Syllabus

Course Code: M-BECOE -026    Course Name: Management Concepts And Organizational Behaviour-II

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Organizational Behaviour, Personality and Attitudes
Organizational Behaviour: Definition, Importance, Scope, Fundamental Concepts of OB, Different models of OB: autocratic, custodial, supportive, collegial and SOBC.
Personality & Attitudes: Meaning of personality, attitude; Development of personality: Attributes of personality; Transactional Analysis; Ego states, Johari window, Nature and dimensions of attitude, Developing the right attitude.
Reading List
• Dwivedi, R.S. (2001). Human Relations and Organisational Behaviour. McMillan Press.
• Luthans, Fred (2011). Organisational Behaviur. Tata McGraw Hill.
• Sudha, G.S. (2003). Management Concepts and Organisational Behaviour. RBSA Publishers.
• https://bdpad.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/fred-luthans-organizational-behavior-_-an-evidence-based-approach-twelfth-edition-mcgraw-hill_irwin-2010.pdf
2 Motivation, Morale and Group Dynamics
Motivation: Definition, Importance, Motives: Characteristics, Classification of motives: Primary & Secondary motives; Theories of Motivation: Maslow’s Theory of need hierarchy, Herzberg's theory; Morale: Definition and relationship with productivity, Morale Indicators.
Group Dynamics and Team building: Concept of Group & Team; Theories of Group Formation: Formal and Informal Groups; Importance of Team building.
Reading List
• Dwivedi, R.S. (2001), Human Relations and Organisational Behaviour, McMillan Press.
• https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1540-4781.1997.tb05515.x
• Luthans, Fred (2011). Organisational Behaviur. Tata McGraw Hill.
3 Conflict and Stress Managements
Conflict Management: Definition, Traditional vis-à-vis Modern view of conflict, Types of conflict: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal and Organizational; Constructive and Destructive conflict; Conflict management.
Stress management: Definition, Causes, Managing stress, Stress as a motivator; Work life balance.
Reading List
• Rudani, R.B. (2011). Management and Organisational Behaviour. Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited.
• http://www.geocities.ws/Eureka/Office/7479/conflict.pdf
• https://books.google.co.in/books?hl=en&lr=&id=pSHhPw5lF08C&oi=fnd&pg=PA3&dq=conflict+management&ots=Ua9YHgo7VM&sig=QgVyRAI2mxnJGRfUaMw9nREMPGQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=conflict%20management&f=false
• https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1988-97150-000
4 Change Management
Concept of change, change as a natural process, Importance & Causes of change: social, economic, technological, organizational; Learning: unlearning, Concept of learning organizations; Management Practices across the world; Select cases of Domestic & International Corporations.
Reading List
• Passenheim, O. (2010). Change Management. Ventus Publishing (Available for free download at bookboon.com).
• Rudani, R.B. (2011). Management and Organisational Behaviour. Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited.
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