Course ID: | MGMT 9810. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. |
Course Title: | Seminar in Organizational Behavior |
Course Description: | Classic and current theory and empirical research in
organizational behavior. Individual differences, perception, job
design, groups, leadership, power, motivation, organizational
socialization, job satisfaction, organizational commitment,
turnover, absenteeism, withdrawal behaviors and individual
performance. The course may also include emerging topics in
organizational behavior. |
Oasis Title: | SEM IN ORG BEHAVIOR |
Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Course Objectives:
To explore through the reading of academic articles the research
process as it relates to organizational behavior.
To understand the conditions shaping an individual's
predisposition to positively or negatively adjust to the work
place.
To gain knowledge of the theories defining the domain of
organizational behavior.
To understand the role of work-place attitudes in defining
performance, turnover, and absenteeism.
To examine the costs associated with individual poor
performance,
absenteeism and turnover.
To examine and delve into the role of group processes and
dynamics in shaping individual workplace attitudes and
behaviors. |
Topical Outline: | The following topics are covered in this course.
Part 1 Organizational Pre-entry
Job Search
Organizational Choice and Selection
Part 2 Organizational Entry
Fit of Prople Into the Workplace
Organizational Socialization
Part 3 Psychological Work Adjustment
Role of Attitudes in Organizational Behavior
Antecedents and Consequences of Job Satisfaction
Antecedents and Consequences of Organizational
Commitment
Psychological Contracts and Workplace Justice
Part 4 Behavior Work Adjustment
Role-Related Performance
Organizational Citizenship
Turnover
Absenteeism
Part 5 Groups
Group Processes
Group Dynamics |
Honor Code Reference: | All students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of
honesty and integrity in every phase of their academic careers. The
penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an
acceptable defense.
Academic honesty means performing all academic work without plagiarizing,
cheating, lying, tampering, stealing, receiving assistance from any other
person or using any source of information that is not common knowledge. |