Industrial Psychology and Organizational Behavior-Syllabus

Savitribai Phule Pune University
Board of Studies - Mechanical and Automobile Engineering

Undergraduate Program – Final Year Mechanical Engineering (2019 pattern)
402051D: Industrial Psychology and Organizational Behavior
Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Scheme
Theory 3 Hrs./Week Theory 3 In-Semester 30 Marks
End-Semester 70 Marks
Prerequisites: Understanding psychology as natural science, Infancy and Preschool Years, Diversity
and Social Interaction, zeal to contribute for individual, group, social and national development.
Course Objectives:
1. To develop an understanding of the nature, functioning and design of organization as social
collectivities.
2. To orient the students to the application of principles of psychology in an industrial and
organizational workplace
3. To demonstrate the understanding of job requirement and related fatigue, boredom and ways to
handle it.
4. To develop the insights into performance management and understanding related improvement
strategies.
5. To have an understanding of human behavior in groups and develop knowledge and skills in
leadership, power, communication, negotiation and conflict management.
6. To develop the acumen to understand the organizational culture, change management and
organizational development.
Course Outcomes
On completion of the course the learner will be able to;
CO1. DEMONSTRATE fundamental knowledge about need and scope of industrial -
organizational psychology and behavior.
CO2. ANALYZE the job requirement, have understanding of fatigue, boredom and improve the
job satisfaction.
CO3. UNDERSTAND the approaches to enhance the performance.
CO4. KNOWLEDGE of theories of organizational behavior, learning and social-system.
CO5. UNDERSTAND the mechanism of group behavior, various aspects of team, leadership
and conflict management.
CO6. EVALUATE the organizational culture, manage the change and understands
organizational development approaches.
Course Content
Unit 1 Industrial Psychology: Introduction
Introduction to Industrial Psychology, Brief History of Industrial Psychology, Nature, Scope and
Problems, psychology as a science and areas of applications, Individual differences and their
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evaluation, Role of heredity and environment, study of behavior and stimulus to response behavior,
Types of individual differences, Scientific management and it’s limitations
Hawthorne Studies: Introduction, Hawthorne Studies, Implication of Hawthorne Studies,

Criticisms of Hawthorne Studies, Relevance of Industrial psychology in era of Industry 5.0
Unit 2 Job Analysis and Industrial Fatigue

Job Analysis and Evaluation, Employee Selection, Performance Evaluation, training and
development
Industrial Fatigue: Introduction, Concept and Meaning, Types of Industrial Fatigue, Causes of
Fatigue, Contents, Fatigue Symptoms, Industrial Studies on Fatigue, Causes and Remedies of
Industrial Fatigue, Effects of Industrial Fatigue
Industrial Boredom: Introduction, Concept and Meaning, Causes and Remedies of Boredom,
Effects of Boredom, Reducing Boredom
Unit 3 Performance Management

Performance Management: Introduction, Concept and Meaning, Objectives of Performance
Management, Process of Performance Management, Approaches to Performance Development,
Methods of Performance Management
Relevance of Leadership and supervision, Recruitment, Time and Stress Management, Occupational
Health and Safety. Implication of Motivation Theories in Workplace, Factors Influencing Job
Satisfaction, Reducing Dissatisfaction
Unit 4 Organizational Behavior: Introduction

Concept of organization & organizational behavior, Organizational structure, factors affecting
behavior in organizations, Theories of Organization - Classic Organizational Theory, Human
Relations Theory, Contingency Theories, Models and Approaches of Organizational Behavior.
Ethics and ethical behavior in organizations, Learning: meaning and definition, process and theories of
learning, Understanding a social-system, Organizational Behavior in an Engineering Sector Organization
Unit 5 Group Behavior and Interpersonal Relationships

