Apr 28, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Academic Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ODL-501 Organizational Behavior & Leadership

6 semester credits
Organizational leadership requires a deep and nuanced understanding of how individuals behave in organizational settings. Effective leaders create environments that are consistent with the fundamentals of human behavior in organizations. This course examines the nature of individual and group behavior in work environments and how it affects organizational performance. Special emphasis is placed on psychological principles, how and why people act as they do, and the use of (leadership) theories as conceptual tools for analyzing and solving organizational problems.
Delivery Method: Online
Grading Default: Letter
Learning Outcome(s):  

  • Identify and define organizational behavior (OB) concepts.
  • Understand what organization development (OD) is and the similarities and differences between OB and OD.
  • Apply organizational behavior theories and models to improve their understanding of their own work attitudes and behaviors.
  • Identify principles and challenges related to organizational behavior at the level of individual, team and organization.
  • Use leadership theories to improve individual, team or organization performance.
  • Create a plan to improve their own leadership skills.



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