75248 - Organizational Behavior (B.A.)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students are able to understand how people and organisation interact. They know theories and previous research about the main organisational issues and decisions related to business, the relationship between the organisation and external contingencies, interorganisational relationships. Issues such as motivation, behavior, decision processes, comunication, small group behavior, cooperation and conflict are discussed in this course. Students will be encouraged to explore organisational identity as a main variable to explain organisational behavior.

Course contents

The module is divided in the following way (Argentine time zone):

1^ST PART: FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL

1. Introduction to the Module April 9^th 14-17 hrs (Argentinian time zone)
2. Diversity in organizations, April 10^th 14-17 hrs.
3. Attitudes at work, April 16^th 14-17 hrs.
4. Individual Perception, Judgement and Attribution, April 17^th 14-17 hrs.
5. Decision-making April 23^rd 14-17 hrs.
6. Motivation & Performance April 24^th 14-17 hrs.
7. Group and Team performance, May 7^th 14-17 hr.

   2^ND PART: FOCUS ON ORGANISATION

8. Organisational Structure May 8^th 14-17 hr.
9. Organisational Culture May 14^th, 14-17 hrs
10. Review for midterm and mock exam May 15^th 14-17 hrs.
11. May 21^st exam 14-17 hrs.
12. Organisational identity/design May 22^nd 14-17 hrs.

    3^RD PART: INTEGRATING BEHAVIORAL TH. INTO EFFECTIVE MGMT AND LEADERSHIP

13. Power/Negotiation/Conflict May 28^th 14-17 hrs
14. Leadership May 29^th 14-17 hrs.
15. Organisational Change June 5^th 14-17 hrs
16. Change II June 12^th 14-17 hrs
17. Performance influence of knowledge and technology June 19^th 14-17 hrs
18. Organisational Creativity and Entrepreneurship June 25^th 9-12 hrs
19. Organisational-Social Innovation June 26^th 14-17 hrs
20. Group Presentations June 27^th 9-12 hrs
21. Group Presentations July 1^st 14-17 hrs

July 2^nd Final Exam first call 09-12 hrs

July 16^th Final Exam second call 9-12 hrs

Readings/Bibliography

Main Textbook:

Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2017). Organizational Behavior (Global Edition). Pearson Education Limited.

Additional material:

Dubrin, A. J. (2019). Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior (Sixth Edit). Academic Media Solutions.

Portales, L. (2019). Social innovation and social entrepreneurship. Fundamentals, Concepts, and Tools. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

Teaching methods

Slides, academic papers, short video-clips (such as TED Talks) as well as some visits form part of the module to supplement the main textbook of students. Students are also encouraged to read on related subjects that impact work and organisation.

Assessment methods

Students have two assessments during the lectures. An individual exam (70%) and a group presentation with a written report to support it (30%). Instructions will be provided during the classes.

Office hours

See the website of Marina Nieves Santucci