Principles of Organizational Behaviour (Optional)

Paper Code: 
Psy 125 C
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives (COs):

This course will enable the students to –

 

  1. To understand the concepts, nature and principles of organizational behaviour.

Course Outcomes (COs):

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PSY 125(C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principles of Organizational Behaviour

The students will be able to –

CO27: Understanding of the foundations of organizational behaviour, its challenges and opportunities in the current scenario.

CO28: Understanding of the implications of organizational behaviour on the process of management & the extent of the role of people skills of managers that contribute to the definition of organizational behaviour.

CO29: Analyse individual human behaviour in the workplace as influenced by personality, values, perceptions, and attitudes.

CO30: Critically evaluate the potential effects of important developments in the external environment (such as globalisation and advances in technology) on organisational behaviour.

CO31: Understanding your own management style as it relates to influencing and managing behaviour in the organization systems.

CO32: 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

 

12.00
Unit I: 
The Foundation of Organizational Behavior:
  • Introduction to Organizational Behavior;
  • Challenges and Opportunities for OB;
  • Historical Background: The Hawthorne Studies,
  • Theoretical Foundation for Organizational Behaviour,
  • Developing an OB Model.
  • Diversity in the Workplace,
  •  Ethics and Ethical Behavior in Organizations

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Organizational Design & Culture:
  • The Organizational Theory Foundation,
  • Modern Organization Designs,
  • The Organizational Culture-Definition and Characteristics,
  • Uniformity of Culture, Creating and Maintaining a Culture.
  • Creating an Ethical Organizational Culture,
  • Creating a Positive Organizational Culture,
  • Spirituality and
  • Organizational Culture
12.00
Unit III: 
Attitudes and Job Satisfaction:
  • Work-Related Attitudes: PA/NA, Employee Attitudes-components & major attitudes at workplace,
  • Job Satisfaction-Influences,
  • Outcomes.
  • Organizational Commitment-Meaning,
  • Outcomes,
  • Enhancing Organizational Commitment.
  • Organizational Citizenship Behaviors.
12.00
Unit IV: 
Personality and Values:
  • 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-Organization Fit

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Perception and Individual Decision Making:
  • 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 Organizations: The Rational Model,
  • Bounded Rationality, and Intuition,
  • Common Biases and Errors,
  • Influences: Individual Differences and Organizational Constraints,
  • Ethics in Decision Making,
  • Improving Creativity in Decision Making
Essential Readings: 
  • Luthans, F. (2013). Organizational Behavior- An evidence based approach. (12th Ed) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill,
  • Robbins, S.P., Timothy A.J and Vohra N. (2013). Organizational Behavior (15th Ed.) Noida: Pearson India Education,

 

Academic Year: 
2019-20
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