Organizational Behaviour Concentration (B.Com.) (15 credits)
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)
Degree: Bachelor of Commerce
Program credit weight: 15
Program Description
The Organizational Behaviour concentration provides an opportunity for students to increase their awareness of behavioural issues encountered in job 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:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ORGB 321 | Leadership. | 3 |
Leadership. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 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. | ||
| ORGB 325 | Negotiations and Conflict Resolution. | 3 |
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 A conceptual framework to guide participants through negotiation and conflict resolution process. | ||
| ORGB 330 | People Analytics. | 3 |
People Analytics. Terms offered: Fall 2025 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. | ||
| ORGB 380 | Cross Cultural Management. | 3 |
Cross Cultural Management. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 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. | ||
| ORGB 420 | Managing Organizational Teams. | 3 |
Managing Organizational Teams. Terms offered: Fall 2025 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. | ||
| ORGB 421 | Managing Organizational Change. | 3 |
Managing Organizational Change. Terms offered: Winter 2026 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. | ||
| ORGB 423 | Human Resources Management. | 3 |
Human Resources Management. Terms offered: Fall 2025 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. | ||
| ORGB 434 | Topics in Organizational Behaviour 1. | 3 |
Topics in Organizational Behaviour 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. 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. | ||
| ORGB 440 | Career Theory and Development. | 3 |
Career Theory and Development. Terms offered: Fall 2025 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. | ||
| ORGB 509 | Organizational Research Methods. | 3 |
Organizational Research Methods. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Field research in organizational behaviour. | ||
| ORGB 525 | Compensation Management. | 3 |
Compensation Management. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. 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. | ||