Organizations are realizing that the people they employ, especially the knowledge and expertise they hold and the relationships among them, serve as a key source of competitive advantage in today’s increasingly turbulent business environment. The field of Organizational Behavior (OB) has evolved to help organizations manage their people in a way that maximizes the organization’s success. Given that organizations are only as effective as the people who comprise them, OB research seeks to understand, explain, and ultimately improve human behavior in organizations.

In this course, you will be introduced to the theories and concepts that help to explain the behavior of employees and groups within organizations. You will analyze real-world cases of organizational behavior and discuss the broad implications that various types of workplace behavior have for employees, teams, and organizations.