Exchange rate regimes, Open economy macroeconomics, 3 International Financial Crises models -
Understanding the recent few crises, The Euro Crisis, Economic risk indicators for FDI and FII (5+1)
5. International Banking: Reserves, Debt and Risk : Nature of International Reserves – Demand for International
Reserves – Supply of International Reserves – Gold Exchange Standard – Special Drawing Rights – International
Lending Risk – The Problem of International Debt – Financial Crisis and the International Monetary Fund –
Eurocurrency Market. (5+1)

Suggested Text Books:

1. International Economics Theory and Policy by Paul Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld, Pearson Education
2. International Economics by Robert Carbaugh, Thomson – South Western
3. International Business by John Daniels, Lee Radebaugh, Daniel Sullivan and Prashant Salwan, Pearson

Suggested Reference Books:

1. International Economics by Thomas Pugel, McGraw-Hill-Irwin
2. The World is Flat by Friedman Thomas
3. International Economics by Edward Leamer, editor,
4. Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya, and T. N. Srinivasan, Lectures on International Trade
5. Rethinking International Trade by Paul R. Krugman

Semester III 307– International Business Environment

2 Credits LTP: 2:0:0 Generic Elective – University Level

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to
CO# COGNITIVE ABILITIES COURSE OUTCOMES
CO 307 .1 REMEMBERING Recall and Describe the key concepts of international Business
Environment
 CO 307 .2 UNDERSTANDING Understand the relevance of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in global
trade
CO 307 .3 APPLYING Demonstrate the significance of FDI and FPI in respect of developing
economy
CO 307 .4 ANALYSING Analyze the issues related to Labor, Environmental and Global Value
chain
CO 307 .5 EVALUATING Formulate and discuss the case related to various Agreements under
WTO and contemporary global business environment.

1. Introduction to International Business: Importance, nature and scope of International business; modes of
entry into International Business, internationalization process. Globalization: Meaning, Implications, Globalization
as a driver of International Business. The Multinational Corporations (MNCs) – evolution, features and dynamics of
the Global Enterprises. Consequences of Economic Globalization, Brexit, Reverse globalization. (5+1)
2. International Business Environment: Political Economy of International Business, Economic and Political
Systems, Legal Environment, Cultural Environment, Ethics and CSR in International Business. (5+1)
3. International Financial Environment: Foreign Investments - Pattern, Structure and effects. Theories of Foreign
Direct Investment, Traditional and Modern theories of FDI, Modes of FDI - Greenfield, Brownfield Investments,
Mergers and Acquisitions, Motives of FDI, FDI contrasted with FPI. Basics of Forex Market. (5+1)
4. International Economic Institutions and Agreements: WTO, IMF, World Bank, UNCTAD Tariff and Non-tariff
Barriers. Balance of Payment Account: Concept and significance of balance of payments, Current and capital account
components. Introduction to Basic Concept of IFRS. (5+1)
5. Emerging Issues in International Business Environment: Growing concern for ecology, Digitalisation;
Outsourcing and Global Value chains. Labor and other Environmental Issues, Impact of Pandemic COVID-19 on
international trade. (5+1)

Suggested Text Books:

1. Global Business Management by Adhikary, Manab, Macmillan Publishers, New Delhi.
2. International Business Environment by Black and Sundaram, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi
3. Economic Environment Of Business by Gosh, Biswanath, South Asia Book, New Delhi.
4. International Business by Aswathappa Tata Mc Graw Hill publications, New Delhi.
5. International Business by P. Subha Rao

Suggested Reference Books:

1. Going International Response Strategies For Indian Sector by Bhattacharya.B, Wheeler Publishing Co, New
Delhi.
2. International Economies by D.N. Krithani.
3. International Business by Roger Bennett
4. Business Environment by C.B. Gupta
5. International Business by Francis Cherunillam

Semester III 308 – Project Management

2 Credits LTP: 2:0:0 Generic Elective – University Level

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to
CO# COGNITIVE ABILITIES COURSE OUTCOMES
CO 308 .1 Remembering DEFINE the key terms and concepts in project management.

