EXC 2953 Organizational Behaviour and Management
EXC 2953 Organizational Behaviour and Management
In today’s organizations leaders, managers, and co-workers need to have a clear understanding of human behavior and social processes. Organizational Behaviour (OB) examines the behaviors of individuals and groups in organizations and the structures and processes which shape this behavior and the work environment. OB is a subject area that draws on several disciplines ranging from psychology to sociology. By studying OB we can explain how and why people behave the way they do in organizations. This knowledge better equips us to manage others and ourselves in the work context.
This course is designed to give an introduction and overview of the important topics and concepts in the field of OB, and a good platform for further studies in applied social sciences.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Describe and apply important OB theories and research to organizations
- Explain drivers, structures and mechanisms which affect human behavior in organizations
- Know the role of management in organizations
After completed course students will be able to:
- Interpret and understand behaviour and attitudes of individuals and groups in organizations.
- Define organizational problems and to apply OB theory, models and techniques, in order to diagnose and implement changes in organizations.
- Communicate and discuss the main theories and research from this field.
- Play the role of a 3rd party consultant in OB processes.
Be aware of the notion that organizations have a responsibility to their employees and to the society that sustain them; and ultimately, the obligation to behave in ethical and moral ways.
- What is Organizational Behaviour
- Individual differences and Their relevance to Work
- Perception, Personality and Values
- Learning, reinforcement and self-management
- Engagement of Employees in the Workplace
- Managing the Oorganization
- Changing Worlds and the Design of Work
- Organizational structure and design
- Organizational culture
- People, Processes and Performance
- Groups and teams
- Leadership
- Power, Politics and Decision Making in Organizations
- Communication, Conflict and Negotiation in Organizations
- Organizational Change
The course consists of 14 lectures each of 3 hours duration, and a number of active individual and group learning processes (role play, teambuilding and self assessment processes, video-case-discussions etc.) The lectures are related to the 12 chapters of the textbook. In the first lecture the students will, through the Internet, get access to a major case that exemplifies how the theory in each lecture may be applied. This approach will be the same throughout the course. The major case will also be the final, graded case for the group assignment. In order to get the necessary case training during the course period, it is important that the students try to establish a group of maximum three participants, already at the beginning of the course.
In order to help the students to help themselves, multiple-choice questions will be available after each lecture. These the students are recommended to answer, since at the end of the course, they will have to attend a one hour, closed book, multiple-choice quiz examination, consisting of 30 questions that have been chosen from the entire question database that has been available throughout the course.
You are required to know how to use BI´s learning support system, It's Learning, and to aquire skills in search processes necessary for dealing with case material and relevant case theory, both on the Internet and through BI´s library information systems.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Structured test Invigilation Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 1 Hour(s) Exam code: EXC29531 Grading scale: Pass/fail Resit: Examination every semester |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 100 Grouping: Group/Individual (1 - 3) Duration: 72 Hour(s) Comment: Must be passed in order to obtain final grade. Students that have failed in one of the two examinations, will only have to sit for the examination that they failed. Exam code: EXC29532 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 42 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 36 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 97 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 1 Hour(s) | Compulsory multiple-choice examination |
Examination | 24 Hour(s) | Final case assignment |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.
Students that have failed in one of the two examinations, will only have to sit for the examination that they failed.