The paper aims to present the basic concepts of management. The objective is to help student comprehend perceive and understand dynamic nature of groups, Provide on insight into behaviour of individuals in organization and the changing environment of organizations. This is with a view to enable him to develop and adopt effective strategies to influence it. It also aims to help the student develop decision making skills through case discussions.
Organization- Meaning , types of organization, importance of organizations.
Organizational Behaviour: Definition, Importance , Disciplines contributing to Organization Behaviour, Challenges and opportunities for OB
Foundations of Individual Behaviour: Perception-Meaning,charactersitcs,perceptual process Perceptual selectivity ,Perceptual Organization
Personality-Meaning, theories of personality-psychoanalytical theory,socio-psychological theory, trait theory and self theory
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.
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
Conflicts: Meaning, Reasons of conflict, types of conflict, Process of conflict, merits and demerits, management of conflict.
Stress: Meaning, reasons of stress, types of stress, effect of stress, strategies for coping stress.
* A minimum of one case study will be discussed per unit of the syllabi.
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