CO 308 .2 Understanding EXPLAIN the Importance of project management methodologies and tools
at the distinct stages in the Project’s life cycle
CO 308 .3 Applying ILLUSTRATE the importance of PM in most industries and businesses

CO 308 .4 Analysing EXAMINE the importance of Leadership specifically in heterogenous and

virtual teams as well as governance and approaches to conflict resolutions
CO 308 .5 Evaluating DESIGN dashboard, status report and index for Key Performance
Indicators of project for the Management

1. Overview of Project Management: Concept of Project, Attributes of a Project, Importance of Project

Management, Project Management Process, Project Lifecycle, Project Stakeholders, Project Management Structures,
Choosing Appropriate Project Management Structure, Implications of Organizational Culture, Main Causes of Project
Failure. Project Definition: Defining Scope, Establishing Priorities, Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS),
integrating the WBS with the organization, Coding the WBS for information system, Project Roll Up, Process
Breakdown Structure, Responsibility Matrices. (5+1)
2. Project Planning: Estimating Project Times and Costs: Factors Influencing Quality of Estimates, Estimation
Guidelines for Time, Costs and resources, Macro versus Micro Estimating, Methods for Estimating Project Times and
Costs, Level of detail, Developing Budgets, Types of Costs, Refining estimates and contingency funds. Developing a
Project Plan: Developing the Project Network, From Work Package to Network, Constructing a Project Network,
Activity-on-Node Fundamentals, Network Computation process, Using the Forward and Backward pass information,
Level of Detail for activities, Extended Network techniques. (5+1)
3. Project Scheduling & Risk Management: Scheduling Resources and Reducing Project Duration: Types of
Project Constraints, Classification of Scheduling Problem, Resource Allocation Methods, Splitting, Multitasking,
Benefits of scheduling resources, Assigning Project work, Multi Project resource Schedules, Rationale for reducing
project duration, Options for accelerating Project Completion, Concept and construction of a Project Cost – Duration
Graph, Practical considerations . Managing Risk: Risk Management process – Risk Identification, Risk Assessment, Risk
Response Development, Contingency Planning, Risk Response Control, Change Control Management. (5+1)
4. Project Organization: The Project Manager: Role and Responsibilities of the project Manager, Planning,
Organizing, Controlling, Skills of the Project Manager – Leadership Abilities, Coaching & mentoring Abilities,
Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Ability to Handle Stress, Problem Solving Skills, Time Management Skills,
Delegation, Management of Change. Managing Project Teams: The five stage team development model, Situational
factors affecting team development, Team effectiveness, Conflict in projects, Sources of Conflict, Handling Conflict.
Managing Virtual Project teams, Project team pitfalls. (5+1)
5. Project Evaluation: Progress and Performance Management and Evaluation: Structure of a Project
Monitoring Information System, Project Control Process, Monitoring Time Performance, Need for an Integrated
Information System, Developing a dashboard, status report and index to monitor progress, Forecasting final project
cost, Other control issues. Project Audit and Closure: Project Audit, Project Audit Process, Project Closure, Team,
Team member and Project Manager Evaluations. (5+1)

Suggested Text Books:

1. Clifford Gray, Erik Larson and Gautam Desai, Project Management, The Managerial Process, Tata McGraw Hill
2. Effective Project Management, Clements and Gido, Thomson – India Edition.
3. Samuel Mantel, Jack Meredith, Scott Shafer, Margret Sutton and M.R.Gopalan, Project Management, Wiley
India
4. Prasanna Chandra, Projects, Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing, Implementation and Review, Tata
McGraw Hill

Suggested Reference Books:

1. Project management Institute, The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), PMI
Publication

Semester III 309 – Knowledge Management

2 Credits LTP: 2:0:0 Generic Elective – University Level

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to
CO# COGNITIVE ABILITIES COURSE OUTCOMES
CO 309 .1 Remembering DEFINE the key terms and concepts in Knowledge Management.
CO 309 .2 Understanding DESCRIBE the Knowledge Management cycle
CO 309 .3 Applying DISCUSS the types of Knowledge and its implications.
CO 309 .4 Analysing OUTLINE the importance of capturing knowledge elements and its
structures application as a competitive advantage to business
CO 309 .5 Evaluating EXPLAIN the human and business aspects of knowledge management.

