Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Proposal for a New Course

Course Number & Title: BM505H – Organizational Behavior
L-T-P-C: 4-0-0-4
Course Content / Syllabus:

Organizations: Organizations as work settings and different perspectives on organizations; Individual level analysis: The Perceptual Process: Factors influencing the perceptual process, common perceptual distortion, Managing the perceptual process and attribution theory; Values and Attitude: Sources and types of values, Attitude formation and change; Personality: Personality determinants and development, Personality traits and classification, Personality and work environment; Learning, Motivation: Content, Process, and Reinforcement theories of motivation, Goal setting theory Group level analysis: Group dynamics: Formation of groups, characteristics of groups, group conflict and resolution; Power, Influence Strategies, and leadership. Group decision making: Behavioural decision making and biases.

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