2013/2014 BA-HA_HU4D Organizational behavior principles in practice - Understanding and predicting workers’ behaviour in businesses
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Organizational behavior principles in practice - Understanding and predicting workers’ behaviour in businesses |
Course information |
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Language | English |
Exam ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Elective |
Level | Bachelor |
Duration | Summer |
Course period | Summer
Please check www.cbs.dk/summer for the course schedule. |
Time Table | Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
Study board |
Study Board for BSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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Last updated on 22-07-2013 |
Learning objectives | |||||||||||||||||||||
At the end of the course students
should be able to show that they have understood the main technical
terms, the different ideas and underlying assumptions of
organizational behaviour
They should furthermore be able to apply this knowledge to practical problems in business situations. In particular, they
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Course prerequisites | |||||||||||||||||||||
No prerequisites are necessary because it will be an introduction to organizational behaviour. However, basic knowledge of psychological aspects as motivation, learning theory, etc., might help to get a better understanding of the course content. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Prerequisites for registering for the exam | |||||||||||||||||||||
Requirements about active
class participation (assessed approved/not approved)
Mandatory Mid-term Assignment: Students have to prepare a short presentation, in which they discuss a classical short case that reflects on the behaviour of employees in organizations. |
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Course content and structure | |||||||||||||||||||||
This course provides an introduction
to all important topics of organizational behaviour. Therefore, it
focuses on the three distinct levels in organizations: a) the
individual, b) the group and c) the organization.
The course focuses on topics like motivation, learning, leadership, stress, group processes, decision making, etc. In the lectures we deal with questions like 'what role does personality play in businesses?', 'what is the best leadership approach for different types of employees?', 'what is the survivor syndrome?'. These questions will be answered during the seminar based on theories of organizational behaviour. The theoretical ideas will then furthermore be transferred to prototypical situations of the business environment. The course covers in particular the following topics:
The course's development of personal
competences:
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Teaching methods | |||||||||||||||||||||
The lectures will combine general
teaching with interactive seminar-like discussions, also including
an analysis of prototypical cases. Group discussions and teamwork
in small groups will enable the students to solve issues of
organizational behaviour by integrating different ideas of
different people. Discussing the topics in small teams will create
a deeper understanding of business issues that are related to the
behaviour of people in organizations.
Preliminary Assignment: To help students get maximum value from ISUP courses, instructors provide a reading or a small number of readings to be read before the start of classes with a related task or tasks in the first two classes in order to 'jump-start' the learning process. Preliminary Assignment: A short introductory text as well as a short prototypical case description of an organization have to be read. Using this text and this case students should reflect on their own experiences when dealing with organizations or while working for an organization. This reflection provides the basis for the theoretical discussion and reflection in class. Students have to read the first chapter of the book by John Martin (“Organizational Behaviour and Management, 4th edition”), i.e., pages 3-36. The chapter includes a short case study about a large muti-national service organization, i.e. page 33-35. Students have to read the case and answer the following questions in relation to the case: a) What is management? b) What does being an employee mean? c) How do managers manage? d) What signal does that kind of management’s behaviour send to other employees? |
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Expected literature | |||||||||||||||||||||
The course is based on the following
textbook:
MARTIN, J. (2010). Organizational Behaviour and Management (4th edition). London: Cengage Learning Each student is supposed to have access to a copy of this textbook. While the main topics will be discussed in class additional reading in this textbook is necessary. Additional articles may be handed out in class to highlight up-to-date developments in specific areas. |
Last updated on
22-07-2013