MBA 516 ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT

Contact hours: 42
Pre-requisites: None
Purpose: Enable the learner understand the importance of organizational behaviour in achieving
its goals and objectives
Expected learning outcome of the course:
By the end of the course unit the learners should be able to:i)
Define organizational behaviour and culture
ii)
Explain quality organization leadership
iii)
Explain motivation and theories of motivation
iv)
Describe methods of organization communication
Course Content
Organization behavior at individual and group levels, Describing the organization as a whole and
its components parts, Interpersonal and group relationship; decision making process,
Organization power and politics, Group dynamics, Leadership and its role in achieving
organization goals and objectives, Motivation and theories of motivation, Organization
communication process, Theory and practice of organizational development dealing with the
internal structure of organization, Problems of systems maintenance, Disciplines, incentives,
innovations with reference to the new institutional economies.
Course outline
WEEK 1 INTRODUCTION
Scope of organizational behavior
Trends in current organizations
Organizational culture
WEEK 2 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AT INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LEVELS
Personality
Perception
Attitude and job satisfaction
Learning
WEEK 3 ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS COMPONENT PARTS
Organizational culture
Organizational Structure
Organizational environment
WEEK 4 INTERPERSONAL AND GROUP RELATIONSHIPS
Group dynamics
Types of groups
WEEK 5 DECISIONS MAKING PROCESS
Introduction
Tools of decision making

Types of decisions
Type of decisions making process
WEEK 6 ORGANIZATION POWER AND POLITICS
Introduction
Power and authority
Viewpoints of power
Power tactics and influencing strategies
Politics in organizations
Political behavior
Power and politics in the post modern organization
WEEK 7 LEADERSHIP AND ITS ROLE IN ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES
Definition of leadership
Need for leadership
Theories of Leadership
Leadership styles
WEEK 8 MOTIVATION AND THEORIES OF MOTIVATION
Meaning of motivation
Nature of motivation
Importance of motivation in an organization
Features of a sound motivational system
Motivational process
Motivation theories
WEEK 9 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
Meaning of communication
Communication process
Types of communication
Barriers to communication
How can organizational communication be improved
WEEK 10 MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE
Meaning of Organizational Change
Forms of Organizational Change
Forces for organizational change
Process of Introducing change in an organization
Steps in the change process
Resistance to change

Causes of resistance to change

Reducing resistance to change
WEEK 11 ORGNIZATIONAL CULTURE
Meaning of Organizational Culture
Determinants of Organizational Culture
Advantages and disadvantages of organizational Culture
WEEK 12 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Definition of Organizational Development
Overview of OD
OD Techniques
Evaluating OD Program
Criticisms of OD Programs
Future Directions in Organizational Development
WEEK 13 MANAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
Definition of Creativity and innovation
Creativity Process
Problems of system maintenance
Stimulating creativity and innovation
Disciplines
WEEK 14 REVISION
Course Assessment
Examination (Week 15-16)
Continuous Assessment Test (CATS) (week 7 and week 11)
Assignments
Total

-70%
-20%
-10%
-100%

Recommended Text Books

i)
Stephen R. Robbins (2006); Organizational theory; Prentice Hall
ii)
Don Nelly James (2005); Fundamentals of Management; Irwin
Text Books for further Reading
i)
Multins, Laurie (2002); Management and Organizational Behaviour; Delhi S. Chad &
Company