Discuss the contrast between using experience and using evidence-based models in understanding, predicting, and/or managing behavior in the workplace.

Behavior in Organizations

This course focuses on providing an introduction into the field of Organizational Behavior by covering three principal areas:

1)Individual-level behaviors and processes
2)Social and group processes

3)Organizational processes and characteristics

More specifically, this course focuses on human behavior within the workplace and the employed systems and management techniques used to improve employee performance and satisfaction. Career management will be emphasized throughout the course.

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this course, students mastering the material should be able to:
•Describe global challenges, cultural differences, and ethical issues that affect organizations competing in the global economy
•Describe the differences between personalities and personality traits•Understand the nature of attitudes and emotions in the workplace
•Identify the issues relevant to ethical behavior and how it is affected
•Define motivation and explain various theories of how individuals become motivated•Describe communication challenges and skills of effective workers
•Identify how groups form, the benefits of having teams, and the factors that can influence group behavior
•Describe how conflict comes about in organizations and techniques for managing it

•Evaluate the elements of organizational structure and design and how they impact performance

Textbooks
Book Title Organizational Behavior (Luthans)
Location EBSCO eBook Academic Collection
E-ISBN 9781681231211
URL https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/az.php?a=e


Book Title Organizational Behavior (N/A)
Location M Libraries
E-ISBN 9781946135155
URL https://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/front-matter/publisher-information/


Book Title Organizational Behavior (Black et al.)
Location OpenStax
E-ISBN 9781947172722
URL https://www.oercommons.org/courses/organizational-behavior-3/view

Topic #1 – Introduction to Organizational Behavior –

EBSCO
Read

Defining Organizational Behavior (in chapter 1)
Theoretical Foundation for Organizational Behavior (in chapter 1)

M Libraries
Read Sections 1.2 through 1.4

Read https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/46170813.pdf

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