The course ‘Organisation Behaviour’ aims to prepare students for understanding the human behaviour in an organization. It identifies why human behaviour differs and the reasons that lead to the same The course will provide a good foundation for students intending to study management principles and practices with the study of human behaviour within the organization. The objective of the course is to provide students with the essential content and experiences they need to become a successful manager and an effective employee. By joining the course, students will understand the organisational environment and will be able to learn how to create effective work groups to be successful in their life. It will also help to develop an understanding of aspects that affect organizational behaviour at the micro and macro level. The course imparts in depth knowledge about the “Meaning and concept of Organisation Behaviour, its need and importance, different roles of manager, Evolution of this field of study and various approaches or models of OB. It also focuses on human behaviour concepts of perception, learning & personality and attitude, and will also throw light on motivation and related theories. It explains emotional intelligence and job satisfaction. The Course also elaborates the interpersonal relations from individual level to grouping of individuals into teams and work groups which discusses team building and effective communication. Aspects associated with teams such as conflict, power, politics are also discoursed. Lastly, you will also learn multiple ways in which organization structures exist and importance of each structure. It further discusses ethical behaviour of individuals.
No. of Weeks |
Topics to be covered |
Week 1 |
Organisational
Behaviour- Meaning and Concept |
Organisational
Behaviour- Importance and Fields of Study |
|
Week 2 |
Roles
and Skills of Managers |
Organisational
Behaviour- Challenges |
|
Week 3 |
Field
of OB: Individual, Groups & Systems as building blocks |
Organisational
Behaviour Models |
|
Evolution
of Organisational Behaviour- Part 1 |
|
Week 4 |
Evolution
of Organisational Behaviour- Part 2 |
Researches
in Organisational Behaviour |
|
International
Organisational Behaviour |
|
Week 5 |
Perception |
Personality |
|
Week 6 |
Learning:
Concept and theories |
Values |
|
Week 7 |
Attitude:
Meaning and Concept |
Attitude:
Formation and Change |
|
Motivation:
Content theories |
|
Week 8 |
Motivation:
Process theories |
Job
Satisfaction |
|
Emotions
and Emotional Intelligence |
|
Week 9 |
Formation
of Groups |
Types
of Groups |
|
Week 10 |
Team
Dynamics |
Group
Decision Making |
|
Interpersonal
Relations |
|
Week 11 |
Communication-
Nature, Types and Barriers |
Leadership-
Nature, Importance and Styles |
|
Theories
of Leadership |
|
Week 12 |
Power
and Politics |
Conflict |
|
Foundations
of Organization Structure |
|
Week 13 |
Organizational
Design |
Diversity
and Its Management |
|
Stress
among Employees |
|
Week 14 |
Work
Life Balance |
Organizational
Change and Development |
|
Organizational
Culture |
|
Week 15 |
Employee
Empowerment |
Learning
Organisation |
|
Ethical
Behaviour in Organizations |
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10.
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Prof. (Dr.) A.K. Saihjpal is an eminent personality in
the field of Commerce and Management. He is M.Com, Adv. Dip. in Taxation Law
and Ph.D . He has been honored as a
Distinguished Alumnus of Panjab University, Chandigarh. Dr. Saihjpal has over 35 years Graduate and
Post Graduate teaching experience in various subjects of management sciences. He has guided more than 30 M.Phill and
8 Ph.D scholars. He has published sixteen well –acclaimed research papers in
the field of Commerce and Management for research journals. He has functioned as Head of Commerce Department, University
School of Open Learning (USOL) for over fourteen years. During this tenure, he started Post Graduate Diploma in Office
Management, Master of Finance & Control (M.F.C.) & lastly M.Com and MBA
through the same mode. Dr. Saihjpal was Coordinator of Indira Gandhi National
Open University, Chandigarh Study Center at Panjab University, for a period of
16 Years. He also acted as Professor and Founder Director, University Institute
of Applied Management Sciences (UIAMS), Panjab University, Chandigarh. He was
Dean for the Faculty of Commerce and Business Management, Panjab University for
two terms. He was Director of Centre for Industry Institute Partnership
Programme, Panjab University, Chandigarh for 3 years. Dr. Saihjpal was senator
in Panjab University Senate (an apex decision making body of the University)
for 7 years. During his tenure as Senator he was elected to Panjab University
Syndicate and Board of Finance. He is a National Award Winner as “Best
Faculty”, from Indian Institute of Material Management, Mumbai in the year
2000. He also acted as Founder Vice
Chancellor of Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technology, Baddi,
Solan, Himachal Pradesh, Director General – Outreach at Rayat Bahra Group of Education,
Chandigarh for 1 year, Director State Bank of Patiala, Patiala for 3 years,
which ended on 15 March, 2017 and was also Advisor to Maharaja Agrasen
University, Baddi, Solan from 2014 till May 2017.
Prof. (Dr.) Vishal Kumar is the Coordinator and
Resource Person of this course. He is M.Com, UGC NET, MBA and Ph.D. He is a distinguished
scholar, an academician of National and International repute and a very popular
teacher. He is working as Dean Research & Director, School of Management,
Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi (Himachal Pradesh). He has 22 years of
teaching experience as faculty of Commerce and Management with specialisation
of Accounting, Finance, Banking & Entrepreneurship. He is a prolific writer and has authored 24
Text Books and 4 Edited Books covering an array of titles pertaining to
commerce and management. He has published 45 Research Papers in various Journals
of repute as well as presented 43 Research Papers in National and International
Conferences. He has been invited 35 times as Resource Person/Session
Chair/Co-Chair in the technical sessions of various Conferences and Workshops.
He has also been invited for e-Talks as an expert through online mode in National and International events. He has
visited UAE, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam to
participate in various International Conferences. Dr. Vishal is not only a good
academician but also a vibrant researcher, innovative professional and a
creative thinker. He played a key role in writing “Vision-2020”, a Vision
Document of Maharaja Agrasen University in 2014-15. He has completed many projects
as Coordinator/Co-Coordinator assigned by UGC and MHRD. He is also holding a
membership of various bodies and editorial board of International Journals. Himachal
Pradesh Commerce and Management Association conferred Dr. Vishal Kumar, HPCMA
YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD-2016 on Nov. 27, 2016 for his outstanding research
contributions in the field of Commerce and Management. Two scholars have completed
Ph.D under his guidance and eight scholars are pursuing their doctoral research
under his worthy supervision.
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