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Organizational Behavior and the Diverse Workforce

Organizational Behavior and the Diverse Workforce

This course is part of Organizational Behavior and Management Specialization

Instructor: Pearson

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Explain the scope of organizational behavior, its contributing disciplines, and its role in addressing management challenges.

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This course is part of the Organizational Behavior and Management Specialization

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There is 1 module in this course

Gain the essential skills to enhance organizational effectiveness and boost your own employability by mastering the principles of organizational behavior. This course will empower you to apply evidence-based practices that improve productivity, efficiency, and overall well-being within any workplace. You will learn to define organizational behavior and understand its direct relationship to effective management, explore its contributing disciplines, and identify solutions to common organizational challenges. By understanding the systematic study of how people and groups act within organizations, you will be equipped to make informed decisions, improve team dynamics, and position yourself as a valuable asset in any professional context.

Organizational Behavior is the systematic study of organizations and the people within them. These findings are then utilized to apply evidence-based practices to improve productivity, efficiency, and the well-being of an organization. Learning about organizational behavior is instrumental for managers and can benefit all individuals trying to understand how to improve their employability skills.

What's included

1 video2 assignments4 app items4 plugins

1 videoTotal 3 minutes

What Is Organizational Behavior?3 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Graded Quiz30 minutes
Practice Quiz30 minutes

4 app itemsTotal 130 minutes

Reading: What is Organizational Behavior? pp. 2-1730 minutes
Reading: Opportunities, Challenges, and Employability pp. 17-3535 minutes
Reading: Differences in Organizations pp. 40-5735 minutes
Reading: Group Dynamics and Management pp. 58-7430 minutes

4 pluginsTotal 20 minutes

Interactive: Management Activities5 minutes
Interactive: Employability Skills5 minutes
Interactive: Understanding Differences5 minutes
Interactive: Reducing Prejudice and Conflict in Groups5 minutes

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