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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR (THEORY)
Course Objective:
This course will enable the students to
Develop the general understanding of behavior in an organization amongst the students.
Course Outcomes (COs):
Course Outcomes (at course level) | Learning and teaching strategies | Assessment Strategies |
Students will: CO120. Understand concept and nature of management systems and processes. CO121. Insight the Behavioral Dynamics of Individual and determinants of Organization Behavior, Perceptions, Learning, Personality, Attitudes and Values. CO122. Get knowledge about Motivation, Stress and its management. CO123. Understand the Interactive Aspects of Organizational Behavior, analyzing inter- personal relations and Group Dynamics. CO124. understand Management of Organizational Conflicts and Leadership Styles. | Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Case studies, Demonstration
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar, presentation, Giving tasks, Role plays | Assessment Strategies Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects. |
Introduction: Meaning and nature of management; management systems and processes.
Behavioral Dynamics: Individual determinants of Organization Behavior; Perceptions, Learning, Personality, Attitudes and Values.
Motivation; Stress and its management.
Interactive Aspects of Organizational Behavior; analyzing inter-personal relations; Group Dynamics.
Management of Organizational Conflicts; Leadership Styles.
- Luthans Fred, “Organizational Behaviour”, McGraw Hill Publications, 1998.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
- Robbins (4th ed.), “Essentials of Organizational Behaviour”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1995.
- Hersey and Blanchard (6th ed.), “Management of Organizational Behaviour: Utilising Human Resources”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1996.
- Dwivedi, R. S., “Human Relations and Organizational Behaviour: A Global Perspective”, Macmillan India Ltd., Delhi, 1995.
- Arnold, John, Robertson, Ivan T. and Cooper, Cary, l., “Work Psychology: Understanding Human BehaviourInThe Workplace”, Macmillan India Ltd., Delhi, 1996.
