Scribd
Upload
747 views1 page

Organization Behavior

This document outlines the course objectives, units, and suggested readings for an Organizational Theory and Behavior course for M.Com students admitted in 2016-17 or later. The 5 units cover introduction to organization theory and organizational behavior, understanding individual and group behavior, motivation, morale and culture, organizational power/politics/conflict/communication, and leadership and change. The objective is to familiarize students with concepts and dimensions of organization theory. Suggested readings include 10 textbooks on topics like organizational behavior, theory, leadership, and change.

Uploaded by

Ziaul haque
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
747 views1 page

Organization Behavior

This document outlines the course objectives, units, and suggested readings for an Organizational Theory and Behavior course for M.Com students admitted in 2016-17 or later. The 5 units cover introduction to organization theory and organizational behavior, understanding individual and group behavior, motivation, morale and culture, organizational power/politics/conflict/communication, and leadership and change. The objective is to familiarize students with concepts and dimensions of organization theory. Suggested readings include 10 textbooks on topics like organizational behavior, theory, leadership, and change.

Uploaded by

Ziaul haque
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
  • UNIT I: INTRODUCTION
  • UNIT V: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
  • UNIT II: UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP BEHAVIOUR
  • REFERENCES
  • UNIT IV: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
  • UNIT III: MOTIVATION AND LEADERSHIP

(Applicable to the batch of students admitted in the academic year 2016-17 and onwards)

M.Com. (CBCS) FACULTY OF COMMERCE, OU

SEMESTER–I ORGANISATION THEORY AND


BEHAVIOUR
PAPER CODE: COM 3: Core-III Total Marks: 80+15+05=100
THPW: 5; Credits: 4 ESED: 3 HRS
OBJECTIVE: to familiarize the students with the concepts and dimensions of Organization Theory.
UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION:
Organization: Definition – Organisation Theories: Classical Theory- Features – limitations. Neoclassical
Theory – features – limitations. Contemporary Organisation Theory – features- limitations. Systems
Approach – Contingency Approach.
Organisational Behaviour (OB): Features – Scope – Fundamentals Concepts of OB – Challenges and
Carreer Development for OB – Contributing disciplines to the OB.

UNIT-II: UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP BEHAVIOUR:


Individual Behaviour: Personality Determinants – Big five Personality factors – Learning Theories. The
Perceptual Process – Factors influencing perception – Internal & External; Attitudes and Behaviour-
Attitude Formation and Attitude Change.
Group Behaviour: Fundamentals of Groups – Stages of Development- Important Factors influencing
Team Effectiveness – Cohesiveness – Norms – Decision Making.

UNIT- UNIT-III: MOTIVATION, MORALE AND CULTURE:


Motivation: Theories of Motivation – Motivational Processes - Content Theories (Maslow, Herzberg,
McCleland) – Process Theories (Adam, Victor, Vroom and Lawler and Porter) – Learning and
Reinforcement Theory.
Morale: Factors influencing Morale.
Organisational Culture: Concepts – Forming a Culture – Sustaining a Culture – Changing a Culture.

UNIT-IV: ORGANISATIONAL POWER & POLITICS - CONFLICT - COMMUNICATION:


Power and Politics: Power Bases – Dependency – Individual Versus Organisational Power – Political
process in Organisation – Factors contributing – Techniques of Organisational Politics – Managing
Political Behaviour.
Conflict: Transition in Conflict Thought – Functional and Dysfunctional Conflict – Process of Conflict –
Managing Conflict.
Communication: Significance – Process – Formal and Informal Communication – Barriers to
communication – Improving Communication Skills – The Human Impact of Computer – Mediated
Communication.

UNIT-V: LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE:


Leadership: Introduction – Leadership and Management – Leadership Styles.
Theories of Leadership: Traits – Behavioral Model (Managerial Grid) – Contingency (Feilder, Path
goal, Tri-dimensional – Inspirational approaches.
Change: Challenges contributing to Change – Types of Change Approaches – Contemporary Issues in
Change.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1.Robins P.Stephen & Judge: Organizational Behavior, 12/e PHI, New De1hi; 2.Greenberg and Baron:
Behaviour in Organisation; 3.Daft: Organisation Theory and Design, Thomson; 4.Fred Luthans:
Organizational Behavior, Me Graw Hill, New Delhi; 5.Nelson: Organisational Behaviour, 3e, Thomson;
6.Aswathappa: Organizational Behavior, Himalaya Publisher; 7.Jones G R :Organizational Theory,
Pearson Education, New Delhi; 8.Shashi Gupta & Rosy: Organisation Behaviour—Kalyani Publication;
9.Hellriegel: Organisational Behaviour, 10e, Thomson; 10.Sharma VVS: Organisational Behaviour, Jaico
Publication.

You might also like