Course Name: Principles of Management and Organisational Behaviour
Course Code: BBAMJ101; Course Type: Major; Course Details: MJC-1; L-T-P: 4-1-0;
Course Credit: 5
Marks: Theory [100]: Continuous Assessment-30 & End Semester Examination-70
Course Objective
The objective of the course is to familiarize the learner with extant and emerging
management theories and practices for reflective and holistic thinking on management
principles and practices.
Also to acquaint the students with the fundamentals of managing business and to understand
individual and group behaviour at work place so as to improve the effectiveness of an
organization. The course will use and focus on Indian experiences, approaches and cases.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, the student shall be able to:
1. Understand the evolution of management and apprehend its effect on future managers.
2. Analyse how organisations adapt to an uncertain environment and decipher decision
making techniques managers use to influence and control the internal environment.
3. Comprehend the changes happening in organisation structure over time.
4. Analyse the relationship amongst functions of management i.e. planning, organizing,
directing and controlling.
5. Appreciate the changing dynamics of management practice.
6. Develop understanding of different approaches to designing organizational structures.
7. Understand the role of personality, learning and emotions at work.
8. Discover and understand the concept of motivation, leadership, power and conflict.
9. Understand the foundations of group behaviour and the framework for organizational
change and development.
Unit–I: Nature, Scope and Process of Management: Concept of Management, Role and
Importance of Management, Functions and Levels of Management, Management – A Science
and an Art; Evolution of Management Thought: Early Contributors to Management
Thoughts; Scientific Management, Administrative Theory of Management.
Unit-II: Planning and Organizing: Features of Planning, Importance, Steps, Types. Decision
making; Formal and Informal Organizations, Organization Structure: Line and staff,
Delegation of Authority, Centralization and decentralization, Departmentalization: Concept
and Types, Span of Management.
Unit-III: Leadership, Coordination and Control: Leadership, Functions and Importance,
Qualities of a Good Leader, Leadership Styles. Concept and features of Coordination, Nature
of Control, Relationship between Planning and Control, Elements of control system.
UNIT-IV: Introduction to Organisational Behaviour: Concept, Learning objectives,
Challenges and Opportunities of Organisational Behaviour (OB), Issues in Developing an OB
Model; Characteristics of Human Behaviour.
UNIT-V: Personality, Perception, Motivation & Group Dynamics: Personality: Concept and
Types, Major determinants. MBTI, Type-A and Type- B Theory; Perception: Concept,
Factors influencing Perception; Learning: Concept; Attitude: Concept, Different Job
Attitudes; Motivation: Concept, Basic Theories of Motivation (Maslow, Herzberg,
McClelland and McGregor); Group Dynamics: Concept of group, Stages of Group
Development, Types of Groups, Work Teams Vs. Work Groups, Group Synergy.
Suggested Readings:
1. Essentials of Management: Weihrich and Koontz, et al, Tata McGraw Hill.
2. Management: Stoner J and Freeman RE, Prentice-Hall.
3. Management: Daft, RL, Thomson.
4. Management-Text & Cases: V.S.P Rao & Hari Krishna, Excel Books.
5. Principles of Management: Ramaswami, T, Himalaya Publishing.
6. Management: Robbins, SP, Prentice Hall.
7. Organizational behavior – Robins Stephen P; PHI.
8. Organizational behavior- Fred Luthans; McGraw Hill Inc.
9. Management of Organizational behavior – Harsey, Paul & Kennith H. Blancher; PHI.
10. Organizational Behaviour: Human Behaviour at Work - Davis and Newstrom, Tata
McGraw-Hill.
11. Organizational Behaviour- Steers and Black, Harper Collins College Publishers.
Teaching Learning Process
Teaching learning process may be interactive classroom sessions with the help of Power
Point presentations, reflective assessment and case study discussions to ensure active
participation and continuous learning.
Assessment Methods
Internal Examination (30 Marks): Internal Assessment may be conducted by using any one or
in combinations of Class participation, Presentation, Project Writing and Presentation,
Assignment and Presentation, Surprise Test as suitable.
External Examination (70 Marks): End Semester Written Examination, Duration 4 Hours