Amity School of Business: BBA, Semester Number: 3

Amity School of Business

BBA, Semester number: 3
PRINCIPLES OF ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
HR 208
Credit:3
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Course Objectives:
•The course aims that the students understand the behavioural patterns of
Human beings at individual and group levels.
•This course aims at introducing the students to many of the basic
principles of human behaviour that effective managers apply when
managing individuals and groups in organizations.
•The students will understand the theories of management and behaviour
of people in modern organizations as per Industry 4.0.
•The students will be able to apply knowledge and skills in leadership,
power, communication, negotiation, change management and conflict
management for handling the challenges of the modern industry
characterized by change and technological innovations.
Prerequisites:
•Introduction to basic business terminology or knowledge of business
studies and some understanding of the organizational environment is
required.
Course Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will be able to
•Demonstrate and summarize the key concepts and ways to analyse factors
relating to individuals, groups and organizations.
•Identify and distinguish between different types of learning, personality

and motivational theories.
•Understand the process of group formation and justify the role

organizational behaviour in Business settings.
•Understand and grasp the dynamics of groups and team building besides
developing a better awareness of how they can be better facilitators for
building effective teams as leaders themselves.
•Develop theoretical and practical insights and problem-solving

capabilities for effectively managing the organisational change.
Pedagogy for Course Delivery:
•The class will be taught using theory and case based method. A series of
lectures will impart information and be complemented by interactive tutor-
led and student-led discussion. Formative tasks, case discussions and
presentations will enable students to build towards the completion of their
assignment during the delivery of the unit.
• A minimum of 40 lectures will be scheduled in the semester. Sessions

for self-work discussion, progression, and its evaluation will also be
scheduled periodically.
•Each student is required to do the back ground reading from the specified
material before coming to class.
List of Professional Skill Development Activities

(PSDA):
Project 1-In groups of 3-4, conduct a survey in an organization of
your choice to find out about the personality profiles of the three
levels of management. Do you find any differences? Why? Prepare
a report and present in the class.
Project 2- In groups of 3-4, conduct a survey of an organization to

find out the political strategies used by managers to influence the
behaviour of their subordinates. What is the impact of these tactics
on employees? Prepare a report and present in the class.
Project 3- Choose three articles from the business section of a

newspaper, or from a business magazine about organizations going
through change. Identify the external and internal pressures for
these changes from the article and suggest if there are any
commonalities between them? Comment.
Course Contents/Syllabus: Weightage (%)
Module I Introduction to Organizational Behavior 10
Organizational Behavior: The concept, Nature and Significance,

Factors affecting human behavior, Disciplines contributing to OB,
emerging issues in OB
Module II Understanding Individual Behavior 25
Individual Behavior: Personality-concept and determinants; Theories

of Personality: MBTI, Holland’s model; Cattell’s model and Big Five
personality factors; Perception: concept, factors influencing
perception; perceptual errors; managerial implications of perception;
Learning: Concept, Learning
theories: Classical conditioning theory, Operant conditioning,
cognitive learning and social learning theories; Values- concept and

Rokeach value survey.
Course Contents/Syllabus: Weightage (%)
Module III Dimensions of interpersonal Behavior 25

Interpersonal Dimensions of Behavior; Transactional Analysis,
Implications of TA; , Importance of Communication and Negotiation in
interpersonal relationships; Emotional Intelligence- Meaning, importance
and application in organization, Power: Concept, determinants, types;
Organizational Politics: Tactics, Impression Management.
Module IV Motivation, Attitude, and Leadership 20
Motivation: concept, significance and theories of Motivation; Attitudes:
Meaning, components, formation. Emotional Intelligence- Meaning,
importance and application in organization, Leadership: Nature and
Significance of Leadership, Leadership styles Trait Theory, Behavioral
Theory and Managerial Grid.
Module V Group Behaviour, Conflicts and Organizational Change 20
Group: Concept, types of groups, stages of group development,
Determinants of Group Behavior; Organizational conflict, Nature and
types of conflict, Management of organizational conflict,
Organizational change, Planned change, Resistance to change,
Managing stress during change.
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Course Learning Outcomes:

•Identify and distinguish between different types of learning, personality

•Understand the process of group formation and justify the role

•Develop theoretical and practical insights and problem-solving

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

• A minimum of 40 lectures will be scheduled in the semester. Sessions

List of Professional Skill Development Activities

Project 2- In groups of 3-4, conduct a survey of an organization to

Project 3- Choose three articles from the business section of a

Module I Introduction to Organizational Behavior 10

Organizational Behavior: The concept, Nature and Significance,

Module II Understanding Individual Behavior 25

Individual Behavior: Personality-concept and determinants; Theories

cognitive learning and social learning theories; Values- concept and

Module III Dimensions of interpersonal Behavior 25

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