Management: Introduction, definition of management, nature, purpose andfunctions, levels and types of managers, managerial roles, skills for managers, evolution ofmanagement thought, Fayol’s fourteen principles of management and recent trends inmanagement.
Planning: Nature of planning, planning process, objectives, MBO, strategies, level of strategies,policies, methods and programs, planning premises, decision making, process of decisionmaking, types of decisions, techniques in decision making.Organizing: Organization structure, formal and informal organizations, principles oforganizations-chain of command, span of control, delegation, decentralization, andempowerment. Functional, divisional, geographical, customer based and matrix organizations,tram based structures, virtual organizations, boundary less organizations
Controlling, importance of controlling, controlling process, types of control, factorsinfluencing control effectiveness
Introduction: Organizational Behaviour: Introduction, definition, historical development,fundamental principles of OB, contributing disciplines, challenges and opportunities.
Foundations of Individual Behaviour: Individual behaviour: Foundations of individualbehaviour. Ability: Intellectual abilities, Physical ability, the role of disabilities.Personality: Meaning, formation, determinants, traits of personality, big five and MBTI,personality attributes influencing OB.Attitude: Formation, components of attitudes, relation between attitude and behaviour.Perception: Process of perception, factors influencing perception, link between perception andindividual decision making.Emotions: Affect, mood and emotion and their significance, basic emotions, emotionalintelligence, self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship management.
Motivation: Meaning, theories of motivation-needs theory, two factor theory, Theory X and Y,application of motivational theories.Leadership: Meaning, styles of leadership, leadership theories, trait theory, behaviouraltheories, managerial grid, situational theories-Fiedler’s model, SLT, transactional andtransformation leadership.
Group Behaviour: Definition, types, formation of groups, building effective teams. Conflict:Meaning, nature, types, process of conflict, conflict resolution.Power and politics: Basis of power, effectiveness of power tactics. The ethics of behavingpolitically.