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Principles of Organisational Behaviour
Course Outcomes (COs):
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On completion of this course, the students will be able to: CO31: Understanding of the foundations of organizational behaviour, its challenges and opportunities in the current scenario. CO32: Critically evaluate the potential effects of important developments in the external environment (such as globalisation and advances in technology) on organisational behaviour. CO33: Understanding your own management style as it relates to influencing and managing behaviour in the organisation systems. CO34: Analyse individual human behaviour in the workplace as influenced by personality, values, perceptions, and attitudes. CO35: Enhance critical thinking and analysis skills through the use of management case studies and small group exercises. |
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 |
Introduction to Organisational Behaviour; Challenges and Opportunities for OB; Historical Background: The Hawthorne Studies, Theoretical Foundation for Organisational Behaviour, Developing an OB Model. Diversity in the Workplace, Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organisations
The Organisational Theory Foundation, Modern Organisation Designs, The Organisational Culture-Definition and Characteristics, Uniformity of Culture, Creating and Maintaining a Culture. Creating an Ethical Organisational Culture, Creating a Positive Organisational Culture, Spirituality and Organisational Culture.
Work-Related Attitudes: PA/NA, Employee Attitudes-components & major attitudes at workplace, Job Satisfaction-Influences, Outcomes. Organisational Commitment-Meaning, Outcomes, Enhancing Organisational Commitment. Organisational Citizenship Behaviours.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, The Big Five Personality Model, Other Personality Traits Relevant to OB. Values-Importance of Values, Terminal vs Instrumental Values, Generational Values. Person-Job Fit, Person-Organisation Fit
Factors Influencing Perception, Person Perception: Making Judgments About Others, Attribution Theory, Common Shortcut & Applications, The Link Between Perception and Individual Decision Making, Decision Making in Organisations: The Rational Model, Bounded Rationality, and Intuition, Common Biases and Errors, Influences: Individual Differences and Organisational Constraints, Ethics in Decision Making, Improving Creativity in Decision Making.
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