MGT1362H: Managing People in Organizations

This course is an introduction to the concepts, theories and ideas guiding behaviour at work. This course will introduce you to a wide array of theories on topics relevant to understanding employee and managerial behaviour and provide insight and hands-on experience on how to use this knowledge to address problems that you will face in organizations. Some of the topics covered in this course include the study of personality, motivation, work attitudes and leadership. Some of the questions that we will address include: How do we effectively motivate employees? How does personality affect job performance? What leadership styles are effective with different employees? We will be applying theories at the organizational, group, and individual levels of analysis and tying them in to examples of real-world applications. Students will also have the opportunity to work in small groups to complete group assignments. It is important to understand that this course is not designed to help you pass your CFE exam. Rather, the content and focus of this course is to help you become a more effective organizational member and leader. What you learn in this course will help you succeed in your career. I use a variety of teaching methods to encourage both an intellectual understanding and a personal sense of the subject matter. Lecture sessions are coupled with experiential learning techniques (e.g., cases, exercises, and discussion) to facilitate an understanding of organizational behaviour concepts and demonstrate their application to management situations typically encountered in organizations.

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Mississauga