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I YEAR – I SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: 7MBA1C4

CORE COURSE – IV – ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Unit I

Organisational behaviour – Definition and historical overview of the field – Elton Mayo and
the Hawthorne Studies. Disciplines That Contribute to the Organisational Behaviour Field:
Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology. Challenges and opportunities for
Organisational Behaviour.

Unit II

Individual Behaviour – Personality – determinants of personality, theories of personality and

Measuring Personality. Perception - perceptual process, selective perception and social perception.
Learning – theories of learning – reinforcement and punishment.

Unit III

Attitudes – Nature and components of attitudes, functions of attitudes and changing

attitudes. Motivation - content and process theories of work motivation.

Unit IV

Group Behaviour – Dynamics of group formation – types of groups – reasons for group
formation. Leadership – Leadership styles – Difference between a leader and manager. Stress –
definition, causes of stress, managing stress.

Unit V

Organisational Change – Types of change, process of change, resistance to change and

overcoming resistance to change. Organisational Development – OD interventions. Organisational
Culture.
Books for Reference:

1. Fred Luthans, Organization Behavior Mc Graw Hill International Edition, Tenth Edition,
2. Stephen P. Robbins, Organization Behavior (10th Ed) PHI Pvt ltd.,
3. Keith Davis and John w. Newstron, Human Behavior at work, Mc Draw Hill International
Edition
4. Aswathappa, Organisational Behaviour , Himalaya Publishing House.

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 I YEAR – II SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: 7MBA2C2

CORE COURSE –VI – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Unit I

Nature and scope of HRM. History of Personnel / Human Resource Management - Evolution
of the concept of HRM, Growth in India - Functions of personnel / Human Resource Management.
Job Analysis – Job Description. Job Specification. Human Resource Planning. Recruitment, Selection
and Induction.

Unit II

Training and Executive Development - Methods / Techniques. Performance Appraisal –

Proces & Methods. Problems with performance Appraisal. Essential Characteristics of an Effective
Appraisal System, Potential Appraisal System, performance Appraisal Practice in India. Overview of
Wage and Salary Administration.

Unit III

Industrial Relations: Concepts - Employee grievances and Discipline. Collective Bargaining,

Trade Union. Workers’ Participation and Empowerment - Industrial Disputes.

Unit IV

Job stress, Counselling and Mentoring, personnel Records, Audit and Research - Human
Resource Accounting and information system.

Unit V

International HRM : Pressures of Globalisation. Cultural differences, Economic factors,

Recruitment policy, Selection criteria, Training & Development, International Compensation,
Repatriation .

Books for Reference:

 1. Aswathappa, Human Resource Management, Tata McGraw Hill,
2. Edwin Flippo, Personnel Management, McGraw Hill,
3. V.S.P Rao, Human Resource Management – Text and cases, excel Books,
4. Venkatratnam C.S, Srivastava B.K. Personnel Management and Human Resource
Management, TMH,
5. Malik, Human Resource Accounting, Anmol Publishers, 2005.

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I YEAR – II SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: 7MBA2C5

CORE COURSE–IX–BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS

Unit I

Introduction to Business Research –Research Process – Research problem

identification/Formulation – its Approaches.

Unit II

Research Design – Types of Research Design – Research Design for data acquisition
(measurement scales) – Sample Design – Sampling Process – Sampling Methods – Determination of
Sample size.

Unit III

Data Collection Methods – Primary and Secondary Data – Primary Data Collection Methods
Questionnaire, Observation and Experimentation. Sources of secondary data – Tabulation.

Unit IV

Measures of Central Tendencies – Measures of Dispersion – Simple correlation and

Regression. Chi-Square Test. Analysis of Variance. (Simple problems only)

Unit V
 Presenting Insights and Findings – Style and Composition of the report – Format of reporting
– Types of reports.

Books for Reference:

1. Kothari C.R., Research Methodology, Methods & Techniques, New Age International.,
2. Krishnaswamy K.N., Management Research Methodology, Integration of Principles Methods
and Technique, Pearson Education,
3. Donnald R.Cooper & Pamala Schindler, Business Research Methods McGraw Hill Publication,
4. Krishnaswamy O.R., Research Methodology for Social Science Himalaya Publication,

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II YEAR – III SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: 7MBA3C1

CORE COURSE –X – BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND LAW

Unit I

Business Environment: concept, significance and factors – Environmental influence on

business – Environmental awareness and scanning for business planning – social and cultural
environment and their impact on business decisions.

Unit II

Economic, demographic and Political Environment factors and their Impact on business
decisions. Indian Companies Act - Introduction – Procedure for incorporation of companies –
Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association and Prospectus.

