Course code: 176301 | Subject title: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR | ||||
Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Mandatory | Year: 2 | Period: 1º S | ||
Department: Business Administration | |||||
Lecturers: | |||||
GOÑI LEGAZ, SALOMÉ (Resp) [Mentoring ] | LARRAZA QUINTANA, MARTIN [Mentoring ] | ||||
ERRO GARCES, AMAYA [Mentoring ] |
a) Generic instrumental competences
CG01. Analysis and synthesis skills.
CG02. Ability to organize and plan.
CG03. Oral and written communication in the native language.
CG04. Writing and speaking in a foreing language.
CG05. Computer and software knowledge in the area of study.
CG06. Ability to find and analyze information from different sources.
CG07. Ability to solve problems.
CG08. Ability to make decisions.
b) Generic personal competences
CG09. Ability to work in a team.
CG12. Skills in personal relationships.
CG13. Ability to work in diverse and multicultural environments.
CG14. Critical thinking and self-assessment.
CG15. Ethical commitment in the workplace.
c) systemic generic competences
CG17. Autonomous learning skills.
CG18. Ability to adapt to new situations.
CG20. Leadership.
CG23. Sensitivity towards social and environmental issues
CE01. Understanding economic institutions as the result and the application of theoretical or formal representations about how the economy works.
CE04. Applying professional criteria based on the management of technical tools to the analysis of business problems .
CE09. Ability to integrate in any functional area of a company or organization and perform any task in them.
CE10. Creating and managing a business in its key dimensions.
CE11. Understanding the nature of the company as an organization and as a place of interaction of agents with different objectives.
CE13. Identifying the firm as a system and recognizing interdependencies between the different functional areas.
CE14. Implementing policies and practices aimed at improving effectiveness and efficiency.
CE19. Applying techniques to improve the training, development and motivation of human resources
R03. Theoretical foundations in decision making.
R08. Organization theory. Strategic management.
RD1. Compare the different theories about Organizational Behavior.
RD2. Understand the relationships between the different levels of analysis in the organization.
RD3. Apply the knowledge about organizational behavior to non-complex real situations.
Classroom hours | Out of classrooms hours | |
A-1 Large group sessions-theory and practice (includes final exam) | 46 | |
A-2 Medium-sized group sessions-practice | 14 | |
A-3 Essays and exercises | 24 | |
A-4 Individual study | 40 | |
A-5 Prepare for exams and quizzes | 18 | |
A-6 Tutorials | 8 | |
Total | 60 | 90 |
Methodology-Activity |
COMPETENCES |
A-1 Large group sessions (final exam included) |
CG01, CG04, CG07, CG08, CG09, CG13, CG18, CG20, CE04, CE09, CE10 |
A-2 Medium size group sessions |
CG03, CG05, CG08, CG09, CG12, CG23, CE14, CE19 |
A-3 Essays and exercises |
CG06, CG09, CG12, CG13, CG14, CG20, CG23 |
A-4 Individual study |
CG01, CG02, CG15, CG17, CE01, CE11, CE13 |
A-5 Prepare tests and exams |
CG02, CG07, CG15, CE11, |
A-6 Tutorials |
CG03, CG12, CG15, CE04 |
1. CONTINUOUS EVALUATION |
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FINAL EXAM |
50% |
To pass the course it is necessary to obtain at least 4 points out of 10 in the final exam. |
PRACTICE SESSIONS |
20% |
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INDIVIDUAL TESTS |
30% |
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2. RETAKE OF CONTINUOUS EVALUATION |
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FINAL RETAKE EXAM |
80% |
Only those students who have take the final exam and have obtained at least 2,5 points out of 10, are allowed to made the retake exam. |
PRACTICE SESSIONS |
20% |
The same scores obtained in the practice sessions in the continuous evaluation process. |
This course aims to bring students to the study of human behavior within organizations, as well as of the knowledge of the main variables related to the design of the organization. This general objective implies that the student knows the problems faced by organizations in this field, the main theoretical developments in the discipline, his personal position on these issues and developing the ability to translate knowledge into practice.
The course aims to provide the basic theoretical foundation for effective leadership at any level in any function within organizations. Therefore, its contents are very useful to perform management tasks that involve responsibility for people.
The course content is structured in three blocks. The first one takes the individual as the basic unit of analysis, studying the relevant dimensions related to her behavior within organizations. The second one identifies the relationship between individuals within groups in organizations. The third section is aimed at analyzing the elements that define and shape the organization as a set of relationships and people.
Subject 1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior
Subject 2. Job attitudes and satisfaction
Subject 3. Personality traits and work values.
Subject 4. Individual perception and decision making
Subject 5. Motivation I: basic concepts
Subject 6. Motivation: applied concepts
Subject 7. Group behavior
Subject 8. Teams
Subject 9. Communication
Subject 10. Leadership
Subject 11. Power and politics
Subject 12. Conflict and negotiations
Subject 13. Basic challenges of organizational design
Subject 14. Designing organizational structure: Authority and control
Subject 15. Designing organizational structure: Specialization and coordination
Subject 16. Organizational culture
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
Basic reference.
Robbins, S.P. and Judge, T.A. (2013): Essentials of organizational behavior, 12th edition, Global edition, Pearson Education Ltd., Essex, England.
Complementary references.
Jones, G.R. (2012): Organizational Theory, Design and Change, 7th edition, Pearson, Upper Saddle River, USA.
Robbins, S.P., Judge, T.A. and Campbell, T.T. (2010): Organizational Behavior, 1st edition, Pearson Education Ltd., Essex, England.