Organizational Behaviour

Paper Code: 
MTM 221
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. Acquaint the students with the theories and concepts of the various organizational aspects
  2. Provide knowledge to the students about various aspects and issues concerning conflicts, stress and organizational change

Course Outcomes:

 

Course

Course outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

MTM 221

Organizational Behaviour

CO 53: Analyse the behaviour of individuals in organizations in terms of the key factors that influence organizational behaviour .

CO 54: Evaluate different types of personalities on the basis of various theories of personality.

CO 55: Analyse the complexities associated with the management of people by evaluating the factors influencing group behaviour and group cohesiveness.

CO 56 Demonstrate the applicability of the concept of OB to understand the behaviour of people.

CO 57: Analyse the various aspects of conflicts and develop strategies to manage the same.

CO 58: Analyse various aspects and issues concerning stress and organizational change.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Hours, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Case Study

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, presentations

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Organizational Behaviour: Definition, Importance, Disciplines contributing to Organization Behaviour.
Foundations of Individual Behaviour: Perception-Meaning, characteristics, perceptual process Perceptual selectivity ,Perceptual Organization
Personality-Meaning, theories of personality-psychoanalytical theory, socio-psychological theory, trait theory and self theory

12.00
Unit II: 

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.

12.00
Unit III: 

Organizational Power: Meaning, characteristics, classification of power, contingency approaches to power.
Politics: Meaning, Reasons of politics, Factors contributing to Political Behaviour-Individual and Organizational Factors.

12.00
Unit IV: 

Conflicts: Meaning, Reasons of conflict, types of conflict, Process of conflict, merits and demerits, management of conflict.

12.00
Unit V: 

Stress: Meaning, reasons of stress, types of stress, effect of stress, strategies for coping stress.
Organizational Change; Meaning, reasons, types, process of change, résistance to change, management of change.

Essential Readings: 

• Ashwathappa K. “Organizational Behaviour”,Himalaya Publishing House,12th Edition 2017
• Stephen P. Robins, Organizational Behaviour, Prentice-Hall of Indian Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.11th edition

References: 

• Rao P Subba, “Organizational Behaviour”, Himalaya Publishing House,12th Edition 2017
• Luthans, Fred, OrganisationalBehaviour McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd.Edition 2013
• Davies, Keth, OrganisationalBehaviour (Human Behaviour at work), Tata McGrawHill, NewDelhi.
• Singh Kavita., “Organizational Behaviour”,Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.3rd Edition 2020
• Prasad L M., “Organization Behaviour”, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi.2nd edition

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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