Subject Name : Organization Structure and Behaviour
Objective: To enhance understanding of the dynamics of interaction between the individual and the organisation and facilitate the development of a perspective to diagnose and effectively deal with the issues of human behaviour in organisation. Contents : Organisations and Organisational Behaviour: An Introduction Changes in the Organisational Context and Challenges for Organisations –Current Trends, and the challenges they pose for managers; Emerging Organisations: Effective response to challenges. Perception, Attribution and Shaping Attitude –Some Linkages between Perception and Organisational Outcomes, Defining Perception, Elements of Perception, Explaining People’s Behaviour: Attribution Theory in Social Perception ;Factors limiting the accuracy of Perception and attribution, Introduction: What are attitudes, Job satisfaction and Organizational Commitment-Two of the Most researched work attitudes, Organisational Citizenship behaviour . Understanding Motivation and its Application-Meaning and Definition, Inferring Motivation from Behaviour, Major Need Theories of Motivation, Process Theories of Motivation ,Work Motivation :An Introduction, Thresholds of Motivation: Recognising the ‘Indian-ness of needs’, Factors affecting Work Motivation Within Work Organisations in India, Employee Identification as a bridge between Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Understanding Personality, Values and more –Meaning of Personality, Definition of Personality, Personality: Selected views and Perspectives, Factors that shape personality, Difference in the Western and Indian perspectives on personality, Measurement of Personality ,Values and Emotional Intelligence: Two Important concepts related to Personality Thresholds of Interpersonal Behaviour –Introduction, The Behaviour and Skill Approach to Interpersonal Relationships, Interpersonal Relationship and Management of Boundaries ,The Role of Threat and