Human Behaviour at Work

Human Behaviour at Work Book is published strictly as per syllabus of B.Com Semester-II of Lucknow University.

Human Behaviour or Organisational Behaviour is one of the most interesting subjects to be understood by an individual; the more one read about it the more absorbing does it become. Behaviour is one of the core elements of all the employees who compose the organisation, therefore it has great relevance in the modern organisation. To make an organisation successful and competitive one has to go through the behaviour of the people who work for the organisation. By understanding the organisational behaviour properly one can make optimum utilisation of Human Resource.

As this is an exciting field of study an attempt is made to integrate the relevant knowledge for the benefit of students, researchers, academicians and industrialists. It will surely stimulate thinking among the students.

The book lays the special emphasis on Models of Organisational Behaviour, Perception, Personality, Learning, Motivation, Conflict management, Group Dynamics and Leadership. The book will help the students to have the conceptual knowledge of Human Behaviour at Work and to know the various dimensions of the subject.

Human Behaviour at Work Syllabus For B.Com Semester II of Lucknow University

Unit I: Meaning and development of Organizational Behaviour, Need for Organizational Behaviour, Organizational Behaviour Model.

Unit II: Perception: Meaning, Significance of Perception for understanding Human Behaviour, Perception Process and Factors Influencing Perception; Personality: Concept, Factors influencing Personality, Theories of Personality.

Unit III: Learning: Concept, Process, Learning Theory and OB, OB Modification, Motivation: Motivation and Goal-Directed Nature of Human Behaviour, Process, Theories of Motivation: Maslow’s need hierarchy, Herzberg’s two-factor theory, Theory X, Y and Z, Conflict Management.

Unit IV: Group Dynamics: Meaning, Functions, Types Reasons for joining Group, Stages of Group Development, Characteristics, Advantages and Disadvantages of Informal Groups, Group Norms, Group Cohesiveness, Leadership: Meaning, style, approaches of leadership (Trait and Behaviour approach).

Human Behaviour at Work Book Content

1. Organisational Behaviour
2. Perception
3. Personality
4. Learning
5. Motivation
6. Conflict Management
7. Group Dynamics
8. Leadership