Organizational Behavior

Catalog description

This course broadens understanding of both the formal and informal aspects of how people behave in organizations and how the human resource administrator may affect that behavior. The critical elements of human behavior in an organizational environment are examined. Among the topics considered are: individual behavior patterns, superior/subordinate relationships, group dynamics, communications, motivation, and decision-making. Through a variety of assessment and training devices, students learn ways to predict and control certain performance behaviors in order to meet organizational goals.