OB Syllabus

Category of the course : MC Hrs/Week: 6

Year & Semester :I Year – I Sem Credits :4

Course Code : Co-1809 Course Title:
Organizational Behaviour
Objectives:
1. To provide a basic knowledge and understanding of individual & group
behaviour in an organization.
2. To indicate elementary skills of managing and changing organizational behaviour

Course Units:
Unit I : Basics of Organisational Behaviour:
Definition - Importance and Applications of Organizational Behaviour – Organizational Behaviour in a global context – Hofstede’s findings.

Unit II : Individual Behaviour:
Biographical characteristics – ability – personality – learning – perception – factors influencing perception – values – types of values – sources of attitudes – cognitive dissonance theory.

Unit III : Motivation Concepts:
Behaviour modification – participative management – performance based compensative – flexible benefits – two tier pay systems, alternative work schedules – job redesigning – stress management Strategies.

Unit IV: Group Behaviour:
Group behaviour and group decision making – Classification of groups – stages of group development – group decision making.

Unit V: Leadership:
Leadership and power – sources of power - tactics – coalitions – organizational politics – conflict process – managing inter group relations.
Organizational culture: creating and sustaining culture – forces of organizational change – resistance – implementation of change – Organizational Develo0pment interventions.


Recommended Text Book:
Stephen P. Robbins, Organizational behaviour, Prentice – Hall

Reference Text Book:
Uma Sekaran, Oraganizational Behaviour, Tata Mcgraw Hill