Course Planner
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
II SEMESTER
Faculty Details :
Course Teacher : Varsha Watani
Office Hours
: 10AM to 5.30PM
Phone
: 9960566725
E-mail
: varshawatani@dmims.edu.in
Course Website
Required Textbook
1. K.Aswathappa (8th revised edition)
2.VSP Rao
3.S.S Khanka
4.Organization Behavior, Luthans 8th Tata McGraw Hill
Course Objectives
1. To develop a working knowledge of OB concepts
2. To develop the ability to apply that knowledge to improve organizational
functioning
3. The study of organizational behavior will help the student to know how
people act within organizations and the different attitudes and values
adopted by the people within organization.
Course Assessment
The subject would be assessed for internal marks on the basis of the
following parameters :1) Attendance
5 Marks
2) Subject Project/Assignment/Presentation/Subject Seminar 5 Marks
3) Class test
5 Marks
4) Sessionals
5 Marks
Home Assignments :
S.No
1.
2.
Home Assignment Date Given
Topic
On All units there
will be three
questions on each
unit students have to
solve that question
after the particular
unit is completed.
Case study on each
unit
Last date of
submission
Remarks
Student will
be provided
with the
question
bank.
Project Assignment / Presenatation
S.No
Presentation Topic
1.
Attitudes and values
2.
Motivation
3.
Foundations of
group behavior
4.
Organizational
Development
Date Given
2-4-2012
10-4-2012
18-4-2012
23-4-2012
Teaching Plan
Week 1: Unit-1 Organizational behavior
Lecture 1: The nature of organizations, why organization exist, components
of organization and organizations as open system.
Lecture 2: Managers in organizations, Productivity and managerial
performance, Value-added managers, the manager's challenge,
Lecture 3: Organizational behavior and the new workplace, managing the
globalization of work, managing human rights in the workplace,
Week 2:
Lecture 1: managing developments in information technologies, managing
Organizational transitions, managing new forms of Organization.
Lecture 2: Foundations of Individual Behaviour
Introduction
Lecture 3: biographical characteristics, ability, and learning
Week 3: Perception
Lecture 1: Introduction, Halo effect, Stereotyping,
Lecture 2: pigeonholing and compartmentalization, Self-fulfilling prophecy;
Lecture 3: Perceptual mythology; other influences on perception
Week 4:
Lecture 1: Test on unit-1, 2 & 3
Lecture 2: Attitudes and values: Attitudes, Components of attitudes,
Attitudes and behavior,
Lecture 3: Attitudes and cognitive consistency, development Values,
Sources
Week 5:
Lecture 1: types of values, Patterns and trends in values, Managing values
and attitudes
Lecture 2: Motivation Concepts, Theories of Maslow, Herzberg
Lecture 3: McClelland, Porter & Lawler Mode,
Week 6:
Lecture 1: Application of Motivation concept, Individual motivation and
motivation in the organization
Lecture 2: Cultural Differences in Motivation, Intrinsic and Extrinsic
Motivation, Social Motivation
Lecture 3: Motivation and Health, Role of motivation in human behavior
Week 7:
Lecture 1: Test on Unit: 4 &5
Lecture 2: Foundations of group behavior: The nature of groups: groups
and teams, informal and formal groups, purpose of teams, Teams and team
building
Lecture 3: selecting team members, team roles,Stages in team development,
team identity, team loyalty,
Week 8:
Lecture 1: commitment to shared beliefs, multidisciplinary teams, Team
Dynamics: group norms, decision-making behavior, dysfunctional teams,
Cohesiveness
Lecture 2: Conflict
Substantive and emotional conflicts, Levels of conflict, Sources of conflict
in organizations
Lecture3: Symptoms of conflict Causes of conflict, Strategies for the
management of conflict.
Week 9:
Lecture 1: - Organizational Change – Nature, levels and dilemmas of
change, Pressures for change,
Lecture 2: The Domino effect, Responses to change, Force field analysis,
Lecture3: Change process, Resistance to change, Dynamics of change.
Week 10:
Lecture 1: Test on unit 6, 7& 8
Lecture 2: Goals of organizational development: Principles underlying
Organizational development, Ethical aspects of organizational development
Lecture 3: The process of organizational Development: Action research and
organizational development
Week 11:
Lecture 1: Organizational development interventions: Organization-wide
interventions, Smaller group and inter-group interventions, Individual
interventions
Lecture 2: OD Techniques: Traditional: Grid Training, Survey Method
Lecture 3: Modern: Process Consultation Method, Third Party, Team
Building, Transactional Analysis
Week 12:
Lecture 1: Test on unit 9 & 10
Other teaching methods Planned:
S.No
Beyond Syllabus Topic
1.
Role playing
Remarks
Attitudes and values
2.
3.
Group Discussion
Case study
Tutorial Plan:
S.No
Topic
1.
Suggested by
student
2.
Suggested by
student
3.
Suggested by
student
4.
Full course exam
Conflict
Response to change
Date given
Suggested Self Readings :
S.No
1.
2.
Reference to suggested article (Book chapter/Web
page (URL)/Research paper etc)
The IUP journal of Organizational Behavior
www.wikipedia.com,www.newagepublishers.com
Remarks