Corporate Organizational Behavior Training Course

1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior

1. Definition and Importance
2. Key Concepts and Models
3. The Role of OB in Management

2. Disciplines Contributing To Organizational Behavior

1. Psychology: Understanding Individual Behavior
2. Sociology: The Influence of Society and Social Structures
3. Social Psychology: Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Relationships
4. Anthropology: Cultural Influences on Work Practices
5. Political Science: Power and Conflict within Organizations

3. Hawthorne Studies

1. Overview and Historical Context
2. Major Findings and Their Impact on OB
3. Critiques and Contemporary Relevance

4. Parkinson's Law Problem

1. Explanation and Examples
2. Implications for Organizational Efficiency and Time Management
3. Strategies for Overcoming Parkinson's Law in the Workplace

1. Behavior Follows Attitudes

1. Understanding Attitudes and Their Components
2. The Relationship Between Attitudes and Behavior
3. Changing Attitudes to Influence Behavior

2. The Impact of Dissatisfaction on Employees

1. Sources of Job Dissatisfaction
2. Consequences for Individuals and Organizations
3. Strategies to Address and Reduce Dissatisfaction

3. What are Emotions and Moods

1. Definitions and Distinctions
2. Sources and Types of Emotions and Moods
3. The Role of Emotions and Moods in the Workplace

4. The Basic Emotions

1. Identifying Basic Emotions
2. Understanding the Role of Basic Emotions in Behavior
3. Emotional Responses and Their Impact on Decision Making

5. Function of Emotions

1. How Emotions Influence Behavior and Thought Processes
2. The Role of Emotions in Rational Decision Making
3. Emotions and Leadership

6. Emotional Labor

1. Defining Emotional Labor and Its Significance
2. Managing Emotional Labor and Its Effects on Employees
3. Strategies for Organizations to Support Emotional Well-being

7. The Big Five Personality Model

1. Overview of the Five Traits
2. Personality Assessment and Its Use in Organizations
3. The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Work Behavior

8. Person-Job Fit and Person-Organisation Fit

1. Understanding Fit and Its Importance
2. Assessing Fit in the Recruitment Process
3. Strategies to Enhance Fit and Its Implications for Performance

9. What is Perception

1. The Process of Perception and Influencing Factors
2. Perceptual Errors in the Workplace
3. Managing Perceptions to Improve Communication and Understanding

10. Working With Perceptions

1. Strategies for Accurate Perception
2. Overcoming Perceptual Biases
3. The Role of Perception in Conflict and Negotiation

11. Attribution Theory

1. Basic Principles of Attribution Theory
2. Attribution in Organizational Contexts
3. Managing Attributions to Enhance Teamwork and Leadership

12. Rational Model, Bounded Rationality, and Intuition

1. Decision-Making Models Explained
2. The Role of Intuition in Decision Making
3. Balancing Rational Analysis with Intuitive Decision Making

13. Biases and Errors in Decision-Making

1. Common Decision-Making Biases
2. Techniques to Minimize Biases and Errors
3. Enhancing Decision Quality in Organizational Settings

14. What is Motivation

1. Theories and Models of Motivation
2. Motivation Techniques and Their Application
3. Challenges in Motivating Employees

15. Hierarchy of Needs Theory

1. Maslow's Hierarchy Explained
2. Application to Workplace Motivation
3. Limitations and Modern Perspectives

16. Two Factor Theory

1. Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory
2. Implications for Job Design and Employee Satisfaction
3. Critiques and Applications in Contemporary Organizations

1. Defining and Classifying Groups

1. Types of Groups in Organizations
2. Characteristics of Effective Groups
3. The Role of Groups in Organizational Performance

2. The Five-Stage Model of Group Development

1. Stages: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
2. Challenges and Strategies at Each Stage
3. Application to Team Management

3. Group Decision Making

1. Advantages and Challenges of Group Decisions
2. Techniques to Improve Group Decision Making
3. Understanding and Preventing Groupthink

4. Groupthink

1. Symptoms and Causes of Groupthink
2. Preventing Groupthink in Decision-Making Processes
3. Case Studies and Lessons Learned

5. Teams vs Groups

1. Differences Between Teams and Groups
2. When to Use Teams Over Groups
3. Building Effective Teams

6. Types of Teams

1. Functional, Cross-functional, Self-managed, and Virtual Teams
2. Strengths and Weaknesses of Each Team Type
3. Best Practices for Managing Different Types of Teams

1. Definition of Power

1. Types of Power in Organizations
2. The Role of Power in Leadership and Management
3. Power Dynamics and Organizational Politics

2. Bases of Power

1. French and Raven's Five Bases of Power
2. The Impact of Each Power Base on Leadership and Influence
3. Strategies for Developing and Using Power Effectively

3. Power Tactics

1. Tactics for Gaining and Using Power
2. Ethical Considerations in the Use of Power Tactics
3. Power Tactics and Organizational Culture

4. Impression Management

1. Techniques and Strategies of Impression Management
2. The Role of Impression Management in Career Development
3. Impression Management in a Digital World

5. Three Views of Conflict

1. Traditional, Human Relations, and Interactionist Views of Conflict
2. Managing Conflict in Organizations
3. Strategies for Constructive Conflict Resolution

6. Negotiation

1. Phases of the Negotiation Process
2. Techniques for Effective Negotiation
3. Cultural Differences in Negotiation Styles and Strategies