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Week 1 Seminar
QHO-420
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• Are organizations organisms that grow change and adapt or are they tools
that are designed for a specific purpose?
• What level of interaction do the parts of the organization have with each
other and the environment?
Nature of
organisations
• No change of system
Governments
Open Closed
Task 2
• Part 1:
Task 2 - Read extract (2 pages) - Explaining Organizational Behaviour (20 mins)File
• Part 2:
Think of up to 10 organisations that you have had recent contact with and make a
note of them.
Reference:
• BUCHANAN, D. and A. HUCZYNSKI, 2019. Organizational behaviour. 10th ed.
Harlow, England: Pearson
Read the article below
• 9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2023 and Beyond (hbr.org)
Organisational behaviour
Implementation and impact [of your topic] underpinned by theory – 400 words
Reflect on leadership & management within the context of the essay – 400
words
NOTE – these word counts are to offer guidance, they are not compulsory
to follow. For your topic you should discuss relevant theories and their
impact on organisations.
Reference
• BUCHANAN, D. and A. HUCZYNSKI, 2019. Organizational behaviour. 10th ed. Harlow, England:
Pearson
• 9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2023 and Beyond by Emily Rose McRae, Peter Aykens, Kaelyn
Lowmaster, and Jonah Sheppby Emily Rose McRae, Peter Aykens, Kaelyn Lowmaster, and Jonah
Shepp.
• Harvard Business Review, 18 January 2023
KAR, S., M. YADAV and T.K. PANDA, 2023. Inclusive organizational behaviour – the dynamic rules
of building new workplaces. VINE journal of information and knowledge management systems
Core Text Book& Additional Reading
• Core Book
• Boddy, D. (2014) Management: An Introduction.
Harlow: Pearson Education. Chapter 2 [All editions].
• Additional Reading
• Boddy, D. (2014) Management: An Introduction.
Harlow: Pearson Education. Chapter 2 [All editions].