syllabus ob nribm 2013-15

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYMBA PROGRAMME SEMESTER - I

Course: - Organizational Behavior Course Code: 2810004

Course Credit: Full Course Instructor: Prof. Pooja Shah & Prof. Juhi Shah

1. Course Objective:

Help the student understand how the 'people' side of the organizations affects effectiveness

through significant fundamentals of the human behavior processes concepts

To apply the concepts for understanding behaviors of individual and groups in the

organizational context.

Help the student develop basic skills and abilities to deal with the ongoing behavioural

dynamics and contribute to organizational effectiveness

2. Course Duration:

The course duration is of 36 sessions of 75 minutes each i.e. 45 hours.

3. Teaching Methods:The course will use the following pedagogical tools:

(a) Discussions on concepts and issues of Organizational Behaviour.

(a) Case discussion and Role Plays covering a cross section of decision situations.(c) Projects/ Assignments/ Quizzes/ Class participation etc

4. Evaluation:

The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following elements:

Component % Weight Due/Submission Dates

A Projects/

Assignments/Quizzes/ Class

participationetc

Internal Assessment- 50 Marks

Project 10 Marks

Project Presentation 10 marks

Assignment 10 marks

Class Attendance 5 marks

Total Quizzes 15 marks

Submission and Presentation

Dates will be announced inthe class. Class Participation

is a continuous processthroughout the semester

B Mid-Semesterexamination

Weightage 10 %(Internal Assessment-50 Marks)

As per the ExaminationSchedule

C EndSemester

Examination

Weightage 20%

(Internal Assessment-70 Marks)

As per the Examination

Schedule

D University

Examination

External Assessment-70 Marks As per the University

Examination Schedule

5. Basic Textbooks (Latest Edition):1. Organizational Behavior (Latest Edition), by Margi Parikh & Rajan Gupta McGraw-Hill

2010

2. Organizational Behaviour (Latest Edition) by K. Aswathappa Himalaya Publishing House3. Organizational Behavior (15th Edition), Stephan Robbins, Pearson Education

6. Reference Books:

Understanding Organizational Behavior (3rd Ed), by Udai Pareek, Oxford University Press

Organizational Behavior (Latest Edition), Fred Luthans, McGraw-Hill

Organizational Behaviour by Gregory Moorhead & Ricky W. Griffin, Jaico Publication.

Organizational Behaviour by Niraj Kumar, Himalaya Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.

Organizational Behaviour (Latest Edition) by PG Acquinas, Excel Books

7. Suggested Journals/Periodicals/ Magazines/ Newspapers etc.:

Harvard Business Review, Decision, Vikalpa, etc.

This Course Material is prepared by Prof. Pooja Shah and Prof. Juhi Shah


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8. Session Plan:

Session

No.

Allocation

of Marks

Lec.

No.

Topics

MODULE - I

1-2 17 2What is Organizational Behaviour: Meaning and definition of OB,Evolution of OB as a field of study and practice

MODULE II

3-4 2Understanding Organizational Culture & changing it for

effectiveness

5-6 2

Basic Theories of Leadership: meaning, definition and importance ofleadership, evolution of leadership research, difference between

managers and leaders, leadership skills. Trait theory of leadership,behavioural theories, contingency theories

7-8 2

Contemporary Issues in Leadership Practice: Concepts useful for

leadership - trust, follower centric leadership, factors that neutralizeor substitute leadership,

Understanding and distinguishing between the transactional,transformational and charismatic leadership, Leadership and

Emotional Intelligence, Self leadership, team leadership, Mentoring,Leadership, morality and ethical conduct, Leadership, attribution,

developing leadership within organizations

9-12 17 4

Understanding Personality, Values, Attitude and their impact onbehavior at work: Meaning and definitions of personality, functionsof personality, trait and fit theories of personality, determinants of

personality, importance of personality at work. Meaning andimportance of values, how a person develops values, types of

values, the link between values and behaviour. Emotions and theirimpact on behaviour, Self esteem and self efficacy, their meanings

and importance. Understanding Attitude at work and their impact

on behaviour: Meaning of Attitudes, Functions and components ofattitudes, important attitudes at work and relationship between

work attitudes and performance

MODULE - III

13-14 2 Understanding Transactional Analysis and Johari Window

15-17 3

Understanding Motivation at work: Understanding the concepts ofNeeds, Drive, and Motives. Meaning and definition, evolution of

motivational theories, content and process theories of motivation:Maslow's, Herzberg's, McClelland's and Alderfer's theories, Equity,

Goal-seeking and VIE theories, and Porter & Lawler's extension ofVIE theory. Understanding the meaning and importance of Intrinsic

and Extrinsic Motivation and motivators. Evaluation of motivationaltheories and basic understanding of their application in the work

context. Meaning of work motivation.Understanding basic approaches to motivating performance at

work.

