Master of Management Studies (M.M.S) Organizational Behavior Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Course objectives

• 1 To introduce students to key Organizational Behaviour concepts such as personality, perception, motivation, and organizational roles.
• 2 To apply behavioural theories to workplace dynamics and demonstrate their relevance through case scenarios.
• 3 To develop students’ ability to analyze group behaviour, leadership styles, and organizational structures.
• 4 To evaluate the impact of organizational conflicts, stressors, and power dynamics on individual and team performance.
• 5 To enable students to design interventions for organizational development, cultural transformation, and change management.

Course outcomes

• CO1 (Understanding): Describe the foundational concepts of organizational behaviour, including personality, motivation, leadership, and culture
• CO2 (Applying): Apply theories of perception, motivation, stress, leadership, and organizational roles to workplace scenarios and behavioural outcomes
• CO3 (Analyzing): Analyze the influence of individual differences, group dynamics, and organizational design on performance, behaviour, and decision-making
• CO4 (Evaluating): Evaluate leadership styles, power dynamics, and role conflicts for enhancing organizational effectiveness and resolving behavioural issues
• CO5 (Creating): Design effective strategies for managing change, stress, and improving organizational culture and development in modern workplaces

Unit 1 CO1 · 2 hours

Introduction to OB ● Origin, Nature and Scope of Organizational Behavior ● Relevance to Organizational Effectiveness and Contemporary Issues.

Unit 2 CO1 · 4 hours

Personality ● Meaning and Determinants of Personality ● Process of Personality Formation ● Personality Types ● Assessment of Personality Traits for Increasing Self Awareness

Unit 3 CO2, CO3 · 4 hours

Perception, Attitude and Value ● Perceptual Processes, Effect of Perception on Individual Decision-Making, Attitude and Behavior. ● Sources of Value ● Effect of Values on Attitudes and Behavior. ● Effects of Perception, Attitude and Values on Work Performance.

Unit 4 CO1, CO2, CO3 · 3 hours

Motivation Concepts ● Motives ● Theories of Motivation ● Their Applications for Behavioral Change.

Unit 5 CO2, CO3 · 4 hours

Group Dynamics & Teamwork ● Work Groups, Formal and Informal Groups and Stages of Group Development. ● Concepts of Group Dynamics, Group Conflicts and Group Decision Making. ● Team Effectiveness: High Performing Teams, Team Roles, Cross Functional and Self-Directed Teams

Unit 6 CO2, CO3, CO4 · 4 hours

Organizational Design ● Structure, Size, Technology ● Hybrid Work Structures ● Environment of Organization; ● Organizational Roles: -Concept of Roles; Role Dynamics; Role Conflicts and Stress. ● Organizational Conflicts

Unit 7 CO2, CO3, CO4 · 3 hours

Leadership ● Concepts and Skills of Leadership ● Leadership and Managerial Roles ● Leadership Styles and Effectiveness ● Contemporary Issues in Leadership. ● Power and Politics: Sources and Uses of Power; ● Politics at Workplace ● Tactics and Strategies. ● Defense Mechanism Sources, types and Strategies to cope-up

Unit 8 CO2, CO3, CO4 · 2 hours

Self & Stress Management ● What is stress? ● Eustress & Distress ● General Adaptation Syndrome ● A Stress Model- Stressors & stress outcomes ● Potential sources of stress- Environmental factors, Organizational factors, Personal factors ● Consequences of stress- Psychological, Physiological, Behavioral.

Unit 9 CO3, · 2 hours

Organizational Culture ● Definition, Characteristics of Organizational Culture ● Strong Versus Weak Culture ● Functions of Organizational Culture

Unit 10 CO3, CO4, CO5 · 2 hours

Organization Development ● Organizational Change and Culture Environment ● Organizational Culture and Climate ● Contemporary Issues relating to Business Situations ● Process of Change and Organizational Development

Text Books

• 1 Understanding Organizational Behavior – Udai Pareek
• 2 Organizational Behavior – Stephen Robbins
• 3 Organizational Behavior – Fred Luthans
• 4 Uday Kumar Haldar, Leadership and Team Building, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2010.

Reference Books

• 1 Organizational Behavior by Steven L McShane, Mary Ann Von Glinow & Radha Sharma
• 2 Organizational Behavior – L. M. Prasad (Sultan Chand)
• 3 Organizational Behavior – Meera Shankar – International Book House Ltd
• 4 Management & Organizational Behavior – Laurie Mullins – Pearson Publications