| Course ID: | PADP 8460. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Organizational Behavior |
Course
Description: | Focuses on four arenas or levels of management which must be integrated in the pursuit of public-sector excellence. These arenas involve individuals, pairs of individuals, supervisor/subordinates, and small groups. Institutional, behavioral, and psychological factors will be emphasized. |
| Oasis Title: | ORG BEHAVIOR |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7960 |
| Prerequisite: | PADP 6960 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | This course introduces students to the major topics, issues, and literature of
organization behavior. The major emphasis is on the behavior of individuals and
groups in organizations. The course considers applications to organizations and
management in the public and nonprofit sectors of the economy. From the course,
student will learn the serious organizational problems of public and nonprofit
agencies and approaches to correct these problems. |
| Topical Outline: | I. Course introduction
II. Historical overview of organization behavior
III. The public sector and nonprofit context
IV. People in organizations: Individual differences, roles, and values
V. Motivation and reward systems
VI. Leadership
VII. Group behavior: Group process and performance
VIII. Decision-making, communication, and conflict management
IX. Power and influence
X. Changing, developing and improving organizations |