1. Introduction to Knowledge: Meaning of data, information, knowledge and expertise, Meaning of

epistemology, Types of Knowledge - Subjective & Objective views of knowledge, procedural Vs. declarative, tacit Vs.
explicit, general Vs. specific, Types of expertise – associational, motor skill, theoretical, Characteristics of knowledge
– explicitness, codifiability, teachability, Specificity, Reservoirs of knowledge. (5+1)
2. KM and KM Cycle: Why KM, KM system life cycle, and aligning KM and business strategy, KM Cycle:
Knowledge creation, capturing tacit knowledge, Types of knowledge and its implications for KM
Knowledge codification and system development: codification, system testing and deployment, Knowledge transfer
and knowledge sharing- the role of culture and structure (5+1)
3. KM system : Analysis design and development: Knowledge infrastructure, Knowledge audit, and knowledge
team, Analysis, design and development of KM system, KM tools and Portals: inferences from data, data mining and
knowledge portals (5+1)
4. KM Infrastructure: Organizational Structure, Organizational Culture, Communities of Practice, Information
Technology Infrastructure, Common Knowledge (5+1)
5. Evaluation of KM effectiveness: KM Impact: Dimensions of KM Impact – People, Processes, Products &
Organizational Performance, Factors influencing impact – universalistic & contingency views, Assessment of KM
Impact – Qualitative & quantitative measures, Identification of appropriate KM solutions, Ethical, legal and managerial
issues, KM experiences form Indian companies, KM innovation and Learning organization, The future of KM. (5+1)

Suggested Text Books:

1. Fernandez I. B. and Sabherwal, R. (2010). Knowledge Management: System and Resources. PHI Delhi.
2. Tiwana Amrit (1999).The Knowledge Management Toolkit. Prentice Hall PTR.
3. Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Avelino Gonzalez, Rajiv Sabherwal (2004). Knowledge Management Challenges,
Solutions, and Technologies, Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-109931-0.
4. Elias M. Awad, Hassan M. Ghaziri (2004). Knowledge Management. Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-034820-1.

Suggested Reference Books:

1. Donald Hislop, Knowledge Management in Organizations, Oxford 2nd Edition.
2. Ian Watson (2002). Applying Knowledge Management: Techniques for Building Corporate Memories. Morgan
Kaufmann. ISBN: 1558607609.
3. Madanmohan Rao (2004). Knowledge Management Tools and Techniques:Practitioners and Experts Evaluate
KM Solutions. Butterworth-Heinemann.ISBN: 0750678186.
4. Stuart Barnes (Ed.) (2002). Knowledge Management Systems Theory and Practice. Thomson Learning.
5. Kimiz Dalkir, Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice, Elsevier,Butterworth-Hinemann.
6. Shelda Debowski, Knowledge Management, Wiley India Edition.

Semester III 310– Corporate Governance

2 Credits LTP: 2:0:0 Generic Elective – University Level

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to
CO# COGNITIVE ABILITIES COURSE OUTCOMES
CO310.1 REMEMBERING ENUMERATE the global contemporary developments in Corporate
Governance.
CO310.2 UNDERSTANDING EXPLAIN the importance of regulation, markets and information in
corporate governance and CATEGORIZE the role of Board of Directors
and Committees for good Corporate Governance.
CO310.3 APPLYING EXAMINE the provision of Corporate Governance for listed and unlisted
firms.
CO310.4 ANALYSING ANALYSE the enterprise risk for formulating the Internal control policies.

CO310.5 EVALUATING Evaluate the legal framework and global perspective of Corporate
Governance.
CO310.6 CREATING DISCUSS Cases related to Corporate Governance.

