Focus on Organizational Behavior
This spring we are going to take a sneak peek into the Business Department!

We begin our journey with a snapshot of the Organizational Behavior class. Twenty-three sophomores, juniors and seniors meet each Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00-9:50 a.m. with Dr. Norm Hope to learn practices for good interpersonal and corporate communication. Recently, the class has "been looking at individual behavior in organizations, topics such as self-concept, personality, abilities, emotions, values, attitudes, job satisfaction, social perception, attribution, and motivation," says Dr. Hope.

The class has also utilized role playing, in which they focus on one aspect of organizational life. Recent activities include: anger control, individual abilities, and group involvement. Additionally, the group "looked at individual stereotypes and how they impact group decisions, and used attribution theory to apply help to a struggling employee," according to Hope.

Currently, the class is focusing on employee motivation. Some of the topics related to motivation include: needs theory, motivation/hygiene theory, equity theory, organizational justice, expectancy theory, motivation through goal setting, and motivation through job design.

Continuining the pattern of excellence set forth by the Business Department, the Organizational Behavior class is training students to become the leaders of tomorrow!