Students gain an understanding of factors affecting the behaviour of people in work settings. The unit focuses on individual, group, and total organisational human factors influencing the effectiveness of organisations, including: the nature of organisations in the global context; individual behaviour including perception, attitudes, values and personality, motivation and performance; group behaviour in organisations -- the properties and management of groups, leaders and leadership, organisational power, influence, communication, conflict and decision making; organisational structure; organisational culture; change; the formal and informal organisation. -- Course Website
Instructor: Ms Chantal Breytenbach (South Africa); Dr Patricia Lau (Malaysia); Dr Andrea Kirk-Brown (Berwick and Peninsula)
Prerequisites: It is recommended that students complete MGW1010 before undertaking this unit
