Organisation Behaviour (BCA)

Individual and group behaviour, motivation, leadership, perception and organisational culture.

6 MonthsDuration 5Chapters24Topics

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01Unit 1: Introduction to Organisational Behaviour 4 topics

Concept, nature and scope of OB
Contributing disciplines - psychology, sociology, anthropology
Models of OB - autocratic, custodial, supportive, collegial
Challenges and opportunities for OB

02Unit 2: Individual Behaviour 5 topics

Personality - determinants and Big Five model
Perception - process and errors
Learning - classical and operant conditioning
Attitudes, values and job satisfaction
Attribution theory

03Unit 3: Motivation and Leadership 5 topics

Content theories - Maslow, Herzberg, McClelland
Process theory - Vroom's expectancy theory
Leadership - trait and behavioural theories
Managerial grid
Situational and transformational leadership

04Unit 4: Group Behaviour 5 topics

Types of groups
Stages of group development - Tuckman
Teams and team building
Groupthink
Conflict and stress management

05Unit 5: Organisational Culture and Change 5 topics

Meaning and levels of culture - Schein
Organisational climate
Forces for change and resistance
Lewin's three-step change model
Organisational development

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You will be able to

Explain the nature of organisational behaviour and its contributing disciplines
Describe personality, perception, learning and attitudes and their effect on work behaviour
Apply motivation and leadership theories to workplace situations
Explain group formation, team building, conflict and stress management
Describe organisational culture and manage change using Lewin's model

Who it is for

BCA students of Semester 2 (UP state universities, Lucknow University pattern)
Students who will work in software teams and want to understand people at work

What you need

Principles of Management (BCA Semester 1) is helpful

Questions

Which syllabus does this Organisation Behaviour course follow?

It follows the common UP state university BCA syllabus (University of Lucknow pattern) for BCA Semester 2. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university's syllabus and unit order.

How is OB different from Principles of Management?

Principles of Management covers managerial functions; OB studies how individuals and groups actually behave at work.

Are case studies asked?

Some universities include a short case; the trainer practises case analysis on motivation, leadership and conflict.