New MBA Syllabus of Pune University

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Can you provide me the new/revised Syllabus for Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) Program offered by Savitribai Phule Pune University?

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The new/revised Syllabus for Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) Program offered by Savitribai Phule Pune University is as follows:

Semester I
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR & PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT

SECTION I:- Organizational Behaviour
1. Introduction to Organizational Behaviour: Definition, Importance, Scope, Fundamental Concepts of OB, Different models of OB - autocratic, custodial, supportive, collegial and SOBC.
2. Personality & Attitudes: Meaning of personality, attitude - Development of personality Attributes of personality- Transactional Analysis Ego states Johari window - Nature and dimensions of attitude Developing the right attitude
3. Motivation: Definition, Importance, Motives Characteristics, Classification of motives - Primary & Secondary motives. Theories of Motivation - Maslows Theory of need hierarchy - Herzberg's theory Morale - Definition and relationship with productivity - Morale Indicators
4. Group Dynamics and Team building: Concept of Group & Team. Theories of Group Formation - Formal and Informal Groups Importance of Team building
5. Conflict Management: Definition. Traditional vis-vis Modern view of conflict Types of conflict Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Organizational Constructive and Destructive conflict. Conflict management
6. Stress management: Definition, Causes, Managing stress, Stress as a motivator. Work life balance.
7. Change management: Concept of change, change as a natural process, Importance & Causes of change social, economic, technological, organizational. Learning unlearning, Concept of learning organizations.
8. Cases studies on above topics

SECTION II: Principles and Practice of Management
1. Basic concepts of management: Definition Need and Scope Different schools of management thought Behavioural, Scientific, Systems, and Contingency

2. Contribution of Management Thinkers: Taylor, Fayol, Elton Mayo

3. Functions of Management
a) Planning Concept, Nature, Importance, Steps, Limitations, Management by objectives
b) Organizing - Concept, Nature, Importance, Principles, Centralization, Decentralization, Organization Structures- Line and Staff Authority, Functional, Product, Matrix, Geographical, Customer, New Forms of Organization Virtual, Organizations as Networks - Types of Network Organizations/Clusters - Self- Organizing Systems. Organizational Designs for Change and Innovation - Designing Principles for New Forms of Organizations
c) Staffing - Concept, Nature, Importance, Steps. Concept of knowledge worker
d) Directing Concept, Nature, Importance
e) Controlling - Concept, Nature, Importance, Process of controlling, Control Techniques

4. Leadership: Concept, Nature, Importance, Attributes of a leader, developing leaders across the organization, Leadership Grid.
5. Decision making: Concept, Nature, Importance, and Process. Types of decisions Problems in decision making
6. Case Study: Planning, Decision Making, Leadership.

Books Recommended:-
1. Organizational Behaviour, 9th Ed. - Stephen Robbins
2. Human Behaviour at work - Davis and Newstorm
3. Organizational Behaviour - Uma Sekaran
4. Organizational Behaviour - Fred Luthans
5. Organizational Behaviour - K.Aswathappa
6. Human Behaviour at Work - Keith Davis
7. Organizational Behaviour - Jit S.Chandran
8. Human Relations & Organizational Behaviour - R.S.Dwivedi
9. Organizational Behaviour - McShane
10. Organizational Behaviour - Sharma
11. Essentials of Management Koontz TMGH -
12. Principles & Practices of Management - Saxena
13. Principles and Practices of Management - Shejwalkar and Ghanekar
14. Management Concepts & Practices - Hannagan