BUS209: Igniting Creativity to Transform Corporate Culture | Saylor Academy

Watch this video for some examples regarding the impact of corporate culture on managing organizations and innovation. Think about your capacity for creative thinking and how you can bring this skill to the workplace.

Source: Catherine Courage
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COURSE INTRODUCTION

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Organizations in Business

Unit 1 Learning Outcomes

1.1: Organizational Behavior

Organizational Behavior

Why, What, and How We Study Behavior in Organizations

What Is Organizational Behavior?

1.2: Employee Mindset

Employee Engagement Mindset

Leadership and Organizational Behavior Quiz

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Managing Individuals, Personalities, and Motivation

Unit 2 Learning Outcomes

2.1: Individuals

Understanding People at Work

Individual Differences and Personality

Big Five PersonalityTest

2.2: Attitudes

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Individual Attitudes and Behaviors

Personality Types

Emotional Intelligence

Power and Politics in the Organization

Managing Stress and Emotions

Emotion and Stress in the Workplace

2.3: Employee Job Performance

Cognitive and Process Theories

Understanding Employee Attendance

Employee Turnover

2.4: Motivation

Theories of Motivation

Career Motivational Analysis Quiz

Motivational Processes, Need Theories

Designing a Motivating Work Environment

Applications in the Organization of Job Design

The Puzzle of Motivation

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Managing Groups and Teams

Unit 3 Learning Outcomes

3.1: Groups

Managing Groups and Teams

Group Processes in the Organization

Social Norms in Groups

Group Influence on Individuals

Can Groups Be Creative?

Groups vs. Teams

Diversity in Teams

3.2: Organizational Communication

Communication in the Organization

Communication

Delivering Bad News to Staff

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Leadership, Influence, and Leveraging Power

Unit 4 Learning Outcomes

4.1: Leading People Within Organizations

Leading People Within Organizations

Bad Bosses

The Dynamics of Leadership

How Great Leaders Inspire Action

Command and Control Leadership vs. People-Centered Leadership

4.2: Power Bases and Influence

Leadership and Power

Power and Politics

Sources of Power

4.3: Politics

Leveraging Power

Implementation Mechanisms

Nonprofit Social Networking

Social Network Analysis

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: Conflict Management and Negotiations

Unit 5 Learning Outcomes

5.1: Conflict

Conflict and Stress

Conflict and Negotiations