Syllabus

Course Code: PSY403(E)    Course Name: Industrial Organizational Psychology (ii)

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Organisational Structure: Basic Concepts, Types, Classical and Modern Theory. Modern Organisational Designs. Organisational Culture: Nature, Types, Creating, Maintaining, and Changing a Culture.
2 Communication: Basic Communication Process, Formal and Informal, Fayol’s, Barnard’s, and Modern Perspective, Methods to Improve Communication.
Decision Making: Process, Techniques, Models – Economic Rationality, Social, Bounded Rationality.
3 Group Dynamics and Teams: Types of Groups, Dynamics of Informal and Formal Groups. Teams: Characteristics, Types, Team Building, Team Effectiveness.
Leadership: Nature, Styles, Role and Activities, Theories: Trait, Exchange, Contingency, and Path-Goal.
4 Organizational Conflict: Nature, causes, conflict resolution and management.
Organizational change and development: Nature of change process, resistance, strategic planning, approaches to managing change.
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