Courses Bachelor Display 2025-2026

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Course title Organisational Behaviour
Course code EBC2048
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
4 2-2-2026 27-3-2026 X X
Level Intermediate
Coordinator Hannes Günter
For more information: h.guenter@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
This course on Organisational Behaviour is meant to provide students with solid, evidence-based, and actionable knowledge on organisational behaviour. Organisational Behaviour, in a nutshell, investigates why people in organisations behave the way they do. After the completion of the course, students should be familiar with Organisational Behaviour theories; be able to read, understand, and critically evaluate Organisational Behaviour research findings including conceptual and empirical work; and be able to apply Organisational Behaviour concepts when diagnosing and solving business problems.
Description
Organisational Behaviour focuses on what people do in an organisation and how their behaviour affects organisational performance. An organisation may be designed to fit its institutional environment, but organisational performance may still suffer because of low employee morale, high stress levels, and conflicts at the workplace. Issues discussed in the course cover a wide range of important topics from motivation, emotions, personality, and job satisfaction to work teams, power, communication, and organizational culture.
Literature
* Robbins, S.P. and Judge, T.A. (2024). Organizational Behavior (Global edition, Updated 19th edition). Essex: Pearson Education Limited.
* Academic articles from top-tier journals (e.g., Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology).
Prerequisites
PREREQUISITES
  • Students should have basic knowledge of organisational theory. Prior courses in the field of organisation and management are advantageous.
  • An advanced level of English.
TRANSITIONAL REGULATIONS
  • Bachelor Economics and Business Economics - Economics and Management of Information [2024-2025 or earlier]
  • Bachelor Economics and Business Economics - International Business Economics [2024-2025 or earlier]
  • From 2025-2026 onwards, education and exam/resit opportunities are offered.
    Alternative options may be available. See the Bachelor EER 2025-2026 Appendix I Article 16 for more information.
Academic YearEducationExam/ResitReplacement(s)
2025-2026 onwardsXXSee the Bachelor EER 2025-2026 Appendix I Article 16 for more information
TRANSITIONAL REGULATIONS
  • Pre-master International Business - Organisation: Management, Change and Consultancy [2022-2023 and earlier]
  • In 2023-2024 education and exam/resit opportunities are offered.
    Alternatively, students can take EBC2100 "Crisis Management in Organisations" or EBC2067 "Comparative Management".
  • From 2024-2025 onwards, the course is cancelled.
Academic YearEducationExam/ResitReplacement(s)
2023-2024XXEBC2100 "Crisis Management in Organisations" or EBC2067 "Comparative Management"
2024-2025 onwards   
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Assignment / Papers / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper / Participation / Presentation
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
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