506 Leadership and Organizational Behavior

Business Administration (Graduate)

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Pre-requisites: None

Requisite To: None

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Course Description

Leadership requires effective management of people and a clear understanding of human behavior and social processes. Leaders need to have a good experience of themselves and those they lead. Leaders need to know why people behave in their job and work for a group and organization. This knowledge of individuals’ perceptions, attitudes, and behavior enables leaders to choose appropriate leadership styles and managerial practices to increase organization effectiveness and positive human outcomes. The course moves progressively through the individual, group, and organizational levels of behavior, drawing on concepts and practices from the field of organizational behavior (ob). it also examines the interrelationship of behavioral phenomena among these levels. studying ob provides a basic understanding of your and others’ behavior, particularly in teams. core leadership skills enhance your ability to communicate and work effectively with others. we aim to help you strengthen your people management skills to be a successful leader in any field you choose.

Course Learning Objectives (CLOs)
  • 1. describe and apply leadership theories to the team and organizational scenarios to achieve a
  • Team’s or an organization’s goals and objectives.
  • 2. explain the effect of leaders’ and followers’ personalities, attitudes, perceptions, and
  • Attributions on their and others’ behaviors in a team and organizational setting.
  • 3. explain types of leaders and followers and apply team development, team effectiveness, and
  • Group decision-making models and techniques.
  • 4. analyze and apply leadership theories and better understand their leadership style.
  • 5. analyze bases of power and influence tactics and their impact on achieving their own career
  • Goals and the organization’s objectives.
  • 6. identify and apply tactics for resolving conflict and handling interpersonal communication in
  • Workgroups.
  • 7. describe how organizational cultures are formed and sustained and the benefits and liabilities of
  • Corporate solid cultures and subcultures.
  • 8. describe the determinants and elements of leaders and their impact on an organization’s
  • Performance.
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