Course Co-ordinator: Dr N Naughton

Pre-requisite(s): MS 1007 - Managing Organizations

Note(s): Available to students in Programme Year 3 and above.

Organisational behaviour is one of the most complex and perhaps least understood academic elements of modern general management but since it concerns the behaviour of people within organisations it is also one of the most central. Its concern with individual and group behaviour makes it an essential element in dealing with the complex behavioural issues thrown up in the modern business world. This course designed to prepare students for what lies within organisations, thus avoiding the 'reality shock'.

This course is concerned with managing and understanding organisational behaviour. The focus will be at an individual level and group level and understanding how people behave and interact within organisations- and in that sense is inward looking. The emphasis will be on real-life rather than theoretical examples although wherever appropriate theory will be grounded in practical examples.

2 one-hour lecture per week (6 weeks) and 6 two-hour tutorials.

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour examination (80%); continuous assessment (20%) consisting of a an essay (2,500 words).

Resit: 1 three-hour written examination (100%).