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Leadership and Organizational Behavior syllabus

MGT 2327 units · 41 topicsAcademic year 2083/84
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Leadership and Organizational Behavior

7 units

1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior (6 LHs)

  1. Concept of organizational behavior
    1. Concept of organizational behavior
  2. Organizational behavior system
    1. Organizational behavior system
  3. Levels of OB analysis
    1. Levels of OB analysis
  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. Mental process
    1. Mental process: beliefs, attitudes, values, needs, motives and behavior
  7. Emotions and Cognitive dissonance
    1. Emotions and Cognitive dissonance
  8. New challenges for manager in the field of OB
    1. New challenges for manager in the field of OB.

2. Perception and Learning (4 LHS)

  1. Concept of perception
    1. Concept of perception
  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
    2. Concept of learning
    3. Learning theories
  4. Factors influencing learning
    1. Factors influencing learning
  5. Behavior modification
    1. Behavior modification.

3. Personality and Job Satisfaction (4 LHs)

  1. Concept of personality
    1. Concept of personality
  2. Determinants of personality
    1. Determinants of personality
  3. Big Five Personality Traits
    1. Big Five Personality Traits
  4. Linking an individual's personality and values to the workplace
    1. linking an individual's personality and values to the workplace
  5. Major personality attributes influencing organizational behavior
    1. Major personality attributes influencing organizational behavior
  6. Concept and role of job satisfaction
    1. Concept and role 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 (5 LHs)

  1. Concept of organizational conflict
    1. Concept of organizational conflict
  2. Functional and dysfunctional conflict
    1. Functional and dysfunctional conflict
  3. Approaches to conflict management
    1. Approaches to conflict management
  4. Resolving conflict through negotiation
    1. Resolving conflict through negotiation
  5. Dynamics of intergroup conflict
    1. Dynamics of intergroup conflict
  6. Concept of organizational stress
    1. Concept of organizational stress
  7. Organizational causes of stress
    1. Organizational causes of stress
  8. Approaches for managing stress
    1. approaches for managing stress
  9. Stress and innovative work behavior of employees
    1. Stress and innovative work behavior of employees.

5. 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
    2. Leadership taxonomy
  6. Leadership and employees’ innovative work behavior
    1. Leadership and employees’ innovative work behavior

6. Theories of Effective leadership & Contemporary Leadership Styles (7 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.

7. Leadership Development in Organization (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.