COURSE OUTCOMES:
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1: Understanding the foundational concepts of individual behavior in organizations, including
perception, personality, attitudes, and learning processes.
CO2: Applying various motivational theories and models to develop strategies for enhancing employee
engagement and performance.
CO3: Evaluating the dynamics of group behavior, team development, and conflict management
techniques within organizational contexts.
CO4: Analyzing different leadership theories and styles to determine their effectiveness in various
organizational situations and across cultures.
COURSE CONTENTS:
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR [9 Sessions]
Foundations of Individual Behavior: The organization and the individual: Perception: process, principles
and errors of perception, behavioral applications of perception. Personality-Determinants and types of
personality, Job Attitudes & its Components, Theory of attitude formation and attitude change. Learning
and Learning Theories.
UNIT II: MOTIVATION [9 Sessions]
Motivation: Definition and concept, theories of motivation- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Herzberg's
Two Factor theory, ERG theory, Vroom's Expectancy theory, Equity theory, Reinforcement theory and
Behavior Modification. Cross cultural issues in OB.
UNIT III: FOUNDATIONS OF GROUP BEHAVIOR [9
Sessions]
Foundations of Group Behavior: Defining and Classifying Groups, stages of group development, Group
Structure, Group Processes, Group Dynamics, Group v/s Team, Team Effectiveness. Group and
Intergroup Relations. Conflict and Negotiation- Transitions in Conflict Thought, Functional versus
Dysfunctional Conflict, Conflict Process, Conflict Management Techniques, Negotiation process,
Bargaining strategies, Global implications.
UNIT IV: [9 Sessions]
Leadership: Nature and Significance of leadership, leadership in different cultures, leadership theories
and Styles: Trait theories, Behavioral theories-- Ohio State Studies, Michigan Studies, and Managerial
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Grid. Contingency theories-- Fiedler’s Model, Hersey and Blanchard's Situational theory, Path Goal
theory, Emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness, Recent Development in Leadership Theory.
UNIT-V: ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE & ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE [9
Sessions]
Organizational Culture: Concept, Relationship of Culture with organizational behavior, National and
Global Culture, Levels of organizational culture, analyzing managing and changing organizational
culture, Global Implications for manager. Organizational Change: Resistance to change, approaches to
managing organizational change, Kurt Lewin Model of change.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Fred Luthans, ―Organizational Behaviour‖, 12th Edition, McGraw Hill International Edition
2. Stephen P. Robbins, ―Organizational Behaviour‖, 12th Edition, Prentice Hall
3. Aswathappa K, ―Organizational Behaviour (Text, Cases and Games), Himalaya Publication
- Teacher: SAGRIKA SINGH