• IndividualBehaviour:Concept of a man, individual differences, factors affecting individual differences, Influence of environment
• Personality and attitude: Determinants of personality, Personality traits theory, Big five model, Personality traits important for organizational behaviour like authoritarianism, locus of control, Machiavellianism, introversion-extroversion achievement orientation , self  – esteem, risk taking, self-monitoring and type  A  and B personalities, Concept of understanding self  through JOHARI WINDOWS, Nature and components of attitude, Functions of attitude, Ways of changing attitude, Reading emotions
• Thinking, learning and perceptions: Thinking skills, thinking styles and thinking hat, Managerial skills and development, Learning characteristics, theories of learning (classical conditioning, operant     conditioning and social learning approaches), Intelligence, type ( IQ, EQ, SQ, at work place), Perception features and factor influencing individual perception, Effects of perceptual error in managerial decision making at work place. (Errors such as Halo effect, stereotyping, prejudice attributional).

• Introduction to Group Behaviour
  • Group Dynamics: Nature, types, group behaviour model (roles, norms, status, process, structures)
  • Team effectiveness: nature, types of teams, ways of forming an effective team.
• Setting goals.
• Organizational processes and system.

• Power and politics: nature, bases of power, politics nature, types, causes of organizational politics, political games.
• Organizational conflicts and resolution: Conflict features, types, causes leading to organizational conflicts, levels of conflicts, ways to resolve conflicts through five conflicts resolution strategies with outcomes.

• Organizational Culture:
• Characteristics of organizational culture.
• Types, functions and barriers of organizational culture
• Ways   of   creating   and   maintaining   effective organization culture

• Motivation at workplace: Concept of motivation

Theories of motivation in an organisational set up.

• A.Maslow Need Heirachy
• F.Hertzberg Dual Factor
• Mc.Gregor theory X and theory Y.

Waysofmotivating through carrot (positive reinforcement) and stick (negative reinforcement) at workplace.

• Organisational change and creativity: Concepts of organisational change, Factors leading/influencing organisational change, Kurt Lewins model of  organisational change  and development, Creativity and qualities of a creative person, Ways  of  enhancing  creativity  for  effective  decision making, Creative problem solving.
• Organisational Development and work stress: Need for organisational development, OD Techniques, Stress, types of stress, Causes and consequences of job stress, Ways for coping up with job stress

• Organisational behaviour, S.Robbins, Prentice Hall
• Organisational behaviour, John W.Newstrom and Keith Davis, Tata McGrawhill
• Organisational behaviour, Fred Luthans, McGrawhill,Newyork
• Organisational behaviour, K.Aswathappa, Himalaya  Publishing House

• Essentials of management, Koontz,Harold, Tata McGrawhill