Advanced Organizational Behavior
No (wo)man is an island. We all fundamentally define and develop ourselves in relation to other people. While this is certainly true for our private life, it is also true for our working life. We constantly interact with colleagues, try to organize ourselves while handling the requests of others, and jointly develop solutions to advance the business.
Organizational behavior (OB) researchers study exactly these interpersonal exchanges and people’s experiences in organizations. That is, OB scholars are concerned with understanding the behavior of individuals and teams in organizations. Whereas foundational OB courses tackle the basics of this area (e.g., people’s perceptions and emotions in organizations, motivation, team dynamics, leadership), this Advanced OB course goes into more detail by using evidence on recent work- and people-related topics to introduce you to key debates in OB theories and concepts.
Specifically, we focus in this Advanced OB on “the new normal” – the debates evolving around hybrid work as the next great disruption or more generally: the future of work.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday, 25.10.2021 | 11:30 - 15:15 |
| Tuesday, 26.10.2021 | 08:00 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 08.11.2021 | 09:45 - 13:00 |
| Tuesday, 09.11.2021 | 08:00 - 11:15 |
| Wednesday, 17.11.2021 | 15:30 - 18:45 |
| Thursday, 18.11.2021 | 15:30 - 18:45 |
| Monday, 29.11.2021 | 09:45 - 15:15 |
I. Content-related
Having an understanding of core OB concepts related to the future of work.
II. Skills-related
Designing survey items to be able to collect evidence on an OB-related topic of interest.
Being able to combine own data (from the survey) and relevant evidence (from research) to deliver theoretically sound and practically relevant recommendations for solving OB-related business challenges.
III. Attitude-related
Developing an evidence-oriented mindset to shape the people-related side of the future work.
Being able and willing to critically reflect upon the validity of evidence and current debates in the OB field.
(2) Watch Paper Pitch videos of your peers (15% of the course grade, individual assignment)
(3) Recruit participants for “new normal” survey (5% of the course grade, individual assignment)
(4) Team presentations on their “new normal” topic (40% of the course grade, team assignment; randomized groups)