Advanced Organisational Behaviour

By Prof. S.C. Das | Banaras Hindu University

Learners enrolled: 1498 | Exam registration: 25

ABOUT THE COURSE:

Interaction of human behaviour in organisational settings has been gaining new momentum at the micro (individuals in organisations), meso (work groups), and macro (organisations in individuals) levels. The proposed course structure not only focuses on the basic Organisational Behaviour courses but incorporates the advanced parts of organisational behaviours like organisational citizenship behaviour, toxicity in the workplace, employee resilience/experience and DEI, etc. The number of disciplines like industrial/organisational psychology, sociology, management, and anthropology has influenced the course, hence it has wide coverage among UG/PG/Doctoral students of Commerce, Management, Social Sciences, and Industry Professionals etc. The main objective of the course (from basics to advanced) is to give a holistic map of Organisational Behaviour (OB) under one umbrella as per the needs of students/academia/industry through theoretical and practical implementations.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: B.Com., M.Com., MBA or any other Disciplines (Pursing or Completed), Ph.D. Course Work Students, Academicians, and Working Professionals.

PREREQUISITES: (+2) Examination Qualified Students

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: This course would be beneficial for mid-level managers and senior executives in the industry and institutions.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Commerce
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	21 Jul 2025
End Date :	10 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	04 Aug 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	15 Aug 2025
Exam Date :	24 Oct 2025 IST
NCrF Level	4.5 — 8.0

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 1- OB Models and Development

Lecture-1: Nature and Scope of Organisational Behaviour
Lecture-2: Development of Organisational Behaviour
Lecture-3: Challenges and Opportunities of Organisational Behaviour
Lecture-4: Basics of Organisational Behaviour Models and their Applicability
Lecture-5: Organisational Behaviour: An Interdisciplinary Area of Study

Week 2-Individual Behaviour Dynamics

Lecture-1: The Big Five Personality Dimensions
Lecture-2: Psychological Contract
Lecture-3: Attitude: Components and its Types
Lecture-4: Emotions and Moods
Lecture-5: Learning Theories and Reinforcement

Week 3- Dynamism in Group Behaviour

Lecture-1: Formation of Groups
Lecture-2: Group Cohesiveness
Lecture-3: Group Decision Making
Lecture-4: Interpersonal Behaviour
Lecture-5: Transactional Analysis

Week 4-Advancements in Leadership Styles

Lecture-1: Servant Leadership
Lecture-2: Transformational Leadership
Lecture-3: Authentic Leadership
Lecture:4: Ethical Leadership
Lecture-5: HR Leadership

Week 5- Toxic Work Environment

Lecture-1: Workplace Incivility
Lecture-2: Workplace Bullying
Lecture-3: Workplace Ostracism
Lecture-4: Workplace Cynicism
Lecture-5: Withdrawal Behaviour

Week 6-Power and Politics

Lecture-1: Bases of Power
Lecture-2: Power Dynamics
Lecture-3: Political Behaviour
Lecture-4: Organisational Politics: Its Dimensions and Consequences
Lecture-5: Political Tactics

Week 7- Organisational Dynamics

Lecture-1: Organisational Culture
Lecture-2: Organisational Climate
Lecture-3: Organisational Conflict
Lecture-4: Organisational Change
Lecture-5: Organisational Dynamics Models

Week 8- Employee Voice and Silence

Lecture-1: Types of Employee Voice
Lecture-2: Measuring the Voice of Employees
Lecture-3: Forms of Employee Silence
Lecture-4: Danger of Employee Silence
Lecture-5: Predictors of Employee silence

Week 9- Organisational Citizenship Behaviour

Lecture-1: Dimensions of OCB
Lecture-2: Antecedents of OCB
Lecture-3: Dark Side of OCB
Lecture-4: Methods and Techniques of Improving OCB
Lecture-5: Environmental Citizenship Behaviour

Week 10-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Lecture-1: Defining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Lecture-2: Theoretical Approaches to DEI
Lecture-3: Forms of Workforce Diversity
Lecture-4: Managing Diversity
Lecture-5: DEI in Future Workplace

