BITM Sociology for Business
Sociology for Business
Subject Code: SOC201
Course Title: Sociology for Business
Course No: SOC201
Nature of Course: Theory & Practical
Full Marks: 60 + 40
Pass Marks: 30 + 20
Credit Hours: 3
Course Description
Course Objective
Course Contents
| Course Contents | Teaching Methodology | Teaching Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1: Introduction to Sociology (4 Hrs.) | ||
| Meaning, nature, subject matter and emergence of sociology. | Lecture | |
| Relationship of sociology with economics, psychology and anthropology. | ||
| Relevance of sociology in management and business administration. | ||
| Unit 2: Basic Concepts in Sociology (4 Hrs.) | ||
| Meaning and definition of society, community, culture, group, norms, values, status, role, ethnicity, gender, class and caste. | Lecture | |
| Implication of sociological concepts in management and business administration related issues/problems. | ||
| Unit 3: Social Institutions (4 Hrs.) | ||
| Meaning and definition, and basic features of family, kinship, economy, polity, education and religion. | Lecture | |
| Linkage of social institutions with management and business administration related issues/problems. | ||
| Unit 4: Social Processes (4 Hrs.) | ||
| Meaning and definition of socialization, adaptation, cooperation, competition, conflict, globalization. | Lecture | |
| Implications of social processes in management and business administration. | ||
| Unit 5: Social Stratification (5 Hrs.) | ||
| Meaning and definition of social differences, inequalities and stratification | Lecture | |
| Caste, class, ethnicity and gender dimensions of social stratification in Nepal | ||
| Social stratification vis-à-vis management and business administration | ||
| Unit 6: Social Disorder, Deviance and Social Control (2 Hrs.) | ||
| Meaning and definition of social problems (disorder and deviance) and social control. | Lecture | |
| Linkage with management and business administration. | ||
| Unit 7: Social Change (4 Hrs.) | ||
| Meaning and definition of social and cultural change. | Lecture | |
| Factors of social and cultural change. | ||
| Connection of management and business administration to social and cultural change. | ||
| Unit 8: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology (6 Hrs.) | ||
| The sociological imagination and sociological perspectives. | Lecture | |
| Functionalism: basic assumptions. | ||
| Conflict Theory: basic assumptions. | ||
| Postmodernism: basic assumptions. | ||
| Implications of sociological theories in management / business administration. | ||
| Unit 9: Research Methods in Sociology (5 Hrs.) | ||
| Nature and trend of sociological research | Lecture | |
| 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 | ||
| Unit 10: The Sociology of Management and Business Administration (10 Hrs.) | ||
| Sociology of organizations | Lecture | |
| 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 |
Reference Books
1. Abraham, M. Francis, 1982, Modern Sociological Theory: An Introduction, Calcultta: Oxford University Press, pp. 72-113, 209-242.
2. Chaturvedi, A. and A. Chaturvedi 1995, The Rationale of a Sociology of Organizations: Introduction, In The Sociology of Formal Organizations, Delhi: Oxford University press, pp. 1-40.
3. Fligstein, N. 2002, Markets as Politics: A Political – Cultural Approach to market Institutions. In Readings in Economic Sociology, London: Blackwell.
4. Haralambos, M. and RN Heald 1980, Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp 228-324.
5. Lewis, D. 1999, The Management of Non-governmental Development Organizations,
6. Shankar Rao, C.N. 2000, Sociology: Primary Principles, Third Edition, New Delhi: S Chand and Company.
7. Turner, J.H. 1994, Sociology: Concepts and Uses, New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. pp. 139-172.
8. Vidyabhusan and DR Sachadeva, 1983, An Introduction to Sociology, New Delhi: Kitav Mahal.