Organizational Behavior and Leadership, Group B
Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of individuals and groups within an organizational context, and the study of internal processes and practices as they affect individuals and groups. OB investigates the impact individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness.
The course gradually broadens the level of perspective, building up on the individual level perspective developed in the courses on Psychology, including perceptions, personality, attitudes, motivation, and emotions. It proceeds to a dyadic and group level perspective on culture, leadership, and team processes. It concludes with an organizational level perspective on human resource practices and organizational change.
Learning topics include:
- Organizational Structure
- Teamwork
- National and Organizational Culture
- Leadership
- Human Resource Management
- Organizational Change
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday, 21.01.2019 | 11:30 - 15:15 |
| Monday, 28.01.2019 | 11:30 - 15:15 |
| Monday, 04.02.2019 | 11:30 - 15:15 |
| Friday, 08.02.2019 | 08:00 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 11.02.2019 | 11:30 - 15:15 |
| Monday, 18.02.2019 | 11:30 - 15:15 |
The principal learning outcomes of this course are:
- to provide students with a broad and critical understanding of the key issues and concepts in OB;
- to stimulate both appreciation and critical consideration of current OB theory and research;
- to allow students to reflect on their own experience, extrapolate and develop better people skills;
- to prepare students for future roles in which they need to work with individuals and groups in organizations.
It is possible to obtain a total of 90 points, 60 from reflection notes and 30 from quizzes. In each of the six quizzes it is possible to collect 6 points (0.5 points for each correct answer), thus the quiz with the lowest number of points will not be included in the assessment. If you miss a quiz or miss to hand in a reflection note by the set deadline, it cannot be re-taken.