School of Management and Entrepreneurship (SME)

Shiv Nadar University

BMS-Monsoon Semester 2022

1. Course Title: (OB part of) Managing People in Organizations

2. Course Code: OHM103

3. Course Credits: 1.5 (Total is 3)

4. Total Contact Hours/ Batch/Week (L: T: P): 2: 1: 0

5. No. Of Batches: 2

6. Course Type (Major/UWE/CCC), Please Mention All That Applies:

7. Prerequisite/S (If Any): None

8. Course Coordinator/Instructor(S): Dr. Vivek Khanna

9. School/ Department: School of Management and Entrepreneurship

(SME)/Department of Organizational Behaviour and Human
Resource Management (OB & HRM)

10.Disciplines To Which the Course May Be of Interest:

11.Course Content: The course aims at a detailed introduction to the

student of behaviour within organizations. The field of organizational
behaviour (OB) is defined as the field of study that investigates the
impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behaviour within
organizations. Organizations are ubiquitous; they are everywhere.
From the moment we are born to the moment we die; we are always
part of some organization. Although business organizations are only
one type of organizations among many, the course will be focussing
on business organizations. The course aims to examine in detail the
individual and organizational dynamics at work in organizations.
 12. Learning outcomes:
After completing this part of the course, the students will be able
to appreciate:
 The concept of organizational behaviour
 The nature of diversity in organizations
 The components that make up attitudes
 The significance of emotions in an organization
 The nature of personality and values and their significance
in the workplace
 The role played by perception in organizations and its link
to individual decision-making
 The different perspectives on motivation
 The dynamics of power and politics in organizations
 The different types of organizational structures
 The role played by organizational culture and how
employees learn it.

13.Assessment Scheme (For the Entire Course):

 Class Participation: 20%

 Individual Assignments: 20%
 Group Presentation: 15%
 Group Project/Report: 15%
 End Term Examination/Assignment: 30%

Textbook:

Organizational Behaviour by Stephen Robbins, Timothy Judge, and Neharika

Vohra, Pearson, 15th Edition.
 Session Plan *

Session Duration Readings Description

(Hours) from the
Textbook
1 1 Chapter 1  What managers do?
 There are few absolutes in OB
2 1 Chapter 2  Diversity
 Biographical Characteristics
 Ability
3-4 2 Chapter 3  Attitudes
 Job Satisfaction
5-6 2 Chapter 4  What are Emotions and Moods?
 Emotional Labor
 Affective Events Theory
 Emotional Intelligence
7-8 2 Chapter 5  Personality
 Values
 Linking an Individual’s Personality
and Values to the Workplace
9-11 3
Chapter 6  What is Perception?
 Person Perception
 Decision Making in Organizations
12-14 3 Chapter 7  Defining Motivation
 Early Theories of Motivation
 Contemporary Theories of
Motivation
15-16 2 Chapter 13  A Definition of Power
 Bases of Power
 Politics: Power in Action
 Causes and Consequences of
Political Behaviour
17-18 2 Chapter 15  What is Organization Structure?
 Common Organizational Designs
 Why Do Structures Differ?
19-20 2 Chapter 16  What is Organizational Culture?
 What Do Cultures Do?
 How Employees Learn Culture
*Additional reading material will be provided as and when necessary.