Organisational Behaviour

Course aim

To introduce students to contemporary organisational issues and to develop a critical approach of the concepts presented through analysis and evaluation.

Course content

The nature of organisational behaviour, individual behaviour in organisations; personality; perception; motivation concepts; decision-making; managing and understanding groups and teams; influence and power; managing organisations through change and stress management.

Textbook(s)

Griffin, RW, Phillips, JM & Gully, SM 2017, Organisational Behaviour , 12th edn, Cengage Learning, Boston MA

Prerequisite(s)

BUSS 1054 Management Principles OR BUSS 2068 Management and Organisation

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	30 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Examination, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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