The Tough Screening

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Course Outline of “Organizational Behavior (OB)”

BSE-III A; Fall - 2014

Introduction:

Organizational Behavior is the study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving the organization’s effectiveness. As such, OB is concerned with the study of what people do in an organization and also the matters related to employee motivation, work groups, work teams, org structure, OD & change management. Organizational goals and objectives are achieved by the Managers with the help of other people. To perform their tasks successfully, today’s Managers are faced with new challenges and they are required to be equipped with more than one skill; technical skills only are not enough; additional skills, including interpersonal skills and decision making skills are equally important.

Breakdown of Lectures/ Sessions:

The syllabus has been designed on the lines of the one being taught at leading Institutes/ Universities of the world with the aim to develop necessary skills in the students. The syllabus shall be covered within the 45 allocated sessions/ periods. Breakdown of the subjects/topics is given below:

|Session |Topics & Discussion Areas |Reading Assignment |

|1 - 2 |Familiarization / Introduction of students |Chapter – 1&2 |

| |Introduction to Organizational Behavior (OB) | |

| |Foundation of Individual Behavior |Video Clip about Mgt functions |

| |Formation of groups | |...