Name of Module
Leadership and Personal Development; Course A
ECTSCredits
Module Code
LPDEa
Module Type
Compulsory module
Contact Lessons
Term
2 (4)
Language
Module level
Total Workload
2
Full-time Study: 6th term
English
intermediate
60 hours
Part-time Study.: 8th term
Lecturer Responsible Prof. Sigmar Willi
Lecturer Team
Roger Martin (Course A); Prof. Sigmar Willi (Course B)
Methods of Teaching
and Learning
Lecture, presentation, self-study, guided self-study, small group collaborative
activities, group discussions, guided classroom discussion
Aims
This module is designed to equip participants with advanced knowledge of the
principals in organisational behaviour and leadership. A Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration with a Major in International Management knows about
the great importance of the so called “soft factors” (staff, skills, style) for the
cultural aspects within an organisation and its entrepreneurial success. Wellfounded knowledge about leadership skills and different leadership styles
enable the students to lead individual employees and groups according to
different situations and stakeholder oriented. In concrete leadership situations
(as well as conflicts or bullying at work) the students know to attend
organisational- and social-psychological aspects in connection with personality,
structures or change dynamics. Basic knowledge of interconnected thinking, the
stakeholder approach, the integrated management approach of the University of
St.Gallen, strategy and structures of enterprises are required and enable the
students to an integrated view of organisational behaviour and leadership.
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Module and Learning Professional Competencies:
Objectives
The students
(Competencies)
o explain essential management activities (including performance
reviews, communication, goal agreements).
o
identify relevant management competencies in different situations,
classify and develop their own management competencies.
o
explain the criteria and choice of an adequate leadership style in
different situations (individual, teams, international cooperation).
o
describe and use methods and instruments necessary for human
resources work concerning recruitment/ selection, personnel evaluation
and development of staff.
o
develop solution approaches and organisational recommendations for
work situations, considering motivation of employees, structure and
culture of the company.
o
Know about the role and tasks of HRM and know how to deal with expatriats
Methodological Competencies:
The students
o
are able to manage an MbO-Process: develop specific tasks and goals for
individual employees and reach an agreement with the employee
o
know about the interconnectedness of different social-psychological
theories and the resultant importance of organisational culture in
connection with concrete leadership situations of individuals and groups
Personal Competencies:
The students
o
are aware of their own values concerning their economic and social
thinking;
o
are able to communicate and willing to develop these values during the
examination of learning contents and argumentations with other students
o
show openness to critical statements of superiors and employees
o
are willing to reflect their own leadership skills and recognise their own
strengths and weaknesses
o
know how to use their own leadership and motivation skills in a leading
position of an organization
Social Competencies:
The students
o
are aware of their own values concerning ethical, economic and social
questions and of their responsibility as a leader in an organisation
o
are able to communicate authentically and act in different business
situations as a leader who assumes responsibility and duties to different
stakeholders
o
are able to lead conflicts with the necessary assertiveness and empathy to
the very best solution for the involved persons
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Module Content /
Learning Content
Learning Block I: Leadership – basic questions and notion
o
Leadership as a part of corporate management
o
Leading by structures or people: indirect vs. direct leadership
o
Initiating activity as a essential characteristic of leadership
Learning Block II: Framework of Leadership: modern conceptions of
organization, corporate culture and human resource strategy
o
modern conception of organization & expectation on leadership
o
corporate culture
Learning Block III: Theory of Leadership – List of statements about
development of success or rather the effect of direct Leadership
o
Some determinants on success of Leadership
o
Trait-Theory
o
Behavioural theories of leadership
o
Situational leadership theory
o
Implicit Theories
Learning Block IV: Leadership principles, in particular Management by
Objectives (MbO)
o
A view over leadership principles
o
Management by Objectives
o
Management by Delegation (MbD)
o
Employee appraisal
o
Stages of an appraisal interview
o
Leading and working in teams
o
Definition
o
Development of performance
o
Performance of teams
o
Leading teams
o
Tools to lead teams
Learning Block V: Personnel Management/ Human Resources
Management
o
Activities of Human Resources Management
o
Recruiting
o
Assignment
o
Appraisal and Compensation
o
Aspects of international Personnel-Management
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Module Structure
Contact Studies (22 h) (14 x 90 minutes)
Self studies (38 h)
o Preparation and review of the lessons
Teaching Materials
o
Homework
o
Prep reading
o
Preparation for the final exam
o
Northouse, P. G., Leadership: Theory and Practice
(ISBN: 978-1412974882)
Module
Requirements
Graded Performance
Final exam for the whole module LPDE (Course A and course B): 120 min
Compulsory
Requirements
Follow-up Modules
None
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