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This course delves into the fundamentals of organizational behavior, equipping students with the skills to recognize and apply tools and concepts in real-world situations. Participants will engage in active learning through case studies, quizzes, and team projects designed to enhance understanding and diagnose organizational dynamics. Students are expected to contribute meaningfully to group work, develop critical thinking skills, and apply theoretical frameworks to practical scenarios. By the end, students will demonstrate their ability to contribute as effective team members in diverse organizational settings.
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Ice breaker • Name • Major • In a short phrase or a couple of words: • What organization have you been or are currently a part of? • The organization’s objective(s) • Describe your role in it or what you do as part of the group, not title or rank
Learning Outcomes • Correctly describe organizational behavior tools and concepts, know when to use • Use organizational behavior frames to diagnose situations • Productive members of work teams
Reading material • The syllabus is posted on website • Organizational behavior: key concepts. . • Kinicki and Kreitner (2nd ed), McGraw-Hill • 2 sets of cases will be handed out or made available electronically
How Achievement of Outcomes Will Be Measured • Exams/quizzes – identify/describe tools and concepts; emphasis on application • Cases – apply frames of reference to diagnose situations • Productive member of work teams – participation in a team
Grades will be based on . . . • 2 Midterms • 1 final exam • Quizzes (need not be announced) • 2 written case analyses (group) • evaluation by peers
Note on quizzes and exam • Quizzes and the final exam will test understanding, not note taking or memorization.
Note on cases and term project • Cases will be handed out in the middle of the term. • Cases that have been discussed may be used as basis for questions in quizzes or exams.
Requirements/house rules • Do not procastinate. Keep up with reading assignments. • Let me know if you need clarification/ guidance. • Expect in-class writing/exercises. • Group work – do your share, learn to evaluate each other, deal with consequences
Requirements/house rules • Discussion encouraged • Always come prepared – class, group • Keep distractions to a minimum • Be on time, respect your classmates • Cell phones – off or silent mode during class • Laptops – I assume you are taking notes • We will try to keep it loose, but remember why we are here
Organization • An organization is “a system of consciously coordinated activities or forces of two or more persons.”
Organization Behavior • Book: management is the process of working with and through others to achieve organizational objectives . . • Many perspectives, same idea: managing people within an organization, their activities, their interactions, their contribution • People below you, on top and around you.
Perspective: Management tools and concepts adapt to or respond to context. Different situations will require different tools.
Evolution of Management Thought • Follows evolution of economic base • Farm • Factory • Distributed activities • Virtual
Management Principles:An attempt to instill order • Under royalty, nepotism, patronage, favoritism • As governments became more democratic, and complex, professional management and bureaucratic practices were encouraged. • Application to business enterprises as these grew in size and complexity, e.g. GM • With communication reducing distance and borders, managing multi-locations, diversity
Ice breaker (part II) • Name • Major • What organization have you been . . . • =>What times can you make available for to meet your group for this class?
