Organizational Behaviour and
leadership
SUMMARY
Textbook:
Eugene McKenna,“Business Psychology and Organizational Behaviour”, Fifth Edition
Booklet:
Crossman. A., 2014. Organizational Behaviour and Leadership - Lecture Notes &
Course Manual, Utrecht: TIAS School For Business and Society.
Table of contents
Session 1: Organisational Behaviour and Leadership, Organisational
culture, design and effectiveness; Decision making in organisations.....3
, 2
Chapter 1: Historical influences and research methodology..............................3
Chapter 8: Individual decision-making and creativity.........................................4
Chapter 14: organizational structure and design...............................................8
Chapter 15: Organizational culture...................................................................13
Session 2: Individual differences........................................................17
Chapter 2: Personality...................................................................................... 17
Chapter 3: Intelligence and psychological testing............................................19
Chapter 5: Perception....................................................................................... 21
Session 3: Motivation and job satisfaction..........................................24
Chapter 4: Motivation and job design...............................................................24
Chapter 9: Attitudes, values, job satisfaction and commitment.......................29
Session 4: Group formation and dynamics; team-working...................32
Chapter 10: Groups.......................................................................................... 32
Chapter 11: Teambuilding................................................................................ 34
Session 5: Management and leadership.............................................38
Chapter 12: Leadership and Management Style...............................................38
Session 6: Work design, health in organisations and work-life balance 41
Chapter 4: Motivation and job design...............................................................41
Chapter 17: Health and work: Stress................................................................41
Session 7: Management-staff relations, managing diversity................43
Chapter 13: (according to the slides)...............................................................43
Session 8: Organisational change and development, new forms of
organisation.....................................................................................47
Chapter 16: Organizational change and development.....................................47
Session 1: Organisational
Behaviour and Leadership,
Organisational culture, design
and effectiveness; Decision
making in organisations
Chapter 1: Historical influences and research methodology
Nature of organizational behaviour
Refers to the study of human behaviour in organizations. It is a field of study that
endeavours to understand, explain, predict and change human behaviour as it
occurs in the organizational contact. Organizational behaviour is also concerned
Session 1: Organisational Behaviour and Leadership, Organisational
culture, design and effectiveness; Decision making in organisations
leadership
SUMMARY
Textbook:
Eugene McKenna,“Business Psychology and Organizational Behaviour”, Fifth Edition
Booklet:
Crossman. A., 2014. Organizational Behaviour and Leadership - Lecture Notes &
Course Manual, Utrecht: TIAS School For Business and Society.
Table of contents
Session 1: Organisational Behaviour and Leadership, Organisational
culture, design and effectiveness; Decision making in organisations.....3
, 2
Chapter 1: Historical influences and research methodology..............................3
Chapter 8: Individual decision-making and creativity.........................................4
Chapter 14: organizational structure and design...............................................8
Chapter 15: Organizational culture...................................................................13
Session 2: Individual differences........................................................17
Chapter 2: Personality...................................................................................... 17
Chapter 3: Intelligence and psychological testing............................................19
Chapter 5: Perception....................................................................................... 21
Session 3: Motivation and job satisfaction..........................................24
Chapter 4: Motivation and job design...............................................................24
Chapter 9: Attitudes, values, job satisfaction and commitment.......................29
Session 4: Group formation and dynamics; team-working...................32
Chapter 10: Groups.......................................................................................... 32
Chapter 11: Teambuilding................................................................................ 34
Session 5: Management and leadership.............................................38
Chapter 12: Leadership and Management Style...............................................38
Session 6: Work design, health in organisations and work-life balance 41
Chapter 4: Motivation and job design...............................................................41
Chapter 17: Health and work: Stress................................................................41
Session 7: Management-staff relations, managing diversity................43
Chapter 13: (according to the slides)...............................................................43
Session 8: Organisational change and development, new forms of
organisation.....................................................................................47
Chapter 16: Organizational change and development.....................................47
Session 1: Organisational
Behaviour and Leadership,
Organisational culture, design
and effectiveness; Decision
making in organisations
Chapter 1: Historical influences and research methodology
Nature of organizational behaviour
Refers to the study of human behaviour in organizations. It is a field of study that
endeavours to understand, explain, predict and change human behaviour as it
occurs in the organizational contact. Organizational behaviour is also concerned
Session 1: Organisational Behaviour and Leadership, Organisational
culture, design and effectiveness; Decision making in organisations