1. Conceptual Framework of Corporate Governance: Introduction, Need and Scope Evolution of Corporate
Governance, Developments in India. Corporate Governance Code and Agency Theory. Corporate Governance
Code&Principles (OECD). Theory in Corporate Governance: AgencyTheory, Stakeholder theory, Stewardship theory.
Models of Corporate Governance Anglo American Model. Japanese Model, German Model and Indian Model.
Elements of GoodCorporateGovernance, RecentCorporate Governance Committee reports like N.R.Narayan Murthy
Committee, J.J.Irani Committee,etc (5+1)
2. Legal Framework for Corporate Governance: Key Provisions of Companies Act 2013on Corporate
Governance for Listed and Unlisted Companies, SEBI LODR Regulations, Clause 49 - Listing agreement, Board
Composition, Board Meetings, Role of Independent Director, Separation of roles of Chair- Person and MD /
CEO,Audit Committee, Audit Reports and Audit Qualifications. (5+1)
3. Corporate Governance and Other Stakeholders: Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement, Corporate
Governance issues with regard to Related Party Transactions, Role of Investor Associations in Securing Shareholders
Rights, Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance. Corporate Governance and Other Stakeholders:
Employees, Customers, Lenders, Vendors, Government, Society. (5+1)
4. Risk Management and problems of poor governance: Risk Management and Oversight, Enterprise Risk
Management, Roles and Functions of Internal Control, Disclosure about Risk, Risk Management and Internal Control.
Risk Management and Oversight, Enterprise Risk Management, Roles and Functions of Internal Control, Disclosure
about Risk, Risk Management and Internal Control. Poor Corporate Governance and Corporate Frauds: Meaning and
Consequences of poor corporate Governance, ways to improve corporategovernance, corporatefrauds and
importance of whistle blowing (5+1)
5. Emerging trends & Global Perspective of Corporate Governance: Meaning, need & features of ESG,
Importance of ESG , ESG Reporting, ESG Rating, Green Finance, Green lending and green bonds, Blue Finance,
Corporate Governance in PSUs, Banks.An overview of International Perspective of Corporate Governance and
Contemporary Developments in the Global Arena with focus on countries like UK, USA, South Africa & Australia (5+1)
Note: Relevant cases pertaining to the topic & course content need to be covered.

Suggested Text Books:

1. S. M. Dewan, Corporate governance in public sector enterprises, Pearson Longman, 2006.
2. Corporate Governance in India – An Evaluation by S C Das, PHI – Eastern Economy Edition.
3. Corporate Governance by Christine A Mallin, Oxford University Press
4. Corporate Governance – Global Concepts & Practices, Dr. S Singh, Excel Books.

Suggested Reference Books:

1. Corporate Governance, Principles, policies and Practices – A.C. Fernando, Pearson Education.
2. Corporate Governance – IICA, Taxmann.
3. The Art of Corporate Governance – Dr. Joffy George.
4. The Essential Book of Corporate Governance by G. N. Bajpai.
5. Companies Act 2013 and Rules.
6. SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
7. Case Studies on Ethics and Corporate Governance Vol I and II, ICFAI Books.

Semester III 311–Management of Non-profit organizations

2 Credits LTP: 2:0:0 Generic Elective – University Level

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to
CO# COGNITIVE ABILITIES COURSE OUTCOMES
CO311.1 REMEMBERING DESCRIBE the basic concepts and frameworks in the field of Non-Profit
Sector & Non-Profit Organization.
CO311.2 UNDERSTANDING EXPLAIN the characteristics of Non-Profit organizations, summarizing the
factors affecting development of Non-Profit organization.
CO311.3 APPLYING MAKE use of theoretical concepts, frameworks while registration process
of Non-Profit Organization.
CO311.4 ANALYSING EXAMINE the role of any public policies which helps NPO in decision
making.
CO311.5 EVALUATING EVALUATE the performance of Non- Profit organizations, the critical
financial considerations of the Non - Profit organization.

