Module Identifier MBM4010  
Module Title ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR  
Academic Year 2005/2006  
Co-ordinator Dr Ying Yang  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Course delivery Lecture    
  Seminars / Tutorials   plus classrom discussions  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours  70%
Semester Assessment 2000 word essay30%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Recognise contrasting perspectives on organisations and the need for an international approach. Organisations and Organisational and Corporate culture - to be discussed by case study. To illustrate Mass production and Taylorism. Motivation to be introduced by reference back to Taylorism, Maslow introduced. To understand the usefulness of the distinction between needs theories and process theories. To examine the main Process theories including Expectancy, Equity and goal-setting. Exercise on play and motivation. `Lost in the Desert? exercise to introduce and dramatise Group Dynamics. To explain the meaning and importance of leadership in organisations. To ensure an interactive approach by case studies on leaders and by exercise on great leaders and poor leaders. To encourage discussion on management by examination of the main activities or functions of management. To ensure or encourage appreciation and awareness of the importance of organisational change by use of video presentation. To explain the meaning and nature of organisational structure.


Aims

This module aims to be an introduction to Organisation Behaviour but also stimulating to those who are familiar with some of the concepts. The scope for the examination of behaviour in organisations is very wide. There is a multiplicity of interrelated factors that influence the behaviour and performance of people as members of work organisations. It is important to emphasise throughout the role of management as an integrating activity and as crucial for organisational effectiveness.

Organisations are highly complex systems that operate in diverse and changing technological socio-economic environments. Despite this, newcomers to the subject of organisation often look for instant answers to questions about how to achieve organisational success. Disillusion soon follows. Therefore this course avoids prescribing particular actions or decisions but seeks to analyse and explain the interacting characteristics and processes that are found in organisations.

The module also acts as a foundation for the Human Resource Management module.

Brief description

By means of alternate lectures and group work on case studies and/or exercises, the module provides an intensive introduction to OB and a means of drawing on students' work experience.

Content

The first topic is national culture in order to quickly draw together what is usually an internationally diverse group and to examine the idea of globalisation. The theme then moves to considering the multinational company as a transmission mechanism for good management practice. How do such strategies interact with national culture? The validity of organisational/corporate culture is then considered.

At about half way the conventional centrality of motivation in most books on OB is raised and whether there can be a unified theory of motivation at work. The related issue of job design leads the module into consideration of the influence of technology on organisational structure. Teamworking, already breifly considered in relation to primary groups, is revisited. The module ends with discussion of power in and around the organisation and approaches to theorising leadership.

