Organizational Behavior
Session / Topic / Detailed Syllabus / Case/Lecture / Reason / Case Title
1 / Management Thought and OB / Definition of Management, Approaches to Management: Classical,Behavioral, Quantitative. Management Principles of Taylor, Weber, Fayol; Hawthorne Studies, fields contributing to OB, Managers’ roles and functions, OB in the context of globalization, workforce diversity. / Lecture / Definition , concepts and evolution can be better explained through lecture method
2 / Lecture
3 / Case / The Knowledge (Mis) Manager
4 / Individual Behavior / Definition of Learning, Theoretical process of learning, application of the learning theories for behavior modification. / Lecture / Concepts can be taught through lecture method
5 / Lecture
6 / Attitudes, Values and Job Satisfaction (including case discussion) / The Nature and Dimensions of Attitudes: Components of Attitude – Sources and types – Cognitive dissonance theory – Values –– The effect of job satisfaction on employee performance. / Lecture / No case would cover all the types in detail
7 / Case / The Julie Roehm Saga at Wal-Mart, Inc
8 / Perception / Factors Influencing Perception - Perceptual Selectivity – rational decision making model, bounded rationality, Linkage between Perception and Individual Decision Making / Lecture / Clarity can be brought through examples
9 / Lecture
10 / Personality (including case discussion) / The Meaning of Personality - Personality Determinants - Personality Traits - The big five model, emotional labor. Ideographic and nomothetic approach / Lecture / Concepts can be taught through lecture method
11 / Case / Henry Ford- A great Innovator
12 / Emotional Intelligence / Definition – self awareness, self regulation, social skills, social awareness. / Lecture / Clarity can be brought through examples
13 / Motivation (including case discussion) / Meaning of Motivation – Primary, General Motives and Secondary Motives - Motivation and Productivity – Content and process theories of Motivation / Lecture / Definitions and theories can be taught through lecture method
14 / Case / Employee motivation: A short case study
15 / Group and Teams (including case discussion) / Types of Groups - Stages of Group Development: The Five-Stage Model, The Punctuated Equilibrium Model - The Dynamics of Informal Groups: Norms and Roles in Informal Groups - Management of Informal Organizations - Dynamics of Formal Work Groups - Teams vs Groups - Types of Teams - Group decision-making / Lecture / Definitions and theories can be taught through lecture method
16 / Case / Management Lessons on Spain’s Euro 2008football Championship Triumph
17 / Case / The ChappelWay (B): A Case study in Team Building and Group Dynamics
18 / Communication (including case discussion) / Process, types barriers and effective communication- Interactive Communication in Organizations – Cross cultural communication / Lecture / To explain all classifications, lecture method is better / Communication blunders
19 / Leadership (including case discussion) / Understanding Leadership - Leader and Manager - Leadership Theories - Trait Theories - Behavioral Theories - Contingency Theories - Leadership Styles - Leadership Skills - Determinants of Leadership – Challenges to leaderships in virtual teams. / Lecture / Definitions and theories can be taught through lecture method. No case would cover all the types in detail
20 / Case / Carly Fiorina- The change leader
21 / Case / Dr. V Aravind Eye Hospital: A Level 5 leader
22 / Power, Authority and Politics (including case discussion) / Definitions of Power - Distinction Between Power and Authority - Bases of Power - Power Structure and Blocks – impression management – political behavior in organizations / Lecture / Definitions and concepts can be taught through lecture method
23 / Case / That’s the way Cookie crumbles
24 / Conflict and Collaboration (including case discussion) / Sources of Conflict - Intra-individual Conflict - Interpersonal Conflict - Intergroup Behavior and Conflict - Organizational Conflict - Negotiations - Approaches to Conflict Management / Lecture / Can be better explained through many examples
25 / Lecture
26 / Stress Management / Causes of Stress – Organizational and Extra Organizational Stressors – Group Stressors – Individual Stressors - Coping Strategy for Stress. / Lecture / Clarity can be brought through examples
27 / Organizational Structure (including case discussion) / Understanding Organizational Structure - Centralization, Decentralization, Flat and Tall Structures, Departmentalization, Behavioral Implications of different organizational designs / Lecture / To explain all classifications, lecture method is better
28 / Case / Cisco’s organizational structure and its collaborative approach to decision making
29 / Organizational Culture (including case discussion) / Meaning, creating and sustaining culture, culture as a liability, employee acculturation process, countries and culture, organizational climate. Hofstede’s model / Lecture and Case / Sony Corporation-Future tense?
30 / Organizational Change / Forces for Change - Managing Planned Changes - Resistance to Change - Approaches to Managing Organizational Change – technology and change / Lecture