18-20 18 3

Understanding Perception and Attribution: Meaning, definition and

importance of Perception, perceptual process, sub-processes ofperception, factors affecting perception, object and social

perception. Process of Attribution: meaning, definition andimportance of attribution, errors in perception and attribution,

consequences of these errors and ways to reduce errors.Understanding Decision-making: Meaning and importance of

decision-making, individual and group decision-making, rationaland behavioural models of decision making, bounded rationality,

heuristics, biases and intuition, factors that affect decision-makingprocess, creativity in decision-making, measures to improve quality

of decision-making in organizations



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21-23 3

Understanding Groups and Teams, Group Dynamics: Meaning,definitions and importance of groups and teams, difference between

groups and teams, Formation of groups and models of groupdevelopment, types of groups and teams, Factors affecting

effectiveness of groups, advantages and limitations of working ingroups, team roles and their importance, measures for improving

effectiveness of groups and teams, process and team based designof organizations

MODULE - IV

24-25

18

2

Managing Conflict and Negotiation: Meaning and definition ofconflict, changing view of conflict at work, levels of conflict,functional vs. dysfunctional conflict, process of conflict, approaches

towards management of conflict. Negotiation as an approach to

conflict management, meaning, definition and importance ofnegotiation, concept of bargaining and exchange, types of bargain.

Approaches towards effective negotiation.

26-27 2

Stress and Resistance to Change and Change Management:Meaning and definition of stress, link between conflict and stress,

sources of stress, distress vs. eustress, consequences of stress,measures individuals and organizations can adopt for eliminating or

managing stress.

28-29 2

Understanding Power and Organizational Politics: Meaning ofpower, individual and organizational sources of power, role ofdependency in power and influence, meaning of influence, meaning

of political behaviour, nature of power, nature of politics, tactics ofusing power and politics, upward influence and impression

management, political behaviour and ethics

30-36 Internal

Evaluation(20 Marks

of CEC)

Small project on individual Role Model (famous Indian

Leaders)

Case studies on Leadership Styles

Organizational study on Monetary and Non-Monetary

Motivation given to their employees at all levels

Making students understand Group Dynamics by assigning

group & team building exercises

9. Case Index

Sr. No. Case Area

1 Individual Differences, Values and Ethics Values

2 Mid-western Multinational Culture

3 Frank Lorenzo Personality

4 Motivation Motivation

5 Dr. Ranga Motivation

6 North East Security Systems Teams and Teamwork

7 Greenfield General Hospital Conflict and Negotiation

8 Mrs. Batra Stress

More real-world cases will be discussed on the various concepts from magazines and

journals.

10. Values for the Course: -As an active leaner, you will come prepared with the scheduled readings and cases for a class (Pre

Lecture Readings) and contribute to the process of learning. The session plan for each chapters andcases study discussion schedule is provided herewith.

a. Course Attendance & Absences (Regular Class): -



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To perform well a student is advised to attend every class. He/she has to be well informed aboutthe status regarding the subject before attending the class.

Irregularity and absences on the dates scheduled for Presentations and Quizzes will not

be entertained.

Assignments and Team Exercise compromises your contribution and, therefore, may

negatively impact the Continuous Evaluation Marks you receive from your team exercise.

b. Quiz: -Two Quizzes will be arranged. The students are expected to be prepared for any type of questions

during the quiz pertaining to the subject body discussed so far as per course outline. The quiz isaimed to keep the participants in-tune with the subject on a continuous basis.

c. Projects: -Book Reviews, Live Projects, Film Analysis, and Role Plays will be done in a group consisting of 5

students. For each of these projects Club will be formed. Each group will be making presentation infront of the class as per the schedule displayed on the notice board for the given project.

The presentation schedule will be placed on the classroom notice board before 7 days of the

presentation. There will be NO CHANGE in the presentation schedule.

d. Late Submission: -

Late work or submissions will NOT be accepted unless additional time is approved by the instructorprior to the original due date.


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