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Friday 2 August 2019

Course note. Organizational behavior Essay

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR To distinguish and compare the various concepts and models of organizational behavior in a manner that-will help day-to-day conceptual, human, and communication skills of the students. To develop skills in diagnosing situations by encouraging them to participate actively in cases, topics, illustrations, and incidents that serve to provide operational meaning to the abstract concepts and models of organizational behavior. To assess and evaluate why certain events and behavioral processes occur in organizations and how, as managers, they can best affect the behavior of subordinates as well as other managers. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course utilizes the contingency approach to understanding organizational behavior. This approach seeks to understand the interrelations among the various parts of the organization. Each department, work group, or manager can be analyzed separately or as a unit related to other departments, work groups, or managers. The contingency approach requires that managers diagnose each situation confronting them, and then apply, as needed, the concepts and approaches presented in the course. These concepts and approaches will help the students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to understand what is happening in an organization and what can be done about it. 1 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Week TOPIC Introduction to Organizational Behavior: ï‚ · What is organizational behavior? ï‚ · Organizational behavior and management. ï‚ · Challenges for organizational behavior and management. Course Outcomes CO1 Delivery Mode Lecture Discussion Assessment Tools ï‚ · Quiz ï‚ · Test Rubrics Na Na INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES Personality and Perception ï‚ · The nature of personality. ï‚ · Model of personality. ï‚ · Personality traits. ï‚ · The nature of perception. ï‚ · Perception process ï‚ · Attribution theory. Learning and Motivation ï‚ · The nature of learning. ï‚ · Learning theories. ï‚ · The nature of work motivation. ï‚ · Motivation theories ï‚ · ï‚ · CO2 Lecture Discussion ï‚ · Quiz ï‚ · Test ï‚ · Case Study Analysis Na Na √ CO2 Lecture Discussion ï‚ · Quiz ï‚ · Test Na Na ï‚ · Case Study Analysis √ Quiz 1 Mini Case 2 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR GROUP PROCESSES Work Groups and Teams ï‚ · The nature of work groups and teams. ï‚ · Formation and development of groups. ï‚ · Effective Work Groups and Teams. CO3 Lecture Discussion ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES Leadership ï‚ · Introduction to leadership. ï‚ · Leadership theories. CO3 Communication ï‚ · What is communication? ï‚ · The functions of communication. ï‚ · The communication process. Lecture Discussion ï‚ · Quiz ï‚ · Test ï‚ · Case Study Analysis ï‚ · Quiz ï‚ · Test ï‚ · Case Study Analysis ï‚ · Quiz ï‚ · Test ï‚ · Case Study Analysis Na Na √ Na Na √ Na Na √ ï‚ · Quiz II ï‚ · Mini Case Decision Making ï‚ · What is decision making? ï‚ · Types of decision making. ï‚ · The decision making process. ï‚ · Group decision making. CO3 Lecture ï‚ · Test Discussion ï‚ · Case Study Presentation Analysis ï‚ · Group Presentation Na √ √ 3 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR ï‚ · Test 1 (2hours) INTERGROUP RELATIONS IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT Organizational Culture ï‚ · The concept of organizational culture. ï‚ · Determinants of organizational culture. ï‚ · Managing organizational culture. ï‚ · ï‚ · CO3 ï‚ · Test ï‚ · Case Study Analysis ï‚ · Project Paper Na Lecture ï‚ · Quiz Discussion ï‚ · Test Presentation ï‚ · Case Study Analysis ï‚ · Group Presentation Na Na √ ï‚ · Quiz ï‚ · Test ï‚ · Case Study Analysis ï‚ · Group Presentation Na Na √ Lecture Discussion √ √ Quiz III Mini Case Power, Politics, and conflict ï‚ · The nature of power and politics. ï‚ · Sources of power. ï‚ · What is organizational conflict. ï‚ · Model of organizational conflict. ï‚ · Conflict management techniques. Organizational Change ï‚ · What is organizational change? ï‚ · Organizational change theory. ï‚ · Forces for and resistance to organizational change. ï‚ · Managing change CO3 √ √ 4 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics ï‚ · What is social responsibility? ï‚ · Views of social responsibility. ï‚ · Arguments for and against social responsibility. ï‚ · What is managerial ethics. ï‚ · Factors that affect employee ethics. ï‚ · Ethics in international context. ï‚ · Improving ethical behavior. Lecture Discussion ï‚ · Test ï‚ · Case Study Analysis ï‚ · Project Paper Na √ √ Test 2 (2 hours) Group / Team Project Presentation Submission of Group /Team Project: (Latest Deadline – A week after the final class/lecture) 5 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR TEACHING METHODOLOGY Lectures/Case Study Analysis/Discussions/Active Learning/Presentations/Projects ASSESSMENT 1. Test 2. Individual Assignments 3. Group Project 4. Final Assessment 10% 30% 30% 30% ———–100% ———— Total REFERENCES Main Reference: 1. Schermerhorn, J. R., Hunt, J. G., and Osborn, R. N. (2008). Organizational Behavior. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Supplementary References: 1. Asma Abdullah (2004). Going Glokal. Kuala Management (MIM). Lumpur: Malaysian Institute of 2. George, J. M. and Jones, R. J. (2008). Organizational Behavior (5th. Edition). New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc. 3. Gibson, J., Ivancevich, J., Donnelly Jr. J., and Konoposke, R. (2005). Organizations: Behavior, structures, processes. Boston: Irwin McGraw-hill. 4. Nelson, D. L. and Quick, J. C. (2006). Organizational Behavior: Foundations, Realities, and Challenges (12th. edition). Ohio: South-Western College Publishing. Journals ï‚ · ï‚ · ï‚ · ï‚ · ï‚ · Journal of Organizational Behavior, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Occupational Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology 6 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Journals 1. Harvard Business Review 2. Fortune Magazine 3. The Edge 4. Malaysian Business Review 5. World Executive Digest 6. The Economist 7. Other related journals 7 View as multi-pages

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