ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Paper Code: 
CBSG 313
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OUTCOMES (COS):

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

CO 71: Demonstrate the applicability of the concepts of organizational behavior to understand the behavior of people in the organization.

CO 72: Understand and apply different motivational theories and methods to increase the productivity and job satisfaction of employees.

CO 73: Display suitable skills for enhancing group cohesiveness and improving output by teams.

CO 74: Analyze the organizational environment on group dimensions like Politics, Power, Stress, Conflicts which will help in smooth functioning of organizations.

CO 75: Devise plans for successful implementation of changes in the organizations.

 

Approach in teaching

Powerpoint Presentation, interactive lectures, case study analysis, Sharing of video links, review session.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Role plays, Reading assignments, case study analysis

 

Assignments, Mid semester test, Semester end examination, Quiz, case Presentation by students

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Organization Behavior

•      Concepts, scope and importance of studying Organization Behavior

•      Disciplines contributing organization behavior 

·        Hawthrone Experiments, Human Relations Approach

Individual Behaviour

•      Personality-Meaning, Determinants of Personality

Theories of personality-psychoanalytical theory, socio-psychological theory, trait theory and self theory

12.00
Unit II: 
Perception & Learning
  • Meaning, characteristics
  • Perceptual process
  • Errors in Perception
  • Concept of Johari Window
  • Perceptual Selectivity
  • Learning: Concept, Nature, Components
  • Factors affecting learning
  • Theories of learning-Conditioning theory, Operant Conditioning theory, Cognitive learning theory, Social learning theory

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Motivation & Group Dynamics
  • Meaning, Significance of Motivation in Organizations
  • Types of Motivation
  • Theories of Motivation
  • Traditional Theories: Maslow theory, Herzberg’s theory, McGregor theory, Alderfer’s ERG theory, Theory X and Theory Y, Mc Clelland Theory
  • Contemporary theories:  Equity Theory, Vroom Expectancy Theory, Porter Lawler Model

Groups & Teams

  • Groups: Meaning, Group formation stages, Group Dynamics
  • Teams: Meaning, Types, Ways to improve Team Effectiveness

 

14.00
Unit IV: 
Organizational Power, Politics & Conflicts
  • Power: Meaning, characteristics
  • Classification of power
  • Contingency approaches to power 
  • Politics: Meaning, Characteristics
  • Dysfunctional aspects of Politics
  • Reasons of politics
  •  Management of Organizational Politics
  • Conflict: Meaning
  • Reasons of conflicts
  • Types of conflict,
  • Process of conflict
  • Management of conflict: Resolution and Stimulation Techniques

 

10.00
Unit V: 
Organizational Stress & change
  • Stress: Meaning, Concept
  • Reasons of stress
  • Types of stress
  • Effect of stress
  • Strategies for coping stress
  • Change: Meaning, Concept
  • Reasons for change
  • Kurt Lewin Model of change
  • Résistance to change, management of change

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Ashwathappa K. “ OrganizationalBehaviour”,Himalaya Publishing House, Latest Edition
  • Stephen P. Robins, Organizational Behaviour, Prentice-Hall of Indian Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. Latest edition
  • Prasad L M., “Organization Behaviour”, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi.Latest edition

 

References: 
  • Rao P Subba, “Organizational Behaviour”, Himalaya Publishing House,Latest Edition 
  • Luthans, Fred, OrganisationalBehaviour McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd.LatestEdition
  • Davies, Keth, OrganisationalBehaviour (Human Behaviour at work), Tata McGrawHill, NewDelhi.
  • Singh Kavita., “Organizational Behaviour”,Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Latest edition

 

 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

 

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