Organizational Behavior Crash Course
What you'll learn
- Learn about the different theories of motivation, including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs or Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory.
- Know about McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y, Locke and Latham's Goal-Setting Theory and Skinner's Reinforcement Theory.
- Know about organizational culture and how to reinforce it.
- Know about the Big Five Traits Theory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicators.
- Know how to better design jobs, how to distinguish between leadership and management skills and how to employ management control techniques.
- Know the bases of power and the leadership grid.
- Understand centralized and decentralized organizations and departmentalization.
Requirements
- No prior experience or knowledge is required.
Description
We are glad to bring you the Organizational Behavior Crash Course.
This course is ideal for variety of people, including:
Business Managers seeking to know how to motivate staff.
Human Resources staff who want to know more about organizational culture or the bases of power.
Students studying business or entrepreneurship.
Anyone who wants to know more about organizational behavior.
The course will give you the knowledge and tools necessary in organizational behavior. Learn about the different theories of motivation, about organizational culture and how to strengthen an ethical culture, about personality theories, leadership, management and job design, the bases of power and about organizational structure.
It is taught by Adrian Resag, who has managed teams and worked at a strategic level in many global organizations. He has taught organizational behavior to persons in many companies and governmental organizations.
The course covers:
Theories of Motivation
Learn about the different theories of motivation, including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory, McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y, Locke and Latham's Goal-Setting Theory and Skinner's Reinforcement Theory.
Organizational Culture
Know about organizational culture and how to reinforce it.
Personality Theories
Know about the Big Five Traits Theory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicators.
Leadership, Management and Job Design
Know how to better design jobs, how to distinguish between leadership and management skills and how to employ management control techniques.
Power and Leadership
Know the bases of power and the leadership grid.
Organizational Structure
Understand centralized and decentralized organizations and departmentalization.
Who this course is for:
- Business Managers seeking to know how to motivate staff.
- Human Resources staff who want to know more about organizational culture or the bases of power.
- Students studying business or entrepreneurship.
- Anyone who wants to know more about organizational behavior.
Instructor
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 7,988 Reviews
- 24,439 Students
- 15 Courses
I have a great passion in the areas of internal audit, governance, risk management, artificial intelligence, IT & information systems auditing, internal control and fraud prevention. I would like to share those great interests of mine with those who wish to learn.
I am currently Head of Internal Audit, Risk Management and Internal Control to a well-known luxury brand, and previously was Head of Internal Audit in a global financial services institution and Chief Internal Auditor to the European subsidiary of a major global bank. I worked as Group Internal Auditor in the energy sector and advisor in internal audit in a 'Big-4' consulting firm.
I founded the Risk Governance Institute which provides courses, training and consulting services.
I have been teaching students and professionals in university, institutions and organizations.
I am currently working on creating a certification in Audit & Assurance and another in Compliance & Ethics with a major institution.
I hold the following qualifications and certifications:
- Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA);
- Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA) from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors;
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA);
- Governance, Risk & Compliance Professional (GRCP) from OCEG;
- I (re-)created the certification Governance, Risk & Compliance Auditor (GRCA) for OCEG;
- I created the certification Integrated Audit & Assurance Professional (IAAP) for OCEG;
- I created the certification Integrated Risk Management Professional (IRMP) for OCEG;
- I created the certification Integrated Compliance & Ethics Professional (ICEP) for OCEG;
- I created the certification Integrated Artificial Intelligence Professional (IAIP) for OCEG;
- Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA);
- Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA);
- Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA);
- Technical Specialist of the Institute of Risk Management (SIRM);
- The Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting (Adv Dip MA) from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA);
- ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management Systems) trained and experienced Lead Auditor; and
- ISO 27001 (Information Security Management Systems) highly experienced Lead Auditor.
- ISO 42001 (Artificial Intelligence Management Systems) Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor, certified by PECB.