1. Fundamentals of Non-profit organization: Introduction of Non- Profit Sector & Non- Profit Organizations,
Define the Non- Profit Organization and describe its dimensions. Key concepts in Non-Profit management including
board of governance, staffing, regulation, and volunteer management. Concept of Non-Profit leadership and
governance and the functions of boards in organizational governance, the Board's Role and Responsibilities. Roles of
board members in Non-Profit organizations, responsibilities of Non-Profit Organizations. Elements of board behaviour
for effectiveness of organization. Developing Leadership and Improving Governance in Non-Profit Organizations,
Improving the Effectiveness of Boards of Directors and the tools used to facilitate assessments of board performance.
(5+1)
2. Basics of Non-Profit Organization: Difference between For-Profit and Non-Profit organizations,
Characteristics of Non-profit Organizations. Factors affecting development of Non-Profit organizations, Challenges of
managing a Non-Profit organizations, Factors responsible for success of Non-Profit organizations, Skills and abilities
of the leaders of Non-profit organizations, vision, mission, values and goals of Non-Profit organizations. (5+1)
3. Registration and Formation of Non-Profit Organization: Nature, objectives, legal procedures, formalities
and documentations required for registration. Different types of Non-Profit Organizations: NGOs, Trust and Society,
its significance, differences and relationships. Overview of Societies Registration Act, Indian Trust Act, Indian
Companies Act, Charitable Endowment Act, Memorandum of Association, Rules and Bye-laws of Non-Profit
Organizations, Tax Benefits and Exemptions under different acts. (5+1)
4. Managing Non-Profit Organizations: Role of executives in building effective and sustainable organizations,
Standards and code of conduct appropriate to professionals in the sector, Accountability and “managing the mission”,
Volunteerism, conflicts of interest in various situations. Roles of Non-Profit organizations in the public policy framing
process, Examples of Key public policies, Ethical issues, in management of NPOs, developing a sustainable business
model based on the social need. (5+1)
SPPU - MBA Revised Curriculum 2022 – NEP - CBCGS & OBE Pattern

Subject Core (SC) Courses - Semester III

Specialization: Human Resource Management

Semester-III 304HRM- Strategic Human Resource Management

3 Credits LTP: 2:1:1 Subject Core (SC) Course- Human Resource Management

Course Outcome: On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to
CO# COGNITIVE ABILITIES COURSE OUTCOMES
CO304HRM.1 REMEMBERING REMEMBER the strategies adopted by HR and their implementation
issues and challenges faced by the organization in national and
international context.
CO304HRM.2 UNDERSTANDING Ability to UNDERSTAND and ARTICULATE the basic concepts of SHRM and
link the HR strategies to the organizational business strategies.
CO304HRM.3 APPLYING AND Ability to ANALYZE HR as an investment to the company.
ANALYZING
CO304HRM.4 EVALUATING Ability to INTERPRET and EVALUATE the implementation of the HR
strategies.
CO304HRM.5 CREATING FORMULATE and provide realistic solutions to the industry by designing
innovative strategies and logical decision making.

1. Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management: Definition and objectives of SHRM, Evolution of SHRM,
Strategic Fit, Types of HR strategies, Linking HR strategies to business strategies (7+1)
2. Components of SHRM: Human Capital management, Valuation of human resources in a strategic level, HR cost,
Investments in HR, Formulation of HR strategies, Strategic HR vs traditional HR, HRM in knowledge economy, Challenges
and issues in implementation of HR strategies in Indian context (9+1)
3. HR Planning as a strategy: Business Strategy & HRP, HRP process, Job Analysis, Forecasting and analyzing HR demand
(qualitative and quantitative), Supply forecasting (external and internal), Comparison of demand and supply forecasting
(8+1)
4. Specific HR strategies: Talent Management strategies, Career Planning and succession planning, Compensation and
reward strategies, Employee engagement strategies (7+1)
5. Global Dimensions to HR strategy: SHRM in international context, Global competitive advantage, Issues and challenges
in SHRM, cross cultural management- developing cross cultural sensitivity, OCTAPACE, Global business ethics (9+1)

Note:
1. Case study-based approach should be emphasized
2. Numerical approach in HR planning and HR valuation should be adopted.

