Courses NonDegree Display 2016-2017

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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 6-2-2017 7-4-2017 X X
Level Intermediate
Coordinator Hannes Günter
For more information: h.guenter@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
After the completion of this course students should be familiar with advanced theories of organisational behaviour (OB) that help in understanding why people and groups in organisations behave as they do; be able to read, understand and critically evaluate different types of academic literature: large-scale studies, case studies, theoretical articles, and review articles;
be able to conduct reasonably sophisticated discussions about conflicting approaches and to form well-founded and - where necessary - critical opinions on these approaches; be able to apply OB concepts for diagnosing and analysing problems in organisations and to use this knowledge for suggesting and evaluating problem solutions.
Description
Organizational Behavior (OB) focuses on what people actually do in an organisation and how their behaviour affects organisational performance. A manager can design an organisation fitting its institutional environment, but organisational performance can remain at a low level because of low motivation, high stress level and power conflicts among employees. Topics discussed on an individual level will be: motivation, perception, learning and attitudes. On a group level the topics are: group decision making, teams and power and conflict.
Literature
To be announced at Eleum.
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
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper / Participation
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
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