Dr Emma Soane

This course is compulsory on the Executive Global MSc in Management. This course is not available as an outside option.

This information in this course guide pertains to the 2024-2026 cohort.

Understanding how individuals and teams function within organisational contexts is key to leadership effectiveness. This course reviews a range of psychological theories and demonstrates how they contribute to understanding behaviour, performance and organisational phenomena. It brings together theory and practice by using class discussions, group activities and presentations that apply the course material to organisational issues. By the end of the course, you will be able to synthesise some of the main theories of organisational behaviour and apply those theories to your organisation.

Topics include personality, creativity and innovation, team processes, leadership, negotiations, ethics, organisational risk and organisational culture.

The course will also focus on developing your leadership style and skills. Drawing on relevant theories, we will consider your personal leadership style and its implications for working with others. We will discuss the leadership skills that contribute to effectiveness in a range of contexts, and consider how to apply these skills to build positive organisational environments. You will be asked to complete two in-depth evaluations, and profiles will be used to guide your leadership development.

35 hours of teaching spread over the first 3 modules of the EGMiM programme. There are 10 sessions of 3.5 hours each. The teaching is highly participative and includes breakout discussions and group activities.

A practice exam will be provided and feedback will be given on this assignment.

The course relies on journal articles (for example from, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Academy of Management Journal). A complete reading list will be provided at the start of the course. There is no required textbook. The following textbook is recommended for students who would like further reading:

Robbins, S. P., Judge, T. (2023). Organizational Behavior (19th Global Edition). Prentice Hall

Class participation (5%), take-home assessment (65%) and group project (30%).

Class participation will based on group presentations.

The take-home assessment will be an individual essay.