MG105 Half Unit
Organisational Behaviour and Leadership
This information is for the 2025/26 session.
Course Convenor
Prof Connson Locke
Dr Dorottya Sallai
Availability
This course is compulsory on the BSc in Management. This course is available on the BSc in Accounting and Finance, Erasmus Reciprocal Programme of Study, Exchange Programme for Students from University of California, Berkeley, International Exchange (1 Term) and International Exchange (Full Year). This course is freely available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. It does not require permission. This course is freely available to General Course students. It does not require permission.
This course has a limited number of places (it is capped). Students who have this course as a compulsory course are guaranteed a place. Places for all other students are allocated on a first come first served basis. The lectures for this course are open for students to audit, though priority for space in the lecture theatre will go to registered students
Course content
This course introduces students to social science theories, research and application related to understanding human behaviour in the workplace. That is, this course is about the people side of business and management. Each week focuses on a different topic investigating individual, group, and organisational issues.
Topics include: personality and performance, managerial decision-making, motivating others, fairness in organisations, the multicultural workplace, power and influence, the adaptive leader, team leadership.
Teaching
15 hours of lectures and 9 hours of classes in the Autumn Term.
This course has a reading week in Week 6 of Autumn Term.
In its Ethics Code, LSE upholds a commitment to intellectual freedom. This means we will protect the freedom of expression of our students and staff and the right to engage in healthy debate in the classroom.
Formative assessment
Students will work in groups to answer an essay question through an in-class presentation and will receive structured feedback based on the marking criteria.
Indicative reading
Colquitt, J.A., LePine, J.A., & Wesson, M.J. (2009) Organizational Behavior: Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace (International edition).
Yukl, G. (2009). Leadership in Organizations. (7th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Assessment
Course participation (15%)
Project (70%)
Quiz (15%)
Class participation will be based on oral representations of weekly reading summaries, participation in classes, as well as engagement with lecture material. Lecture attendance is strongly encouraged to enable students to fully engage with lecture material.
Students who do not attempt all quizzes will receive a mark of 0 for the missed quiz(zes) and will receive an overall average mark based on their score in the attempted quiz(zes) and a zero for the missed one(s). Students who fail to attempt any quizzes will be awarded a Zero Incomplete for the whole course and cannot be awarded the degree until they submit the work at resit.
For detailed assessment information, including all deadlines and timings, please see the relevant course Moodle page. Assessment timings will be available at the start of each term.
Key facts
Department: Management
Course Study Period: Autumn Term
Unit value: Half unit
FHEQ Level: Level 4
CEFR Level: Null
Total students 2024/25: 220
Average class size 2024/25: 15
Capped 2024/25: Yes(240)Course selection videos
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Personal development skills
- Leadership
- Team working
- Communication