MGW2230 - Organisational behaviour

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Overview

In the fast-changing business environment today, organisations face various challenges in managing their employees. This unit introduces the key concepts and theories of organisational behaviour and explains how they can be applied to enhance the effectiveness of organisational, team, and employee outcomes. Topics include perception, attitudes, values, personality, motivation, teamwork, … For more content click the Read More button below.

In the fast-changing business environment today, organisations face various challenges in managing their employees. This unit introduces the key concepts and theories of organisational behaviour and explains how they can be applied to enhance the effectiveness of organisational, team, and employee outcomes. Topics include perception, attitudes, values, personality, motivation, teamwork, leaders and leadership, power and influence, and organisational culture.

Offerings

S1-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

Requisites

Prohibition

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Patricia Lau

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

critically evaluate organisational behaviour concepts and theories at the individual, team and organisational levels

analyse organisational behaviour concepts and theories in relation to generating creative solutions for achieving desired work outcomes

understand the application of organisational behaviour concepts and theories in diverse industries and workforces.

Teaching approach

Case-based teaching

Assessment

1 - Within semester assessment

Workload requirements

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Learning resources

Required resources

Robbins, S. P. & Judge, T. A. (2019 ). Organizational Behavior: Global Edition (18 th ed.). Harlow, England: Pearson Education.

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