Online Organizational Behavior Management Masters| Concentration

Earn a master's degree designed to equip professionals to increase organizational effectiveness.

The concentration in Organizational Behavior Management examines the role of the individual, workgroups and teams, the organizational system and how these areas interact within the organizational system as well as the broader external environment.

The core classes assist in meeting a foundation of general advanced knowledge that is relevant to the current work environment. The core and concentration courses were selected to align with the mission and program objectives and are further supported by market research from industry leaders in the region as well as a pool of prospective students.

This course will focus on the individual within an organization. Understanding personal ability and learning style, emotional intelligence, the relationship between attitudes and job satisfaction and how a person makes decisions, forms the foundation for this course. Personality traits and perception of others are also discussed, together with the basic concepts and theories of motivation as they relate to the individual.

This course focuses on the group/team dynamic within an organization. Beginning with the foundations of group behavior, students will explore the group and team dynamics including communication within a group, various approaches to leadership within a team, the power and politics associated with group/team interaction and how to use conflict and negotiation for a positive outcome.

This course explores organizational systems. Critical to understanding how an organization functions on a Macro level requires an examination of different organizational structures and cultures. These topics along with how an organization engages in work/job design, implements technology and integrates HR policies and practice into the broader organization is imperative to understanding the organizational system. Finally, using the organizational system as an agent for change will be examined.

Leading across cultures is about adapting, communicating, thinking critically, and understanding your own biases. This course will explore the five key dimensions of cross-cultural leadership - Context, Risk, Linear vs. Parallel, Hierarchy, and Individualism vs. Collectivism. Students will explore the impact of culture on an organization and how one can adapt to variations in different cultures.