Narmada College of Management, Bharuch, Gujarat, INDIA

CP 302 MBA Full Time Semester - III

CP 304 MBA Evening Semester -III

Management Information and Control System

Objectives:

The main objective of this course is to apprise the students about the concepts of management information and management control system as well as their roles in management decision-making. The course also aims at equipping the students with skills to assess the information requirements for managerial decision-making and at enabling them to integrate their learning from other functions for better understanding.

Course Contents:

Characteristics of Management Control Systems (MIS) , Framework for the understanding and designing of MIS, Approaches for developing computer based MIS, An over view of Data Based Management Software, Decision Support System, Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems Nature, Scope and concept of Management Control System, Management Control Environment - Behaviour in Organizations, Responsibility Centres : Revenue & Expense Centres, Profit Centres, Transfer Pricing and Investment Centres, Management Control Process - Strategic Planning, Budget Preparation; Flexible Budgeting, Performance Budgeting, based Budgeting , Budgetary Control - Analysis of Variances , Variance Reporting. Management Controls in Specialized Organizations - Non-Profit Organizations, Service Organization Multi-National Corporations. Selected Case Studies.

Suggested Readings :

Hawaysz-Ktewyes I.T., : Introduction to Systems Analysis & Designs Prentice Hall of India Ltd., New Delhi-1989.
.Senn. James A. : Analysis and Design of Information System : McGraw Hill Bool Company Singapore, International Edition,1987.
Kanter, Jerome: Management Information systems, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. , New Delhi, Third Edition,1987.
Murdick, Robert G. & Ross, Jeol E, : Information Systems for Modern Management , Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. , New Delhi, Edition-1989.
Management Control System: Text & Cases by Subhash Sharma, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing company Ltd., 1958(TEXT).
Management Control System: by Robert N. Anthony and John Dearden Richard D. Irvin Homewood, Ilinois,1995.
Planning and Control System: A frame work of Analysis by Robert N. Anthony, Harward University, Press Cambridge, Mass, 1965.
Principles & Practices of Cost Accounting: by N.K. Prasad, Books Syndicate Pvt. Ltd. , Calcutta, 1978.
Budgeting : Profit Planning & Control : by Glenn. A. Nelson.Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1979.
Emmnuel, C and Otley, D. Accounting for Management Control London, Nostrand Reinhold, 1985.
Ghosh, P K and Gupta, G.S. Cost Analysis and Control New Delhi, Vision 1985.
Glynn, J.J. Value for Money : Auditing a Public Sector. London, Prentice Hall Inc.,1985.
Hersey, P and Blanchand. H B. Management of Organisaltion Behaviour: Utilising Human Resources.New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India,1988.
Maciariello, J A and Kirby C.J. Management Control System. Englewood Cliffs. New Jersey,Prentice Hall Inc.,1994.