Checking date: 16/01/2025


Course: 2024/2025

Organization Behaviour
(13112)
Bachelor in Employment and Labour Relations (Study Plan 2018) (Plan: 401 - Estudio: 207)


Coordinating teacher: MARTINEZ ROS, ESTER

Department assigned to the subject: Business Administration Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

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Objectives
The competencies that students should gain from this subject focus on developing the knowledge and skills to understand the diversity and complexity of the behaviors of the people who make up an organization. Knowledge: Understand the behavior of people in organizations at the individual, group, and organizational levels. 1) At the individual level: a. Know about perception and describe the major elements in the perception process. b. Know how to analyze the results of different decision-making models in terms of economic variables such as productivity, absenteeism, and turnover. c. Know the concept of motivation and describe the process of motivation in real situations. 2) At the group level: a. Identify the key factors that explain group behavior. b. Summarize the findings of the major theories of leadership. c. Know the communication process and its components in order to analyze its various effects in the workplace. 3) At the organizational level: a. Analyze the process of conflict and evaluate why it exists in organizations. b. Analyze the elements of organizational culture and its influence on business ethics. Skills: - The ability to work independently under pressure in resolving current cases will be developed. - In addition, the ability to relate and work in groups to make decisions will be developed. - Ability to manage and motivate others. - Ability to think of novel solutions through the application of research methods. Attitudes: - Possess a critical attitude based on evidence and research methodologies that allow understanding of aspects related to organizational behavior. - Demonstrate ethical and justice behavior in decision making and conflict resolution in organizations. - Promote the level of commitment to organizations with sustainability and values. - Develop an entrepreneurial attitude toward organizational change.
Learning Outcomes
Description of contents: programme
1. Diversity in Organizations 2. Attitudes and Job Satisfaction 3. Emotions and Moods at Work. 4. Personality and Values. 5. Perception and Decision Making 6. Motivation in organizations 7. Groups and work teams. 8. Communication. 9. Leadership and Power 10. Conflict and Negotiation. 11. Organizational Culture. 12. Change Management.
Learning activities and methodology
The course is structured through the use of the SPOC platform, which includes the materials to be used (videos and presentations) and the activities to be developed both online and in small group classes. In the small group, the contents are worked on through group tasks related to the theoretical material and the practical cases are discussed. In addition, digital and communication skills are also worked on through presentations and the creation of a video. Individual tutorials will be held at the request of the students within the timetable established by the teachers. There will also be group tutorials in the practical classes to supervise the development of the final project.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 50
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • David A. Whetten & Kim S. Cameron . Developing Management Skills, Global Edition, 10th edition. Pearson Education. 2023
  • ROBBINS, S. P. & JUDGE, T.A.. Organizational Behaviour. Prentice Hall. México. 19ª Edición.. 2022
Additional Bibliography
  • Antino, M., Rico, R., & Thatcher, S. M.. Structuring reality through the faultlines lens: The effects of structure, fairness, and status conflict on the activated faultlines¿performance relationship. Academy of Management Journal, 62, 1444-1470. 2019
  • Ashkanasy, N. M., & Dorris, A. D. Emotions in the workplace. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 4, 67-90.. 2017
  • Bryman, A. . Research methods and organization studies . Routledge. 2003
  • DeRue, D. S. Adaptive leadership theory: Leading and following as a complex adaptive process. Research in organizational behavior, 31, 125-150.. 2011
  • Denison, D., Nieminen, L., & Kotrba, L. . Diagnosing organizational cultures: A conceptual and empirical review of culture effectiveness surveys. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 23, 145-161.. 2014
  • Gigerenzer, G., & Gaissmaier, W. . Heuristic decision making. Annual Review of Psychology, 62, 451-482.. 2011
  • Hough, L. M., Oswald, F. L., & Ock, J. Beyond the Big Five: New directions for personality research and practice in organizations. Annu. Rev. Organ. Psychol. Organ. Behav., 2, 183-209. 2015
  • Ivancevich, J. M., & Matteson, M. T. . Organizational level stress management interventions: A review and recommendations.. Job stress: From theory to suggestion. Routledge. (pp. 229-248.. 2014
  • Judge, T. A., Zhang, S. C., & Glerum, D. R.. Job satisfaction. Essentials of job attitudes and other workplace psychological constructs, 207-241.. 2020
  • Kanfer, R., Frese, M., & Johnson, R. E.. Motivation related to work: A century of progress. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102, 338-355.. 2017
  • Keyton, J.. Communication in organizations. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 4, 501-526.. 2017
  • Mathieu, J. E., Gallagher, P. T., Domingo, M. A., & Klock, E. A. Embracing complexity: Reviewing the past decade of team effectiveness research. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 6, 17-46.. 2019
  • Porter, L. W., & Schneider, B. . What was, what is, and what may be in OP/OB. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 1, 1-21. 2014
  • Tjosvold, D., Wong, A. S., & Feng Chen, N. Y. . Constructively managing conflicts in organizations.. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 1, 545-568.. 2014

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.


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