MBA
1.1 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR 60 Hours
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
1. Present
a thorough coverage of management theory, human behaviour, organizational
behaviour and practice. The objective is to help the students understand the
fundamental concepts and principles of management; the basic roles, skills, and
functions of management. It is also intended to give an overview of the
historical development, theoretical aspects and practical application of
managerial process.
2. To
appraise the students on the application-oriented case studies on functions of
management and behavioural processes
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
By the end
of the course, the student should be able to -
1.
Demonstrate their conceptual skills, understanding and application of
principles and functions of management, managerial actions of planning
2.
Demonstrate their ability in applying the managerial and behavioural concepts
in real time problems.
MODULE 1:
INTRODUCTION 10 Hours
Nature of Management - The Evolution of Management - Science or Art: Functions of management- Planning and decision making, organising and Staffing, Controlling and Directing.
MODULE 2:
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE, DESIGN, AND DEVELOPMENT 12
Hours
Determinants
and Parameters of Organisational Design-Organisation and Environment,
Organisational Strategy, Organisation and Technology, Types of Organisational
Structures, Organisational Decision-Making and strategy-Formulation,
Organisational Culture Organisational Failure and Pathology, Organisational
Learning and Transformation
MODULE 3:
INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 08
Hours
Individual
Behaviour and Learning - Personality - Transactional Analysis - Values &
value systems Emotions Attitudes ABC Model Types of attitudes Job related
outcomes Perception processes, Nature organizational Context. Factors
influencing individual decision making Implications in the
MODULE 4:
LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION 10 Hours
Introduction
Leadership versus Management Transition in Leadership theories Leadership
theories -Expectancy and the Path-goal theory of leadership, Situational
Leadership Theory, Contingency theories of leadership, Exchange theories of
leadership, Transformational Leadership
Theory-
Leadership and change, Contemporary Leadership Theories
Motivation
in work settings Managerial issues and challenges Theories Maslow's Need
theory, McGregor XY Theory, Herzberg's Two Factor Theory, Vroom's Valence and
Instrumentality, New ideas in motivation - Eustress, Strength and Hope,
Positive energy and full engagement.
MODULE 5:
GROUP DYNAMICS AND TEAM BUILDING 10 Hours
Group
Dynamics -Individual and Group Behaviour - Norms of Behaviour, Group cohesion,
social loafing, loss of individuality, Group Formation and Development The
five-stage model, Factors that influence Group Effectiveness Work team
structure, work team process, diversity, creativity Empowerment Skills and
Self-Managed Teams - Johari Window.
Team
building Working teams and Team effectiveness - Intra team dynamics Influence
of the group on individual Group decision making Inter group relations
Negotiation Skills Collaboration and Conflict - Conflict management Styles -
Avoiding, Accommodating, Competing, Compromising and Collaborating.
MODULE 6:
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: DEVELOPMENT & TRANSFORMATION 10 Hours
Introduction
to organisational change, forces of change, reinventing Kurt Levin,
organisational routines and mental models, change need analysis, content of
change, types and styles of change, building capability for change, providing
leadership for change, action research and dialogue, types of change,
organisational vision, cultural change, strategic planning, creating support
system and managing transition, process oriented strategies, competitor
oriented strategies and customer oriented strategies, emerging trends &
transformation.
PEDAGOGY/METHODOLOGY
(Lectures,
Case Study, Assignments, Seminar, Discussion, Role plays, Group Activity,
Simulation, Business Games, Industrial and Field Visit etc.). Focus on
practical exercises help students to maintain their interest levels in learning
and also enhance their understanding of the subject. These activities will make
the students industry ready.
SKILL
DEVELOPMENT EXERCISES
1.
Leadership - Role play, case studies
2.
Motivation-Role play, management games, Movie
3. Role of
IT in overall organizational performance - Group Discussion, Seminar
4. Team
work - Management games
5.
Attitude-Ice breakers, short exercises ex: experience sharing, case studies,
role play
6.
Perception - Group Discussion, Visual exercises, quizzes
7.
Management functions (PODL) - Real time activities like arranging for cultural,
sports and other events for the department, for an external agency like NGO
etc.
8. Change
management- Management games, case studies, Workshop, role play
9.
Decision making- Group Discussion, case studies, management games, role play
10.
Personality Profiling Exercises
RECOMMENDED
BOOKS
1.
Williams & Nelson, "Management and ORGB", Cengage Learning
2.
Griffin, "Management: Principles and Practices", Cengage Learning
3. Fred
Luthans, "Organizational Behaviour", McGraw-Hill International
4. Stephen
P. Robbins, "Organizational Behaviour", Prentice Hall
5.
Ashwathappa K, "Organizational Behaviour", Himalaya Publication
6.
Waddell, Creed, Cummings & Worley: "Organisational Change: Development
& Transformation", Cengage Learning
REFERENCE
BOOKS
1. Nelson,
Quick and Khandelwal "ORGB-A South-Asian Perspective", Cengage
2. Stephen
P. Robbins, David A. Decenzo, Sanghmitra Bhattacharya, Madhushree Nanda
Agarwal, "Fundamentals of Management", Pearson Education
3.
Kreitner, "Management Theory and Applications", Cengage Learning
4. Stephen
P. Robbins and Mary A. Coulter, "Management", Pearson Education
5. Harold
Koontz, O'Donnell and Heinz Weihrich, "Essentials of Management",
Tata McGraw Hill
6. PC
Tripathi, PN Reddy, "Principles of Management", McGraw Hill Education
7. Richard
L. Daft, "Principles Of Management", Cengage Learning
