Ob Course Mppo Outline

MPPO 2013-15

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE PGP 2013– 15, Term 2

Managing People and Performance in Organizations (MPPO)

Faculty Instructor : Ritu Tripathi, Ph.D Office: A-101; Telephone: 26993203 E-mail: ritu.tripathi@iimb.ernet.in

Objectives of the Course • • Provide participants with an enhanced understanding of theory related to individual and group behavior in organizations. Facilitate the development of a meaningful perspective to understand, diagnose, predict, influence, and effectively deal with the issues of human behavior in organisations. Enable the participants to appreciate the role of human resource systems and the manner in which they align with the objectives of the organization.

  To develop deeper insights into one’s own behavior in interpersonal, group and team settings, and reflect on your roles as people managers.

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Evaluation Scheme* 1. 3. 4. Team project Quizzes Class participation/presentation/attendance 30% 60% 10%

*Specific details to be provided in class Required Text: • Robbins, S. P., Judge T. A., & Vohra, N. (2013). Organizational behavior (15th Edition). New Delhi: Pearson Prentice Hall. Supplementary readings are provided in the course pack. Additional readings may be provided in class during the course.

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MPPO 2013-15 Course Outline I. Introduction Session 1: OB: What, Why, and How? • • Robbins et al. Chapter 1 Kotter, J.P. (1999, March) What Effective General Managers Really Do, HBR

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II. The Individual and the Organizational HRM Session 2: Diversity in Organizations • • Robbins et al. Chapter 2 Guest Speaker

Session 3, 4: Attitudes and Job Satisfaction • • Robbins et al. Chapter 3 Herrin, A. (Dec, 2003). Whose Job is Employee Satisfaction? HBR

Session 5: Motivation • • Robbins et al. Chapter 7 Nohria, N., Boris, G., & Linda-Eling, L. (2008, July August). Employee motivation: A powerful new model. HBS Centennial Issue. HBR. Herzberg, H. (2003, Jan). One more time: How do you...