| Course ID: | MGMT 7050. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Organizational Behavior |
Course
Description: | Organizational behavior focuses on identifying and building
leadership skills, and the traits and attitudes that employees
need to perform effectively in various contexts. This course
weaves in core managerial topics such as power and influence,
motivation, selection, teams, organizational structure,
communication, and culture, among others. |
| Oasis Title: | ORG BEHAVIOR |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | The course should better enable students to:
Understand the contingent nature of leadership. Be able to
identify organizational contingencies that determine the
appropriate leadership style required.
Gain an improved understanding of the complex interaction
between their skills and the leadership requirements of various
organizational leadership roles.
Make better career choices based on the match between their own
skill sets and organizational needs.
Make better decisions through understanding an organizational
decision-making framework.
Understand some of the causes of organizational failure. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Introduction to Leadership Models
a. Contingency and Situational Theories of Leadership
2. The Leadership Lifecycle
a. Stages of the Organizational Lifecycle and
Leadership Demands
b. Individual Leadership Characteristics, Styles and
Behaviors
c. Leadership Effectiveness
3. The Creation Phase
a. Leadership Challenges in New Organizations
b. Organizational communication, Organizational structure,
and the Establishment of Organizational culture
c. Person-Organization fit as Organization grows
d. The Exercise of Power and Politics in Organizations
4. The Growth Phase
a. Human Resource Challenges (hiring, development,
retention, & turnover)
b. Organizational Systems and Structures for Growth
c. Group Dynamics and Team Effectiveness
5. The Maturity Phase
a. Organizational and Leadership Challenges
b. Motivation, Satisfaction and Commitment
c. Decision Making for Leaders
d. Causes of Organizational Failure
6. The Decline Phase
a. Transformational Leadership
b. Personal and Organizational Resilience
c. Social Networks |