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Organizational Behavior syllabus

MGT 51510 units · 62 topicsAcademic year 2083/84
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Organizational Behavior

10 units

1. Unit: 1 Introduction LH 7

  1. Concept of organizational behavior
    1. Concept of organizational behavior
    2. Foundations of OB
  2. Contextual perspective of OB - HR Approach
    1. Contextual perspective of OB - HR Approach, Productivity Approach, Interactionalism Approach, Contingency Approach, System Approach
  3. Environmental context of OB - Globalization, diversity and ethics
    1. Environmental context of OB - Globalization, diversity and ethics
  4. Theoretical Frameworks - Cognitive Framework
    1. Theoretical Frameworks - Cognitive Framework, Behavioristic Framework, Social cognitive framework

2. Unit: 2 Foundations of individual Behavior LH 2

  1. Personal Factors
    1. Personal Factors, Environmental Factors, Organizational Systems and Resources, Models of Individual Behavior.

3. Perception and Attribution LH 7

  1. Meaning and definition of perception
    1. Meaning and definition of perception
  2. Nature and importance of perception
    1. Nature and importance of perception
  3. Sensation verses Perception
    1. Sensation verses Perception
  4. Subprocesses of Perception
    1. subprocesses of Perception
  5. Perceptual Selectivity and Organization - Attention Factors in Selectivity
    1. Perceptual Selectivity and Organization - Attention Factors in Selectivity, Perceptual Organization
  6. Social perception - Characteristics of Perceiver and Perceived, stereotyping, Halo Effect
    1. Social perception - Characteristics of Perceiver and Perceived, stereotyping, Halo Effect
  7. Attribution - Attribution Theory
    1. Attribution - Attribution Theory, Locus of Control Attributions, Other Attributions, Attribution Errors
  8. Impression Management - Concept
    1. Impression Management - Concept
  9. Process of Impression Management
    1. Process of Impression Management
  10. Employee Impression Management Strategies
    1. Employee Impression Management Strategies
  11. Link between perception and decision making in organizations
    1. Link between perception and decision making in organizations
  12. Individual differences and organizational constraints
    1. Individual differences and organizational constraints.

4. Personality and Attitudes LH 9

  1. Concept of Personality
    1. Concept of Personality
  2. Hofstede’s Framework of Personality
    1. Hofstede’s Framework of Personality
  3. Approaches to Understaning Personality Traits and Dimensions - Cattel’s 16 Personality Factors
    1. Approaches to Understaning Personality Traits and Dimensions - Cattel’s 16 Personality Factors (16PF), The “Big Five” Personality Theory, Personality Profiling Using DISC (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, compliance) methodology, Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation Behavior
  4. Personality Traits - Locus of Control
    1. Personality Traits - Locus of Control, Authoritarianism, Dogmatism, Machiavellianism, Risk Propensity, Self-esteem, Self-monitoring
  5. Concept of Attitudes
    1. Concept of Attitudes
  6. Components of Attitudes
    1. Components of Attitudes
  7. Functions of Attitudes
    1. Functions of Attitudes
  8. Changing Attitudes - Barriers to changing attitudes
    1. Changing Attitudes - Barriers to changing attitudes, Providing New Information, Use of Fear, Resolving Discrepancies, Influence of Friends or Peers, The Co- opting Approach
  9. Organizational commitment - Meaning and dimensions (Affective, Continuance, and normative)
    1. Organizational commitment - Meaning and dimensions (Affective, Continuance, and normative)
  10. Guidelines to Enhance Organizational Commitment
    1. Guidelines to Enhance Organizational Commitment
  11. Organizational Citizenship behaviors (OCBs)
    1. Organizational Citizenship behaviors (OCBs): Concept.

5. Positive Organizational Behavior LH3

  1. Concept
    1. Concept
  2. Optimism
    1. Optimism – Dimensions of Optimism, Optimism in the workplace, Hope, Subjective Well-Being (SWB), Resiliency
  3. Emotional Intelligence – Role of Emotion, Role of
    1. Emotional Intelligence – Role of Emotion, Role of
  4. Intelligence, Meaning of Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
    1. Intelligence, Meaning of Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
  5. Self-Efficacy
    1. self-Efficacy – Meaning, Process and Impact of Self-Efficacy, Sources of Self-Efficacy, Implications for Self- efficacy in the work place.

6. Motivation and Stress Management LH 4

  1. Work motivation theories
    1. Work motivation theories
  2. Motivational application through job design
    1. Motivational application through job design
  3. Motivational application through goal setting. Meaning and definition of stress
    1. Motivational application through goal setting. Meaning and definition of stress
  4. Work Stress Model
    1. Work Stress Model –Individual Level Stressors, Group Level Stressors, Organizational level Stressors, Extra-Organizational Stressors
  5. Stress Management
    1. Stress Management – Individual Strategies, Organizational Strategies, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
  6. Stress and Performance
    1. Stress and Performance.

7. Groups and Teams in Organizations LH 4

  1. Concept of Groups and Group Dynamics
    1. Concept of Groups and Group Dynamics
  2. Stages of Group Development
    1. Stages of Group Development
  3. Group Structure – Roles, Norms, Status , Size, cohesiveness
    1. Group Structure – Roles, Norms, Status , Size, cohesiveness
  4. Group Decision making
    1. Group Decision making
  5. Concept and nature of Teams
    1. Concept and nature of Teams
    2. Types of Teams
  6. Creating Effective Teams
    1. Creating Effective Teams.

8. Leadership LH 5

  1. Concept of Leadership
    1. Concept of Leadership
  2. Traditional theories of Leadership
    1. Traditional theories of Leadership – Trait Theories, From Traits to States and Skills Development, Group and Exchange Theories of Leadership, Contingency Theory of Leadership. Path-Goal Leadership theory
  3. Modern Theoretical Processes of Leadership
    1. Modern Theoretical Processes of Leadership – Charismatic Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Social Cognitive Approach, Substitutes for Leadership, Authentic Leadership
  4. Contemporary issues in leadership
    1. Contemporary issues in leadership.

9. Communication and Conflict LH 4

  1. Interactive communication in organizations
    1. Interactive communication in organizations
  2. Interpersonal communication
    1. Interpersonal communication – Oral Communication, Written communication, Nonverbal communication
  3. Organizational communication – Concept, Factors influencing organizational communication
    1. Organizational communication – Concept, Factors influencing organizational communication
    2. communication Roles
  4. Communication Policies and Communication Audit
    1. Communication Policies and Communication Audit
  5. Current issues in communication. Concept and nature of conflict
    1. Current issues in communication. Concept and nature of conflict
  6. Changing views of conflict
    1. Changing views of conflict
  7. Functional and Dysfunctional conflict
    1. Functional and Dysfunctional conflict
    2. Process of conflict
    3. Levels of conflict
  8. Conflict resolution strategies
    1. Conflict resolution strategies.

10. Organizational Change and Development LH 3

  1. Concept
    1. Concept
    2. Forces of change
  2. Resistance to change
    1. Resistance to change
  3. Approaches to managing organizational change
    1. Approaches to managing organizational change
  4. Concept and characteristics of Organization Development (OD)
    1. Concept and characteristics of Organization Development (OD)
    2. OD values
  5. OD interventions at individual, group and organizational level
    1. OD interventions at individual, group and organizational level.