Suggested Text Books:

1. Strategic Human Resource Management, (Agrawal, Tanuja), Oxford University Press
2. Strategic Human Resource Management- A General Managerial Approach, (Greer, Charles P.), Pearson
Publications, Second Edition
3. Strategic Human Resource Management, (Mello, Jeffrey A.), Thomson Publications, Second Edition

Suggested Reference Books:

1. Human Resource Management- Text and Cases, (Pande, Sharan; Basak, Swapnalekha), Pearson Publication
2. Global Resource Management, (Bedi, S.P.S; Kishore, Minakshi), Wisdom Publications, 2007 Edition
3. International Human Resource Management, (Dowling, Peter J.; Welch, Denice E.), 4 th Edition

Suggested Weblinks:
1. www.shrmindia.org
2. www.peoplematters.com

Journals:
1. Journal of Strategic Human Resource Management
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SPPU - MBA Revised Curriculum 2022 – NEP - CBCGS & OBE Pattern
Suggested Reference Books:
1. Service operations management - Improving service delivery, Robert Johnston, Graham Clark, Pearson Publication
2. Services Sector Management An Indian Perspective, C. Bhattacharjee
3. Baldrige – Just What the Doctor Ordered, Quality Progress, Nelson

Semester III 305 OSCM - Logistics Management

3 Credits LTP: 2:1:1 Subject Core (SC) Course – Operations & Supply Chain Management

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course, the learner will be able to
CO# COGNITIVE COURSE OUTCOMES
ABILITIES
CO305OSCM.1 REMEMBERING DEFINE basic terms and concepts related to Logistics management.
CO305OSCM.2 UNDERSTANDING EXPLAIN the infrastructure of logistics, its linkage with various types of
communication modes.
CO305OSCM.3 APPLYING DESCRIBE the various dimensions of logistics management and transport,
their inter-linkages with different types of freights.
CO305OSCM.4 ANALYSING CALCULATE logistic costs and various classification methods of reducing the
cost. Involving the information technology and its impacts.
CO305OSCM.5 EVALUATING OUTLINE a typical logistic framework and services. ILLUSTRATE the linkages
with its dynamic storage system / Customer Issues, Logistic and Business
Issues in a real world context.
CO305OSCM.6 CREATING DISCUSS modern real world logistical systems using the various concepts in
the syllabus.

1. The Principles of Logistics: Definitions and Significance of Logistics. Logistical System of Services Elements of
Logistics, Distinction between Procurement Logistics, Production Logistics and Distribution Logistics, Service Level,
Logistics and Corporate Strategy, Supply Chains and Networks.( 7+2)
2. Logistics Systems: Logistical Infrastructure, Basic Terminology, Types and Functions, Transport Infrastructure and
Superstructure, Transport Routes and Transport Networks, Logistics Real Estate, Logistics Parks, and Freight Villages,
Information Infrastructure and Communication Infrastructure, Telecommunication Infrastructure, Satellite Systems and
Satellite Navigation. (8+2)
3. Transport Systems and Logistics Services: Transport Basics, Significance and Development, Modes of Transport
and Transport Technologies, Transport Value and Transport Affinity, Road Freight Transport, Rail Freight Transport, Sea
Freight Transport, Inland Waterway Transport, Air Freight Transports, Pipeline Transport. (8+2)
4. Logistics Service Providers: Carriers and Forwarders, Courier, Express Parcel and Mail Service Providers, Systems
Service Providers and Contract Logistics Providers. IT in Logistics, Communication Standards, Identification Standards,
Classification of IT in the Fields of Inventory and Warehousing. (7+2)
5. Warehousing, Handling, and Picking Systems: Warehousing, Handling, and Picking Systems, Warehousing
Basics, Storage Facilities, Static Storage Systems, Dynamic Storage Systems, Conveyors, Discontinuous Conveyors,
Continuous Conveyors, Sorters, Packages, Loading Units, and Load Carriers, Picking and Handling, Warehouse
Organization, Inventory, Stock and Provisioning Management. (5+2)

Suggested Text Books:

1. Logistics, by Harald Gleissner and J Christian Femerling
2. Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Management, by Paul Myerson
3. Supply chain logistics management, By Bowersox

Suggested Reference Books:

1. Supply Chain Logistics Management, Donald Bowersox, David Closs, M Bixby Cooper, Tata McGraw Hill.
2. Introduction to Materials Management, J.R. Tony Arnold, Stephen Chapman, Ramakrishnan, Pearson.
3. Supply Chain and Logistics Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, by Information
Resources Management Association, US.

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