The “Management Process and Organizational Behaviour” course helps students understand the basics of management and how people behave in organizations. It highlights the importance of good management practices and how organizational culture affects employee performance and satisfaction.
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Course Objectives
- To introduce students to key management concepts and practices.
- To examine how organizational behavior can improve workplace effectiveness.
- To develop skills in teamwork, communication, and resolving conflicts.
- To prepare students for leadership roles by exploring motivation and group dynamics.
Course Description of Management Process & Organizational Behaviour
The “Management Process and Organizational Behaviour” course provides students with a foundational understanding of management principles and the behavior of individuals within organizations. It covers key management functions such as planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, while also exploring the impact of organizational culture and team dynamics on employee performance. Through practical exercises and case studies, students will develop essential skills in communication, critical thinking, and conflict resolution, preparing them for effective leadership roles in their future careers.
Course Content
Unit I: Introduction to Management Process and Organizational Behaviour
Management Concept and need; Managerial Functions an overview; Evolution of management thought; Classical approach: Taylor, Fayol; Human Relations Approaches; Neo-Classical Approach; Behavioural Approach; Systems Approach and Contingency Approach; MBO; Business Process Re-engineering.
Unit 2: Planning and Organizing
Planning, types of plans; Strategic planning; Environmental analysis, and diagnosis (Internal and External environment); Decision-Making, Process, and Techniques; Perfect Rationality and Bounded Rationality; Concept and Process of Organizing: An Overview; Span of Management; Different types of Authority (Line, Staff and Functional); Decentralization; Delegation of authority; Formal and Informal Structure of Authority; Principles of Organizing; Types of Organization Structures; Emerging Organization Structures.
Unit 3: Personality, Values and Attitudes
Personality, Type A and B personality, Factors influencing personality; Learning concept, Learning theories; Perception concept, importance; Perceptual process; factors influencing perception, values, and attitudes: Concept and types of values, attitudes; components of attitude; job-related attitudes.
Unit 4: Motivation
Motivation concept, importance; extrinsic and intrinsic motivation; theories of motivation, leadership concept and importance, conflict and culture: organizational power, organizational conflict; power tactics; organizational culture; concept and determinants of organizational climate.