Introduction to MNGT 5590

Welcome to MNGT 5590.

This course introduces students to many of the basic principles of human behavior that effective managers use when managing

individuals and groups in organizations. These include theories relating to individual differences in abilities and attitudes, attribution,

motivation, group dynamics, power and politics, leadership, conflict resolution, organizational culture, and organizational structure and

design.

 

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Define, discuss, and recognize important terminology, facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques, and theories taught in this

organizational behavior course.

2. Identify and apply appropriate terminology, facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques, and theories from the organizational

behavior course when analyzing factual situations with organizational behavior problems.

3. Develop reasonable solutions to organizational behavior problems using appropriate facts, concepts, principles, analytic

techniques, and theories from this organizational behavior course.

4. Evaluate the quality of their proposed solutions to organizational behavior problems against appropriate criteria, including

organizational constraints.

5. Discuss the relevance and application of the concepts, principles, and theories used in organizational behavior to contemporary

events.

6. Identify and discuss the interrelationships among the concepts, principles, and theories used in the different areas of

organizational behavior.

 

Required Textbook:

Author: Konopaske, Ivancevich, Matteson

Publisher: McGraw Hill

Edition: 11th

ISBN: 978-1-259-89453-4