TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MGT 4472
Organizational Behavior
Prerequisites
Pre-Business Core, MGT 3300.
Description
A study of individual and group behavior in business organizations.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Explain the concept of an organization’s corporate culture and its effects on the behavior of
individuals and groups in organizations.
2. List and describe major personality, power, and need theories as they relate to individual
behavior within organizations.
3. Describe communication processes between individuals and within organizations.
4. Define and demonstrate how various leadership and motivational models may be used best
to improve productivity and job satisfaction within organizations.
5. Evaluate and apply alternative approaches to organization, job, and work design.
6. Discuss methods for undertaking planned-change programs within organizations.
Purpose
To provide an understanding of how interaction among individuals and groups affects the
performance of business organizations. This course covers the concepts, logic, methodology, and
terms used by the technicians in the field of organizational behavior. It also presents the latest
developments in the field and addresses research patterns and trends in organizational behavior.
BABA/BSBA General Business major specified elective (Small Business and Entrepreneurship
concentration) or Management major requirement.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
1 August 2005
Master Syllabus: MGT 4472
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Approved Texts
George, J. M., & Jones, G. (2005 or current). Understanding and managing organizational
behavior (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. [Online version available as
SafariX WebBook.]
Greenberg, J., & Barron, R. A. (2003 or current). Behavior in organizations: Understanding and
managing the human side of work (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Robbins, S. P. (2005 or current). Organizational behavior (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall. [Online version available as SafariX WebBook.]
Schermerhorn, J. R., Hunt, J. G., & Osborn, R. N. (2003 or current). Organizational behavior
(8th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Wagner, J. A., & Hollenbeck, J. R. (2005 or current). Organizational behavior: Securing
competitive advantage (5th ed.). Mason, OH: Thomson/South-Western.
Supplements
As deemed appropriate.
Troy University Faculty Handbook (2010): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
1. Course title
2. Course number +
section
3. Term
4. Instructor
5. Prerequisites
6. Office hours
7. Class days, times
8. Classroom
location
9. Office location +
e-mail address
10. Office telephone
11. Course
description,
objectives
12. Text(s)
13. Other materials
14. Grading methods, 16. General supports
criterion weights,
(computer works,
make-up policy,
writing center)
mid-term grade
17. Daily assignments,
reports
holidays, add/drop
15. Procedure, course
& open dates, dead
requirements
day, final exam
18. ADA statement
19. Electronic device
statement
20. Additional
services,
statements
21. Absence policy
22. Incomplete-work
policy
23. Cheating policy
24. Specialization
requirements
(certification,
licensure, teacher
competencies)