Organisational Behaviour

This is an introductory module to understanding the impact of organisational structures and managerial strategies on organisational and people behaviour.

Thorough out the module, students study the impact and effect of change on individuals and organisations, the dynamics of personality, the issue of occupational stress and health related issues, the overall relationship of management and organisational structure and their impact on the performance of individuals and groups within the organisation. How people and groups behave in organisations and the impact that people have on the organisation's efficiency and effectiveness is also examined.

Learning outcomes

• Identifies and analyses effective organisational practices
• Researches and evaluates common patterns of behaviour within organisations
• dentifies and recommends methods of assessing organisations and monitoring their progress

Content areas

• The origins of management and organisational behaviour
• Organisational culture
• Modules for assessing and managing behaviours, structures and processes within organisations
• Factors which threaten optimal performance and the organisation's survival
• The learning organisation
• Best practice and benchmarking
• Models of stress and work
• Building motivation and performance from an organisation perspective
• Building efficient and effective work teams