COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IBS 3123 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Business and Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖMÜR NECZAN ÖZMEN

Offered to

International Business and Trade
International Trade and Business (English)

Course Objective

This course is to provide students an understanding of dimensions of micro-level individual and group-level issues faced by companies operating in global environments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe conceptual, theoretical and practical boundaries limiting our ability to understand working with people in different cultures around the world.
2   Think critically about variations across cultures and their impacts on organizations that follow systematic, predictable patterns
3   Discuss the role of the expatriate and the foreign manager as part of the multinational and global organization
4   Apply theoretical concepts relating to managing people in global context to real experiences.
5   Develop oral/written communication skills, to articulate and defend one's position
6   Develop and enhance the essential interpersonal skills for being an effective team member.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to international organizational behavior: Basic concepts, background, structures
2 Organizational structures
3 Culture: Organizational culture and mix with national cultures
4 Cultural constraints, effects on organizations, comparative management
5 Groups vs. teams in international organizations
6 Leadership-management philosophy in different countries
7 Ethics and social responsibility
8 Motivation in international organizations
9 Organizational change
10 International HRM
11 Organizational conflict and negotiation techniques
12 Managing diversity

Recomended or Required Reading

Harvey, D. and Brown, D.R. (2005) An experiential approach to organization development. Prentice Hall.
Hofstede, G. (1991) Cultures and Organizations. Harper Collins Business.
Rosinski, P. (2004) Coaching across cultures. Nicholas Brealey Publ.
Lewis, R.D. (2006) When cultures collide. Nicholas Brealey International.
McFarlin, Dean B. , Paul D. Sweeney International Organizational Behavior: Transcending Borders and Cultures, Routledge, 2017
Francesco, Anne Marie, Barry A. Gold, International Organizational Behavior: Text, Cases, and Exercises, Pearson/Prentice Hall,2008
Steers, Richard M. , Luciara Nardon , Carlos J. Sanchez-Runde, Management Across Cultures: Developing Global Competencies, Cambridge University Press, 25 Şub 2013
Aycan, Zeynep , Rabindra N Kanungo, Manuel Mendonca, Organizations and Management in Cross-Cultural Context, SAGE, 2014
Adler, Nancy J., International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior, South-Western College Pub., 1997
Sinha, Jai B. P. Culture and Organizational Behaviour, SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, 2008
Ivancevich, John, Robert Konopaske, Michael Matteson, Organizational Behavior and Management (Organizational Behaviour and Management) 8th Edition , McGraw- Hill/Irwin, 2007
Robbins, Stephen P., Timothy A. Judge , Organizational Behavior, Pearson College, 2018

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Weekly Individual Assignments
3. Teamwork

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 AS1 1.Assignment
2 AS2 2.Assignment
3 TP TermProject
4 PRS Presentation
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE AS1 * 0.20 + AS2 * 0.20 + TP * 0.40 + PRS * 0.20


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will develop regard for human values and be able to make judgments based on ethical and environmental considerations.
2. The learner will recognize multicultural aspects of international societies in which we live.
3. The learner will work and be familiar with knowledge and methods to deal with related problems.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1.Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2.Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 2 2
Preparing Individual Assignments 12 2 24
Preparing Group Assingments 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.14553
LO.2554
LO.3353
LO.445345
LO.55555
LO.63523

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