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Organizational behaviour

By Dr.Nilam Panchal   |   B.K. School of Business Management, Gujarat University
Learners enrolled: 2753
Managing people is the very important part of Business and understanding fundamentals of behaviour dynamics is very important in today’s scenario. This is the core course from UGC approved curriculum for all who are interested in learning Human Side of the organization.  The goal of offering this course is to familiarize the students with the Individual and Group Behaviour fundamentals and practices and develop their analytical skills, conceptual abilities and substantive knowledge in the field. It seeks to achieve the objective by helping the participants to undergo meaningful exercises in decision making in a variety of real life situations. The course will focus upon the human side behavior of the organization. It will enhance awareness of the students to dynamics of Individual, Group and Organizations. The  covers a wide breadth of theories and applications dealing with topics like perception, motivation, decision making, team dynamics, negotiation, conflict management, leadership, and organizational culture. Different sessions during course will create a sense of progression for the learner. Each session builds upon previous lessons by starting at the individual level, then moving on to a team level, and finally adopting an organization-wide level of analysis.

Objectives of the course:
At the end of the course, the students shall be able to:
1) To understand Fundamentals of Behaviour dynamics in an organization. 
2) To increase understanding of the important issues pertaining to individual and group behavior aspects in an organization. 
3) To acquaint the students with the appropriate concepts, theories, models and other tools to make better understanding of behavioral dynamics. 
4) To understand the latest developments and cultivate an understanding of organizational culture and structure.
5) To understand applications of organizational change, power and conflict.    


Eligibility for Enrollment: 
⦁       Those who have passed students 10 + 2 with any  subject specializations 

Course prerequisite, intended audience and reading materials: 
Prerequisite for admission in these courses will be 10 + 2 with any subject specializations 
Intended for any interested students of any background who want to learn Fundamentals of Behaviour in an organization. 
Reading materials References and web links provided in 3rd quadrant in all lectures  
Learning Outcomes: 
At the end of the course students will be able to have clarity of fundamentals of organizational behaviour, individual behaviour, group behaviour, behavioural dynamics in organization, organizational culture and structure, organizational change, conflict and power. Thus, at the end of the course student will be able to understand different dynamism in organization.

Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Core
Duration : 8 weeks
Category :
  • Management Studies
Credit Points : 2
Level : Undergraduate
Start Date : 13 Jan 2020
End Date : 09 Mar 2020
Enrollment Ends : 08 Mar 2020
Exam Date : 09 May 2020 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.


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Course layout

Week 1:
L1: Organisation Behaviour (Part – I
L2: Organisation Behaviour (Part – II)

Week 2:
L3: Learning
L4: Attitude & Job Satisfaction

Week 3:
L5: Motivation
L6: Personality

Week 4:
L7: Values
L8: Perception and Decision Making (Part-1)
L9: Perception and Decision Making (Part-2)

Week 5:
L10: Group & Work Team
L11: Leadership_Part-1
L12: Leadership_Part-2
L13: Organization Culture and Structure-1

Week 6:
L14: Organization Culture and Structure-2
L15: Organization Culture and Structure-3
L16: Organizational change
L17: Organizational Conflict

Week 7:
L18: Power & Politics
L19: Personality & Consumer Behaviour 
L20: Culture & Consumer Behaviour 

Week 8:
Exams

Books and references

1. Organisational behaviour: global and Southern African perspectives. Pearson South Africa, 2001.

2. McKenna, E. F. (2000). Business psychology and organisational behaviour: a student's handbook. Psychology Press.

3. McShane, S., & Travaglione, A. (2007). Organisational behaviour on the Pacific Rim. McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

4. Hunt, J. G. 1991. Leadership: A New Synthesis. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
5. Jacobs, T. O., and E. Jaques. 1990. Military executive leadership. In K.E. Clark and M. B. Clark, Measures of Leadership. West Orange, NJ: Leadership Library of America, Inc.

Instructor bio

Dr.Nilam Panchal

B.K. School of Business Management, Gujarat University
Dr. Nilam Panchal (SME)
Dr. Nilam Panchal has completed SFDP
(IIMA), FDPM-IIMA, Ph.D., M.Phil. (Gold
Medalist), PGDIRPM (Gold Medalist), MBA
(Finance). She is working as an Associate
Professor at B.K. School of Business
Management, Gujarat University. Prior to
joining School, She served at Institute of
Management, Nirma University. She has
16 Years of work experience including
Academics and Industry. She has been
Guest Faculty at MDI- Murshidabad, Nirma
University, Manipur University. She is a
Co-ordinator of PG Diploma Programme in
Finance Management and co-ordinator of
FMDP Cell running at B.K. School. She has
published around 50 research articles. Dr.
Panchal conducted EDPs /MDPs for Middle
Level Managers at different organizations.
She is passionate about teaching, research
and training.

Course certificate

30% for in course Assessment & 70% of Exams. 


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