Organisational behaviour
Ms Carole Axton
6 points * Distance approximately 12 hours per week * First semester * Gippsland * Prerequisites: GBU8033, GBU8034
Objectives Building on the knowledge acquired in earlier subjects, this subject aims to provide insights into the relevance of social science theory to current management issues and the contribution it can make to the understanding of behaviour in organisations. It aims also to foster skills in the identification and critical analysis of external information and case studies and to use these to support discussion and evaluation.
Synopsis Using a case study approach as the basis of study the subject will consist of four parts, each containing four study guides. Part A: Individual behaviour in the organisation, socialisation and reinforcement, perception, attitudes, values and personality, motivation and performance. Part B: Groups in the organisation, properties of groups, management of groups, leaders and leadership. Part C: Organisational structure, culture and change, structure and the formal organisation, culture and the informal organisation, organisational change. Part D: Organisational processes, power and influence, communication and conflict, decision making.
Assessment Written assignments: 50% * Examination (3 hours): 50%
Prescribed texts
Bailey J and others Managing organisational behaviour and management 2nd edn, Wiley, 1991
Tosi H L Organisational behaviour and management: A contingency approach PWS-Kent, 1990