BITM Sociology for Business Management

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Business administration, business management and business information management have sociological embeddedness. The business leadership, entrepreneurship, business acumen, and corporate success emanate from the social network, social capital and cultural aptitude. This course aims to share some of the key facets of sociological knowledge concerning business administration with graduate students of business administration and management. This course is developed by overlaying sociology with studies on business management. The key components of this course comprise a basic orientation to sociology as a social science discipline where the core of sociology and sociological perspectives are brought to the fore. Here linkages between Sociology and Management Studies are elaborated. It follows by an exposition to how sociology attempts to unpack and understand ‘society’ as such and a discussion on how society is composed of. Students will get an opportunity here to be exposed to the debates on consumer behaviour and organizational culture.

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Sociology for Business Management

Subject Code: SOC203

Course Title: Sociology for Business Management

Course No: SOC203

Nature of Course: Theory & Practical

Full Marks: 60

Pass Marks: 30

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

Course Objective

The primary objective of this course is to provide students of business administration and management basic orientation to sociological knowledge and insights. This course has the following objectives: To encourage students to learn and get benefits from sociological knowledge and perspectives to prepare them as better business leaders and administrators. To help students learn fundamentals of social structure in the forms of the family, social institutions, social groups, organizations, corporate houses and the like such that this helps them understand the business dynamics in a better way. To train students in Sociology of management and business administration in general and issues like authority, trust, social network, social embeddedness of market, indigenous knowledge management and business application of anthropology, in particular.

Course Contents

Course Contents	Teaching Methodology	Teaching Hours
Unit 1: Introduction to Sociology (8 Hrs.)
Sociology (introduction and broad historical context of its emergence)	Lecture
The core of sociology
Sociological perspective
Development of sociology as a discipline
The institutional history of sociology in Nepal
Sociology and Management Studies
Business application of anthropology
Unit 2: Understanding Society Sociologically (5 Hrs.)
The building blocks of society	Lecture
How does society shape individuals?
Consumer behavior and organizational culture
Unit 3: Social Institutions and Business Acumen (7 Hrs.)
Family (and business)	Lecture
Economy and work
Power and authority
Religion, business acumen and work ethics
Unit 4: Social Differentiation and Inequality (5 Hrs.)
Social inequality and social stratification	Lecture
Dimension of social stratification
Theories of social stratification (brief overview)
Class and class division
Gender inequality and women’s subordination
Caste, livelihoods and caste hierarchy in Nepal
Unit 5: Groups, Organizations, Bureaucracy and Leadership (7 Hrs.)
Social groups (primary and secondary)	Lecture
Organizations (type, origin, management, and work organization)
Institutional theories of organizations
Leadership and organizational performance
Corporate governance
The sociology of labor market
Unit 6: Social Change and Transformation (5 Hrs.)
What is social change?	Lecture
Sources of social change
Modernity and progress
Post-modernity
Globalization and social change
Urban Sociology and the sociology of the city
Unit 7: Social Science Research Method (5 Hrs.)
Basics of sociological investigation	Lecture
Three ways of doing Sociology (Positivist, Interpretative, and Critical)
Methods of sociological inquiry
Sociological research: processes and procedures
Research ethics
Problem-solving sociology
Unit 8: Sociology of Management and Business Administration (6 Hrs.)
Understanding sociology of management	Lecture
Price, authority, and trust
Social network analysis and the sociology of economics
Sociology of work, leisure and entrepreneurship

Text Books

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