DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES:

To understand the basic concept of organizational behavior.To explores the principal concepts and tools of organizational behavior.To develop skills to apply knowledge and techniques of industrial and organizational psychology in a variety of settings, including business, industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

The students will be enabled to understand the basic concept of organizational behaviour. They will learn the knowledge about how principal concepts and tools of organizational behavior will be being explored. They will come to know how to apply knowledge and techniques of industrial and organizational psychology in a variety of settings, including business, industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS  & READINGS

• Luthans, F., Luthans, B. C., & Luthans, K. W. (2015). Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach (13th Ed). Information Age Publishing: US.

  Robbins, S. P. & Judge, T. A. (2018). Organizational Behavior (18th Edition). Pearson Education Ltd.

• Peeter, M. (2013). An Introduction to Contemporary Work Psychology. Veldhoven, M. V. (2013). Quantitative job demands. Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259922267

• Bowling, N., & Kirkendall, C. (2012). Workload: A  review of causes, consequences and potential interventions. In J. Houdmont, S. Leka, & R.  Sinclair (Eds.), Contemporary occupational health psychology: Global perspectives on research and practice (Vol. 2, pp. 221–238). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

CONTENTS:

     1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior: Organizations, Scope of studying OB, OB related fields of study, Research in OB

    2. Individual level of study: Perception, Personality, Emotions, Work Motivation, Organizational socialization, Stress management

    3. Groups level of study, Leadership, Decision making, Conflict management, Power and politics

    4. Organizational level of study, Business communication, Organizational culture, Organizational structure

    5. Organizational Behavior in the Indigenous Context

RESEARCH PROJECT

Students are assiged the topics in the scenario of current organizational situation and there have prepared a report as well as presented their projects.

ASSESMENT CRITERIA

SESSIONAL:              20

PROJECT:             10

PRESENTATION:  10

MID TERM EXAM:       30

FINAL TERM EXAMS: 50

Attendance: As 75 % mentioned in examination rules

Dead Lines Strictly observed