COURSE OUTLINES:

Elements of business administration

This is an introductory course which examines the nature and scope of business activities. Topics include the concept of business administration and its distinction from public administration; functional areas of business: finance production, marketing etc.; source of financing business activities; retail outlets and marketing channels; commercial documents, bills of exchange and entrepreneurial development.

TEXTBOOKS/REFERENCES

1.         Drucker, P. (2006) omitted! …

2.         Dzwigol, H (2015) Business Management New Delhi; Narosa Publishing House.

3.         Khanna, R. B. (2012) Production and Operations Management, New Delhi.

4.         Ejiofor, P. (2008) Foundations of Business Administration, Onitsha: Africana First Publishers Ltd.

5.         Njoku, R. (2014) Administrative Management Perspectives in theories of Administration and Management, Aba media Limited (publishers)

6.         Russell, R. S. and Taylor, B. W (2003) Operations Management, New Jersey; Prentice Hall Inc

7.         Udu, A. A. and Okafor L. C, (2012) Essentials of Business Management Enugu: RhyceKerex Publishers.