Interventions in Organisational Behaviour

Paper Code: 
PSY 324 C
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OUTCOMES

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO116: Understand and apply the individual, team and organisational mechanisms within the formal system.

CO117: Differentiate theoretical and empirical frameworks that have defined and shaped these fields through soft-wares and systems used in organisations.

CO118: Understand and apply the software in planning, selection, training and evaluation of employees in various work settings.

CO119: Examine the cultural adaptation of organizations in the global context.

CO120: Integrate the various perspectives available for performance enhancement in organizations.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Human Resource Information System

Nature, Framework, Benefits, Trends case study – Types of HRIS in use

12.00
Unit II: 
Performance Appraisal Systems

Purpose, performance evaluation, system, problems in objectivity, appraisal interview, effect of rewards on behaviour and perception of rewards. Case Study

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Culture Changing Management

Model, case study. Effective teams – Team development, roles, effectiveness, Case study

12.00
Unit IV: 
Positive Perspective

Historical perspective, categories of positive approach, positive thinking, Interventions. 5Case Study

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Corporate Restructuring

Mergers & Acquisitions – Process, behavioural issues. Case Study

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Kaila H.L. (2011). Organisational Behaviour and HRM (3rd Ed). Delhi:AITBS Publishers.
  • Khandwalla, P. N. (1994). Designing Organisational Effectiveness. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
  • Hollway, W. (1991). Work Psychology and Organisational Behaviour: Managing the Individual at work. New Delhi: Sage.
  • Muchinksy, P. M. 1997). Psychology Applied to Work: An Introduction to Industrial and Organisational Psychology. California:  Brooks Cole.
  • Pareek U. (2010). Understanding Organisational Behaviour (2ndEd). New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

 

References: 

Suggested Readings

·        Gann, D. M., & Dodgson, M. (2018). The Playful Entrepreneur: How to Adapt and Thrive in Uncertain Times. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30024-068-9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv6hp30m

·        Neufeld, E. P. (1969). A Global Corporation: A History of the International Development of Massey-Ferguson Limited. University of Toronto Press. EISBN: 978-1-48758-613-3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctv5j03qh

·        Rao, T.V. (1990). Human Resource Development. New Delhi: U.B.S.

·        Robbins, S. P. (1980). Organisational Behaviour: Concepts, Controversies and applications. New Delhi: Prentice Hall.

·        Vroom, V. H., & Yetton, P. W. (1973). Leadership and Decision-Making. University of Pittsburgh Press. EISBN: 978-0-82297-414-7. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wrc8r.

·        Ward, D. (2010). A New Brand of Business. Temple University Press. EISBN: 978-1-43990-017-8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt14bt4qg

E-Resources

·        ResearchGate

·        JSTOR

·        Proquest

·        Shodhganga

·        Delnet

·        Google Scholar

·        National Digital Library (NPTEL)

·        Academia

Journals

·        Perspectives on Psychological Science

·        Psychological Bulletin

·        Psychological Sciences

·        Psychology of Leaders and Leadership

·        Journal of Organisational Behaviour

Journal of Business and Psychology

Academic Year: 
2022-23
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