KASNEB
SYLLABUS
CONTENT:
1.
OVERVIEW OF MANAGEMENT
-
Importance
of management
-
Principles
of management
-
Management
as a science, an art or a profession
-
Functions
and roles of management
-
Levels of
management and managerial skills
-
Management
and administration
2.
DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT
-
Pre-industrial
revolution management theories
-
Classical
theories, neo-classical theories
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Contemporary
theories
3.
OVERVIEW OF MANAGEMENT FUNCTION
-
Planning
-
Organizing
-
Staffing
-
Directing
-
Controlling
4.
OVERVIEW OF CORPORATE STRATEGY AND
GOVERNANCE
-
meaning of
strategy, management and strategic management
-
scope of
strategic management
-
levels of
strategic management
-
benefits
of strategic management
-
limitations
of strategic management
-
strategic
management process
-
meaning
and importance of governance
-
principles
of corporate governance
-
best
practice in corporate governance
-
codes of
corporate practices and conduct in public and private sectors
-
corporate
governance theories
5.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
-
purpose of
environmental analysis
-
internal
environment analysis
-
external
environment analysis
6.
STRATEGY FORMULATION
-
Organizational
vision and mission
-
Organizational
goals and objectives
-
Development
of corporate strategy and business strategy
-
Strategic
options
-
Strategy
formulation constraints
-
Competitive
advantage
7.
STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION
-
Organizational
structure
-
Resource
allocation
-
Organizational
culture
-
Role of
leadership on strategy implementation
-
Innovation
and knowledge management
-
Constraints
to strategy implementation
8.
STRATEGIC MONITORING AND EVALUATION
-
Purpose
and role of strategic monitoring and evaluation
-
Process of
strategic monitoring and evaluation
-
Tools of
strategic monitoring and evaluation
-
Role of
management information system
-
Performance
measurement; balance scorecard and benchmarking
-
Features
of good strategic monitoring and evaluation system
-
Review and
feedback
-
Continuous
improvement
9.
MANAGEMENT OF STRATEGIC CHANGE
-
Strategic
leadership
-
Implementing
change
-
Managing
organization power and politics
-
Business
excellence model
-
Learning
organization
-
Lean and
quality management
10. PROMOTING
GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
-
Rights of
shareholders and responsibilities to stakeholders
-
The
chairman, board of directors and management
-
The
secretary
-
Duties,
and responsibilities of auditors
-
Investor
education
-
Internal
and external corporate governance controls
11. COMPOSITION,
APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS
-
Mix of
skills and competencies of directors
-
Executive
and non-executive directors
-
Qualification,
appointment, removal, retirement and reappointment
-
Director’s
remuneration
-
Directors
training and development
-
Directors
liabilities and insurance indemnity
-
Framework
for performance evaluation of the board of directors
-
Statutory
and fiduciary duties of directors
-
Directors
as agents of shareholders
-
Matters
reserved to the board of directors
-
Conflict
of interest and disclosure
-
Code of
good boardroom practice
12. ENTERPRISE
RISK MANAGEMENT(ERM)
-
The ERM
framework: Risk management philosophy, risk appetite, control
-
Categories
of risk
-
Management
risk: financial and operational risk; risk management process
-
Role of
the board in ERM
-
Risk
response: avoidance, reduction and sharing
13. PROFESSIONAL
VALUES AND ETHICAL PRINCIPALS
-
Professional
judgment..
-
Confidentiality
-
Ethics:
definition, theories and principles on ethics
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Ethical
norms, morality and values
-
Code of
ethics
-
Standards
of conduct and personal integrity
-
Ethics in
business
-
Corporate
social responsibility
14. CONFLICT
OF INTEREST AND INSIDER TRADING
-
Conflict
of interest and market manipulation
-
Disclosure
of interest
-
Communication
of the conflict of interest
-
Insider
trading
-
Whistle
blowing
-
Conflict
of interest register
-
Dispute
resolution mechanism
15. EMERGING
TRENDS
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