BE455 Management Psychology is intended to open up the relationship between individual behaviour and experience in the context of the study of organizations. As such, it is rooted in the psychology of organising and its primary focus is on the individual in the organization, the construction of meaning and how they behave, react or subvert in relation to organizational life. Developing the discussions from BE450 and BE451, we will explore the role of socialisation, emotion and the construction of identities within the context of the labour processes, paying particular attention to the 'hidden' dimensions of organising.
Module Aims
Using a range of theories and concepts, to give students the opportunity to explore the relationship between observed behaviour in organizations and their experiential meanings.
1. To challenge the conventional rhetoric of standard management textbooks, and to give students the opportunity to attend to competing and alternative discourses of organization.
2. To consider alternative organizational forms and styles of working.
3. To pose moral and ethical considerations for future practising managers.
Module Outcomes
On completion of the module, you should be able:
1. To relate everyday observations of organizations and organizational members to the experience of organizations and to be able to hypothesise about management actions and their consequences for the behaviour and experience of members.
2. To be able to write essays which demonstrate an ability to analyse and evaluate aspects of organizational behaviour.
3. To produce a coherent and well-structured argument about the psychological aspects of organizational behaviour.
4. To demonstrate a critical approach to reading and talking about how organizations function.
5. To hypothesise about alternative forms of organization and to understand the complexity of the psychological contract of work.
6. To understand the need for a principled approach to management.
Module Aims
Using a range of theories and concepts, to give students the opportunity to explore the relationship between observed behaviour in organizations and their experiential meanings.
1. To challenge the conventional rhetoric of standard management textbooks, and to give students the opportunity to attend to competing and alternative discourses of organization.
2. To consider alternative organizational forms and styles of working.
3. To pose moral and ethical considerations for future practising managers.
Module Outcomes
On completion of the module, you should be able:
1. To relate everyday observations of organizations and organizational members to the experience of organizations and to be able to hypothesise about management actions and their consequences for the behaviour and experience of members.
2. To be able to write essays which demonstrate an ability to analyse and evaluate aspects of organizational behaviour.
3. To produce a coherent and well-structured argument about the psychological aspects of organizational behaviour.
4. To demonstrate a critical approach to reading and talking about how organizations function.
5. To hypothesise about alternative forms of organization and to understand the complexity of the psychological contract of work.
6. To understand the need for a principled approach to management.
- Module Supervisor: Casper Hoedemaekers
Category: Management