Week 11- Employee Experience and Resilience

Lecture-1: Fundamentals of Employees Experience
Lecture-2: Level of Employee Experience
Lecture-3: Dimensions of Employee Resilience
Lecture-4: Building Employees’ Resilience
Lecture 5: Effects of Employee Resilience

Week 12- Research Methods in Organisational Behaviour

Lecture-1: Problem Identification and Formulation
Lecture-2: Research Approaches in OB studies
Lecture-3: Research Design (Materials, Methods, and Measures)
Lecture-4: Mapping of Analytical Tools
Lecture-5: Advanced Research Topics and Interpretation

Books and references

Aswathappa, K. (2015b). Organisational behaviour. Himalaya Publishing House
Hersey, P., Blanchard, K. H., & Johnson, D. E. (1996). Management of organizational behavior: Utilizing Human Resources.
Kalliath, T., Brough, P., O’Driscoll, M. P., Manimala, M. J., Siu, O., & Parker, S. (2013). Organisational behaviour: A Psychological Perspective for the Asia-Pacific.
Khanka, S. S. (2007). Organisational behaviour (Standard Edition). S. Chand & Company.
Kings, D., & Lawley, S. (2021). Organizational behaviour (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Luthans, F., Luthans, B. C., & Luthans, K. W. (2021). Organizational behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach Fourteenth Edition. IAP.
McShane, S. L., Glinow, M. A. V., & Rai, H. (2022). Organizational behavior (9th ed.). McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited.
Neck, C. P., Houghton, J. D., & Murray, E. L. (2023a). Organizational Behavior: A Skill-Building Approach (3rd ed.). SAGE Publication.
Robbins, S. P., Judge, T., Hunt, J., Campbell, N., Khan, H., & Xu, Y. (2024). Organisational behaviour (10th ed.). Pearson.
Schindler, P. S. (2021). Business Research Methods (13th ed.). McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited.
Wilson, F. M. (2018). Organizational Behaviour and Work: A Critical Introduction. Oxford University Press.

Instructor bio

Prof. S.C. Das

Banaras Hindu University

Dr. S.C. Das, Professor of OB & HR at Faculty of Commerce, BHU, Varanasi (UP), India, obtained a Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) in OB and HR from Banaras Hindu University, INDIA. Prof. Das has expertise in HR, HRD, CSR, Industrial relations, HPWS, financial literacy, emotional intelligence, green HRM, insurance studies, etc. He has published Twelve Books and over Eighty Research Papers in national and international indexed and refereed journals. He has twenty-eight years of teaching and research experience in the PG Programme in HRM, Organisational Behaviour, Industrial Sociology, Research Methodology, Organisation Theory, etc. To date, twenty research scholars have been awarded doctoral degrees under his supervision.

Prof. Das is actively engaged in collaborative research projects with UGC and ICSSR and has completed four sponsored research projects on “Quality of Work Life”; “Work-Life Balance”; “Organisational Citizenship Behaviours and Organisational Effectiveness”; and “Linking Organisational Culture with Institutional Performance in Indian HLIs, etc. Presently, Prof. Das has been working on two funded projects, namely “Workplace Culture on Employee Relations in Select Indian and Indo-Japanese Manufacturing Organisations” and “Measurement of Quality of Doctoral Theses in Commerce and Management Disciplines of Indian Higher Learning Institutions”.

Prof. Das frequently delivers keynote presentations and masterclasses in practitioner forums on topical themes such as Operational research methodology, HRD, techniques of survey analysis, Compensation Management, Diversity Management, etc. He has visited abroad to present research papers in England (London Metropolitan University, 2005), Canada (Thompson Rivers University, 2010), Scotland (Edinburgh Napier University, 2014), and Sweden (Gothenburg University, 2024), etc.

Prof. Das has been awarded no. honors for his research work i.e., Best Business Academic of the Year (BBAY), Silver Medal-2004, Best Business Academic of the Year (BBAY) Gold Medal-2015 and Prof. Manubhai M Shah Memorial Research Award- Gold Medal,2016 by Indian Commerce Association, India, UGC Research Award-2016-18 and Amity Excellence Award for the Best Professor in the Area of Organizational Behaviour, 2020 by Amity University, Noida, INDIA

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: 24 October 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup. It will have the logos of INI and BHU.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

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