Learning Outcomes:
1. Build a vocabulary and conceptual framework to help you think about life inside organisations
2. Describe, apply and reflect on some key concepts in Organisational Behaviour (OB) relating to the individual, the group, and the organisation/workplace.
3. Collaborate as a team to create and deliver real outcomes
4. Use the experience of working in a group to observe, reflect and learn about group dynamics and develop your skills for effective collaboration
6. Relate these ideas to the world of work and the changing workplace, demonstrating an ability to think critically and sociologically about the human dimension of organisations and how work is organised and managed.
Indicative Module Content:
Foundations of OB - and the sociological imagination
Inside Organisational Culture and LIFTing leadership together
Individual Difference: Personality, Perception and Emotion, Motivation and what makes us tick
Getting to Grips with Groups: Collaboration, Teamwork and Exploring Group Dynamics
Hearing and Being Heard: Interpersonal and intercultural communication
Beneath the Surface: Power, Politics and Conflict, the Unconscious Organisation
Work, Working lives and the Changing World of Work