Unit Code: MGT701

Unit Name: Organisational Analysis & Behaviour

Description: Organizational Behavior is the study of individuals and their behavior within the context of the organization in a workplace setting. It is an interdisciplinary field that includes sociology, psychology, communication and management. This course provides the study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations. It does this by taking a system approach whereby it interprets people-organization relationships in terms of the whole person, whole group, whole organization, and whole social system. Its purpose is to build better relationships by achieving human objectives, organizational objectives, and social objectives. The course also examines different perspectives from which organization can be analyzed. Students are provided with an understanding of the main theoretical frameworks used to explain how organisational members are affected by organisational structures, environments, political processes and cultural aspects of organisations.

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Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: Level 6 units

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 1