Organisational Behaviour

Paper Code: 
25CBSG 313
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to assess and apply organisational behaviour dimensions for improving interpersonal relations and creating congenial atmosphere in the organisations

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

25CBSG313

 

Organisational Behaviour

(Theory)

CO85: Application of OB concepts to analyze and predict the behavior of employees in the organization.

CO86: Assessment of perception and learning concepts to improve perceptual judgement while taking care of the learning curve of the employees.

CO87: Application of motivation and group dynamics concepts to encourage the employees and improve their group skills which further enhances their effectiveness to work together.

CO88: Suggest appropriate structures and policies in the organization to avoid misuse of power, unnecessary politics and conflicts.

CO89: Develop organizations to cope up with stress and changing environment.

CO90: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 

Approach in teaching: Class room Lecture (Theory/ Using Power Point Presentation)

 

Learning activities for the students:

Role Play activities/ Group Discussions/ Class presentation 

 

Class participation, tutorial assignments and presentations, class tests, C A Test, Semester End Exams.

 

 

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

 

 

12.00
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: 

ESSENTIAL READINGS 

  • Ashwathappa K. “ Organizational Behaviour”,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

  SUGGESTED READINGS 

  • Rao P Subba, “Organizational Behaviour”, Himalaya Publishing House, Latest Edition 
  • Luthans, Fred, Organisational Behaviour McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd. Latest Edition
  • Davies, Keth, Organisational Behaviour (Human Behaviour at work), Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
  • Singh Kavita., “Organizational Behaviour”, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Latest edition

  

 

 

    References: 

      e-RESOURCES

     

    REFERENCE JOURNALS

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

     

    Academic Year: 
    2025-2026
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