Leadership

About the Series Organizational Behavior as Applied to an Engineer’s Career

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Organizational behavior is an ever-evolving field of management. The series is designed sequentially and in subject matter to comprise an introductory course in Organizational Behavior. What variables are involved that affect how, when, where, and why managers perform their jobs. Managers at varying organizational levels that have effectively and efficiently met and exceeded objectives – what theories do they hold? What techniques do they use? Management is a broad business area of study, and the series addresses various topics such as individual behavior at work, group behavior at work, communication among co-workers, managing conflict and negotiation in the workplace.

PDH Hours

PDH: 2 hr

Course Objectives

After taking this course, you should know:

1. What is the nature of leadership and the leadership process?
2. What are the processes associated with people coming to leadership positions?
3. How do leaders influence and move their followers to action?
4. What are the trait perspectives on leadership?
5. What are the behavioral perspectives on leadership?
6. What are the situational perspectives on leadership?
7. What does the concept “substitute for leadership” mean?
8. What are the characteristics of transactional, transformational, and charismatic leadership?
9. How do different approaches and styles of leadership impact what is needed now?