BITM Sociology for Business

Meaning, nature, subject matter and emergence of sociology. Relationship of sociology with economics, psychology and anthropology. Relevance of sociology in management and business administration.

Meaning and definition of society, community, culture, group, norms, values, status, role, ethnicity, gender, class and caste. Implication of sociological concepts in management and business administration related issues/problems.

Meaning and definition, and basic features of family, kinship, economy, polity, education and religion. Linkage of social institutions with management and business administration related issues/problems.

Meaning and definition of socialization, adaptation, cooperation, competition, conflict, globalization. Implications of social processes in management and business administration.

Meaning and definition of social differences, inequalities and stratification. Caste, class, ethnicity and gender dimensions of social stratification in Nepal. Social stratification vis-à-vis management and business administration.

Meaning and definition of social problems (disorder and deviance) and social control. Linkage with management and business administration.

Meaning and definition of social and cultural change. Factors of social and cultural change. Connection of management and business administration to social and cultural change.

The sociological imagination and sociological perspectives. Functionalism: basic assumptions. Conflict Theory: basic assumptions. Postmodernism: basic assumptions. Implications of sociological theories in management / business administration.

Nature and trend of sociological research. Choosing a research problem or a topic. Formulating hypothesis or assumptions. Designing a research or writing a research proposal. Collecting / acquiring data through fieldwork. Processing, analyzing and interpreting data / findings. Writing up the report and Presenting / disseminating the findings.

Sociology of organizations. Networks and organizations. Analysis of organization. Organizational / bureaucratic goals and societal expectations. Managers and corporations vis-à-vis politics and power. Work and leisure. Group dynamics and intergroup relations. Indigenous management and management of indigenous knowledge. Dynamics of social capital. Interdependence of social and technical skills. Market and political culture. Management of non-government development organizations. Social movement politics and organization. Relations in Business.