ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

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

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

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

CO 53: 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 54: Evaluate different types of personalities on the basis of various theories of personality.

Learning activities for the students:

 

CO 55: Analyse the complexities associated with the management of people by evaluating the factors influencing group behaviour and group cohesiveness.

Self- learning assignments

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Presentation

 

CO 56: Demonstrate the applicability of the concept of OB to understand the behaviour of people.

 

 

CO 57: Analyse the various aspects of conflicts and develop strategies to manage the same.

 

 

CO 58: 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, characteristics, perceptual process Perceptual selectivity, Perceptual Organization
Personality-Meaning, theories of personality-psychoanalytical theory, socio-psychological theory, trait theory, and self theory

12.00

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.

Essential Readings: 

Case studies related to entire topics are to be taught.

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

References: 

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

E-resources:
• Organizational Behavior Luthans, Fred,McGraw Hill Education, https://www.expresslibrary.mheducation.com/bookshelf
• Organizational Theory 3e(Revised Adap), Robbins,Pearson, Elibrary.in.pearson.com

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: 
2022-2023
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