Bangladesh University of Professionals

Faculty of Business Studies

MBA (Professional) Program

COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE TITLE: Management and YEAR & TRIMESTER: 1st Year & 1st
Organizational Behaviour Trimester
COURSE CODE: BUS 7301
COURSE CREDIT/HR: 03
PROGRAM NAME: MBA (Professional) DURATION: 4 Months

Rationale
Understanding human behavior at work is an essential aspect of successful management.
Managers need to know why people behave as they do in relation to their job, work group, and
organization. This knowledge of individuals’ perceptions, attitudes, and behavior enables the
managers to choose appropriate managerial practices for increasing organizational
effectiveness. So, this course is designed to introduce the students with the dynamics of
individual and group behavior in organizations. From well-established concepts and practices,
students will learn about the interrelationship of behavioral phenomena among individual,
group, and organizational levels which will enhance their ability to communicate and work
effectively with others.
Objectives
The main objective of this course is to improve students’ understanding of human behavior in
an organization and ability to lead people effectively toward increased organizational
performance. Students will learn different concepts and approaches relating to organizational
behavior and their impact on creating a high-performing organization. They will also know
about of the tradeoffs and dilemmas involved with managing people in an organization. These
will enable them to analyze organizational problems and develop appropriate solutions
successfully in future.
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Explain the effect of personality, attitudes, and perceptions in team and organizational
settings;
2. Describe and apply motivation theories to achieve a team’s or an organization’s goals;
3. Apply team development, team effectiveness, and group decision making models and
techniques;
4. Analyze and apply leadership theories and better understand their own leadership
style;
5. Explain power and influence strategies and their impact on achieving organization’s
objectives;
6. Identify and apply tactics for resolving conflict in work groups;
7. Understand the benefits and liabilities of practiced organizational cultures and
subcultures;
8. Describe the elements of organizational structure and its impact on an organization’s
performance.
Teaching Learning Strategy
1. Lecture
2. Question-answer
3. Pair-work
4. Group Discussion
5. Individual Presentation
6. Debate, Role Playing

Required Materials:

1. Management by Ricky W. Griffin (11th Edition)

2. Organizational Behavior by Stephen P. Robbins, & Timothy A. Judge (19th edition)

Week Topics Discussion Issues

1 MGT chapter 01 Introduction to Definition of management • History of
Management management • Functions of managers
• Levels of management • Principles of
management • The managerial roles
approach • Skills of management • The
management process • Efficiency &
effectiveness
2 MGT chapter 07 Planning and Decision Making and the Planning
Decision Making Process Organizational Goals,
Organizational Planning , Time
Frames for Planning Responsibilities
for Planning, Tactical Planning,
Operational Planning Single-Use
Plans Programs Projects
3 MGT chapter 11 Basic Elements of The Elements of Organizing,
Organizing Designing Jobs
Grouping Jobs: Departmentalization
Establishing Reporting Relationships
4 MGT chapter 16 Managing Employee The Nature of Motivation
Motivation and Content Perspectives on Motivation
Performance Process Perspectives on Motivation
Reinforcement Perspectives on
Motivation
Popular Motivational Strategies
5 MGT chapter 17 Managing Leadership The Nature of Leadership
(it will be and Influence Generic Approaches to Leadership
considered as a Processes Situational Approaches to Leadership
chapter of OB)
6 MGT chapter 20 Basic Elements of The Nature of Control
Control Types of Control
Steps in the Control Process
Operations Control
Financial Control
7 OB chapter 01 What Is Disciplines That Contribute to OB
Organizational There Are Few Absolutes in OB
Behavior? Challenges and Opportunities
Diversity in Diversity
Organizations Discrimination
Implementing Diversity Management
Strategies
8 OB chapter 05 Personality and Personal Inventory Assessments
Values Personality Frameworks
Personality Attributes Relevant to OB
Personality and Situations
9 OB chapter 13 Power and Politics Power and Leadership
Bases of Power
Power Tactics
How Power Affects People

Definition of Organizational Politics

The Reality of Politics
The Causes and Consequences of
Political Behavior
Factors Contributing to Political
Behavior
How Do People Respond to
Organizational Politics?
Impression Management
10 OB chapter 16 Organizational A Definition of Organizational
Culture Culture
Culture Is a Descriptive Term
Do Organizations Have Uniform
Cultures?
Strong versus Weak Cultures
What Do Cultures Do?

The Functions of Culture

Culture Creates Climate
The Ethical Dimension of Culture
Culture and Sustainability
Culture and Innovation
Culture as an Asset
Culture as a Liability
11 Mid-Term Examination
12 Presentation
 Distribution of Marks for Evaluation (Theory Courses)
Letter grades are used to evaluate the performance of a student in a course. The following
grading system is currently followed for performance evaluation of the students:

Events Weightage
Semester/Trimester Final Exam 40%
Midterm Exam 20%
Class Tests (Total Four) 12%
Term Paper (with the different topic), Including Presentation 10%
Assignments and Case Studies (Individual Group) Including Presentation 05%
Regular Class Presentation and Participation 05%
Class Attendance 05%
Attitude/Conduct/Manners 03%
Total: 100%
3.2 Grading System
Numerical Grade Letter Grade Grade Point
80% and above A+ (A Plus) 4.00
75% to < 80% A (A Regular) 3.75
70% to < 75% A- (A Minus) 3.50
65% to < 70% B+ (B Plus) 3.25
60% to < 65% B (B Regular) 3.00
55% to < 60% B- (B Minus) 2.75
50% to < 55% C+ (C Plus) 2.50
45% to < 50% C (C Regular) 2.25
40% to < 45% D - 2.00
< 40% F - 0.00
--------------------- I - Incomplete
--------------------- W - Withdrawal/Withdrawn

Attendance Marks
90% and Above 10.0
85% to < 90% 9.0
80% to < 85% 8
75% to < 80% 7
65% to< 75% 6
(Non-Collegiate, with payment @ 5000/- per course)
Less than 65% Dis-collegiate