At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have knowledge about organization culture, national culture and organizational climate. 2) Will learn different business models which are oriented from national culture. 3) Have knowledge about universal and local business norms. 4) Will learn various organizational variables which explain employees'individaul differences 5) Can write an academic paper in the field of organizational behavior.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
MAN660 TOPICS IN MICRO ORGANIZATION THEORY I
COURSE DEFINITION
Organizational Behavior, a sub-domain of Management and Organization, an applied field of social science, emerges as one of the most important research fields that can be used in bringing solutions to differentiated problem areas of today's enterprises.
This course focuses on behavioral dynamics at the level of individuals, groups and organizations in the organizational setting. In this context, issues such as perceptions and emotions of individuals, job satisfaction, motivation, forms of leadership, power and authority, conflict management, team work and dynamics, organizational culture will be emphasized.Organizational Behavior uses scientific methodology as a social discipline, has developed academically, and has remained relatively weak in practice.This weakness in practice; the problem of micro management and business blindness which cause a man who is a closed box not to be understood well by the managers, the administrators to disappear in detail, problems such as institutionalization, not being sustainable, employee dissatisfaction, not being able to work under stress and pressure.
The field of Organizational Behavior helps to solve the problems administrators face in administrative decisions and practices by revealing scientific evidence for understanding human behavior.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Meeting and Principles of Organization Behavior
2nd Week
Introduction to Organizational Behavior
3rd Week
Perceptions, Attitudes and Emotions
4th Week
Individual Differences, Personality and Values
5th Week
Traits, Personality and Values
6th Week
Motivation
7th Week
Person-Organization Fitness, Socialization and Business Design
8th Week
Groups and Intragroup Relations.
9th Week
Leadership
10th Week
Communication
11th Week
Societal Culture
12th Week
Organizational Culture
13th Week
Dark Side of the Organization Behavior.
14th Week
Current Debates on Organizational Behavior
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Sığrı, Ü., ve Gürbüz, S. (ed.) (2013). Örgütsel Davranış, İstanbul: Beta Yayıncılık. Makaleler (Öğretim üyesi tarafından verilecek)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Presentation,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Project
1
50
Attendance
1
10
Presentation of Article
1
40
Total(%)
100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
0
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
5
40
200
Final exam
Homework
Article
5
40
200
Total Workload
442
Total Workload / 30
14,73
ECTS Credits of the Course
15
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
