Program : Management of Technology and Innovation (MoTI)

Degree : PhD

Course Code : MTI 715

Course Name : Advanced Organizational Behaviour

Course Category : Compulsory Core Courses

Semester : First Semester

Credit Hours : 3

Fundamental concepts of organisational behaviour. People management skills. Systems view of organizations. Contingency approach to management. Needs theories. Concept of perception and its implications for a manager. Reinforcement theory and its applications in management. Expectancy theory. Equity theory and its implications for behaviour in organizations. Approaches to motivation and their appropriate use. Conflict and methods for effective conflict management. Forces for change and the forces for stability in an organization. Relationship between job design, motivation, and performance. Effects of organizational structure on behaviour. Communication process in an organization. Learning theories. Nature of work-related stress and techniques for effective stress management.