This document outlines the topics that will be covered in Unit 1 of Principles of Management, including the evolution of management thought, social responsibility and ethics, global and comparative management, the functions of management, planning, objectives, strategies, policies, decision making, and global planning.

1. PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
UNIT - I
 Management: Science, Theory and Practice
 Evolution of Management Thought and
Patterns of Management Analysis
 Management and Society: Social
Responsibility and Ethics
 Global and Comparative Management
 The Basis of Global Management
 Functions of Management
 Nature and Purpose of Planning
 Objectives
 Strategies, Policies and Planning Premises
 Decision Making
 Global Planning