Leadership and Human Resources

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Application of organizational behavior theories, concepts, and skills to leadership, management, training, motivation and supervision of staff in organizations. This course focuses on the topics of the management discipline related to human resources. The course objective is to expose the students to HR related issues that will be useful in their careers. The course presents both the theoretical and practical aspects of human resources in a global perspective. Practical features are studied through cases. Pre-Requisite: 2nd Year Standing BUS 224/324 Organizational Behavior (3 Credit Hours) The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the major theories and topics of organizational behavior (OB for short). Organizational behavior is the scientific study of behavior that occurs in work settings and is concerned with how people behave in organizational settings. The content of the course will cover topics that span the individual, group and organizational levels. Topics covered include personality, motivation, job satisfaction, group dynamics, conflict, communication, leadership, and organizational change .