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Course code                            Course Title                           L T P C
BMGT103L                          Organizational Behavior                     3 0 0 3
Pre-requisite    NIL                                                        Syllabus version
                                                                                  1.0
Course Objectives
 1. To familiarize the basic concepts of organizational behavior.
 2. To understand, evaluate, and manage individual and group behavior effectively in an
    organization.
 3. To formulate appropriate strategies based on individual and group behaviour.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will be able to
 1.   Appraise the basic organizational and individual behaviour.
 2.   Describe the various dimensions of motivations.
 3.   Measure and monitor different aspects of stress and emotions.
 4.   Explain the various elements of groups and teams.
 5.   Analyze the different dimensions of organizational structure, culture, and change.
 6.   Formulate leadership traits for effective work culture.
Module:1 Organisational Behaviour - Essentials                                   5 hours
Understanding organizational behaviour, learning style, OB model, demographic and cultural
diversity in organizations, ethical behaviour, tools of OB research, and challenges and
opportunites for OB.
Module:2 Attitudes, Personality, and Values                                       7 hours
Individual    attitudes, attitudes and behaivour,     job attitudes, job satisfaction, job
dissatisfaction, job satisfaction and job performance, personality frameworks, personality
traits in OB, personality and situations, understanding values, values and workplace, and
international values.
Module:3 Motivation                                                             7 hours
Theories of motivation - need-based and process-based theories, designing a motivating
environment, motivating employees through job design, employee involvement, benefits, and
rewards to employees, and goal setting.
Module:4 Managing Stress and Emotions                                              4 hours
Meaning of stress, sources of stress, consequences of stress at work, avoiding and
managing stress, understanding emotions, sources of emotions, and emotional intelligence.
Module:5 Group Behaviour, Work Teams, and Communications                           8 hours
Group development, group size and dynamics, difference between groups and teams, types
of teams, team design characteristics, management of teams, and barriers to effective
teams, communication - functions, directions, and modes of communication, barriers to
effective communication, power and politics, and conflict and negotiation.
Module:6 Organizational Structure, Culture, and Change                             6 hours
Different types of organizational structures - common and alternate designs, organizational
designs and employee behaviour, organizational culture - role of culture in organizaitons,
creating and sustaining organizational culture, organizational change - forces, resistance,
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and approcaches to organizational change.
Module:7 Leadership                                                               6 hours
Theories of leadership - tradional and contemporary styles, positive and responsible
leadership, attributes of a leader, developing leaders across the organization, leadership
grid, and challenges to understanding leadership.
Module:8 Contemporary Topics:                                                     2 hours
Guest lectures from Industry and, Research and Development Organisations
                                                           Total Lecture Hours 45
                                                                                  hours
Text Book(s)
1. Stephen P. Robbins and Timothy A. Judge, Organizational Behaviour, 2019, 14th
    Edition, Pearson Education, India
2. Knud Sinding, Robert Kreitner, and Angeloi Kinecki, Organisational Behaviour, 2018, 6th
    Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, UK
Reference Books
1. Organizational Behavior, Open Textbook, University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing,
    2017, ISBN 13: 9781946135155
2. J.Stewart Black et.al., Organizational Behavior, OpenStax Textbook, Rice University,
    USA, Web Version Last updated: Feb 23, 2021
3. Christopher P. Neck, Jeffrey D. Houghton and Emma L. Murray, Organizational
    Behavior: A Skill-Building Approach, 2019, 2nd Edition. Sage Publications, USA
Mode of Evaluation: CAT, Written Assignment, Quiz, and FAT
Recommended by Board of Studies             27-05-2022
Approved by Academic Council                No. 66       Date     16-06-2022
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