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2025/2026  MA-MMBAO2501U  Leadership and Organisational Behaviour

English Title
Leadership and Organisational Behaviour

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 3 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Part Time Master
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Master of Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Laura Empson - Department of Organization (IOA)
Main academic disciplines
  • Leadership
  • Organisational behaviour
Teaching methods
  • Face-to-face teaching
Last updated on 30-01-2025

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Learning objectives
By the end of the course students should be able to:
  • Identify and describe practical leadership challenges, using leadership theories, concepts, and models from the course to analyze and reflect upon the challenges
  • Describe and reflect on their own leadership role in these situations
  • Explore and evaluate leadership options for taking action
  • Use theories, concepts and models from the course to analyse and reflect on the organizational, individual, and interpersonal implications of alternative actions.
Examination
Leadership and Organisational Behaviour:
Exam ECTS 3
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Size of written product Max. 10 pages
Assignment type Project
Release of assignment Subject chosen by students themselves, see guidelines if any
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Spring
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

Leadership is a vast, complex, and fascinating subject. Reflecting its foundations in the study of Organizational Behaviour, it draws on strong research traditions in Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology, as well as Economics. In the brief time we have together we can only skim the surface, but you can still learn a lot about yourself, the people you work with, and how to lead the organizations you work within.
Research-based teaching
CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
  • Classic and basic theory
  • Teacher’s own research
  • Methodology
  • Models
Research-like activities
  • Data collection
  • Discussion, critical reflection, modelling
Description of the teaching methods
The course has diverse teaching methods using lectures, cases, reading and discussions. The class meetings are interactive and require ongoing engagement of the students as this is a very demanding, highly participative, and extremely rewarding course. Students need to prepare thoroughly for each class, to read and to reflect carefully. Students are encouraged to consider their own experiences and their reactions to them, to share their insights, and to ask as well as answer questions. Students are expected to learn from their colleagues as well as from the professor, to behave respectfully to each other during the debate of sensitive issues, and to enjoy challenging and being challenged in an intellectually rigorous manner.
Feedback during the teaching period
The Feedback: Feedback is given to the student together with the grade when the exam has been assessed.
The Evaluation: At the evaluation unit at CBS’s Economics & Analysis department, we ask you to evaluate the overall course. In other words, if there has been exercise classes and lectures, the evaluation should include both. We evaluate every course and faculty to secure and strengthen the professional level of the offered course.
Student workload
Lectures 40 hours
Preparation and exam 42,5 hours
Last updated on 30-01-2025