Leadership and Organizational Behavior

Unit 1:Introduction to Organizational Behavior

Concept of organizational behavior; Organizational behavior system; Levels of OBanalysis; Basic assumptions of organizational behavior; Contributing disciplines to thefield of organizational behavior; Mental process: beliefs, attitudes, values, needs, motivesand behavior; Emotions and Cognitive dissonance; New challenges for manager in the field of OB

Unit 2:Perception and Learning

Concept of perception; Factors affecting perception; Attribution theory; Attributionerrors; Perception and individual decision making; Concept of learning; Learning theories; Factors influencing learning; Behavior modification.

Unit 3:Personality and Job Satisfaction

Concept of personality; Determinants of personality; Big Five Personality Traits; linkingan individual's personality and values to the workplace; Major personality attributesinfluencing organizational behavior; Concept and role of job satisfaction; Measuring jobsatisfaction; Effects of job satisfaction on employees’ performance.

Unit 4: Organizational Conflict and Stress

Concept of organizational conflict; Functional and dysfunctional conflict; Approaches toconflict management; Resolving conflict through negotiation; Dynamics of intergroupconflict; Concept of organizational stress; Organizational causes of stress; approaches formanaging stress; Stress and innovative work behavior of employees.

Unit 5:Introduction to leadership

Understanding leaders and leadership; Leaders and managers; leadership effectiveness;Attributes of effective leaders; Developing leadership skills; Leadership taxonomy;Leadership and employees’ innovative work behavior

Unit 6:Theories of Effective leadership & Contemporary Leadership Styles

Contingencies Theories: Fiedler’s contingency theory, Cognitive resource theory, Path goal theory, Situational leadership theory and Multiple linkage model; Contemporary leadership styles: Transactional leadership, Transformational leadership, Charismaticleadership, Value-based leadership, Spiritual and servant leadership, Boundary spanning& team leadership.

Unit 7:Leadership Development in Organization

Concept of leader behaviors: supportive, directive, participative; Professionaldevelopment to leaders: coaching, mentoring, counselling; Leadership development mechanisms: recruitment, training & learning, delegation, mentoring, experientiallearning, 360-degree appraisal