case study about human behavior in organization
MAN336: Organizational Behavior
Course Syllabus
Spring 2012
TTH 12:30-2:00, UTC 1.144
McCombs School of Business
Professor Cindi Baldi
Office: CBA 1.310H
Office Hours: By appointment via email
Mailbox: Mailbox inside CBA 4.202
E-mail: cindibaldi@utexas.edu
(Email is the most reliable contact method)
Course Description
While many of the courses in the business school teach you how to manage money, information and other material resources, this course is unique (and invaluable) in that you will learn how to manage your own performance and career by learning how to work with and through other people-even when you don’t want to. This is an advanced survey course in organizational behavior designed to expose you to essential theories and concepts for analyzing, understanding, and managing human behavior in organizations. In this course we will apply concrete organizational situations from our case studies and projects to essential theories and effective management practices. In this class you will learn how to thrive at work by managing your relationships. In this course, we will investigate:
Individual behavior in organizations, including personality, decision-making, personal networks, and ethics
Interpersonal behavior, including teamwork, conflict, leadership, and power and influence
Organizational factors affecting behavior, including reward systems, culture, and organizational design Specific Course Objectives
My goals for this course are to help you
Manage individuals for high performance by developing your understanding of individual and interpersonal behavior, including your own.
Manage individuals for high performance by developing your ability to effectively work with people who have different values, backgrounds or areas of expertise.
Manage groups for high performance by exposing you to theoretical and practical knowledge of group dynamics and effective team building, while simultaneously giving you
Course Syllabus
Spring 2012
TTH 12:30-2:00, UTC 1.144
McCombs School of Business
Professor Cindi Baldi
Office: CBA 1.310H
Office Hours: By appointment via email
Mailbox: Mailbox inside CBA 4.202
E-mail: cindibaldi@utexas.edu
(Email is the most reliable contact method)
Course Description
While many of the courses in the business school teach you how to manage money, information and other material resources, this course is unique (and invaluable) in that you will learn how to manage your own performance and career by learning how to work with and through other people-even when you don’t want to. This is an advanced survey course in organizational behavior designed to expose you to essential theories and concepts for analyzing, understanding, and managing human behavior in organizations. In this course we will apply concrete organizational situations from our case studies and projects to essential theories and effective management practices. In this class you will learn how to thrive at work by managing your relationships. In this course, we will investigate:
Individual behavior in organizations, including personality, decision-making, personal networks, and ethics
Interpersonal behavior, including teamwork, conflict, leadership, and power and influence
Organizational factors affecting behavior, including reward systems, culture, and organizational design Specific Course Objectives
My goals for this course are to help you
Manage individuals for high performance by developing your understanding of individual and interpersonal behavior, including your own.
Manage individuals for high performance by developing your ability to effectively work with people who have different values, backgrounds or areas of expertise.
Manage groups for high performance by exposing you to theoretical and practical knowledge of group dynamics and effective team building, while simultaneously giving you