ABOUT THE COURSE: Organizational behaviour is an essential part of management studies as it centers around the activities of individuals nested within the system and interacting amongst themselves and the system to create output. The focus on individual dynamics is the crux of this course which will equip the course takers to understand the theories and applications of behavior in work settings. The course encompasses individual attributes which impact workers’ behavior at their workplace. Individuals are the basic blocks of organizational behavior. Some individual characteristics remain the same across time whereas some change depending on their internal and external conditions. By the end of this course, students are expected to have a thorough understanding of the individual dynamics that play an important role in organizational context. They will be able toi) Analyze the human factors responsible for various events occurring within the organizationii) Think critically about situations using theoretical underpinnings iii) Undertake better management practices and decisions.INTENDED AUDIENCE: MBA, EMBA, Psychology students pursuing or have completed post-graduate course; students of any other discipline pursuing or have completed mastersINDUSTRY SUPPORT: Any organization with significant human interaction within the workforce will value this course as it covers the basic tenets of individual behaviour within the organization
Organizational Behaviour: Individual Dynamics in Organization
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and NPTEL via Swayam
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:Understanding organizational behaviour
Lecture 1: Understanding organizational behavior: Tracing the evolution-1
Lecture 2: Understanding organizational behavior: Tracing the evolution-2
Lecture 3: Individual in the organization: The building blocks
Lecture 4: Understanding individual differences-1
Lecture 5: Understanding individual differences -2
Week 2: Diversity and inclusion in organization
Lecture 1: Diverse workforce, inclusive mindset- 1
Lecture 2: Diverse workforce, inclusive mindset- 2
Lecture 3: Perception of diversity and inclusion
Lecture 4: Ableism and inclusion
Lecture 5: Diversity management
Week 3: Perception and decision making
Lecture 1: The perceptual process
Lecture 2: Factors that influence perception
Lecture 3: Perception and decision making
Lecture 4: What affects decisions?
Lecture 5: Ethical decision making
Week 4: Affect and emotions
Lecture 1: Affect and emotions
Lecture 2: Affective events theory
Lecture 3: emotional intelligence
Lecture 4: Understanding stress
Lecture 5: Emotions and moods: Application at workplace
Week 5: Personality
Lecture 1: Understanding self and personality
Lecture 2: Types and theories of personality
Lecture 3: Measuring personality
Lecture 4: Personality traits relevant to organization
Lecture 5: Assessing personality: caveats and concerns
Week 6: Values at workplace
Lecture 1: Values and its importance
Lecture 2: Sources and types of values
Lecture 3: Values that cut across cultures
Lecture 4: Person-job fit
Lecture 5: Person-organization fit
Week 7 : Motivational differences in individuals
Lecture 1: Motivation: Basic understanding and definition
Lecture 2: Tracing the roots: Early theories-1
Lecture 3: Tracing the roots: Early theories-1
Lecture 4: Keeping up with times: Contemporary theories- 1
Lecture 5: Keeping up with times: Contemporary theories- 2
Week 8: Motivation: Application at workplace
Lecture 1: Job Design and job characteristics model
Lecture 2: Employee involvement
Lecture 3: Motivating the employees: Strategies for organization-1
Lecture 4: Motivating the employees: Strategies for organization-2
Lecture 5: Organizational justice and employee motivation
Week 9: Learning in organization
Lecture 1: Defining learning
Lecture 2: How do individuals learn?
Lecture 3: Theories of learning- 1
Lecture 4:Theories of learning- 2
Lecture 5: Learning in an organizational setting
Week 10: Creativity, psychological capital and mindfulness
Lecture 1: Understanding creativity
Lecture 2: Stages of individual creativity
Lecture 3: Creativity and problem solving
Lecture 4: Defining psychological capital
Lecture 5: Using Psychological capital and mindfulness at work
Week 11: Knowledge sharing and hiding
Lecture 1: Understanding knowledge sharing
Lecture 2: Understanding knowledge hiding- what it is and what it is not
Lecture 3: Individual factors affecting knowledge hiding
Lecture 4: Integrating knowledge sharing and hiding behavior
Lecture 5: Strategies for individuals to foster knowledge sharing
Week 12: Employee voice and silence
Lecture 1: Understanding employee voice and silence
Lecture 2: Individual factors affecting voice behavior
Lecture 3: Individual factors affecting silence
Lecture 4: Can silence be strategic?
