Monash University Handbooks 2008

MGW2230 - Organisational behaviour

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate Faculty of Business and Economics

Leader: Dr Melanie Bryant

Offered

Berwick First semester 2008 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2008 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Sunway First semester 2008 (Day)
Hong Kong First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Singapore First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Peninsula Second semester 2008 (Day)
South Africa Second semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

Students gain an understanding of factors affecting the behaviour of people in work settings. The unit focuses on individual, group, and total organisational human factors influencing the effectiveness of organisations, including: the nature of organisations in the global context; individual behaviour including perception, attitudes, values and personality, motivation and performance; group behaviour in organisations - the properties and management of groups, leaders and leadership, organisational power, influence, communication, conflict and decision making; organisational structure; organisational culture; change; the formal and informal organisation.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

Assessment

On-campus - Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%. Off-campus - Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%

Contact hours

3 hours class contact

Prerequisites

MGW1010

Prohibitions

MGC2230, MGF2111,

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