ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOUR

Course Code: BBADL 10201

Course Objective:
The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the behavioural patterns of Human beings at
individual and group levels.

Course Contents:
Module I: Understanding Human Behaviour
The concept, Nature and Significance of Human Behaviour, Factors Effecting Human Behaviour, Levels of
Human Behaviour; S-O-B-A Model of Human Behaviour.

Module II: Individual Behaviour

Individual Differences; Personality and Theories of Personality; Perception; Learning and Behaviour
reinforcement; Classical Conditioning Theory of Learning.

Module III: Motivation

Concept, Significance and Theories of Motivation, Motivation and Behaviour, Motivation at Work,
Modification, Attitudes, Meaning and nature, Formation and change attitudes, Job related attitudes.

Module IV: Interpersonal Behaviour

Interpersonal Dimensions of Behaviour; Transactional Analysis Implications of TA, Organizational
communication, Barriers in communication making communication effective, Types of communication.

Module V: Group Behaviour and Leadership

Group Behaviour; Types, Functions, Determinants of Group Behaviour, Inter Group Problems.

Module VI: Leadership

Nature and Significance of Leadership, Leadership Styles, Theories of Leadership; Trait Theory,
Behavioural Theory, Managerial Grid.

Module VII: Change and Conflicts

Organizational conflict, Nature and types of conflict, Management of organizational conflict, Approaches
to conflict management, Organizational culture, Learning and maintaining organizational culture,
Organizational change, Planned change, Resistance to change, Organization development, Definition, Need
for organization development, Organization development process.

Examination Scheme:

Component Codes PCP1 H1 H2 EE1

Weightage (%) 10 15 15 60

Text & References:

Text:
• Organisation Behaviour – Stephen Robins

References:
• Organisation Behaviour – K, Ashwathappa
• Organisation Behaviour – Fred Luthans
• Human Behaviour at Work – Keith Davis