Course
BA 3361
–
502: Organizational Behavior
Professor
Dr. David L. Ford, Jr.
Term
Fall Semester 2011
Meetings
Mondays
–
7:00
–
9:45 pm, SOM 1.117
Professor’s Contact Information
Office Phone
972/883-2015
Other Phone
972/883-6112 (Teaching Assistant)
Office Location
SOM 4.201
Email Address
Office Hours
Mon.: 5:30
–
6:45 pm; Tues: 4:00
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6:00 pm; Other times by appointment
Other Information
General Course Information
Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, & otherrestrictions
BA 3311
–
Business Communications
Course Description
Organizational behavior is a field of study that seeks to understand,explain, and improve human behavior in organizations. Mostorganizations focus their efforts on improving two aspects of humanbehavior: (1) job performance
—
the degree to which individuals performthe behaviors needed for the organization to achieve its goals; and (2)organizational commitment
—
the degree to which employees remain loyalto the organization rather than withdrawing from their work. This coursewill guide you through a model that seeks to explain these two areas of organizational behavior. That model is shown below, and will serve as theorganizing framework for the course.
INDIVIDUALCHARACTERISTICS
Personality &Cultural ValuesAbility
Teamwork
INDIVIDUALOUTCOMES
JobPerformanceOrganizationalCommitment
INDIVIDUALMECHANISMS
MotivationJobSatisfactionStress
This course is an overview course, designed to touch on a variety of concepts and topics relevant to the effective utilization of humanresources in organizations. As such, the coverage of these topics will notbe in great depth. Advanced elective course work in these areas isavailable for the interested student.
Learning Outcomes
1. Describe team processes and explain the characteristics associatedwith effective team performance.2. Apply ethical and value-related issues as they relate to humanbehavior in organizations to making ethical and responsible decisions andincorporating sustainability principles into daily life.3. Explain and apply major theoretical and scholarly approaches,empirical findings, and historical trends in Organizational Behavior.4. Explain how diversity and multiculturalism affects the workplaceenvironment and develop some strategies to bridge differences tocapitalize on the benefits of multiculturalism.5. Explain and apply the multicultural aspects and internationaldimensions of the societies and world in which we live and be familiarwith knowledge and methods necessary to deal with related problems.
Required Texts &Materials
J. Colquitt, J. LePine, & M. Wesson (2011).
Organizational Behavior:Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace.
NewYork: McGraw/Irwin, Inc.
(CLW)
Kendall Life Languages Profile
,
Suggested Texts,Readings, &Materials
Wall Street Journal (recommended only)
Assignments & Academic Calendar
[Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates, Exam Dates]
8/29Introduction to the Course
Course logistics, conduct, Procedures for the Semester and HousekeepingRead: Chapter 1 - "What is Organ
izational Behavior?‖
(CLW)
;
Video: ―The Power of Vision‖
9/05 NO CLASS
–
UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY9/12Job Performance and Organizational Commitment
Read: Chapter 2
–
―
Job Performance
‖
(CLW)
;Read: Chapter 3
–
"Organizational Commitment"
(CLW)
;
Exercise: ―
Reacting to Negative Events
‖ (p.
93);
Video: ―Working Smart (BWTV)‖
9/19Job Satisfaction and Work Stress
Read: Chapter 4 -
"Job Satisfaction"; Exercise: ―Job Satisfaction AcrossJobs‖ (p. 13
3)
(CLW)
;
Video: ―More People Leaving Corporate America‖
Read: Chapter 5
–
―Stress‖; Case: ―
Humana
‖ (p. 16
7) (
CLW
)
Videos: ―Outsourcing‖; ―Layoffs Cause Psychological Woes‖
9/26Motivation Theories / Learning and Decision Making
Read: Chapter 6
–
―
Motivation Theories
‖; Exercise: ―
Explaining PayDifferences
‖
(p.207)
(CLW)
;V
ideo: ―Employees with Passion‖
Read: Chapter 8
–
―Learning and Decision Making‖;
(CLW);
Online Assessment: ―Assessing Your Ethical Decision Making Skills‖
(textbook website
–
turn in today
)
Video: ―Leadership: Decision Making During Hurricane Katrina‖
10/03Trust, Justice, and Ethics/ Green Management, Sustainability, andCorporate Social Responsibility
Read: Chapter 7-
"Trust, Justice, and Ethics"; Exercise: ―
UnethicalBehavior
‖ (p. 24
7)
(CLW)
; In-
Class Assessment: ―GreenManagement and Sustainability‖ (Distributed by Instructor)
Video: ―Good Deeds‖
10/10FIRST EXAM
Study all previous assignments
10/17 NO CLASS
–
GROUP PROJECT WORK10/24Personality and Cultural Values; Ability
Read: Chapter 9: ―Personality and Cultural Values‖; Exercise: ―
GuessingPersonality Profiles
‖ (p. 32
5/297) (
CLW
);
Online Assessment: ―Assessing Your Emotional Intelligence‖ (textbook
Website
–
turn in today
)
Video: ―Toying with Success: The McFarlane Toy Company‖
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