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This document outlines the learning outcomes and content of an organizational behavior course. The course aims to help students understand worker and organizational psychology, gain knowledge of organizational processes and culture, and develop strategies for self and organizational improvement. The course covers topics like management thought, values and emotions, personality and attitudes, perception, motivation, group dynamics, organizational culture, change, leadership, and conflict management. It introduces relevant models and theories to provide theoretical foundations for organizational behavior concepts.

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OB Syllabus

This document outlines the learning outcomes and content of an organizational behavior course. The course aims to help students understand worker and organizational psychology, gain knowledge of organizational processes and culture, and develop strategies for self and organizational improvement. The course covers topics like management thought, values and emotions, personality and attitudes, perception, motivation, group dynamics, organizational culture, change, leadership, and conflict management. It introduces relevant models and theories to provide theoretical foundations for organizational behavior concepts.

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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Learning Outcomes
Learning Organizational Behavior enables engineers:
CO1: To understand the psychology of workers and other members in the organization.
CO2: To be equipped with the right knowledge and skills regarding organizational processes, group behavior,
organizational structure and culture.
CO3: To build up strategies for development at their work place.
CO4: To motivate and control employees.
CO5: To resolve organizational conflict effectively.

UNIT I
Fundamentals of OB: Evolution of management thought , functions of management, Definition, Scope and
Importance of OB, Relationship between OB and the individual, Evolution of OB, Models of OB (Autocratic,
Custodial, Supportive, Collegial & SOBC), Limitations of OB.
Unit II
Values, Attitudes and Emotions: Introduction, Values, Attitudes, Definition and Concept of Emotions, Emotional
Intelligence - Fundamentals of Emotional Intelligence, The Emotional Competence Framework, Benefits of
Emotional Intelligence , difference between EQ and IQ.
Stress at workplace: Work Stressors – Prevention and Management of stress – Balancing work and Life,
Workplace spirituality.
Unit III
Personality & Attitude: Definition Personality, importance of personality in Performance, The Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator and The Big Five personality model, Johari Window , Transaction Analysis , Definition Attitude
Importance of attitude in an organization, Right Attitude, Components of attitude, Relationship between behavior
and attitude.
Unit IV
Perception: Factors influencing perception, Selective perception, Attribution theory, Perceptual process, Social
perception (stereotyping and halo effect).
Motivation: Definition & Concept of Motive & Motivation, Theories of Motivation (Maslow’s Need Hierarchy &
Herzberg’s Two Factor model Theory)
Group and Team Dynamics: Meaning Group Dynamics, Types of Groups, Group Development, Team Effectiveness
& Team Building.
Unit V
Organizational Culture: Types of Culture, Creating and Maintaining Organization Culture, Managing Cultural
Diversity.
Organizational Change: Types of Organizational change, Forces that acts as stimulants to change, overcome the
Resistance to Change, Developing a Learning Organization.
Leadership: Introduction, Managers V/s Leaders. Overview of Leadership- Traits and Types,
Conflict Management: Sources of Conflict, Types of Conflict, Conflict Management Approaches.
Text Books
1. Pareek Udai: “Understanding Organizational Behavior”, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2007.
1. K.Aswathappa: “Organizational Behavior-Text, Cases and Games”, Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi,2008.
2. Steven L McShane, Mary Ann Von Glinow, Radha R Sharma: “Organizational Behavior”, Tata McGraw Hill
Education, New Delhi, 2008.
References
1. Jerald Greenberg and Robert A Baron: “Behavior in Organizations”, PHI Learning Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2009.
2. Robbins, Stephen P. Organizational behavior, 14/E. Pearson Education India, 2001.

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