Objectives
The participants will:
- get an overview of the key issues in occupational and organizational psychology,
- analyze selected psychological aspects of behavior in the context of the individual, the group and the organization system,
- be aware of the problem of generalizing behavioral aspects,
- investigate organization related behavior from both micro and macro perspectives,
- recognize the links with other research fields and a huge relevance of psychological behavior patterns for the success of a project or company, and
- get incentives for dealing with theoretical questions of behavior and their practical implementation in their own project or company.
Target Attendees / Participants
Students of Steinbeis Master of Business Administration
Course Content by Units
Overview of the topics within organizational and human psychology
Study of human behavior in organizations - interdisciplinary aspects
Work Psychology - individual level:
- Working staff
- Work design
- Work motivation
- Job satisfaction
- Workload
Psychology of organizations - group, team and organization:
- Organizational framework
- Organizational groups
- Organizational power
- Organizational conflicts
- Organizational management
- Organizational change
Teaching Methods
Classic lecturing
Free and interactive class discussion
Work in small groups
Literature
Robbins, S. P. / Judge, T. A. (2006): Organizational Behavior, 12th Edition, Prentice Hall International.
Von Rosenstiel, L. (2007): Grundlagen der Organisationspsychologie. Basiswissen und Anwendungshinweise, 6.überarbeitete Auflage, Schaffer-Poeschel.
Von Rosenstiel, L. / Molt, W. / Ruttinger, B. (2005): Organisationspsychologie. 9. vollständig überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, Kohlhamme.
Weinert, A. B. (2004): Organisations- und Personalpsychologie, 5. vollständige überarbeitete Auflage, BeltzPVU.
Wiswede, G. (2007): Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie, 4. überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, UTB.
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