Organization behaviour

Understanding human behavior at work is an essential aspect of successful management. This course presents a thorough and systematic coverage of organizational behavior (OB). Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations. It does this by taking a system approach. That is, it interprets people- organization relationships in terms of the whole person, whole group, whole organization, and whole social system. Its purpose is to build better relationships by achieving human objectives, organizational objectives, and social objectives. It provides a micro-level analysis of behavior of individuals and groups within their organizations, and the influence of the environment on behavior patterns.

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Getting to know the theories and application of OB.

2. Describe current research in organizational behavior and identify how can be applied to workplace settings.

3. Understand how application of OB frameworks, tools, and concepts can enhance individual, group, and organizational effectiveness.

4. Reflect on your own beliefs, assumptions and behaviors with respect to how individuals, groups and organizations act in order to prepare the study report of OB.

I. Required Text

Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2016). Organizational Behavior, 18th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Publishing.

II. Recommended Readings

Avey, J., Wu, K., & Holley, E. (2014). The influence of abusive supervision and job embeddedness on citizenship and deviance. Journal of Business Ethics, 129(3), 721- 731.

Bonner, J., Greenbaum, R., & Mayer, D. (2016). My boss is morally disengaged: The role of ethical leadership in explaining the interactive effect of supervisor and employee moral disengagement on employee behaviors. Journal of Business Ethics, 137(4), 731-742.

Colbert, A. E., Judge, T. A., Choi, D., & Wang, G. (2012). Assessing the trait theory of leadership using self and observer ratings of personality: The mediating role of contributions to group success. The Leadership Quarterly, 23(4), 670-685.