Lecture 5: Strategies for fostering safe environment at work
Lecture 1: Understanding organizational behavior: Tracing the evolution-1
Lecture 2: Understanding organizational behavior: Tracing the evolution-2
Lecture 3: Individual in the organization: The building blocks
Lecture 4: Understanding individual differences-1
Lecture 5: Understanding individual differences -2
Week 2: Diversity and inclusion in organization
Lecture 1: Diverse workforce, inclusive mindset- 1
Lecture 2: Diverse workforce, inclusive mindset- 2
Lecture 3: Perception of diversity and inclusion
Lecture 4: Ableism and inclusion
Lecture 5: Diversity management
Week 3: Perception and decision making
Lecture 1: The perceptual process
Lecture 2: Factors that influence perception
Lecture 3: Perception and decision making
Lecture 4: What affects decisions?
Lecture 5: Ethical decision making
Week 4: Affect and emotions
Lecture 1: Affect and emotions
Lecture 2: Affective events theory
Lecture 3: emotional intelligence
Lecture 4: Understanding stress
Lecture 5: Emotions and moods: Application at workplace
Week 5: Personality
Lecture 1: Understanding self and personality
Lecture 2: Types and theories of personality
Lecture 3: Measuring personality
Lecture 4: Personality traits relevant to organization
Lecture 5: Assessing personality: caveats and concerns
Week 6: Values at workplace
Lecture 1: Values and its importance
Lecture 2: Sources and types of values
Lecture 3: Values that cut across cultures
Lecture 4: Person-job fit
Lecture 5: Person-organization fit
Week 7 : Motivational differences in individuals
Lecture 1: Motivation: Basic understanding and definition
Lecture 2: Tracing the roots: Early theories-1
Lecture 3: Tracing the roots: Early theories-1
Lecture 4: Keeping up with times: Contemporary theories- 1
Lecture 5: Keeping up with times: Contemporary theories- 2
Week 8: Motivation: Application at workplace
Lecture 1: Job Design and job characteristics model
Lecture 2: Employee involvement
Lecture 3: Motivating the employees: Strategies for organization-1
Lecture 4: Motivating the employees: Strategies for organization-2
Lecture 5: Organizational justice and employee motivation
Week 9: Learning in organization
Lecture 1: Defining learning
Lecture 2: How do individuals learn?
Lecture 3: Theories of learning- 1
Lecture 4:Theories of learning- 2
Lecture 5: Learning in an organizational setting
Week 10: Creativity, psychological capital and mindfulness
Lecture 1: Understanding creativity
Lecture 2: Stages of individual creativity
Lecture 3: Creativity and problem solving
Lecture 4: Defining psychological capital
Lecture 5: Using Psychological capital and mindfulness at work
Week 11: Knowledge sharing and hiding
Lecture 1: Understanding knowledge sharing
Lecture 2: Understanding knowledge hiding- what it is and what it is not
Lecture 3: Individual factors affecting knowledge hiding
Lecture 4: Integrating knowledge sharing and hiding behavior
Lecture 5: Strategies for individuals to foster knowledge sharing
Week 12: Employee voice and silence
Lecture 1: Understanding employee voice and silence
Lecture 2: Individual factors affecting voice behavior
Lecture 3: Individual factors affecting silence
Lecture 4: Can silence be strategic?
Lecture 5: Strategies for fostering safe environment at work
Taught by
Prof. Abraham Cyril Issac
