Organization Behaviour

Paper Code: 
MBA-122
Credits: 
4.0
Contact Hours: 
40.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To facilitate the development of a perspective to diagnose and effectively deal with the issues of human behaviour in organizations.
  • To enhance understanding of the dynamics of interaction and integration between the individual and the organization.
  • To explore the organization system in totality so as to capture the full complexity of organizational behaviour.
6.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Organizational Behaviour

Definition, Assumptions, Significance, Historical Background, Types of Organizations – Self Regulatory Organizations, Fundamental concepts of OB, Research Foundation, Trends, Impact of Globalization, OB-Emerging Challenges and Opportunities, Concept of Learning, Learning Organizations and Knowledge Management.

10.00
Unit II: 
Personality & Perception

Individual Behavior: Main Reasons & Impact, Meaning, Theories of Personality Development, Determinants of Personality, Personality Traits, Personality and Self-Concept, Managerial Implications of Personality in Organization, Attitude, Perception –Meaning and Definition, Perceptual Process, Managerial Implications of Perception in Business Situations, Perceptual Errors, Attribution Theory.

10.00
Unit III: 
Motivation

Definition, Nature and Importance, Basic Process, Need Theories of Motivation- The Concept of Needs, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory, Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory, Alderfer’s ERG Theory, Mc Cleland’s Achievement Motivation Theory, Cognitive and Behavioral theories- Expectancy, Equity, Goal-Setting theories.

7.00
Unit IV: 
Foundations of Group Behaviour

Definition of Group, Basic forces of Group Behaviour, Group Formation, Formal and Informal Group, Types of Group, Stages of Group Development, Group Decision Making, Group Effectiveness and Self Managed teams.

7.00
Unit V: 
Conflict and Stress Management

Meaning, Conflict in Organization, Nature of Conflict, Types of Conflict, Levels of Conflict, Conflict Management Process, Understanding Stress, Potential Sources of Stress, Consequences of Stress, Managing Stress.

Essential Readings: 
  • Stephen Robbins, Timothy A Judge, Seema Sanghi, Organisational Behavior, 13th Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 2009
  • Fred Luthans, Organisational Behavior, 11th Edition, McGraw Hill/Irwin, 2008
References: 
  • Paul Hersey & Kenneth Blanchard, Management of Organization Behavior, Prentice Hall, 2007
  • Jerald Greenberg and Robert A. Baron, Prentice Hall, 9th Edition, 2009.
  • Margie Parikh, Rajan Gupta, Organization Behavior, McGraw Hill, 1st  edition, 2009
  • Robert Kreitner, Arizona State Organization Behavior, McGraw Hill, 8th edition, 2009
  • Hersei, Blanchard, Johnson, Management of Organization Behavior: leading Human Resources, 9th Prentice, edition Hall India, 2008