This document contains a sample assignment for an organizational behavior course. It includes 6 questions covering topics like defining organizational behavior, explaining concepts like span of control and centralization/decentralization. It also discusses personality traits, motivation theories, functions of communication, and short notes on organizational culture and conflict management. Students are instructed to answer all questions, with longer answers for 10-mark questions of around 400 words. This assignment aims to test students' understanding of key organizational behavior concepts.

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ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE FALL 2016
PROGRAM BBA
SUBJECT CODE & NAME BBA102- Organization Behaviour
SEMESTER 1
CREDITS 4
MARKS 60
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be
approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q.1. Define the term ‘Organisational Behaviour”. Explain the importance of Organizational
Behaviour.
Ans : Organisational Behaviour:
Organizational behavior refers to the way individuals and groups interact within and toward an
organization. The combined behaviors create a company climate that can bolster or undermine an
organization's success. Operating from within a company's system, both management and staff
mighthave difficulty recognizing patterns of behavior and also how profoundly those patterns can
influence a company's performance. To make sure that influence is positive, leaders must help
others grasp the importance of organizational behaviors so that everyone involved in a company's
future can better understand and shape the internal conditions of an organization. Organizational
behavior is a field of study that investigates the
Q.2. Explain the following:
a) Span of Control
b) Centralisation and Decentralisation
Ans : a) Span of Control :
Span of control is the termnowusedmore commonlyin business management, particularly human
resource management. Span of control refers to the number of subordinates a supervisor has.
In the hierarchical business organization of some time in the past it was not uncommon to see
average spansof 1 to 4 or evenless.Thatis,one managersupervised fouremployees on average. In
the 1980s corporate leaders flattened many

2. Q. 3. Describe the personality traits influencing Organizational behaviour.
Ans : Personality traits influencing Organizational behaviour:
1. Locus of control :
isthe extenttowhichpeople believe thattheirbehaviorhasa real effect on what happens to them.
Some people believe,for example, that if they work hard they will succeed. They may also believe
that people who fail do so because they lack ability or motivation. People who believe that
individuals are in control of their lives are said to have an internal locus of control. Other people
think that fate , chance, luck, or other people’s behavior determines what happens to them.
Q.4. Define the term motivation. Explain Maslow’s need Hierarchy theory.
Ans : Motivation :
Motivation in management describes ways in which managers promote productivity in their
employees.Learnaboutthistopic,several theories of management, and ways in which this applies
to the workplace. Use quiz questions to test your knowledge.
Motivationinmanagementisthe processthroughwhichmanagersbuildthe desire tobe productive
and effective in their employees.
Q.5. Explainthe functionsof communication.Mentionsome of the tips or techniques for effective
communication.
Ans : Functions of communication:
1. Motivation
Managers use communication to motivate workers to achieve peak performance. By clarifying the
expectations of employees and providing incentives for meeting or exceeding expectations,
communication can help companies reach specific objectives. For example, by communicating to
salespeople thatthey'llreceive a10 percentbonus if they reach their annual sales goal, it helps the
company reach its overall sales goals.
2. Control:
Q.6. Write short notes on the following:
a) Organization Culture
b) Conflict management
Ans : a) Organization Culture :
Organizational culture isthe behaviorof humans who are part of an organization and the meanings
that the people attach to their actions. Culture includes the organization values, visions, norms,

3. working language, systems, symbols, beliefs and habits. It is also the pattern of such collective
behaviorsand assumptions that are taught to new organizational members as a way of perceiving,
and even thinking and feeling. Organizational
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