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Organizational Behaviour

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Course Unit Code115-0562/07
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KLI0213doc. PhDr. ThDr. Lucjan Klimsza, PhD.
Summary
The course presents main concepts of OB and their application within organizational concepts. The course includes the issue of individual and group behavior that influences realization of organizational goals. Theoretical concepts are needed for analyses of main individual, group and organizational factors influencing organizational processes that have an impact for organizational competitiveness.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1.To explain interactions of main factors influencing organizational behavior, and change management.
2.To explain main individual, group and organizational factors influencing organizational behavior.
3.To understand interactions of organizational behavior and organizational processes.
4 To explain the importance of organization design and organizational development.
5.To explicate the importance of leadership, power and influence.
Course Contents
1.Organizational behavior
2.Individual behavior
3.Personality, types of individual differences and performance
4.Learning and development
5.Attitudes, job satisfaction and performance
6.Emotions and values
7.Perception, individual decisions, cognitive biases
8.Interpersonal behavior and effective communication
9.Work motivation and job design
10.Group processes and behavior
11.Organizational design
12.Power, influence and leadership in organizations
13.Change management in organizations
14.Organizational development and competitiveness
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
COLLINS, Denis. Business Ethics. Best Practices for Designing and Managing Ethical Organizations. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2019. ISBN 978-1-5063-8805-2.
MULLINS, Laurie J. Management and Organisational Behaviour. 12th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2019. ISBN 978-1-292-24548-5.
STERNAD, Dietmar. Effective management: developing yourself, others and organizations. London: Red Globe Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-352-00729-9.
COLLINS, Denis. Business Ethics. Best Practices for Designing and Managing Ethical Organizations. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2019. ISBN 978-1-5063-8805-2.
MULLINS, Laurie J. Management and Organisational Behaviour. 12th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2019. ISBN 978-1-292-24548-5.
STERNAD, Dietmar. Effective management: developing yourself, others and organizations. London: Red Globe Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-352-00729-9.
Recommended Reading:
ARNOLD, John et al. Work Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour in the Workplace. 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2020. ISBN 978-1-292-26943-6.
DENHARDT, Robert B.; DENHARDT, Janet V.; ARISTIGUETA, Maria P. a RAWLINGS, Kelly C. Managing human behavior in public and nonprofit organizations. 5th ed. California: SAGE, 2020. ISBN 978-1-5063-8266-1.
GRIFFIN, Ricky W.; PHILLIPS, Jean M. a GULLY, Stanley M. Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations. 12th ed. Boston: Cengage, 2021. ISBN 978-1305501393.
ARNOLD, John et al. Work Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour in the Workplace. 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2020. ISBN 978-1-292-26943-6.
DENHARDT, Robert B.; DENHARDT, Janet V.; ARISTIGUETA, Maria P. a RAWLINGS, Kelly C. Managing human behavior in public and nonprofit organizations. 5th ed. California: SAGE, 2020. ISBN 978-1-5063-8266-1.
GRIFFIN, Ricky W.; PHILLIPS, Jean M. a GULLY, Stanley M. Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations. 12th ed. Boston: Cengage, 2021. ISBN 978-1305501393.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit36 (36)19
                projectProject36 19
        ExaminationExamination64 (64)32
                projectProject64 32