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XIMB Bhubaneswar	ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR – II (GROUPS IN ORGANISATIONS & COMMUNITIES)	PGPRM
Instructor:	Prof. S. Peppin, XIMB	Phone (Extn.): 719
Course Assistant	Ms. Madhu Chhanda Panda	Phone (Extn.): 713

1. Scope

Groups play a vital role in building individuals, teams, community and organizations. Study on group dynamics forms a fascinating filed for explorations on team building, conflict resolution, decision making, leadership and trust. In the recent past, study on cross-cultural groups/teams has assumed significant importance as business and development interventions have become global and transnational.

At the same time, building linkages between global and local initiatives has been perceived as an inevitable strategy for promoting business and development enterprises. Therefore, the necessity to study the dynamics of community based groups (CBOs). In the context of development, particularly rural development, we come across many groups, which influence the development processes. Some of the groups are community based and others are organization based.

By and large, the study on group behaviour in organizations is confined to corporate organizations and hardly any scientific attempt has been made to understand the dynamics of group behaviour in development organisatioins. Therefore, in this course, special attempt is made to explore the dynamics of groups contributing to the development of communities and organizations and its implications for rural managers.

3. Pedagogy
A combination of case analysis, simulation exercises, structured learning exercises, focus group discussion with groups in communities and film reviews.

4.1 Individual Assignments

For this assignment, each individual is required to write a 3-5 page computer typed report (both soft and hard copy) on an unforgettable group experience s/he had prior or after coming to XIMB. The report must focus on the following:

Last date: Submit the soft and hard copy to the Course Assistant by 17 September, 2008 by 5.00 PM. Soft copy can be sent to: madhu@ximb.ac.in

Last Date:
Academic /Research Note: 22 September, 2008
Programme Brief: 27 September, 2008
Completion of SRP: By 22 October, 2008
Submission of Documentary (CD): 25 October, 2008

Condom Promotion: All the teams will together will undertake this activity and submit a process document (Printed report and a CD).

Last Date: 30th October, 2008



Group	Name	Role Numbers	Project
1			· Communal Violence in Orissa: Response Vs Reaction
2			· Commercial Sex Workers: Victims or Villains of HIV/AIDS?
3			· When Death Beacons: Story of Old Age Persons in Orissa (Home)
4			· Cross-Cultural Integration in XIMB: Story/Experience of Students
5			· Fr. E.H. MacGrath, S.J: The Servant Leader
6			· Power of Life: Story of Mentally Retarded Children

Module	Topics	No. of Sessions	Readings
GROUP: An Introduction	Concepts Types Formation and Stages of Development Sociometry and Sociogram Dynamics of Community Based Groups	2	Forsyth: Cohesion and Development in Group Dynamics, Chapter 6 Luthans: Group Dynamics and Teams in Organisation Behaviour (7th Edition), Chapter 9
Work Group	Formal Leadership Roles, Norms and Status Why People Join Groups Tasks and Performance	1	Greenberg and Baron: Group Processes and Work Teams in Behaviour in Organisation (8th Edition), Chapter 8
Group Decision Making	Process and Methods Hindering Factors (Groupthink and Groupshift) Facilitating Factors Impact on Organisational Performance	2	Forsyth: Group Decision Making in Group Dynamics, Chapter 11 Hammond et al: The Hidden Traps in Decision Making, HBR, September-October, 1998
WORK TEAMS	Group Vs.Teams Types of Teams Becoming a Team Player Team Roles and competencies Gender Relations in Team Building Team Building Inter Team Collaboration & Cross-cultural Teams Team Performance and Effectiveness	2	Harvard Business Essentials: Creating Teams with an Edge, HBSP, 2004 Robbins: Understanding Work Teams in Organisational Behaviour (8th Edition), Chapter 8 Wetlaufer: The Team That wasn’t, HBR, November-December, 1994
TRUST	Concept (Trust and Trust worthiness) Power of Trust Role of Trust in Building Community Based Groups	1	Kumar: The Power of Trust in Manufacturer-Retailer Relationship, HBR, November-December, 1996 Joni: the Geography of Trust, HBR, March, 2004 Galford and Drapeau: The Enemies of Trust, HBR, February, 2003
POWER AND LEADERSHIP	Nature of Leadership Types Theories Leadership and Group/Community and Organisational Effectiveness Power: Concept, types, and sources Power Relations: Tactics, Coalition and Unequal Power Empowerment and Power of Women Principles and Methods of Community Organisation and collective action	3	Robbins: Leadership, Power and Politics in Organisational Behaviour (8th Edition), Chapter 10 & 11 Bennis and Thomas: Crucibles of Leadership, HBR, September, 2002 Rosener: Ways Women Lead, HBR, November-December, 1990 Ready: How to Grow Great Leaders, HBR, December, 2004 Maccoby: The Power of Transference, HBR, September, 2004 Priestland and Hanig: Developing First Level Leaders, BHR, June, 2005
CONFLICT RESOLUTION	Concept and Value Diagnosing the Roots of Conflict Confrontation and Escalation Conflict Resolution	2	Robbins: Conflict, Negotiation and Inter Group Behaviour in Organisational Behaviour (8th Edition), Chapter 12 Weiss and Hughes: Want Collaboration?: Accept and Actively Manage Conflict, HBR, March, 2005 Eisenhardt et al: How Managemet Teams Can Have a Good Fight?, HBR, July-August, 1997
NEGOTIATION	Concept Relevance for Community Groups Process and Methods Some Critical Issues	1	Robbins: Conflict, Negotiation and Inter Group Behaviour in Organisational Behaviour (8th Edition), Chapter 12 Ertel: Turning Negotiation into a Corporate Capability, HBR, May-June, 1999 Lax and Sebenius: 3 D Negotiation, HBR, November, 2003
CROSS-CULTURAL TEAMS	Characteristics and Dynamics Trends and Changes	2	Forsyth: Intergroup Relations in Group Dynamics, Chapter 13
OB-II CONCLAVE	Presentations on SRP (3 for Team Assignment and 1 for Inter Team Assignment)	4