Organizational Behaviour

Paper Code: 
25BSG324
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will equip the students with enhanced interpersonal skills required for smooth functioning of the organization.

 

Course Outcomes: 

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Organizational Behaviour (Theory)

CO79:                     Application    of             OB frameworks, tools, and concepts can enhance individual, group, and organizational effectiveness. CO80:                Evaluate                individuals’ performance      and      outcomes through application of concepts namely personality, perception, learning.

CO81: Design suitable motivational plans and apply various theories to stimulate the working of employees.

CO82: Analyze and asses the organizational environment on group dimensions like Politics, Power, Stress, Conflicts which will help in smooth functioning of organizations.

CO83: Devise plans for successful implementation of changes in the organizations.

CO84: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach                        in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Sharing web links.

 

Learning activities for students:

Self-learning assignments, Role plays, presentation, Real life examples from          newspapers, business magazines and web sources. case              study

discussions.

CA             test,

Semester                 end examinations, Assignments, Presentation.

 

18.00
Unit I: 
Organization Behaviour
  • Organization Behaviour: Concept, Nature, Disciplines Contributing to OB,
  • Challenges in OB, Hawthorne Experiments and Human Relations.

 

18.00
Unit II: 
Individual Dimensions
  • Individual Dimension: Personality: Concept, Determinants, Theories
  • Perception: Concept, Perceptual Process, Interpersonal Perception
  • Learning: Concept, Theories of Learning.

 

18.00
Unit III: 
Motivation
  • Motivation: Concept, McClelland’s need theory, Alderfer’s ERG theory, Vroom’s Expectancy theory, Porter-Lawler Model, Equity theory.

 

18.00
Unit IV: 
Group Dimensions
  • Group Dimensions: Organizational Power: Meaning, classification of power, contingency approaches to power.
  • Politics: Meaning, reasons of politics, Political implications of power.
  • Conflicts: Meaning, Reasons of conflict, Management of Conflict.
  • Stress: Meaning, reasons of stress, types of stress, effect of stress, strategies for coping stress.

 

18.00
Unit V: 
Organizational Change
  • Organizational Change; Meaning, reasons, types, process of change, resistance to change, management of change.
  • Recent trends in Organizational Behaviour

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Ashwathappa K. Organizational Behaviour. Himalaya Publishing House.
  2. Stephen P. Robins, Organizational Behaviour, Prentice-Hall of Indian Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  3. Prasad, L.M., Organizational behavior. S. Chand, New Delhi

 

References: 
  1. Rao P Subba, Organizational Behaviour. Himalaya Publishing House.
  2. Luthans, Fred, Organisational Behaviour. McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd.
  3. Davies, Keth, Organisational Behaviour (Human Behaviour at work). Tata McGrawHill, NewDelhi.
  4. Singh Kavita. Organizational Behaviour. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.

Note: Latest edition of the readings may be used.

 

e - Resources:

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

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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