from the field of Organizational Behavior (OB). It also examines the interrelationship of behavioral phenomena among these levels. Studying OB provides a basic understanding of your own and others’ behavior, particularly in teams. It enhances your ability to communicate and work effectively with others, core skills of leadership. Our goal is to help you strengthen your people management skills so you can be a successful leader in any field you choose. Course Objectives Developing the behavioral skills you need to be a successful leader of yourself and others, including working in teams. Understanding the main ideas relating to organizational behavior and their impact on creating a high-performing organization. Understanding what leadership means and what is involved in becoming a successful leader in today’s business organizations. Appreciating leadership skills as an essential complement to the technical skills you are learning in other courses. Learning concepts and approaches that will enable you to analyze organizational problems and develop appropriate solutions. Course Learning Outcomes After taking this class, students should be able to: Describe and apply motivation theories to team and organizational scenarios in order achieve a team’s or an organization’s goals and objectives. Explain the effect of personality, attitudes, perceptions and attributions on their own and other’s behaviors in team and organizational settings. Explain of teams and apply team development, team effectiveness, and group making models and techniques. Analyze and leadership theories and better understand their own leadership style. Analyze bases of power and influence tactics and their impact on achieving their own personal career goals and the organization’s objectives. Identify and apply tactics for resolving conflict and handling interpersonal communication in work groups. Describe how organizational cultures are formed and sustained, and the benefits and liabilities of strong organizational cultures and subcultures. Describe the determinants and elements of organizational structure and its impact on an organization’s performance. Explain and apply a variety of organizational change methods to improve employee, team and organization performance. Relation to Marshall School Learning Goals In this course, emphasis will be placed on the USC Marshall School of Business learning goals as follows: Our graduates will understand types of markets and key business areas and their interaction to Moderate effectively manage different types of enterprises. Our graduates will develop a global business perspective. They will understand how local, regional,
from the field of Organizational Behavior (OB). It also examines the interrelationship of behavioral phenomena among these levels. Studying OB provides a basic understanding of your own and others’ behavior, particularly in teams. It enhances your ability to communicate and work effectively with others, core skills of leadership. Our goal is to help you strengthen your people management skills so you can be a successful leader in any field you choose. Course Objectives Developing the behavioral skills you need to be a successful leader of yourself and others, including working in teams. Understanding the main ideas relating to organizational behavior and their impact on creating a high-performing organization. Understanding what leadership means and what is involved in becoming a successful leader in today’s business organizations. Appreciating leadership skills as an essential complement to the technical skills you are learning in other courses. Learning concepts and approaches that will enable you to analyze organizational problems and develop appropriate solutions. Course Learning Outcomes After taking this class, students should be able to: Describe and apply motivation theories to team and organizational scenarios in order achieve a team’s or an organization’s goals and objectives. Explain the effect of personality, attitudes, perceptions and attributions on their own and other’s behaviors in team and organizational settings. Explain of teams and apply team development, team effectiveness, and group models and techniques. Analyze and leadership theories and better understand their own leadership style. Analyze bases of power and influence tactics and their impact on achieving their own personal career goals and the organization’s objectives. Identify and apply tactics for resolving conflict and handling interpersonal communication in work groups. Describe how organizational cultures are formed and sustained, and the benefits and liabilities of strong organizational cultures and subcultures. Describe the determinants and elements of organizational structure and its impact on an organization’s performance. Explain and apply a variety of organizational change methods to improve employee, team and organization performance. Relation to Marshall School Learning Goals In this course, emphasis will be placed on the USC Marshall School of Business learning goals as follows: Our graduates will understand types of markets and key business areas and their interaction to effectively manage different types of enterprises. Moderate Our graduates will develop a global business perspective. They will understand how local, regional, making