Module I: Introduction

1. Modern Management Practices and Issues Involved,

2. Outsourcing Management Services and Evolution of Management
Consultancy,
3. Skills-set required for Management Consultants.
4. Consulting and performance counseling.

Module II: The Process of Management Consulting

5. Consulting Proposals.
6. Identification and Definition of Problem,
7. Fact-Finding Leading to Solution Development and Implementation,
8. Developing Strategic and Tactical Plans and Subcontracting,
9. Pricing of Consultancy,
10. Acquiring and Developing Talents for Consulting.

Module III: In-house Management versus Management Outsourced

11. Why a Sense of Skepticism and Unease Towards Management Consultants.
12. Cost versus Value of Advice,
13. Separating Consulting Success from Consulting,Disaster.
14. Some Revealing Situations.

Module IV: Cross Cultural Management Systems and Processes

15. Types of organizational culture,
16. Strength of organizational culture,
17. Function of organizational culture,
18. Importance of culture to the organization,
19. Cultural Models,
20. Cross- Cultural Perspectives,
21. Geert Hofstede and Cross- Cultural Issues

Module V: Economic and Social Issues in Management

22. Adaptation to Changing Environment in General and Economic Environment
in Particular,
23. Economic Growth and Change Areas,
24. Emerging Opportunities in Various Sectors including Social Sector,
25. Management Practice and Cultural Issues,
26. The global Political Situation,
27. The Global Competitive Environment and the internal scene in India,
28. War Game.

Module VI: Ethical Issues in Management

29. Relationship among Various Stakeholders,
30. Reasons for Conflict of Interests Among Stakeholders,
31. Corporate Governance and Ethics.
32. Why Unethical Decisions Leading to Conflicts are Taken,
33. Power and Politics,
34. Initiatives on Corporate Governance by the Governments.