1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit.
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.
Athena Title
Seminar in Organizational Beh
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will explore, through the reading of academic articles, the research process as it relates to organizational behavior.
Students will understand the conditions shaping an individual's predisposition to positively or negatively adjust to the work.
place.
Students will gain knowledge of the theories defining the domain of organizational behavior.
Students will understand the role of work-place attitudes in defining performance, turnover, and absenteeism.
Students will examine the costs associated with individual poor performance, absenteeism, and turnover.
Students will examine and delve into the role of group processes and dynamics in shaping individual workplace attitudes and behaviors.
Topical Outline
Part 1: Employee Motivation (Goals, Engagement, Intrinsic, Regulation)
Part 2: Job Attitudes (Job satisfaction, Commitment, Justice, Trust)
Part 3: Affect and Individual Differences (Mood, Emotions, Personality)
Part 4: Cognition (Attributions, Cognitive Biases)
Part 5: Employee Behavior (Performance, Citizenship, Counterproductive, Ethical)
Part 6: Teams (Characteristics, Processes and Dynamics)
Part 7: Leadership (Leader-Member Exchange, Situational, Transformational)