Reading Lists

Books
Schmerhorn, J, Hunt, J and Osborne, P. The Basics of Organizational Behaviour Wiley
Wilson, D and Rosenfeld, R (eds) Managing Organisations McGraw Hill
Buchanan, D and Huczynski, A. Organizational Behaviour Prentice-Hall
Robbins, S. Essentials of Organisational Behaviour Prentice-Hall
** Supplementary Text
Dawson, Sandra Analysing Organisations edition 3r.e. . Macmillan 333660943
Dawson, Sandra Analysing Organisations edition 3r.e. . Macmillan 333660943
Dawson, Sandra Analysing Organisations edition 3r.e. . Macmillan 333660943
Morgan, Gareth Images of Organization edition 2r.e. . Sage Pubns. 761906347
Morgan, Gareth Images of Organization edition 2r.e. . Sage Pubns. 761906347
Peters, Thomas J. In Search of Excellence edition n.e. . HarperCollins 6384021
Job Satisfaction Fontana 6335411
Keith Grint Leadership : classical, contemporary, and critical approaches Oxford University Press 198781822
Northouse, Peter Guy Leadership : theory and practice Sage Publications 761919260
Levicki, Cyril Leadership Gene Pitman 273635573
Man and Organization Allen & U. 43010555
Man and Organization Allen & U. 43010555
Mullins, Laurie J. Management and Organisational Behaviour edition 6r.e. . Financial Times Prentice Hall 273676989
Johnson, Phil Management Control and Organizational Behaviour P.Chapman Pub. 1853961639
Anthony, Peter Managing Culture Open U.P. 335097898
Henry, Jane Managing Innovation Sage Pubns. 803985053
Wilson, David C. Managing Organizations edition 2r.e. . McGraw 77076435
Wilson, David C. Managing Organizations edition 2r.e. . McGraw 77076435
Wilson, David C. Managing Organizations edition 2r.e. . McGraw 77076435
Hunt, John W. Managing People at Work edition 3r.e. . McGraw 007707677X
Brands, H.W. Masters of Enterprise Free P.,U.S. 684854732
Ritzer, George McDonaldization of Society edition 3r.e.of "McDonaldization of Society: An Investigation into the Changing Character of Contem. Pine Forge P. 761986278
Clegg, Stewart Modern Organizations Sage Pubns. 803983298
Watson, Tony J. "Organising and managing work : organisational, managerial, and strategic... " New York ; London : Financial Times/Prentice Hall 273630059
Child, John Organization edition n.e.of 2r.e. . P.Chapman Pub. 1853960144
Davis, Keith Human Behaviour at Work edition 8r.e. . McGraw 70155747
Dawson, Sandra Analysing Organisations edition 3r.e. . Macmillan 333660943
Schermerhorn, John R. Basic Organizational Behavior edition 2r.e. . Wiley 471357715
Schermerhorn, John R. Basic Organizational Behavior edition 2r.e. . Wiley 471357715
Bjrn Bjerke Business leadership and culture : national management styles in the global economy Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar 1840646276
Bjrn Bjerke Business leadership and culture : national management styles in the global economy Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar 1840646276
Bryman, Alan Charisma and Leadership in Organizations Sage Pubns. 803983174
Alvesson, Mats Corporate Culture and Organizational Symbolism De Gruyter 3110136074
Graves, R. Corporate Culture Diagnosis and Change F.Pinter 861875672
Deal, Terrence E. Corporate Cultures Perseus Books 738203300
Capodagli, Bill Disney Way McGraw 70120641
Pot, Ferrie Employment Relations and National Culture E.Elgar Pub. 1840642297
Robbins, Stephen P. Essentials of Organizational Behavior edition 6r.e. . Prentice-Hall 130835722
Anthony, P.D. Foundation of Management Tavistock Pubns. 042261050X
Barnard, Chester I. Functions of the Executive edition n.e. . Harvard U.P. 674328035
Barnard, Chester I. Functions of the Executive edition n.e. . Harvard U.P. 674328035
Janis, Irving L. Group Think edition 2r.e. . Houghton Mifflin 395317045
Hollinshead, Graham Human Resource Management edition 2r.e. . Pitman 273627600
Morgan, Gareth Images of Organization edition 2r.e. . Sage Pubns. 761906347
Butler, Gathorne V. Organization and Management Prentice-Hall 013641754X
Organization Theory Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 195061446
Huczynski, Andrzej Organizational Behaviour Prentice-Hall 136410693
James L. Gibson, John M. Ivancevich, James H. Donnelly, Jr. "Organizations : behavior, structure, processes" Burr Ridge,Ill : Irwin 256112401
James L. Gibson, John M. Ivancevich, James H. Donnelly, Jr. "Organizations : behavior, structure, processes" Burr Ridge,Ill : Irwin 256112401
Winfield, Ian Organizations and Information Technology Blackwell Sci. 632028378
Winfield, Ian Organizations and Information Technology Blackwell Sci. 632028378
Denise M. Rousseau and Ren Schalk. Psychological contracts in employment : cross cultural perspectives Sage Publications 761916806
McKenna, Eugene F. Psychology in Business L.Erlbaum 863770428
McKenna, Eugene F. Psychology in Business L.Erlbaum 863770428
McKenna, Eugene F. Psychology in Business L.Erlbaum 863770428
Trompenaars, Fons Riding the Waves of Culture edition 2r.e. . Nicholas Brealey Publishing 1857881761
Weick, Karl E. Sensemaking in Organizations Sage Pubns. 803971761
Hyman, Richard Social Values and Industrial Relations Blackwell 631166106
Gabriel, Yiannis Storytelling in Organizations Oxf.U.P. 198297068
Marshall, A.B. Taking the Adventure M.Russell 859552551
McLoughlin, Ian Technological Change at Work edition 2r.e. . Open U.P. 033519009X
McLoughlin, Ian Technological Change at Work edition 2r.e. . Open U.P. 033519009X
Henry L. Tosi and Neal P. Mero The Fundamentals of organizational behavior : what managers need to know Oxford; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 1405100745
Handy, Charles B. Understanding Organizations edition 4r.e. . Penguin 140156038
Handy, Charles B. Understanding Organizations edition 4r.e. . Penguin 140156038
Davis, Keith Human Behaviour at Work edition 8r.e. . McGraw 70155747
Davis, Keith Human Behaviour at Work edition 8r.e. . McGraw 70155747

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7