Organizational Behavior

CAVEAT: No graduate credit will be awarded if HBD3173 has been successfully completed.

UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL BE COMPETENT IN:

• Researching the history of “Organizational Behavior” as a field of study.
• Analyzing the influence of scientific management ideology on business practices.
• Investigating the impact of the human relations movement on organizational behavior.
• Explaining the development of systems thinking in organizational behavior.
• Developing models for building productive workplaces.
• Discussing the relevance of life-long learning within organizations.
• Determining the relationship among organizational structure, work design, and quality of work life.
• Describing the relationship between corporate culture and individual performance on group productivity.
• Investigating the concept of an organization as a community of shared interests.
• Critiquing human resources strategies for managing individual behavior within organizations.
• Applying effective conflict resolution skills within organizations.
• Analyzing the processes and outcomes of power and politics as they operate within organizations.
• Exploring models of leadership used within successful organizations.
• Developing strategies for organizational change.
• Critiquing the impact of corporate ethical decision making upon organizational behavior.
• Understanding individual differences and how they impact the dynamics of effective teamwork.
• Describing the various decision-making and problem-solving strategies utilized by organizations.