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Organizational Behavior (SOA-M-3-SOM-OEB-VO)
Department
- Master's Program Social Work, Social Policy & Management
Course unit code
- SOA-M-3-SOM-OEB-VO
Level of course unit
- Master
Year of study
- Fall 2024
Semester when the course unit is delivered
- 3
Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5.0
Name of lecturer(s)
- FH-Prof. Mag. Dr. Lill-Rastern Barbara
Mode of delivery
- face-to-face
Prerequisites and co-requisites
- successful completion of the 2nd semester
Recommended optional program components
- none
Course contents
- • Overview of the areas of work and organizational psychology
• Theoretical and practical connection between images of people, work and organizations
• Psychological effects of work on the individual
• Work motivation and job satisfaction
• Experience and behavior of people and their needs in the context of organizations
• Evaluation and design options for work and the work environment
• Economic psychological components in the management of social organizations:
• Leadership behavior
• Team and decision-making processes
• Conflict management and conflict resolution methods
• Market psychology
Recommended or required reading
- Brinkmann, R. (Hrsg.). (2018). Angewandte Wirtschaftspsychologie. Hall-bergmoos: Pearson.
Deutsch, M., Coleman, P. T., & Marcus, E. C. (Eds). (2006). The Handbook of Conflict Resolution. Theory and Practice. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (2017). Re-Imagining Work. White Paper. Work 4.0.
Kals, E., & Gallenmüller-Roschmann, J. (2017). Arbeits- & Organisationspsy-chologie. Weinheim: Beltz Verlag.
Nahavandi, A. (2015). Organizational Behavior. Los Angeles: Sage.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Assessment methods and criteria
- Exam
- Course immanent examination
- Project work
Language of instruction
- English
Work placement(s)
- none