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BEHAVIORAL AND PERSONAL POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR IN

FINANCE ORGANIZATIONS

PROGRAMME DURATION, PROGRAMME DURATION,
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES
FEE AND VENUE FEE AND VENUE

Taking insights from emerging field of behavioural It is important to be politically astute in order to succeed in
economics and finance, this program is designed to train Duration: organizational life. The objective of the course is to provide Duration:
the participants in understanding and applying the understanding of the strategies and tactics of handling
concepts of behavioural finance for personal financial and The programme is residential. positive organizational politics and the vital topics of The programme is residential.
investment decision making. This program would impart Dates : December 23 - 27, 2019 (5 days) negative tactics, blunders and overcoming dysfunctional Dates : January 29 - 31, 2020 (5 days)
the research-based finding from behavioural finance and conflicts. It will help in building the political skills of the
show how such behavioural heuristics and anomalies Fee: participants. Fee:
influence individual’s financial decision-making. INR 40,000 per person + GST
Participants would learn to use these ideas for evaluating INR 8,000 per person per day + GST
personal finance products. The fees include course materials and working lunch. The fees include course materials and working lunch.
Kindly refer to the last page for application and Kindly refer to the last page for application and
payment details. TARGET PARTICIPANTS payment details.
TARGET PARTICIPANTS Venue: Venue:
The target participants for programme range from
The course is directed towards (1) Professionals from VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur Junior to Senior Management executives of any VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur
banking and financial services organizations; (2) Faculty organization-- private, public, cooperatives,
from colleges and universities; and (3) Students with government, NGOs, etc.
minimum qualification of graduation.
PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
COORDINATOR(S) COORDINATOR(S)

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Prof. Abhijeet Chandra TOPICS TO BE COVERED Dr. Susmita Mukhopadhyay
abhijeet@vgsom.iitkgp.ac.in susmita@vgsom.iitkgp.ernet.in
The program would cover the following major topics: Phone: +91-3222-281780 Ÿ The nature and causes of Organizational Politics Phone: 03222-283864 (O)
Ÿ Introduction to behavioural economics and finance; Mobile: 09789900728 Ÿ Organizational context and ethics of political Mobile: 09831095089
Ÿ Behavioural financial decision-making and the role behavior
of psychology; Prof. Ajay K. Mishra Prof. Sangeeta Sahney
akmishra@vgsom.iitkgp.ac.in Ÿ Major initiatives for acquiring power sahney@vgsom.iitkgp.ac.in
Ÿ Irrationalities in individual investment decision- Phone: +91-3222-284974 (O)
making; Ÿ Upward relations Phone: 03222-283866 (O)
Mobile: 09951205321 Mobile: 09434704688
Ÿ Psychology of financial markets; Ÿ Lateral relations
Ÿ Personal finance and behavioural decision-making; Ÿ Downward relations
Ÿ Investment puzzles and anomalies; Ÿ Influence tactics
Ÿ Personal finance: Instruments and methods.
Ÿ Social network within organizations

Ÿ Negative tactics, blunders
Ÿ Control of dysfunctional conflicts