Organizational Behavior
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The organizational behavior group is dedicated to advancing research, teaching, and practice on the management of organizations. The group’s faculty research fundamental questions in organizational behavior, from both a social psychological and a sociological perspective, and publish their research in books and in the top management and social science journals.
MBA courses in organizational behavior help students to understand behavior at both the individual and organization levels. Topics at the individual, or “micro” level, include: individual motivation and behavior, decision making, interpersonal communication and influence, small group behavior, and individual, dyadic, and inter-group conflict and cooperation. At the organization, or “macro” level, topics include organizational growth, organizational change, organizational learning, organizations and leadership, power, social networks, and social responsibility.
More generally, the organizational behavior curriculum helps prepare students for their managerial careers, providing students with frameworks for diagnosing and dealing with the problems and opportunities that typically arise in organizational settings.
Faculty
William Barnett, Professor
David L. Bradford, Senior Lecturer
Scott Bristol, Lecturer
Tony Bryk, Professor
Robert A. Burgelman, Professor
Glenn R. Carroll, Professor
Jerker Denrell, Associate Professor
Francis J. Flynn, Associate Professor
Richard P. Francisco,
Lecturer
Harold Irving Grousbeck,
Consulting Professor
Deborah H. Gruenfeld, Professor
Bill Guttentag,
Lecturer
Michael Hannan, Professor
Chip Heath,
Professor
Florence Hoylman, Lecturer
Roderick M. Kramer, Professor
Robert Pearl, lecturer
Brian Lowery, Associate Professor
Joanne Martin,
Professor Emerita
Debra Meyerson, Associate Professor (by Courtesy)
Dale T. Miller, Professor
Elizabeth Mullen, Assistant Professor
Margaret A. Neale, Professor
Charles O'Reilly, Professor
Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor
James A. Phills, Professor (Teaching)
Jerry I. Porras, Professor Emeritus
Walter W. Powell, Professor (by Courtesy)
Hayagreeva Rao,
Professor
Carole Robin, Lecturer
JD Schramm, Senior Lecturer
Jesper B. Sorensen, Associate Professor
Robert I. Sutton , Professor (by Courtesy)
Larissa Tiedens, Professor
MBA and Sloan Programs
Courses
- MBA and Sloan Electives: Organizational Behavior
- MBA General Management Perspectives
- MBA General Management Foundations
PhD Program
Courses
Seminars