MANAGEMENT 102/12 (HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION) III.

Managing Group Behavior

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides students in business a. Foundations of Group Behavior
administration the theories, concepts, and principles used to i. Defining and Classifying Groups
obtain a clear understanding of human behavior in business ii. Stages of Group Development
organization and at work. It provides students a thorough study iii. Group Properties: Roles, Norms, Status, Size
and knowledge on how an individual, a group and an organization and Cohesiveness
can act effectively in order to pursue the desired personal, iv. Group Decision Making
organizational and societal goals. v. Organizational Communication

b. Understanding Work Teams

COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of this course, students should be i. Creating Effective Teams
able to: ii. Turning Individuals into Team Players
 Identify different behavior, personality and nature of
people in an organization. c. Leadership, Power and Politics
 Assess their own knowledge, beliefs, feelings and actions i. Authentic Leadership: Ethics and Trust Are
in regard to a wide range and personal skills, abilities and the Foundation of Leadership
interest in facing the challenges of modernization and ii. Leading for the Future
globalization at work iii. Finding and Creating Effective Leaders
 Formulate strategies on managing different behavior of iv. Power Tactics
people focused to better manage work lives or careers in v. Politics: Power in Action
attaining organizational objective.
IV. Managing Organizational Behavior
COURSE OUTLINE a. Foundations of Organization Structure
i. Organizational Design and Employee
I. Introduction on Organizational Behavior Behavior
a. Introduction to personality, behavior and attitude of
people b. Organizational Culture
b. Defining organizational behavior and it goals i. Creating and Sustaining Culture
c. Behavioral sciences that contribute to the discipline ii. Creating an Ethical and Positive
of organizational some of the behavior Organizational Culture
d. Challenges and Opportunities for OB iii. Managing Work-Life Conflicts in
e. Developing an OB Model Organization

II. Managing Individual Behavior c. Organizational Change and Stress Management

a. Diversity in Organizations i. Approaches to Managing Organizational
i. Diversity Change
ii. Biographical Characteristics ii. Creating a Culture for Change
iii. Ability iii. Work Stress and its Management
iv. Implementing Diversity Strategies
b. Attitudes and Job Satisfaction COURSE GRADING SYSTEM: Passing Rate: 60%
i. Main Components of Attitudes Written/Oral Quizzes 30%
ii. Major Job Attitudes Major Exams 30%
iii. Measuring Job Satisfaction Case Analysis 20%
iv. Impact of Satisfied and Dissatisfied OB Application Activities 20%
Employees on the Workplace
c. Personality and Values COURSE REQUIREMENTS
i. Personality Traits Relevant to OB i. Six (6) Comprehensive Case Analysis
ii. Linking an Individual’s Personality and ii. Ten (10) Organizational Behavior Application
Values to the Workplace Activities
d. Perception and Individual Decision Making iii. One (1) Sensitivity Training
i. The Link Between Perception and Individual
Decision Making
ii. Influences on Decision Making: Individual
Differences and Organizational Constraints
e. Motivations
i. Motivating by Job Design: The Job
Characteristics Model
ii. Employee Involvement
iii. Using Rewards to Motivate Employees

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