Diploma in Human Resource Management

Yr 2 Part-Time

MOTIVATION AND LEADERSHIP

Code: HRM 1212

Lecturer: Dr. Mahendrenath Motah

Total Teaching hours: 45

Aims
Expose students to the two important concepts of Leadership and Motivation.
Introduce the theories related to each concept and describe the various approaches to
understand these concepts.

Learning Outcomes

 Explain the Motivation Process and factors affecting performance.

 Describe the Content and Process theories.
 State how to use the Theories in practice.
 Explain what Leadership is and how it affects behaviour.
 Describe and explain theLeadership theories.
 Describe the leadership models.
 Define the key terms related to motivation and leadership.

Page 1 of 3
Outline Syllabus:

 Importance of Motivation
 Needs Theories
 Content and Process theories
 Emotion and Motivation
 Satisfaction Theories.
 Leadership Theories.
 Group Dynamics.
 Structure and Leadership
 Cooperation and Competition
 Social Influence Processes
 Group Cohesion
 Group Effectiveness
 Improving Leadership Skills
 Behaviour, Human Relations and Performance.

References

 Steer Richard, Porter Lyman (1996) – Motivation and Leadership at Work, 6 th

Ed. New York, McGraw-Hill.
 Manning,George, Curtis Kent (2003) – The Art of Leadership, New York,
McGraw-Hill.
 Portnoy Robert A (1999) – Leadership: 4 Competencies for Success, New Jersey:
Prentice-Hall.
 Harvard Business Review (1999) – Le Leadership, Paris: Editions
d’Organisation.
 Nahavandi Afsaneh (2002) – The art and science of Leadership, 2 nd Ed. New
Jersey, Prentice-Hall.

Page 2 of 3
Lectures

Week 1 – Importance of Motivation

Week 2 – Need Theories
Week 3 – Content and Process Theories
Week 4 – Emotion and Motivation
Week 5 – Satisfaction Theories.
Week 6 - Leadership Theories
Week 7 – Group Dynamics
Week 8 – Structure and Leadership
Week 9 – Cooperation and Competition.
Week 10 – Social Influence Processes
Week 11 – Group Cohesion
Week 12 – Group Effectiveness
Week 13 – Improving Leadership Skills
Week 14 – Behaviour, Human Relations and Performance
Week 15 – REVISION.

Page 3 of 3