Organizational Behaviour

Paper Code: 
MBA 221
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

CO 1: Analyse the behaviour of individuals in organizations in terms of the key factors that influence organizational behaviour.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Case Study

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation

CO   2:   Evaluate                             different                             types                          of personalities on the basis of various

theories of personality.

 

Learning activities for the students:

 

CO 3: Analyse the complexities associated with the management of people by evaluating the factors influencing group behaviour and group cohesiveness.

Self-learning assignments,

presentations

 

CO 4: Demonstrate the applicability of the concept of OB to understand the behaviour of people.

 

 

CO 5: Analyse the various aspects of conflicts and develop strategies to manage the same.

 

 

CO 6: Analyse various aspects and issues

concerning stress and organizational change.

 

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Organizational Behaviour: Definition, Importance, Disciplines contributing to Organization Behaviour.

Foundations of Individual Behaviour: Perception-Meaning, charactersitcs, perceptual process Perceptual selectivity, Perceptual Organization

Personality-Meaning, theories of personality-psychoanalytical theory, socio-psychological theory, trait theory and self theory

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Foundations of Group Behaviour: Meaning, Importance, Process of Group Formation, Types of Groups, Factors influencing group behaviour, Group cohesiveness, factors affecting group cohesiveness

Team: Meaning, difference between team and group, Types of teams, techniques of effective team building.

 

12.00
Unit III: 

Organizational Power: Meaning, characteristics, classification of power, contingency approaches to power.

Politics: Meaning, Reasons of politics, Factors contributing to Political Behaviour-Individual and Organizational Factors

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Conflicts: Meaning, Reasons of conflict, types of conflict, Process of conflict, merits and demerits, management of conflict.

 

12.00
Unit V: 

Stress: Meaning, reasons of stress, types of stress, effect of stress, strategies for coping stress.

Organizational Change; Meaning, reasons, types, process of change, résistance to change, management of change.

*Case studies related to entire topics are to be taught.

Essential Readings: 
Essential Readings:
  • Ashwathappa K. “Organizational Behaviour”,Himalaya Publishing House,12th Edition 2017
  • Stephen P. Robins, Organizational Behaviour, Prentice-Hall of Indian Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.11th edition

 

Suggested Readings:
  • Rao P Subba, “Organizational Behaviour”, Himalaya Publishing House,12th Edition 2017
  • Luthans, Fred, OrganisationalBehaviour McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd.Edition 2013
  • Davies, Keth, OrganisationalBehaviour (Human Behaviour at work), Tata McGrawHill, NewDelhi.
  • Singh Kavita., “Organizational Behaviour”,Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.3rd Edition 2020
  • Prasad L M., “Organization Behaviour”, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi.2nd edition

 

References: 
E-resources:

 

Journals:
  • Organization Behaviour
  • Journal of Organization and Human Behaviour http://publishingindia.com
  • South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, http:// sagepub.com

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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