Unit III

Indian contract Act 1872: contract – Meaning – Essential Elements – offer and Acceptance –
Consideration – Capacity – Pre-consent – Legality of object – Quasi contract – discharge of contract –
Performance of contract – Breach of contract – Remedies.
Unit IV

Sale of Goods Act 1930: Contract of sale: Essential – sale and agreement to sell – Condition
and Warranties: Caveat Emptor – Transfer of Property: sale by non – Owners – Performance of the
contract – Delivery of Goods – Rights and Duties of the Buyer and seller – Rights of an unpaid seller.

Unit V

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Objects – Rights of Consumers – Key Definition – Consumer
Dispute – Procedure of Filing Complaint – Procedure for redressal of Complaints – Redressal
Agencies: Consumer Production Councils – Redressal Forums – Remedies – Contract of Insurance –
Essentials – Recent development in insurance.

Books for Reference:

1. N.D. Kapoor, Mercantile Law, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi
2. M.C.Shukla, Mercantile Law, Sultan Chand & Sons Co, New Delhi
3. Relevant Bare Acts.
4. Environment of Business, Aswathappa, Himalaya publishers

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II YEAR – III SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: 7MBA3EG

ELECTIVE COURSE–HUMAN RESOURCE-ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Unit I: Organization & its Environment

Meaning of Organisation – Need for existence – Organisational Effectiveness – Creation of

Value – Measuring Organisational Effectiveness – External Resources Approach, Internal Systems
Approach and Technical approach – HR implications.
Unit II: Organizational Design

Organizational Design – Determinants – Components – Types – Basic Challenges of design–

Differentiation, Integration, Centralization, Decentralization, Standardization, Mutual adjustment –
Mechanistic and Organic Structures – Technological and Environmental Impacts on Design –
Importance of Design – Success and Failures in design – Implications for Managers.

Unit III: Organizational Culture

Understanding Culture – Strong and Weak Cultures – Types of Cultures – Importance

of Culture – Creating and Sustaining Culture – Culture and Strategy – Implications for
practicing Managers.

Unit IV: Organizational Change

Meaning – Forces for Change – Resistance to Change – Types and forms of change –
Evolutionary and Revolutionary change – Change process – Organisation Development – HR
functions and Strategic Change Management – Implications for practicing Managers.

Unit V: Organization Evolution and Sustenance

Organizational life cycle – Models of transformation – Models of Organizational

Decision making – Organizational Learning – Innovation, entrepreneurship and Creativity –
HR implications.

Books for Reference:

1. Gareth R.Jones, ‘Organisational Theory’, Design & Change, Pearson Education.
2. Madhukar Shukla, ‘Understanding Organisations’ – ‘Organisational Theory & Practice in
India’, Prentice Hall of India.
3. Adrian ThornHill, Phil Lewis, Mike Millmore and Mark Saunders, ‘Managing Change: A
Human Resource Strategy Approach’, Wiley.
4. Robbins Organisation Theory; ‘Structure Design & Applications’, Prentice Hall of India.
5. Robert A Paton, James Mc Calman, ‘Change Management; A guide to effective
implementation’, Response books.
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II YEAR – III SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: 7MBA3EH

ELECTIVE COURSE-HUMAN RESOURCE-HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Unit I

Introduction – Evolution of Human Resource Development as a Management Philosophy –

Scope and importance – Personnel Management Vs Human Resource Development – Human
Resources System Designing – Human Resource Development – Current status and Failure Directions
– Human Resource Development experiences in India.

Unit II

Role analysis and Human Resource Development – Role Analysis methods – Key
Performance Areas – Critical attributes and Role Effectiveness – Development Oriented Appraisal
System.

Unit III

Performance Counselling and Interpersonal feedback – Developing dynamic relationship

through effective counselling – Potential Appraisal and Development – Career Planning and
Individual development.

Unit IV

Training – Conceptual framework – Learning Principles – Identification of training needs –

Training objectives – designing training Programs – Training methods – Evaluation of Training and
Retraining.

Unit V

Organizational Effectiveness – Organizational culture – Human resource Development /

Organizational Development interface – Human resource Development / Approach to Industrial
Relations – Human Resource Development for TQM & ISO 9000 – Human Resource Development in
Service Sector – Human Resource Development Strategies for Higher Organizational Performance.
Books for Reference:

1. Silvera D.M. – Human Resource Development – The Indian Experience, New India
Publications.
2. Rao, T.V. – Performance Appraisal: Theory & Practice, AIMA – Vikas.
3. Kohli Unit and Sinha, D (Ed) – Human Resource Development – Global changes and
strategies.
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II YEAR – III SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: 7MBA3EI

ELECTIVE COURSE – HUMAN RESOURCE-LABOUR LAWS

Unit I

The Factories Act, 1948 – The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923

Unit II

The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 – The Minimum Wages Act 1948.

