Organizational Behaiour

Paper Code: 
BBA 601
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with the individual and group behavioral aspect of Organization, which influences the management practices and the overall organizational productivity.

9.00
Unit I: 
Leadership:

Leadership: Concept, Leaders versus Managers, Theories of leadership, Leadership styles.

9.00

Foundations of Group Behaviour: Meaning, Importance, Process of Group Formation, Types of Groups, Factors influencing group behavior.
Team: Meaning, difference between team and group, Types of teams, techniques of effective team building

9.00
Unit III: 
Organizational Power:

Organizational Power: Meaning, characteristics, Source of power, use of power.
Organizational Politics: Meaning, Factors affecting politics, Consequences of Politics.

9.00
Unit IV: 
Stress Management

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

9.00
Unit V: 
Organizational Change:

Organizational Change: Concept, Major forces of change. Resistance to change, Process of change. Developing support for change, Change Model

Essential Readings: 

Case Studies
Essential reading:
1. Robbins, Stephen P., Organizational behaior: Concepts, Controersies, Applications, Prentice Hall of India Priate Limited, New Delhi
2. Prasad, L.M., Organizational behaiour, S.Chand, New Delhi
3. Buchanan, Daid, Organizational behaiour, Prentice Hall

References: 

Johns, Gary and Saks, Michael, Organizational Behaiour: Understanding and Managing Life at work, Pearson Prentice Hall, Toronto
Dais, Keith and Newstrom, John W., Human behaiour at work: Organization behaiour, McGraw-Hill International Editions Management Series, New York.

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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