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Management and Organization-Masters with Thesis
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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION / Management and Organization-Masters with Thesis
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ISLL5018Organizational Behavior Theories3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Mustafa Özgün ATALAY
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Taner ACUNER
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the fundamental concepts and theories of organizational behavior from a multilevel perspective and to develop competence in analyzing individual- and organizational-level behaviors within a scientific framework. The course seeks to enhance students ability to evaluate relationships among organizational behavior variables based on established theoretical foundations, to develop literature-informed reasoning skills, and to critically interpret organizational phenomena.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Explain the fundamental concepts and variables in organizational behavior at both individual and organizational levels.1 - 2 - 51,5,
PO - 2 : Analyze the relationships among organizational behavior variables within established theoretical frameworks.1 - 2 - 51,5,
PO - 3 : Critically evaluate contemporary issues in organizational behavior and interpret them within a scientific framework.1 - 2 - 51,5,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
This course examines fundamental concepts and theories in organizational behavior from a multilevel perspective. At the individual level, topics include personality and personality typologies, emotional labor, job stress, burnout, positive psychological capital, psychological contract and its violations, mobbing, workaholism, work engagement, turnover intention, whistleblowing, social loafing and social facilitation, counterproductive work behaviors, and presenteeism. At the organizational level, the course addresses organizational identification, organizational citizenship behavior, organizational silence, organizational cynicism, organizational trust, perceived organizational support, power distance, organizational justice, organizational commitment, organizational alienation, and workplace loneliness. The course also covers major theoretical frameworks frequently used in organizational behavior research, including Social Exchange Theory, Psychological Contract Theory, Social Identity Theory, Theory of Planned Behavior, Conservation of Resources Theory, Job Demands Resources Theory, Self-Determination Theory, and Affective Events Theory. By integrating conceptual knowledge with theoretical foundations, the course develops students competence in analyzing organizational behavior phenomena within a scientific framework.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Individual Level Organizational Behavior: Personality and Its Core Characteristics
 Week 2Individual Level Organizational Behavior: Personality Traits and Typologies
 Week 3Individual Level Organizational Behavior: Emotional Labor, Job Stress, and Burnout
 Week 4Individual Level Organizational Behavior: Positive Psychological Capital, Psychological Contract and Its Violations, Mobbing, and Workaholism
 Week 5Individual Level Organizational Behavior: Social Loafing and Social Facilitation, Counterproductive Work Behaviors, and Presenteeism
 Week 6Organizational Level Organizational Behavior: Organizational Identification, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Organizational Silence, and Organizational Cynicism
 Week 7Organizational Level Organizational Behavior: Organizational Trust, Perceived Organizational Support, Power Distance, and Organizational Alienation
 Week 8Organizational Level Organizational Behavior: Organizational Justice, Organizational Commitment, Organizational Alienation, and Workplace Loneliness
 Week 9Midterm exam
 Week 10Theoretical Foundations of Organizational Behavior: Why Theories Matter in Organizational Behavior ? - Planned Behavior Theory and Social Learning Theory
 Week 11Theoretical Foundations of Organizational Behavior: Social Exchange Theory and Psychological Contract Theory
 Week 12Theoretical Foundations of Organizational Behavior: Social Identity Theory and Job Characteristhics Model
 Week 13Assignment Submission
 Week 14Theoretical Foundations of Organizational Behavior: Conservation of Resources Theory and Job Demands Resources Theory
 Week 15Theoretical Foundations of Organizational Behavior: Self-Determination Theory and Affective Events Theory
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Sığrı, Ünsal ve Gürbüz, Sait (2013). Örgütsel Davranış, Beta Yayınevi
 
Recommended Reading
1Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge. Örgütsel Davranış, Nobel Yayıncılık
2Enver Aydoğan (ed.) (2018). Örgütsel Davranış Odaklı Yönetsel Yaklaşımlar, Gazi Kitabevi
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 ../../202... 1 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 13 ../../202... 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 ../../202... 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 8 14 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 12 2 24
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 3 2 6
Kısa sınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 12 3 36
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load225