Group Behavior: Groups: Concept and Classification, Stages of Group Development, Group
Structure, Roles and Norms, Premise and Issues. Group Decision-Making: Group vs Individual,
Groupthink and Groups Shift, Group Decision Making Techniques and Process
Team work: meaning, concept, types, creating, an effective team
Leadership: Functions and approaches; trait, behavioral and contingency models; characteristics of
successful leaders; role of power in leadership
Interpersonal Relationships: Understanding Self and Others, Developing Interpersonal
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Relationships, Transactional Analysis, Johari Window
Conflict Management: Concept, Causes, Types, Stages, Effects, Management of Conflicts
Unit 6 Organizational Culture, Change Management and Organizational Development

Organizational Culture: Concept, Dominant Culture, Strong vs Weak Cultures, Creating and
Sustaining Culture, Employees Learning of the Culture, Creating a Customer-Responsive Culture.
Organizational Changes: Concept and Forces for Change, Managing Planned Changes, Resistance
to Change, Approaches to Manage Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Culture-
Boundedness of Managing the Change.
Organizational theory and development:

Organizational Theory: Classical organizational THEORY, Humanistic Theory, Open-System
Theory
Organizational development: Need, models of Organizational change, Organizational development
interventions
Books and other resources
Text Books:
1. Vikram Bisen and Priya, Indistrial Psychology, New Age Publication, 2010.
2. Michael Aamodt, Organizational/ Industrial Psychology, Wadsworth Cengage Learning,
2010
3. Robbins, S.P. Organizational Behaviour. Prenctice-Hall, latest edition.
4. Spector, P.E. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Research and Practice. International
Student Version. Latest Edition. Wiley.
5. Davis K. & Newstrom J.W., Human Behaviour at work, Mcgraw Hill International, 1985
6. Stephen P. Robbin & Seema Sanghi, Organizational behavior, Pearson, 2011
7. L.M. Prasad, Organizational behavior, S Chand & sons
References Books:
1. Blum M.L. Naylor J.C., Horper & Row, Industrial Psychology, CBS Publisher
2. Luthans Fred, Organizational Behaviour, McGraw Hill International.
3. Morgan C.t., King R.A.,John Rweisz & John Schoples, Introduction to Psychology, McHraw
Hill, 1966
4. Schermerhorn J.R.Jr., Hunt J.G &Osborn R.N., Managing, Organizational Behaviour, John
Willy
5. Arnold J., Robinson, Iran, T. and Cooper, Cary L, Work Psychology, Macmillan IndiaLtd.
6. Muchincky (2009). Psychology applied to work. New Delhi: Cengage.
7. Griffin, Ricky W: Organizational Behaviour, Houghton Mifflin co., Boston.
8. Ivancevich; John and Micheeol T. Matheson, Organizational Behaviour and Management,
Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi.
9. Newstrom, John W. and Keith Davis: Organizational Behavior: Human Behavior at Work,
Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi.
10. Steers Richard m. and J. Stewart black: Organizational Behavior, Hrper Collins college
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Publishers, New York.
11. Sukla, Madhukar: Understanding Organizations: Organization Theory and Practice in India,
Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
Web References:
1. http://nptel.ac.in/cour ses/110105034/1
6. http://nptel.ac.in/course s/110105034/23
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Savitribai Phule Pune University

Board of Studies - Mechanical and Automobile Engineering

402051D: Industrial Psychology and Organizational Behavior

Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Scheme

Theory 3 Hrs./Week Theory 3 In-Semester 30 Marks

Hawthorne Studies: Introduction, Hawthorne Studies, Implication of Hawthorne Studies,

Unit 2 Job Analysis and Industrial Fatigue

Unit 3 Performance Management

Unit 4 Organizational Behavior: Introduction

Unit 5 Group Behavior and Interpersonal Relationships

Team work: meaning, concept, types, creating, an effective team

Interpersonal Relationships: Understanding Self and Others, Developing Interpersonal

Conflict Management: Concept, Causes, Types, Stages, Effects, Management of Conflicts

Unit 6 Organizational Culture, Change Management and Organizational Development

Organizational theory and development:

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