Department of Business Administration
Leads Business School
Lahore Leads University
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Course Code and Course Title
MGT-3103
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Organizational Behavior (Morning)
Course Composition
Program
BBA
Semester
8th
Credit Hours
03
Duration
15 Weeks
Pre requisites (if any)
Organizational Behavior
Resource Person
Ahsan Ali Ashraf
Contact number:
+92 321 4660697
e-mail
ahsanali.lhr@gmail.com
Course Description
All around the world organizations are remaking themselves as they respond to the
challenges presented by the global economy. Organizational behavior addresses ageless
topics concerning how we live, work and thrive in organizations. Motivation, teamwork and
leadership questions have fascinated us for decades. Success in today’s competitive business
environment depends on the quality of the organizations employees; their enthusiasm and
satisfaction with their jobs and their sense of fair treatment-all have significant impact on the
firm’s productivity, level of customer service, reputation and survival.
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Course Prerequisites
Human Resource Management
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Recommended books
Organizational Behavior, Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge, Neharika
Vohra, Pearson, latest Edition.
Reference Book (Latest Edition)
Organizational Behavior, Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge, SeemaSanghi,
Pearson, 13th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2009.
Behavior in Organizations, Jerald Greenberg and Robert A. Baron, 9th Edition, PHI,
2010.
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Assessment Plan
ARTIFACT
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WEIGHT (%)
Assignments / Project
15
Quizzes
5
Mid Term Exam
30
Presentation / Class Participation
10
Final Exam
40
Total
100
Major Topics to be covered in the Class
Weeks
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2
Topics
Introduction To Organizational Behavior
Managers & OB
Roles, Skills, Importance & Challenges
Developing an OB Model
Challenges and opportunities for OB
Contributing disciplines to the OB Field
Attitude and job satisfaction:
1) Main Components of attitude
2) Job satisfaction and workplace
3) Attitudes and workforce diversity
2
Teaching hours
3
3
3
Personality and Values
1Define personality, its components, Traits
2) Big Five Model
3) Discuss Values
3
4
Perception and individual Decision Making:
Personal Perception
Impact upon Decision making
Influences and Constraints.
Chapter Case Study
3
Motivation:
Early and Contemporary Theories of motivation
5
6
7
3
Emotions And Moods:
Define Emotions And Moods. Emotional Labor .OB Applications of
Emotions and Moods
3
Mid Term
8
Foundation of Group Behavior:
Stages of group development
Roles
3
9
Group Behavior:
Norms, Status, Size, Cohesiveness
Group Decision Making
3
10
Understanding Work Teams
Difference between Groups and Teams. Creating effective teams.
Turning individuals into team players
3
Communication:
Direction and functions of communication. Communication Process.
Barriers to effective communication. Current issues in
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11
3
communication
Power and Politics:
Definition of power. Power tactics and basis of power
12
3
Organization Culture:
What is Organizational Culture? Discuss Weak and Strong Cultures
13
VIII.
3
14
Organizational Culture:
How Employees learn Culture. Discuss how to create ethical
organizational Culture
3
15
Final Project:
Students will work in groups demonstrating knowledge using their
presentation skills.
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Learning Outcomes
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Student will be able to comprehend the organizational behavior, environment, constraints, and
challenges of dynamic business world.
Student has grasped the analytical way of decision making through case studies approach,
pertaining to different management issues. Now they can efficiently and effectively demonstrate
the conceptual, analytical, human and interpersonal skills. To learn to describe, understand,
predict and control human behavior, Personality, Perception, Job satisfaction, involvement and
motivation
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Through practical application of the concepts in shape of a project report regarding identifying
the key factors for successful organizations in local business environment. Students will select
the companies from Pakistan industry and analysis their organizational behavior practices in
each department.
Students can theoretically and practically understand the different dimensions of Organization:
structure and design, Organizational culture, Environment, Org Leadership Models, Personalities
and perceptions
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