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Organizational Behavior and Leadership

Introduction

This course introduces students to the field of organizational behaviour and leadership, focusing on how people think, feel, and act in organizational settings - and how these dynamics shape collaboration, well-being, and performance. Students will explore core concepts and evidence-based perspectives related to personality, perception, communication, motivation, leadership, power and influence, conflict, technology, and organizational culture and change.
Through readings, lectures, discussions, and case-based learning activities, the course develops students’ ability to connect individual, group, and organizational-level processes and to use relevant theories to interpret real organizational situations. By the end of the course, students will be able to explain key organizational behaviour concepts and apply them to analyze common leadership and workplace challenges.

Course content

  • Individual differences in organizations: personality, perception, job satisfaction, job engagement, stress, and burnout
  • Communication processes and interpersonal dynamics at work
  • Motivation theories and self-leadership
  • Organizational theory and organizational structure: understanding organizations as systems
  • Organizational culture and organizational change
  • Group and team dynamics: collaboration, conflict, bullying, power, and influence
  • Leadership and management: leader roles, leadership styles, and leadership behaviours
  • Leadership attributes and dysfunctional (destructive) leadership
  • Cognition in organizations: learning, problem-solving, decision-making, diversity, and creativity
  • Technology and its impact on organizational behaviour
  • Power, conflict, and organizational politics​

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