BUSS 311-05

Organizational Behavior
Spring 2015

Agendas

HR class on M & W 12:30~1:45 pm

@ LG-POSCO Bldg. Rm #530

Introduce yourself & myself

What is OB? Think and Discuss

Review the syllabus

Introduce Yourself!

Introduce yourself

Name and major

Where you want to be (career) in 5 or

10 years

Other

information you want to share

with the class

Introduce Myself!

You can call me Harry.

I love Organizational Behavior like you do!

Ph.D. in Management from Texas A&M

University (Howdy!)

Very happy to teach you this semester!

Any further question about me?

Contact Information

Office Hours (LP-323) & Contacting Me:

M

& W 2 3:30pm & by appointment

Contact

me:

kimk@korea.ac.kr
Office: 3290-2625

Teaching

Assistant

Minju Shin ( )
gundu1@naver.com

Organizational Behavior

What is OB?

What should we care about OB? Why

should we learn about OB?

What topics do you think are

included in OB? What do you want to
learn in OB?

What is organizational
behavior?
Scientific and systematic study of human
behavior in organizations.
A multi-disciplinary, multi-level field devoted

to understanding individual and group

behavior, interpersonal processes, and
organizational dynamics.
Related to Human resources management

(which is more specific to HR management

processes)

What is organizational
behavior?
Longitudinal views of organizational
effectiveness.
Short-run emphasis on goal accomplishment,

resource utilization, and stakeholder

satisfaction.
Intermediate-run emphasis on organizations

adaptability and development potential.

Long-run emphasis on survival.

What is organizational
behavior?
Contingency

approach

Tries to identify how different situations

can be best understood and handled.

Important contingency variables include:
Environment.
Technology.
Tasks.
Structure.
People.

Why should we care?

We all work within organizations.

OB-related skills are especially important for

both managers and the organization.

Effective work-related interaction and

management are not just common sense.

Generalized knowledge base: Cannot solve all

specific problems; the knowledge-action gap

The Dependent Variables

(or what we are trying to explain, predict, or
control)

Productivity
Creativity
Organizational citizenship
Absenteeism
Turnover
Job satisfaction
Organizational commitment
Perceptions of meaningfulness

The Independent Variables - Individual

Level

Biographical traits
Personality
Values
Attitudes
Emotions and
Moods

Ability
Perception
Motivation
Individual learning

Decision making

The Independent Variables - Group

Level

Communication
Conflict
Power and politics
Leadership

Group structure
Norms
Interdependence
Decision making

The Independent Variables - Organization

Level

Culture
Structure
Design
Technology

Work processes
Selection
processes
Training programs
Appraisal practices

How will we learn . . .

Generalized findings from research

Real world situations
Reflection on our interactions in groups
and in the class

Topics of BUSS 311 include:

Foundations of individual behavior

Attitudes

and job satisfaction

Personality, values, perception, & individual
decision making
Motivation concepts & applications
Emotions & Moods

Foundations of group behavior

Leadership
Power

& Politics
Conflict & Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational

Culture
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Course Readings

Organizational Behavior, 15th ed. (2012).

by Stephen P. Robbins & Timothy A. Judge.
Prentice-Hall. ISBN-10: 0273765299.

Additional reading materials

Contemporary issues in management by

reading business magazines and
newspapers

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Course Requirements/Grading
Assignment

Point
Percentage
250
Mid-term Exam
25%
pts
250
Final Exam
25%
pts
Pop Quizzes
50 pts
5%
Case Quizzes &
150
15 %
Assignments
pts
Class Participation
50 pts
5%
250
Final
following
Groupcourse
Projectgrades will be based on the 25
%
pts B+ = 84-89.9; B
scale: A+= 94-100; A = 90-93.9;
= 80-83.9; and so on.
1,000
Overall
100%
pts
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Requirement: Exams

Mid-term and Final Exam (50%)

April

20 & June 15

The

two exams worth 250 points (25%)

respectively

Non-accumulative
Multiple

choice questions & short

answer questions

No

Make-up Exams!
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Requirements: Pop Quizzes

2 Pop Quizzes
Ask

about your understandings of the lectures

and reading materials covered in class

The

lowest score will be dropped

The

best scored quiz worth 50pts (5%)

Multiple
No

choice/Short answer questions

make-ups!

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Requirements: Case Quizzes &

Assignments
4 HBS cases will be covered.

All students should individually prepare

for case discussion and be ready to
provide input to the class discussion.
To do so, students will take quizzes
and/or submit assignments on the cases.

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Requirements: Class Participation

Arrive on time and participate!

Fill out a seating chart at the beginning of each class

Class participation score will be based on this
seating chart

Place your name tag in front of you, so I may cold

call and easily recognize your contribution and name

Miss more than 6 classes, course grade will

automatically be an F

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Requirements: Group Project

Analyze real-world OB issues and develop action

plan(s) as a consulting team does
A team of four to 5-6 students
Report: 15-20 double-spaced pages (Due on June
10th in class)
Presentation: 15-20 minute delivery on May 11, 20,
or June 8
Peer Evaluation: Your individual group project score
may be discounted by up to 70% of the teams score
on the project, depending on your participation level,
as reflected in the peer evaluations by the group
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Key Dates

3/25 - 1st case analysis

4/6 - 2nd case analysis
4/20 - Midterm Exam
5/4 - 3rd case analysis
5/11 - Group Project Presentation I
5/20 - Group Project Presentation II
6/3 4th case analysis
6/8 - Group Presentation III
6/10 - Group Presentation IV (Report Due)
6/15 - Final Exam
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Questions about BUSS 311-05?

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