Organizational Behaviour (MBA)

Individual and group behaviour at work: personality, perception, motivation, leadership, teams, conflict and culture.

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01Unit 1: Foundations of OB and Individual Behaviour 6 topics

Concept, nature, scope and models of OB
Contributing disciplines and challenges
Personality: Big Five and MBTI
Perception and attribution
Learning theories
Attitudes, values and job satisfaction

02Unit 2: Motivation, Emotions and Stress 5 topics

Content theories: Maslow, Herzberg, McClelland, ERG
Process theories: Vroom, Adams equity, goal-setting
Job design and job enrichment
Emotions and emotional intelligence
Work stress and its management

03Unit 3: Group Behaviour, Teams, Power and Politics 5 topics

Types of groups and stages of group development
Group norms, cohesiveness and groupthink
Teams and team building
Bases of power (French and Raven)
Organisational politics

04Unit 4: Leadership and Conflict 5 topics

Trait and behavioural theories (Ohio, Michigan, managerial grid)
Contingency theories: Fiedler, Hersey-Blanchard, path-goal
Transformational and transactional leadership
Conflict process and types
Conflict-handling styles and negotiation

05Unit 5: Organisational Culture, Change and Development 5 topics

Organisational culture and its levels
Creating and sustaining culture
Lewin's change model
Resistance to change and managing it
Organisational development interventions

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You will be able to

Explain the nature, scope and models of organisational behaviour
Analyse personality, perception, attribution, learning, attitudes and values at work
Apply content and process theories of motivation
Explain group development, team working, power and politics
Compare leadership theories and choose conflict-handling styles
Explain organisational culture, change and OD interventions

Who it is for

MBA students of Semester 2 (AKTU, Lucknow) in Marketing, Finance and Human Resource specialisations
MBA / PGDM students of other universities with a similar paper in their syllabus

What you need

Graduation in any discipline (as required for MBA admission)
Management Concepts & Applications (Semester 1) is helpful

Questions

Which syllabus does the Organizational Behaviour course follow?

The AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University) MBA syllabus for Organizational Behaviour, unit by unit. The centre follows the student's own university syllabus where it differs.

Will previous year university questions be covered?

Yes, each unit ends with practice on the type of short and long questions asked in AKTU end-semester exams, plus MCQ tests.

Are real workplace examples discussed?

Yes, theories are linked to Indian workplace situations through short cases and role plays.