This course provides a strong conceptual framework for studying, understanding, and applying theory and practice of organization behavior. Understand and narrate the basic concepts and principles of organizational theory, Recognize organizational phenomena that can be analyzed and interpreted in the light of the concepts and principles of organizational theory, Review and evaluate the specific organizational conditions and Understand and analyze organizational behavior of employees in work place conditions

Learning Outcomes

• After the completion of this course, the trainee teachers would be able to:
• Understand and narrate the basic concepts and principles of organizational theory
• Recognize organizational phenomena that can be analyzed and interpreted in the light of the concepts and principles of organizational theory.
• Review and evaluate the specific organizational conditions
• Understand and analyze organizational behavior of employees in work place conditions
• Comprehend and characterize effective leadership traits and behaviors in prevailing work place/organization condition
• Understand and narrate the basic concepts and principles of organization
• Recognize organizational phenomena that can be analyzed and interpreted in the light of the concepts and principles of organization 
• Review and evaluate the specific organizational conditions
• Understand and analyze organizational behavior of employees in work place conditions
• Comprehend and characterize effective leadership traits and behaviors in prevailing work place/organization conditions.

READINGS

       Charles E. Merrill Publishing: Toronto: Osland, J., Devine, K., & Turner, M. (2015). Organizational behavior.

       Daft, R. L. (2015). Organizational theory and design. NY: West Publishing,Co.

       Gray, J. L., & Stark, F. A. (2007 ). Organizational behavior: Concepts and applications. (7thed.).Toronto:Charles E. Merrill publishing,Co.

    Kreitner,R. & Kinicki, A. (2001). Organizational behavior. (5th ed.). Boston: McGRAW-HILL,Inc.

    Luthans, F. (1995). Organizational behavior. (7th ed.) New York: McGraw-HILL

    Owens, R.L.(1998). Organizational behavior in education.NY:NcGraw-HILL

    Robins, S.P.(2002). Organizational behavior (5th ed.). Boston: IRWIN McGraw-HILL

   Wiley Encyclopedia of  Management, 1-5.  Kreitner, R. & Kinicki, A. (2011). Organizational behavior. (5th ed.). mcgraw-hill. NY.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
   1. What managers do?  
      1. What is Management
      2.  Management Functions
      3. Management Roles
      4. Management Skills
      5. Effective Vs Successful managerial activities.
   2. What is organizational behavior?
   3.  The Evolution of Organizational behavior
   4. Contributing disciplines to the OB field
   5. Basic OB model
   6. Organizational system level
   7. Individual level
   8. Group level
   9. Challenges opportunities for study of OB
2. Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior
   1. What is an organization?
      1.  Types of organizations
   2. Components of organization,
      1. Task
      2. People
      3. Structure
      4. Technology
   3. Basic system view of an organization
   4. Factors affecting organization.
3. Fundamentals of Individual Behavior: Individual differences- Personality & Ability
   1.  Define the key biographical characteristics.
   2. Explain the factors that determine an individual personality.
   3. Describe the Meyers-Briggs Type indicator personality framework
   4. Identify the key traits in big five personality modal.
   5. Explain how Locus of control, self monitoring, self esteem, type A &B behavior and need for achievement, affiliation & power are relevant to the organization.
   6. Describe the ability and how it is managed in an organization
4. Perception and Individual Decision Making
   1. What is perception?
   2.  Factors influencing on perception.
   3.  Person perception: making judging others.
      1. Attribution theory
      2.  frequently used shortcuts to judging others.
   4. The Link between perception &individual decision making.
   5.  How should decision be made?
      1. Rational decision making process.
      2.  Creativity in decision making.
      3.  Decision making styles.
   6. How are decision actually made in organization?
      1.  Bounded rationality.
      2. common biases &errors
      3. Intuition ethics in decision making: three ethical decision criteria
   7. Ethics in decision making: Three ethical decision criteria
5. Basic Motivation Concepts
   1.  Defining motivation.
   2. Early theories of motivations
      1. Hierarchy of needs theory
      2. X&Y theory
      3. Two factor theory.
   3. Contemporary theories of motivation
      1. ERG theory
      2. McClelland’s theory of needs
      3. cognitive evaluation theory
      4. Goal-setting theory
      5. Reinforcement theory
      6. Job design theory
      7. Equity theory
      8. Expectancy theory
6. Foundation of Group Behavior
   1. Definition of group and team
   2. Why do people join groups?
   3. Stages of group  development
   4. Describe the Characteristic of a work group
   5. Describe Group effectiveness
   6. Define social loafing
   7. Explain how the nature of the groups’ tasks can affect the group’s performance
   8. Define group cohesiveness and its effect on performance,
7. Basic Approaches to Leadership
   1. What is leadership?
   2. Trait theories
   3. Behavioral theories
   4. Contingency theories: Fiedler modal
   5. Contemporary issues in leadership
      1. Trust: the foundation of leadership
         1. What is trust
         2. Trust and leadership
         3. Three types of leadership
         4.  Basic principles of trust
      2. Framing: using words to shape meaning &inspire others
      3. Inspirational approaches to leadership
         1. Charismatic leadership
         2. Transformational leadership.
      4. Emotional intelligence leadership effectiveness
      5. Contemporary leadership roles
         1. Providing Team leadership
         2. Mentoring
8. Organization Change and Stress Management
   1. Approaches to managing organizational change
   2. Creating a culture for change
   3. Work stress &its management
9. Conflict and Negotiations
   1. Conflict process
   2. Negotiation process
   3. Bargaining strategies
   4. Global implicatio

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