EM-660

Applied Organizational Behavior

3 - 0 - 3

Description

This course examines the interaction between individuals, groups and the organization in the accomplishment of organizational goals and objectives. It looks to assist students in understanding and predicting the performance of individuals and ultimately the organization in which they work. As an advanced course in management, the course is conducted in a seminar format drawing on case studies, organizational experiences of students, Internet research, and readings. Topics discussed in depth include perception and learning, motivation and work-related attitudes, group processes and work teams, organizational communication and decision making, interpersonal behavior, influence, power, politics and leadership.

Prerequisites

• EM-600
  

Materials

Required:

• Organizational Behavior: Emerging Realities for the Workplace Revolution, 4th ed. S.L. McShane & M.A. Von Glinow, McGraw Hill/Irwin, 2008

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:

• Have a knowledge and understanding of organizational behavior and its impact on organizational performance, especially in today's business environment.
• Identify and assimilate the theory/practice covered in this course with real world work situations.
• Describe the impact of perception, individual approaches to learning, ability and personality and their affect on performance.
• Examine how motivation and job satisfaction are affected by leadership/management practices, policies and job characteristics. Recognize the importance of roles, norms, status and cohesiveness within organizations.
• Recognize the importance of roles, norms, status and cohesiveness within organizations.
• Explain how individual performance in groups is affected by the presence of others, the cultural diversity of group membership, and the number of others with whom one works.
• Describe the formal forces and informal networks that influence communication in organizations.
• Distinguish between social influence, power and organizational politics, and their application in organizations.
• Explain how rising expectations about quality and ethical behavior have influenced the field of organizational behavior.
• Describe how technology has led to the development of new organizational forms.

Course Topics

• Introduction to Organizational Behavior
  The field of organizational behavior - defined and differentiated
  Fundamental assumptions, the impact of globalization, advances in Technology and changes in people's expectations
• Perception and learning
  The attribution process
  Perception and learning - organizational applications
• Individual differences
  Personality - work related aspects
  Ability
• Emotion and stress on the job
  Managing emotions and moods
  Managing stress on the job
• Work related attitudes
  Job satisfaction and its consequences
  Organizational commitment
  Managing diversity and prejudice
• Motivation in organizations
  Motivating by meting needs
  Motivating by being fair
  Motivating by altering expectations
  Motivating by structuring jobs
• Career dynamics
  Organizational socialization and mentoring
• Group dynamics
  Structural dynamics and individual performance
  Teams and effective team performance
• Communications in organizations
  Types of communication - verbal and nonverbal
  Formal and informal and improvement techniques
• Decision-making
  Factors affecting decision in organization
  Individual versus group decision-making
  Techniques for improving
• Interpersonal behavior
  Dynamics of pro-social behavior, cooperation and conflict
  Managing organizational behavior
• `Influence, power and politics
  Social influence, individual and group power
  Organizational politics, power in action
• Leadership
  Approaches to identifying leadership effectiveness
• Organizational culture
  Identifying organizational culture, its consequences and capacity to change
  Creativity and the process of innovation
• Organizational structure and design
  Structures and dimensions of organizations
  Organizational design

Prerequisites by topic

• None

Laboratory topics

No Laboratory Topics have been appended

Course topics by day

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ACCE content

General Education	Math & Science	Business & Mgmt.	Construction	Construction Science
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ABET/EAC content

Engineering topics	Design	General education	Math/Science	Other
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ABET/TAC content

Communications	Math & Science	HU/SS	Tech Content	Other
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Coordinator

Roger Austria

Last review

Bruce Thompson, Professor, Program Director, MSEM
on Nov 17, 2003

Last update

Bruce Thompson, Professor, Program Director, MSEM
on Apr 29, 2004