Organisational Behaviour

Paper Code: 
GBBA 202A
Credits: 
4
Unit I: 
Introduction,Personality

Introduction: Concept of Organization Behavior. Disciplines contributing to the field of organizational behavior
Personality: Meaning, Determinants of personality, personality development theories- Psychoanalytic theory, Socio-psychological theory, Trait theory, Self theory

Unit II: 
Learning,Perception

Learning: Concept, Nature, Components, Factors affecting learning, Theories of learning-Conditioning theory, Cognitive learning1 theory, Social learning theory, Reinforcement and its application in behaviour modification.
Perception: Nature, Importance, difference between sensation and perception, perceptual process perceptual selectivity, perceptual organization.

Unit III: 
Motivation

Motivation: Concept, Primary and secondary motives, Financial and Non Financial Motives. Theories of motivation: Maslow’s Need hierarchy theory, Herzberg’s Motivation Hygiene theory, Vroom's Expectancy theory, Porter-Lawler model, Equity theory of work motivation. Alderfer’s ERG theory, McClelland’s achievement motivation theory.

Unit IV: 
Leadership,Organizational power

Leadership: Concept, Leaders versus Managers, Theories of leadership, Leadership styles
Organizational Power: Meaning, characteristics, Source of power, use of power

Unit V: 
Stress Management,Conflict

Stress Management: Concept, reasons of stress, Strategies of overcoming stress.
Conflict: Meaning, features, causes of conflict, types and consequences of conflict. Managing conflict

Essential Readings: 

1. Robbins, Stephen P., Organizational behavior:Concepts, Controversies, Applications, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi
2. Prasad, L.M., Organizational behaviour, S.Chand, New Delhi
3. Buchanan, David, Organizational behaviour, Prentice Hall
4. Johns, Gary and Saks, Michael, Organizational Behaviour: Understanding and Managing Life at work, Pearson Prentice Hall, Toronto
5. Davis, Keith and Newstrom, John W., Human behaviour at work: Organization behaviour, McGraw-Hill International Editions Management Series, New York.

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