Organisational Behaviour

In this course we will examine management problems associated with “BEHAVIOURS” in business organizations i.e. Individuals, Groups & Structure. The purpose of the course is to improve your effectiveness as a manager by introducing you to frameworks from the social sciences that are useful for understanding organization processes and by giving you experience in applying these frameworks to particular cases.

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• Ground Rules, Class Introduction, Executive Summary & Organisational Behaviour Overview
• Behaviour & it’s Characteristics and Personality
• Personality Analysis (Myers-Briggs), Personality Attributes affecting OB in Org.  Perception
• Perceptual Shortcuts (Judging Others in Org.), Decision Making & Decision Making Process, Values, Attitudes (GIVE - Assignment 2500 words)
• Job Satisfaction  Motivation Theories & Motivation Theories Practical Applications
• Foundation of Groups Dynamics Teams, Work Team & Group vs Team (Discuss/Give Topics for Presentation)
• Communication, Concepts, Styles & Leadership Overview
• Organizational Power, Politics, Conflict and Negotiation Process
• Foundations of Organizational Structure, Organizational Culture & Organizational Change

PRESENTATIONS

• Presentations Feedback & Overview Discussions Forum

Knowledge,  Understanding & Skills

On successful completion of the module students should be better able to:

1.      To understand the basis of human behaviour and to be able to assess why people do what they are doing.

2.      To be able to work apply the knowledge and concepts learnt in the class to real life organization and to come up with relevant set of solutions and recommendations.

3.      To be able to diagnose common OB problems encountered within an organization and to come up with relevant set of solutions and recommendations.

4.      To improve your analytical abilities in interpreting the behaviours of others.

5.      To learn how employees are motivated.

6.      The course addresses the process of developing effective relationships with a diverse collection of individuals, groups as well as teams.

7.      The course helps you develop and understand of what it takes to be an effective leade

Skills

By the end of the module students should have developed skills which will enable them to:

1.  Understand the interaction between individuals, groups and organisations
   
   
2. Analyse, interpret & manage the behaviour of others in a work context.

Each student should participate in 150 hours of effort, including lecturers (6 hours), seminars (6 hours), tutorials (6 hours), plus personal guided study (132 hours)

One assignment of 2,500 words or two assignments of 1,200 words    60%

Presentations                                                                               10%

Exam                                                                                           30%

Recommended Books

• Organizational Behavior by Stephen P. Robbins, 12^th Edition OR Latest, Prentice Hall Publications

Extra Reading & Journals

• Behaviour in Organisations, Greenberg & Baron
• Journal of Management Studies
• Organisation
• International Journal of Management Review
• British Journal of Management