Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Psychology of Human Behavior at Work Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the TY BCOM syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based syllabus below alongside it for ATKT candidates, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Psychology of Human Behavior at Work
Module I: Understanding Work Teams and Leadership (15)
- Unit I: Understanding Work Teams
- Concept of Work teams, Importance, Differences between Groups and Teams.
- Types of Teams, Creating Effective Team, Turning Individuals into Team Players Unit II Leadership
- Leadership– Trait and Behavioral theories, Charismatic Leadership, Challenges to Leadership
- Contingency Theory- The Fiedler Model, Situational leadership theory, Path- goal theory
Module II: Organizational Culture, Organizational Change and Stress Management (15)
- Unit I: Organizational Culture
- Organizational Culture – Concept and factors
- Importance of organisational Cultures
- Types of Organisational Culture
- Creating Ethical and Positive Organizational Culture
- Unit II: Organizational Change and Stress Management
- Forces of Change
- Resistance to Change
- Work Stress
- Stress Management
Reference Books
- Aamodt, M.G. (2004). Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology. (4 th Ed.). Wadsworth/Thomson Learning
- Aswathappa, K. (2005). Human Resource Management- Text and Cases. (4 th Ed.). New Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. ltd
- Landy, F.J., & Conte, J.M. (2009). Work in the 21 st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 3 rd edition, Wiley- Blackwell
- Matthewman, L., Rose, A., & Hetherington, A. (2009). Work Psychology: An Introduction to Human Behavior in Workplace. Oxford University Press
- Luthans, F. (2005). Organizational Behavior. (10 th Ed.) McGraw Hill
- Muchinsky, P.M. (2003). Psychology Applied to Work. (7 th Ed.). Wadsworth /Thomson Learning
- Newstrom, J.W., & Davis. K. (2002). Organizational Behavior: Human Behavior at Work (11 Ed.). Tata McGraw Hill
- Robins, S.P., Judge, T.A &Vohra, N. (2013). Organizational Behavior (15 th Ed). Pearson
- Schultz, D & Schultz, S.E. (2014). Psychology and Work Today. (10 th Ed) Indian Reprint 2014 by Dorling Kindersley
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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