B.A.

(PROGRAMME) SYTHOLOCEDERSE

STRUCTURE, COURSES S SYLLABE OF HSTER- Y

Category
(B.A. Programme with Psychology as Majarripine)

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CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE

COURSE
Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-requisite of
Code course criteria the course
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ (if any)
Practice
DSC-9 4 3 0 1 Passed Class Basic knowledge
Organizational 12th of introductory
Behaviour psychology

Learning Objectives
The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:
Develop an awareness of the concepts related to organizational behaviour.
Help students appreciate the evolution of the field of organizational behaviour and the
role of organizational ethics, especially corporate social responsibility.
Develop a deeper understanding of conceptual and theoretical bases of motivation and
employees' work attitudes and their relationship with performance and organizational
outcomes.

Understanding attitudes at work, motivation, leadership processes from different

theoretical perspectives.
Provide practical guidelines to develop entrepreneurial leadership qualities.
Help the students develop a connection between concepts and practices of
organizations.

Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
Familiarise themselves with the underlying concepts of organizational behaviour.
Understand the evolution of the field of organizational behaviour and recognize the
role of organizational ethics, especially corporate social responsibility.
Apply the understanding of employee attitudes, motivation leadership and
organizational culture in real world organizational settings.
Examine the relationship between gender and leadership.
Develop an ability to adapt leadership approaches/ practices in a variety of
organizational contexts and cultures.
Identify best practices relating to entrepreneurial leadership.

SYLLABUS OF DSC-9
Unit-I (11 Hours)

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 Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology- Scope of the Field; Historical
Antecedents of Organizational Behaviour; Scientific Management and Human Relations
Movement; Organizational Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Unit- II (16 Hours)

Work Related Attitudes and Motivation- Job Satisfaction (Antecedents and consequences of
Job Satisfaction); Organizational Commitment.

Early Theories of Work Motivation: Maslow, Herzberg; Contemporary Theories and

Applications: Expectancy, Equity, Goal Setting; Indian Approach to Work Motivation.
Unit- III (18 Hours)
Organizational Culture and Leadership- Models (Schein and Pareek); Managing
Organizational Culture; Leadership Approaches: Overview of Trait Theories and Behavioural
Theories, Contingency Theories; Contemporary Issues: Inspirational Approaches to Leadership
(Charismatic and Transformational Leadership); Gender and Leadership; Indian Perspective on
Leadership (Nurturant Task Leadership); Entrepreneurial leadership and leadership in startups.
Practical component- (30 Hours)
Suggestive list of practicals:

1. Understanding contemporary challenges faced by organizations using surveys and

interviews.
2. Exploring work motivation in the Indian workplace
3. Studying the impact of organizational citizenship behaviour among employees in
different industries and sectors in India.
4. Using standardized psychological tests and scales, students may study work-related
attitudes such as job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and organizational
justice among different employees and organizations.
5. Using secondary sources of data, case studies or psychological scales, students may
study the leadership styles of organizational leaders.
6. Students may also work on relationship between different concepts related. to
organizational psychology.
Essential/recommended readings

Eklund, K.E., Barry, E.S. & Grunberg, N.E. (2017). Gender and leadership. In A. Alvinius
(Ed.). Gender differences in different contexts. In Tech Open.

Greenberg, J. & Baron, R.A. (2007). Behaviour in organizations (10th ed.). Noida: Dorling
Kindersley.

Griffin, R.W., Phillips, J.M. & Gully, S.M. (2019). Organizational behavior: Managing people
and organizations (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.

Luthans,F. (2011). Organizational behaviour: An evidence based approach (11th ed.) New
York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Nelson, D.L. & Quick, J.C. (2018). ORGB: Organizational behavior (6th th ed.). NY: Cengage.
Muchinsky, P. (2006). Psychology applied to work: An introduction to industrial and
organizational psychology. Summerfield, NC: Hypergraphic Press.

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Pareek, U. (2004). Understanding organizational behavior. New Delhi: Oxford University
Press.

Robbins, S. P. Judge, T.A & Vohra, N. (2019). Organizational behavior (18th ed.). New Delhi:
Pearson.

Schultz, D. & Schultz, S.E. (2017). Psychology at work today (10th ed.). London: Routledge.

Singh, K. (2010). Organizational behavior: Texts & cases. Noida: Dorling Kindersley.

Sinha, J.B.Р. (2008). Culture and organizational behaviour. New Delhi: Sage.

Suggestive readings

Bass, B.M. (1990). From transactional to transformational leadership: Learning to share the
vision. Organizational Dynamics, 18(3), 19-31.

Jones, J. & Hill, R. (2021). The great resignation: Why millions are leaving their jobs and who
will win the battle for talent. Minnesota: Lone Rock Publishing.

Kumar, G. & Prakash, A. (2017). CSR Evangelism: Rural consumers walk down the road to
enlightenment. The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 53(2), 183-199.

Griffin, R.W. & Moorhead, G. (2009). Organizational behaviour: Managing people &
organizations. New Delhi: Biztantra Publishers.

Herzberg, F. (1966). Work and The Nature of Man. Cleveland: World Publishing Company.

Kanungo, R.N. & Mendonca, M. (1994) (Eds.). Work Motivation; Models for developing
countries. New Delhi: Sage.

Khandelwal, K.A. & Mohendra, N. (2010). Espoused Organizational Values, Vision, and
Corporate Social Responsibility: Does it Matter to Organizational Members? Vikalpa. The
Journal for Decision Makers, Vol. 35(3), 19-35.

Landy, F.J. & Conte, J.M. (2013). Work in the 21st century: An introduction to Industrial and
organizational Psychology. New Jersey: John Wiley.

Peterson, J. (2020). Entrepreneurial leadership: The art of launching new ventures, inspiring
others, and running stuff (Illustrated edition). Harper Collins.

Smith, P., Farmer, M., & Yellowley, W. (2012). Organizational behavior. Routledge/Taylor
& Francis Group.

Wilson, E. (2001): Organizational behavior reassessed: The impact of gender. London: Sage.

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination

Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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