BMGT 304, organizational behavior, BBA 6TH semester, Ex PPP, Bravo/Charlie, 2017-21.

Introduction to course

Human Resources Specialists need a fundamental understanding of the interactions that occur among people in the workplace. This Social Science course provides the student with the tools to understand and evaluate individual, group and organizational processes. The student will also gain an appreciation of the relevance of the study of organizational behaviour to the practice of human resource management. Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and the organization itself. At the end of this course the student are supposed to understand to understand the principles that govern the organizations. The course is designed to have a clarity of individual and roup behavior at workplaces. The learner is expected to have improved in how to handle employees with different backgrounds towards achieving the corporate objectives.

Course Pre-Requisites

None

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:
1. Analyze individual and group behaviour, and understand the implications of organizational behaviour on the process of management.
2. Identify different motivational theories and evaluate motivational strategies used in a variety of organizational settings.
3. Evaluate the appropriateness of various leadership styles and conflict management strategies used in organizations.
4. Describe and assess the basic design elements of organizational structure and evaluate their impact on employees.
5. Explain how organizational change and culture affect working relationships within organizations.

Text Book

Judith R. Gordon, Organizational Behavior, Prentice Hall.(Latest Edition)
Fred Luthans: Organizational Behaviour(Latest Edition)
Davis and Newstrom, Human Behavior at Work: Organizational Behavior, McGraw Hill.(Latest Edition)
Robert Kreitner& Angelo Kinicki Organizational Behavior, IRWIN(Latest Edition)

PPT/ Handouts

Attached

System Of Evaluation

To graduate from this program, a student must attain a minimum of 50% in each course in each semester. The passing weighted average for promotion through each semester and to graduate is 50%.

Evaluation is comprised of:
Mid Term Exam - 30%
Final Term Exam- 50%
Sessional Assessments - 20%
TOTAL 100%

Lesson Plan

Week 1	Introduction and Background: Organizational behavior: Key concepts, A historical perspective on organizational behavior, Organizational behavior and contemporary issues.
Week 2	Organization: Structure and Design: The nature and purpose of organization, The classical and modern concepts of organization, Span of control and organization structures,
Week 3	Authority relations: Line, staff and functional, Authority: Delegation and decentralization, Departmentalization, Organizational life cycle stages, The contingency approach of organization design, Today’s organizations and various designs,
week 4	Organizational effectiveness Organizational Culture: The dynamics of organization’s culture, the basic approaches to organizational culture, the cross-cultural awareness, total quality culture creation, changing and developing cohesive organization’s culture
week 5	Organizational Change and Development: The nature and typology of organizational change, The diagnosis of forces for change,
week 6	The models and dynamics of planned change, Resistance to change and its management,
week 7	Techniques for managing change, Organizational development: Objective & model, Change management and contemporary issues in TQM.
week 8	Mid Term Exam
Week 9	Foundations of Individual Behaviour: The perception process, The attribution theory, Personality and organizational behaviour, Attitudes, personal values and ethics
week 10	Learning &behavioural modification Behaviour Modification: Behavioural learning models, Principles of behavior modification, the process of modifying on-the-job behaviour, Behaviouralself management
week 11	Socialization and Mentoring: The organizational socialization process, The socialization techniques, Mentoring,
week 12	Organizational roles and norms Work Group Behaviour: Work group: Types, functions & development process, Work group structure, composition and effectiveness,
week 13	Inter group interactions, Organization influence tactics, Organization’s politics, Strategies for improving work group performance.
week 14	Organizational Conflicts Management: The nature of conflict, Functional versus dysfunctional conflict
week 15	Approaches to effective conflict resolution, Conflict stimulation
week 16	Final Term Exam