Course : Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior

Faculty : Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta & Dr. Mousumi Sengupta

Batch : 2014-16
Term : I
Credits : 3

Objectives: This course will help students appreciate some of the individual, group and
organizational level issues which affect every day managerial functions within organizations.
The course would endeavour to cover some of the basic concepts in several areas in the field
of OB. At the same time the students would get to apply some of the concepts and theories
learnt in simulated environment, thereby blending the needs for theory and practice in
managerial contexts.

Pedagogy: A variety of pedagogical tools would be used to help students learn and
experience the nuances of course. These would include, lecture sessions, experiential
learning, quizzes, application-based case work, and role-playing sessions.

Course Evaluation Scheme (please choose minimum four components and no component to
have more than 30% weight):



Course Evaluation System

Component % marks
Part I
Quiz 10
Case study 10
Mid Term Examination 30
Part II
Quiz 10
Case study 10
End Term Examination 30
Total 100
Session Plan:
PART I (Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta)

Session
No.

1-2




3-4





5-6





7-8




9-10
Topics


Introduction to Organizational Behavior
- Managerial functions and roles
- Various trends in OB


Organizational Structure and Design
- Determinants of organizational structure
- Common and emerging organization
designs


Attitude and Job Satisfaction
- Components of attitudes
- Major job attitudes
- Measuring job satisfaction


Personality
- Theories of personality
- Personality and Job-fit theory


Case-based presentation
PART II (Dr. Mousumi Sengupta)

Session
no.
11-12





13-14





Topics


Perception and Individual Decision-Making
- Factors influencing perception
- Person perception: making judgement
about others
- Perception and decision-making process

Motivation Concepts
- Motivation in organizations
- Defining motivation
- Theories of motivation
- Applications of motivation in


15-16




17-20
organizational context

Emotions and Mood
- Emotions and moods
- Emotional labour
- Emotional Intelligence

Case study presentation and discussion



Recommended text Book:- Recommended text Book:- Organizational Behaviour by
Stephen Robbins, Timothy Judge and N Vohra, Pearson Education, 2013, India, 15
th
Edition.

List of References :
1. Organizational behavior : concepts, realities, applications and challenges / P.G.
Aquinas
2. Understanding organizational behavior / Pareek, Udai Narian
3. Organizational behavior / Fred Luthans.

Journals:

By logging into hhtp://imdkc one can access EBSCO data base and read articles in from
the following list of journals in OB depending on availability.

Primary organization-focused journals
Organization Studies
Organization
Journal of Organizational behavior
Organizational behavior and Human Decision Processes