Organizational Behaviour Concentration

Mentor: Jean-Nicolas Reyt 

The Organizational Behaviour 15 credit Concentration provides an opportunity for students to increase their awareness of behavioural issues encountered in jobs and organizational settings, and to prepare themselves for graduate study in the behavioural sciences or for careers in general management or human resource management.

Complementary Courses (15 credits)

Selected from the following:

• ORGB 321 Leadership 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: Leadership theories provide students with opportunities to assess and work on improving their leadership skills. Topics include: the ability to know oneself as a leader, to formulate a vision, to have the courage to lead, to lead creatively, and to lead effectively with others.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisite: MGCR 222 or permission of Instructor and approval of the BCom Program Office.
  • Restrictions: Restricted to U2 and U3 students.

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 325 Negotiations and Conflict Res. 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: A conceptual framework to guide participants through negotiation and conflict resolution process.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisites: MGCR 222

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 330 People Analytics 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: This is the era of big data. Companies and organizations are collecting an enormous amount of information and we are only just beginning to grasp the ways in which this information might be used. This course covers the emerging field of people analytics, which involves applying data collection and analysis techniques to improve the management of people within organizations. We will cover current people analytics techniques, common pitfalls, and possible shortcomings of people analytics, as well as the ethical questions involved in undertaking such analyses.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisite(s): MGCR 271 or an equivalent introductory statistics class, and MGCR 222.

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 380 Cross Cultural Management 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: Addresses dilemmas and opportunities that managers experience in international, multicultural environments. Development of conceptual knowledge and behavioural skills (e.g. bridging skills, communication, tolerance of ambiguity, cognitive complexity) relevant to the interaction of different cultures in business and organizational settings, using several methods including research, case studies and experiential learning.

  Offered by: Management

  • Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 401 Leadership Practicum: Soc Sect 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: Students apply a wealth of OB concepts and leadership strategies by spending the equivalent of one full day (8 hours) per week at an organization within Montreal’s social sector. Course material will supplement field experiences. The Practicum complements ORGB 321, which offers a more comprehensive survey of leadership theory.

  Offered by: Management

  • Restrictions: Only open to U2 and U3 students.

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 409 Organizational Res Methods 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: Field research in organizational behaviour.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisite: MGCR 222

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 420 Managing Organizational Teams 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: Theory, research, and applications. Principles of team processes and effectiveness in organizational settings, specifically the theoretical developments and empirical findings of group dynamics and team effectiveness, and practical strategies and skills for successful management of organizational teams.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisite: MGCR 222

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 421 Managing Organizational Change 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: Organizational change theory and techniques are examined with an emphasis on techno-structural interventions such as Quality-of-Work-Life approaches. Through simulations and case-studies, the course explores initiatives in organizational change, primarily in contemporary Canadian organizations. It also includes opportunities for "hands-on" experience in work and organization redesign.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisite: MGCR 222

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 423 Human Resources Management 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: Issues involved in personnel administration. Topics include: human resource planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, organization development and change, issues in compensation and benefits, and labour-management relations.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisite: MGCR 222
  • Requirement for the Institute of Internal Auditors

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 434 Topics in OB 1 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: This is an advanced course for students with a special interest in Organizational Behaviour. Topics will be selected from current issues or themes in literature.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisite: MGCR 222
  • A non-refundable fee of $1850.09 contributes to the expenses for this course. This 3-week field course involves a week of classes, meetings, and site visits in the Montreal area, and 2 weeks of classes, meetings, and site visits in Israel. The fee is the students' contribution to the course costs, which include student round-trip air travel to Tel Aviv, hotels, course-related ground transportation, and course-related entrance fees to sites, and selected meals

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 440 Career Theory and Development 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: Includes state of the art theory and research on careers and opportunity for exploration and development of personal career goals and dreams. Analytical and practical skills are honed through the study of careers of "real life" individuals as presented in films, panels of guest speakers, and interview assignments.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisite: MGCR 222

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
• ORGB 525 Compensation Management 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Organizational Behaviour: Compensation policies and practices, consistent with motivational theories, are examined. Topics include: design and evaluation of job evaluation systems, salary structures, and performance-based pay; compensation of special employee groups; and current pay equity laws. Projects and simulations provide "hands-on" experience in the use of compensation techniques.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisite (Undergraduate): ORGB 423

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year