Course Code: MGMT317

Synopsis

This course provides an overview and analysis of various behavioral concepts affecting human behaviour in business organisations, with emphasis on research, theory, and practice.
Level: 3
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: Every semester

Topics

  • Introducing Organizational Behavior
  • Values, Personality and Individual Differences
  • Motivation and Job Design
  • Rewards, Performance Management and How Groups Work
  • Teamwork, Team Performance, Power and Politics
  • Leadership Theories and Emerging Leadership Perspectives
  • Decision Making and Communication
  • Organizational Conflict, Negotiation, Culture and Development
  • Organization Goals, Structures, Strategic Capabilities and Design

Learning Outcome

  • Explain the origins and foundations of organizational behavior, including processes and consequences of those processes.
  • Examine the various theories of leadership, comparing and contrasting them, showing similarities and differences.
  • Assess the process of individual and group decision making, and demonstrate when each should be used.
  • Examine group dynamics, power and influence in organizations, and explain how they are interrelated.
  • Explain how the process of perception and diversity influences the management processes and contributes to individual differences.
  • Describe sources of conflict and stress in organizations and illustrate ways of effectively managing them.
  • Compare the various theories of motivation and describe how managers can best use them with employees.
  • Evaluate the various types of performance appraisals and analyze how they relate to organizations’ development.
  • Describe the process of job design and explore the steps taken in organizational design and structure.
  • Analyze how organizations adapt to and confront change, both internal and external, in the larger society.