Unit III

The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.

Unit IV
 The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946–
The Trade Union Act, 1926.

Unit V

The Employees’ State insurance Act, 1948 – Employees Provident fund and Miscellaneous
Provisions Act, 1952.

Books for Reference:

1. N.D. Kapoor – Industrial Law. Sultan Chand & sons.

2. P.L. Malik – Industrial Law, Eastern Book Company.
3. Relevant Bare Acts.

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II YEAR – IV SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: 7MBA4EE

ELECTIVE COURSE – HUMAN RESOURCE- PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Unit I

Performance Management Conceptual Frame Work: Introduction to Performance

Management, nature, scope, importance, process of Performance Management, link between
Performance Management and Performance Appraisal, Benefits of Performance Management,
Performance Planning, Role Analysis and Evaluating Performance Management.

Unit II
 Performance Appraisal & Potential Appraisal: Meaning of Performance appraisal, methods
and approaches to performance appraisal, Obstacles in appraisal, Designing appraisal for better
results, Performance Appraisal Interview, Potential Appraisal.

Unit III

Performance Management Application & Improvement: Performance Management for

Teams, Performance Management in practice, Analyzing Performance problems. Performance
counseling - Concept, Principles and Skills competency based Performance Management.
Performance Management linked Reward Systems - Reward Management, Objectives, and
Components of Reward System.

Unit IV

Planning Manager Performance & Development, Monitoring Manager Performance &

Mentoring, Manager Development, Ongoing Performance Monitoring & Review, Mentoring and
Manager Development. Annual Stock taking – Stock taking Performance, Stocktaking Potential,
Appraising for Recognition

Unit V

Performance Management and Organizational Change – Reward management and the

Management of Change – Strategic Reward Management – Employee Relations and Involvement
Strategies and the Management of Change – 360 Degree Feedback and Performance Management
System – 360 Degree Feedback and Assessment Development Centers.

Books for Reference:

1. T.V. RAO, Performance Management and Appraisal Systems: HR Tools for Global
Competitiveness, Response Books, New Delhi, 2004.

2. Premchada, Performance Management: It’s about Performance – Not just appraising,

Macmillan, New Delhi, 2003 (Reprint-2005)

3. Srinivas Kandula, R., Strategic Human Resource Development, Prentice Hall of India, New
Delhi, 2001.

4. Adrian Thornhill, Phil Lewis, et all, Managing Change: A Human Resource Strategy Approach,
Financial Times-Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2000.
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II YEAR – IV SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: 7MBA4EF

ELECTIVE COURSE – HUMAN RESOURCE- INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Unit I

Labour movement – Concept of Labour movement and Union Organisation – Trade Union
Movement and various phases of movement – Trade unions and policies – Union in relation to
welfare and management – Trade Unions and economic development.

Unit II

Development of Trade unionism in India – A historical retrospect of central Organization of

workers in India. Role of internal Trade Union – Inter and Intra Union rivalries – union recognition.
International Labour Movement; ICFTU – WFTU – ILO – History, objective and functions –
Convention and recommendations.

Unit III

Concept of Industrial relations – social obligations of Industry – Role of Government,

employers and the Unionism in Industrial Relations – Industrial Relations machinery – Joint
consultations – works Committee – Conciliation – Adjudication, Voluntary Arbitration – Workers
participation in Industry – Grievance procedure.

Unit IV
 Process of Collective Bargaining – Problems and Prospects – Bipartism in agreements – Code
of conduct and code of discipline – Wage Boards – Reports of wage boards – Management of strikes
and lockouts.

Unit V

Employee safety programme – Types of safety Organisation – Safety Committee –

Ergonomics. Damage control and system, safety – employee communication – House journals–
notice Boards – suggestion schemes – upward communication, Personal counseling and mental
health – Educational and social development – Modern Trends.

Books for Reference:

1. T.N. Bhagoliwal – Personnel Management and Industrial Relations. Agra Publishers.

2. Arun Monapa – Industrial Relations. Tata Mc graw Hill.
3. V.P. Michael – HRM and Human Relations, Himalaya Publishing House.
4. Mamoria & Mamoria – Dynamics of Industrial Relations in India, Himalaya Publishing House.

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