MG4C2 Half Unit
Organisational Behaviour
This information is for the 2025/26 session.
Course Convenor
Raj Choudhury
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MSc in Human Resources and Organisations (Human Resource Management/CIPD), MSc in Human Resources and Organisations (International Employment Relations/CIPD) and MSc in Human Resources and Organisations (Organisational Behaviour). This course is available on the CEMS Exchange, MBA Exchange, MRes in Management (Employment Relations and Human Resources), MRes in Management (Organisational Behaviour) and MSc in Marketing. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. This course uses controlled access as part of the course selection process.
For full details on how to how apply for controlled access courses, the deadline for applications and who to contact with queries, please see the following webpages:
https://moodle.lse.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3840
https://info.lse.ac.uk/current-students/services/course-choice/controlled-access-courses
This course is available in the Autumn Term only.
This course may be capped/subject to controlled access. For further information about the course's availability, please see the MG Elective Course Selection Moodle page (https://moodle.lse.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3840).
Course content
This course seeks to understand individual attitudes and behaviour in an organisational context. Specifically, we primarily take a psychological perspective to understanding human behaviour at work by reviewing psychological theories as they apply to organisations and critically evaluating the associated empirical evidence.
Key topics include: personality and individual differences, work motivation, decision-making, power, leadership, group processes and organisational culture.
Teaching
15 hours of seminars and 15 hours of lectures in the Autumn Term.
This course has a reading week in Week 6 of Autumn Term.
The teaching is highly participative and includes lectures and seminars. The course is demanding of students and its success depends partly upon student commitment and willingness to participate fully.
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 be expected to participate in a practice exam in the AT.
Indicative reading
The course relies heavily on journal articles. An extensive reading list is provided in the syllabus at the start of the course. No suitable textbook exists but students may wish to consult one of the following:
- Buchanan, D. A. and Huczynski, A. A. (2019). Organizational Behaviour (10th ed.). Pearson.
- Porter, L. W., Bigley, G. A., & Steers, R. M. (2002). Motivation and work behavior (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
- Staw, B. M (2004). Psychological dimensions of organizational behavior (3rd ed.), Prentice-Hall.
Assessment
Exam (100%), duration: 120 Minutes in the Spring exam period
Key facts
Department: Management
Course Study Period: Autumn Term
Unit value: Half unit
FHEQ Level: Level 7
CEFR Level: Null
Total students 2024/25: 150
Average class size 2024/25: 15
Controlled access 2024/25: NoCourse selection videos
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Personal development skills
- Leadership
- Team working
- Application of information skills
- Communication