Management and Organization Behaviour Assignments by Dr. G C Mohanta, Professor
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This document outlines the assignments for an MBA course titled "Management and Organization Behavior". It includes 5 units that cover topics such as management principles and functions, approaches to organization structure, decision making, planning, motivation theories, leadership styles, group dynamics, organizational culture and change management. Students are asked to discuss concepts like the 3D model of management behavior, Hawthorne experiments, content and process motivation theories, and emerging aspects of organizational behavior. They must also explain concepts like psychological contracts, personality traits, perception, conflict management models and techniques for managing stress.
Management and Organization Behaviour Assignments by Dr. G C Mohanta, Professor
- 1. MBA – I Year MB101: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR - ASSIGNMENTS Unit I 1. (a) What is management? (b) Discuss the process and functions of management. 2. Discuss Scientific & Modern Management. 3. Discuss: (a) 3D model of management behavior, (b) MBO and (c) MBWA. 4. Discuss: (a) Peter’s Principle, (b) Parkinson’s Law, (c) Hawthorne’s Experiments, (d) Human Engineering, and (e) Difference between line and staff. 5. Discuss Main Approaches to Organisation, Structure & Management: (a) Classical, (b) Human Relations, (c) Systems and (d) Contingency. Unit II 1. (a) Define Decision Making, (b) Discuss Importance, Characteristics and Process of Decision Making, (c) Define Negotiation and discuss the various approaches to Negotiation. 2. Discuss the approaches to Decision Making: (a) Rational, (b) Behavioral, (c) Practical and (d) Personal. 3. Discuss Open and Closed Models of Decision Making. 4. (a) What is Planning? (b) Discuss: (i) Different Types of Plans and (ii) Steps in Planning. 5. Write short notes on: (a) Bureaucracy, (b) Authority, (c) Responsibility, (d) Centralisation, (e) Decentralisation, and (f) Recentralisation. Unit III 1.(a) What is Psychological Contract? (b) Explain different Types of Psychological Contracts, and (c) Discuss Personal Construct Theory. 2. (a) What is Personality and Personality Traits? (b) Discuss (i) Organisationally Relevant Personality traits, (ii) Big 5 Personality traits, and (iii) MBTI inventory. 3. (a) What is Perception? (b) Discuss: (i) Process of Perception, (ii) Factors influencing perception, (iii) Perceptual distortions & errors, and (iv) Attribution Theory.
- 2. 4. (a) What is Motivation? (b) Discuss Content Theories of Motivation: (i) Maslow, (ii) Alderfer, (iii) Herzberg, (iv) McCleland. 5. Discuss Process Theories of Motivation: (i) Vroom, (ii) Porter & Lawler, (iii) Equity Theory and (iv) Goal Theory. Unit IV 1. (a) What is Organisational Behaviour? (b) Discuss Models of Organisational Behaviour: (i) Autocratic Model, (ii) Custodial Model, (iii) Supportive Model, (iv) Collegial Model, and (v) System Model. 2. (a) Define Leadership? (b) Discuss: (i) Trait & Behaviourial Approaches to Leadership, (ii) Path Goal Theory, (iii) Vroom’s Decision Tree Approach to Leadership, and (iv) Hersey & Blanchard Model. 3. Explain: (i) Transactional Analysis, (ii) Johari Window, and (iii) Managerial Grid. 4. (a) Describe various types of groups in organization and (b) Explain Group Dynamics. 5. (i) Discuss: (i) Nature of Conflict, (ii) Various Types of Conflict in Groups, (iii) Reactions to Conflict, and (iv) Pondy’s Model of Organizational Conflict. Unit V 1. (a) What is Organization Design? (b) Discuss in brief: (i) Various Elements of Organization Design and (ii) Traditional and Contemporary Organization Designs. 2. (a) What is Communication? (b) Discuss: (i) Barriers to Effective Communication, (ii) Communication Process, and (iii) Strategies for Effective Communication. 3. (a) What you mean by: (i) Organizational Culture and (ii) Organisational Climate? (b) What are the components of: (i) Organizational Culture and (ii) Organisational Climate. 4. (a) What is stress? (b) What are the causes of stress? (c) What are the various techniques for managing stress? What are the techniques for employee counselling? 5. (a) What is management of change and organization development? (b) Discuss the change management process and (c) Discuss the emerging aspects of Organisational Behaviour.