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Leadership and Organizational Behavior syllabus

MGT 2328 units · 44 topicsAcademic year 2083/84
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Leadership and Organizational Behavior

8 units

1. Introduction (6 LHs)

  1. Concept of organizational behavior
    1. Concept of organizational behavior
  2. Levels of OB analysis
    1. Levels of OB analysis
  3. Organizational behavior system
    1. Organizational behavior system
  4. Basic assumptions of organizational behavior
    1. Basic assumptions of organizational behavior
  5. Contributing disciplines to the field of organizational behavior
    1. Contributing disciplines to the field of organizational behavior
  6. Individual behavior as an input-output system
    1. Individual behavior as an input-output system
  7. Mental process
    1. Mental process: beliefs, attitudes, values, needs, motives and behavior
  8. Emotions and Cognitive dissonance
    1. Emotions and Cognitive dissonance
  9. New challenges for manager in OB
    1. New challenges for manager in OB.

2. Perception and Learning (4 LHS)

  1. Concept of perception
    1. Concept of perception
    2. Perceptual process
  2. Factors affecting perception
    1. Factors affecting perception
    2. Attribution theory
    3. Attribution errors
  3. Perception and individual decision making
    1. Perception and individual decision making
  4. Concept and principles of learning
    1. Concept and principles of learning
  5. Learning theories
    1. Learning theories: cognitive learning and social learning
  6. Behavior modification
    1. Behavior modification.

3. Personality and Job satisfaction (4 LHs)

  1. Concept and types of personality
    1. Concept and types of personality
  2. Personality traits and characteristics
    1. Personality traits and characteristics
  3. Determinants of personality
    1. Determinants of personality
  4. Emotions and personality
    1. Emotions and personality
  5. Major personality attributes influencing organizational behavior
    1. Major personality attributes influencing organizational behavior
  6. Concept and importance of job satisfaction
    1. Concept and importance of job satisfaction
  7. Measuring job satisfaction
    1. Measuring job satisfaction
  8. Effects of job satisfaction on employees’ performance
    1. Effects of job satisfaction on employees’ performance.

4. Organizational Conflict and Stress (3 LHs)

  1. Conflict
    1. Conflict: concept, nature, and types
    2. Sources of conflict
  2. Approaches to conflict management
    1. Approaches to conflict management
  3. Resolving conflict through negotiation
    1. Resolving conflict through negotiation
  4. Functional and dysfunctional conflicts
    1. Functional and dysfunctional conflicts
  5. Organizational stress
    1. Organizational stress: concept, causes and managing stress.

5. Organizational Change and Development (3 LHs)

  1. Concept and forces of change
    1. Concept and forces of change
  2. Resistance to change
    1. Resistance to change
  3. Approaches to managing organizational change
    1. Approaches to managing organizational change: Lewin’s three steps model
  4. Organizational development (OD)
    1. Organizational development (OD): concept and features of OD.

6. Introduction to leadership (4 LHs)

  1. Understanding leaders and leadership
    1. Understanding leaders and leadership
  2. Leaders and managers
    1. Leaders and managers
  3. Leadership effectiveness
    1. leadership effectiveness
  4. Attributes of effective leaders
    1. Attributes of effective leaders
  5. Developing leadership skills
    1. Developing leadership skills
  6. Pre-requisites of organizational leaders
    1. Pre-requisites of organizational leaders
    2. Leadership taxonomy
  7. Current issues in leadership
    1. Current issues in leadership.

7. Theories of effective leadership & Contemporary Leadership Styles (6 LHs)

  1. Contingencies Theories
    1. Contingencies Theories: Fiedler’s contingency theory, Cognitive resource theory, Path goal theory, Situational leadership theory and Multiple linkage model
  2. Contemporary leadership styles
    1. Contemporary leadership styles: Transactional leadership, Transformational leadership, Charismatic leadership, Value- based leadership, Spiritual and servant leadership, Boundary spanning & team leadership.

8. Leadership Behavior and Leadership Development (2 LHs)

  1. Concept of leader behaviors
    1. Concept of leader behaviors: supportive, directive, participative
  2. Professional development to leaders
    1. Professional development to leaders: coaching, mentoring, counselling
  3. Leadership development mechanisms
    1. Leadership development mechanisms: recruitment, training & learning, delegation, mentoring, experiential learning, 360-degree appraisal.