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Organizational Behaviour

how individuals and groups act at work

Organizational Behaviour

SYLLABUS
8x8 meet
slides
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​Organizational behavior (OB) is defined as the systematic study and application of knowledge about how individuals and groups act within the organizations where they work. The course will cover how emotions contribute to employee motivation, attitudes and decisions; how social networks shape power and communication; and how self-concept influences individual outcomes, team cohesion, leadership and behaviour. 
 ​Assignments
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Learning statements
Reading Summary Assignment
  • Sign-up sheet
  • Grading form
  • Reflection
Case Study self-assessment
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Final test question submission

Texts
​Organizational Behaviour​
​(University of Minnesota Creative Commons)

SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Thinking Fast & Slow, by Daniel Kahneman

Final test

December 7
/25
10 points per each long-format response (200 words)
5 points for final response (50 words): Why does culture eat strategy for breakfast? 

worth 25% of final grade


Please answer the two short answer questions you have agreed upon
​and enter them into the online form. 

Videos

Culture
After you've watched the following videos, please use the learning statement form to answer this question: what is the relationship between motivation and culture?
Click here: Harvard Business Review

​For more resources, see 20 TED talks about organizational culture.

Decisions
After you've watched the following videos, please use the learning statement form to answer this question: what's the difference between the experiencing and the remembering self?
Money (4 mins)
Happiness (2 mins)
Confidence (3 mins)
​Experience (20 mins)
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Objectives: Gain an understanding of individual behaviour, team, and organizational processes.
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