Organizational Behaviour

By Prof Rishipal | Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Dudhola, Palwal, Haryana

Learners enrolled: 986

Discipline Area	Management and Psychology
Programme Level	UG & PG level
Academic Programmes	BBA, B Com, BSc Psychology, BA (Hons) Psychology, MBA, M.Com, Msc Psychology
Course Name	Organizational Behavior
Medium of Instruction	English
Nature of Course	Core
Course Credits	4
Course Duration(week)	15

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	15 weeks
Category :	HRM and Organizational Behaviour
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	14 Jul 2025
End Date :	31 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	31 Aug 2025
Exam Date :	14 Dec 2025 IST
NCrF Level	6.0
Shift: :	I

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week No	Modules to be covered
1	Introduction to Organizational Behaviour & Historical antecedents
2	Contemporary Trends and Challenges of Organizational Behaviour; Field of OB: Individual, Groups & Systems as building blocks
3	Employee attitudes: Job satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, Organizational Citizenship Behaviour
4	Organizational Behaviour Models
5	Work Motivation: Early theories: Maslow, McClelland, Two factor
6	Work Motivation: Contemporary theories: Goal setting, Equity, Expectancy
7	Organizational Culture
8	Perception, Personality and Values
9	Power and Politics: Influence, empowerment, organizational politics, sexual harassment.
10	Leadership: a. Basic approaches: Trait theories, Behavioural theories, Contingency theories
11	Leadership: Contemporary Issues: Inspirational approaches to leadership, Contemporary leadership roles, Challenges to the leadership construct & Indian perspective
12	Emotions and Emotional Intelligence
13	Group: Formation, Type, Dynamics and Decision Making
14	Interpersonal Behavior
15	Assignment as the final Test from the complete syllabus
16	Sharing on the submitted assignment

Books and references

Apple White, Phillip B, Organizational Behaviour”, Printice Hall, Englewood Cliffs.
Arnold and Feidman, “Organization Behaviour”, McGraw Hill International, New York.
Aswathappa. K, Organisational Behaviour. Himalaya Publishing House.
Chadha, N.K. (2007). Organizational Behavior. Galgotia Publishers: New Delhi.
G. Misra (Ed.), Handbook of Psychology. N. Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Gary Dessler, Organization Theories, Prentice Hall, India
Greenberg, J. & Baron, R.A. (2007). Behaviour in Organizations (9th Ed.). India.
Griffin, R.W. & Moorhead, G. (2009). Organizational Behavior: Managing People & Organizations. New Delhi : Biztantra publishers.
Gupta, S.K., Joshi, Rosy. (2013). Organizational Behaviour. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi
Harrell, T.W, “Industrial Psychology”, McGraw Hill, New York.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology. New York: Wiley Blackwell.
L.M. Prasad, Management Process and Organizational, Sultan Chand & Sons.
Luthans, F. (2009). Organizational behaviour. New Delhi: McGraw Hill.
Miner, J.B, Organizational Behavior: Foundations, Theories, and Analyses. Oxford University Press.
Nair, S. R, Organisational Behaviour (text & Cases), Himalaya Publishing House.
Pareek, U. (2010). Understanding organizational behaviour. Oxford: Oxford
Pareek. U, Understanding Organisational Behaviour, Oxford University Press (Revised and Updated by Sushama Khanna)
Prakash, A. (2011). Organizational behaviour in India: An indigenous perspective. In
Robbins, S. P. & Judge, T.A. (2007) Organizational Behavior( 12th Ed). New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
Schermerhorn, J.R. , Hunt, J.G. & Osborn, R.N. (2008) Organizational Behavior (10thEd.) New Delhi: Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.
Singh, K. (2010). Organizational Behavior: Texts & Cases. India: Dorling Kindersley
Sinha, J.B.P. (2008). Culture and Organizational Behavior. New Delhi: Sage.
Stephen P. Robbins, Organizational Behavior Concepts, Prentice Hall, India
University Press.

Instructor bio

Prof Rishipal

Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Dudhola, Palwal, Haryana

Prof. (Dr.) Rishi Pal

PhD, MBA, MA (English & Psychology), LLB, LLM, NET (Psychology & Management)

Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Haryana

Prof. (Dr.) Rishi Pal is a seasoned academician, administrator, and training expert with over 37 years of comprehensive experience in Academics, Research, Administration, Management, and Training & Development. He has served as Professor for the past 14 years and 9 months, contributing immensely to the educational ecosystem.

Dr. Rishipal holds an impressive array of qualifications including a PhD, MBA, MA in English and Psychology, LLB, LLM, and Postgraduate Diplomas in Training & Development and Guidance & Counselling. He has cleared the prestigious NET (National Eligibility Test) twice—in both Psychology and Management.

He has held key leadership roles such as Dean, Humanities & Applied Sciences and Dean, WIT Campus at Shri Vishwakarma Skill University. As a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Skill Delegation, he has represented India across several European countries, including Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Dr. Rishipal has also served as a Visiting Professor at various universities, technical institutions, and industrial organizations, and currently supervises multiple PhD scholars.

He has authored 14 books and contributed chapters and articles to books, journals, and national dailies in the domains of Training & Development, Communication, Management, and Psychology. His academic output includes over 40 research papers in internationally reputed journals and more than 125 paper presentations at national and international conferences. Additionally, he has developed and published standardized psychological scales.

He is on the editorial and review boards of several international journals and has been a consultant and policy advisor to both state and national government bodies for academic planning and institutional development.

Dr. Rishipal was appointed as a member of the National Institute of Differently Abled Persons, New Delhi, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. He also served on the Juvenile Justice Board and was a member of the Inspection Committee for Women Jails and Juvenile Observation Homes in Haryana for five years.

He has been an invited resource person for prominent organizations such as UGC, CBSE, AICTE, NPTI, PDDUIPPD, EdCIL, and several state and central universities for the professional development of faculty, officers, and administrators. His work also extends to corporate training for private and public sector enterprises.

To date, Dr. Rishipal has conducted over 1500 training programs, workshops, and HRD initiatives aimed at enhancing the skills and competencies of engineers, managers, administrators, educators, and students.