Sir I am the Msc 1st year student and need the syllabus for the Organisational Behaviour subject Bharathiar University

Bharathiar University is a state university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharathiar, the university was established in February 1982

Syllabus for the Organisational Behaviour(Msc)

PSYBC03- ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Unit I: Need and Importance of Organizational Behaviour

Definition, Need and Importance of Organizational Behaviour – Nature and Scope –
Management Roles – Management functions – Management Skills - Challenges and
Opportunities for Organizational Behaviour - Contributing Disciplines to the
Organizational Behaviour – Organizational Behaviour Models
Unit II: Foundations of Individual Behaviour:

Perception: Person Perception – Shortcuts in Judging Others-Interpersonal
Perception- Its applications,
Attitudes: Sources of Attitudes and its Application
Personality – Personality Determinants – Dimensions of Self Concept- Personality
Traits - Matching Personality and Jobs types – Traits relevant to Work Behaviour
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Unit III: Learning, Motivation and Job Satisfaction
Learning: Theories of Learning, Shaping-Schedules of Reinforcement-Its
Organizational Applications
Basic Motivation Concepts: Theories of Motivation – Content Theories: Maslow,
Herzberg, Alderfer, McGregor, McClelland, Process Theories: Vroom, Porter and
Lawler‟s Expectancy Model, Adams Equity Model, Skinners Reinforcement Model,
Goal Setting Theory – Applications of Motivation Theory MBO – Employee
recognition and involvement program
Unit IV: Foundations of Group Behaviour

Types of Groups – Models of Group Development- External Conditions Imposed on
the Group – Group Structure – Group Process – Group Decision Making Group Think
and Group Shift – Inter group Relations - Methods for Managing Inter-group
Relations
Types of Teams – Models of Team Effectiveness – A developmental Model – A
Systems Model Team Building
Conflict Process: Types of Conflicts - Conflict management Techniques – Functional
and Dysfunctional Outcomes of Conflict
Unit V: Dynamics of Organizational Behaviour:

Communication Process – Barriers to Effective Communication - Directions of
Communications – Non-verbal Communications
Leadership Theories: Personality Trait Theories – Behavioral Styles – Situational and
Contingency Style - Transformational Leadership - Sources of Power
Change Process: Forces for Change – Resistance to Change – Overcoming
Resistance to Change - Approaches to Management Organizational ChangeImplementing
Successful Change- Organizational Development Intervention
Strategies
Reference Books
1. Stephen P. Robbins, “Organizational Behavior”, Prentice Hall of India, 9th edition,
2006.
2. Hellriegel, Slocum and Woodman, “Organizational Behavior”, South-Western,
Thomson Learning, 9th edition, 2004.
3. Fred Luthans, “Organizational Behavior”, McGraw Hill Book Co., 2005.
4. New Strom & Davis, “Organizational Behaviour”, McGraw Hill, 2004
5. Jaffa Harris and Sandra Hartman, “Organizational Behaviour”, Jaico, 2003.
6. Jit S.Chand, Organizational Behavior, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 2nd edition,
2001