University of Education, Lahore (Multan Campus)

Department of Economics and Business Administration

Course Title: Organizational Behavior Program: MSc IT

Course Code: BUSA3119 Semester: 3rd
Credit Hour: 3(3+0) Course Instructor: Dr. Zulqurnain Ali
Specific Objectives of Course:
After studying this lesson you will be able to:
 Know the nature and features of Organizational Behavior
 Have an understanding of micro and macro aspects of Organizational Behavior.
 The relationship between organizational effectiveness at the individual and group levels
 Aware of various dynamic aspects of Organizational Behavior.

COURSE OUTLINE
Introduction: defining organizational behavior, management and organizational behavior,
important contributors to organizational behavior, developing OB model.
Diversity in Organizations: diversity and its levels. Discrimination. Biographical
characteristics and other differentiating characteristics. Implementing diversity management
strategies. Intellectual and physical abilities.
Attitudes and Job Satisfaction: job related attitudes, job satisfaction and ways to measure it.
What causes job satisfaction? Outcomes of job satisfaction and impact of job dissatisfaction.
Emotions and Moods: what are emotions and moods? Types of basic emotions, sources of
emotions and moods, OB applications of emotions and moods.
Personality and Values: personality, personality frameworks. Personality and situation.
Values and its importance, cultural values.
Perception and Decision Making: perception and its influencing factors, attribution theory,
link between perception and decision making. Decision making constructs in organizations and
its common errors and biases.
Motivation Concepts: defining motivation. Its early and contemporary theories.
Work teams: difference between groups and work teams. Types of teams. Turning individuals
into team players.
Foundations of Organization Structure: what is organizational structure? Common
organizational frameworks. Organizational designs.

Research Report/proposal
Recommended Study (Latest editions):
1. Robbins, P. S. Organizational Behavior
2. Robbins, P. S. and Timothy, Judge A. Organizational Behavior
3. Luthans, Fred. Organizational Behavior
4. Mullins. Organizational Behavior
5. Casicio. Organizational Behaviors

Note: In addition to above, other text (Research Papers), book, Case Studies will be included and
provided.
Link to download articles (Free of Cost):
1. https://sci-hub.se/
2. https://sci-hub.mksa.top/
Journals
 Knowledge Management Research & Practice (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tkmr20/current)
 Journal of Knowledge Management (https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1367-3270)
 Personnel Review (https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0048-3486)
 Personnel Psychology (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17446570)
 Academy of Management Journal (https://aom.org/research/journals/journal)
 International Journal of Selection and Assessment (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14682389)
 International Journal of Manpower (https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0143-7720)
 Human Resource Management Journal (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17488583)
 International Journal of Human Resource Management (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rijh20/current)
 Human Resource Development Quarterly (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15321096)
 Journal of Creative Behavior (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21626057)