Organizational Behavior Skills for Career Success
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Organizational Behavior Skills for Career Success
This course is part of Workplace Behavior and Leadership Skills Specialization
Instructor: EDUCBA
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What you'll learn
Analyze workplace behavior and evaluate organizational decision-making processes.
Apply personality, perception, and learning theories in professional settings.
Improve teamwork, communication, and leadership using organizational behavior concepts.
Skills you'll gain
- Decision Making
- Psychology
- Complex Problem Solving
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Behavior Management
- Learning Theory
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Employee Engagement
- Behavioral Management
- Motivational Skills
- Human Learning
- People Analytics
- Employee Training
- Organizational Development
- Performance Management
- Organizational Effectiveness
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June 2026
16 assignments
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There are 4 modules in this course
Develop a deeper understanding of workplace behavior and learn how individuals, teams, and organizations interact to drive performance and success. This course provides practical insights into Organizational Behavior, helping learners analyze human behavior, improve decision-making, and enhance collaboration in professional environments.
The course begins with the foundations of Organizational Behavior, introducing the nature of organizations, the evolution of organizational theories, and the interdisciplinary concepts that shape workplace behavior. Learners will build a strong understanding of how human behavior influences organizational effectiveness and performance. As the course progresses, learners explore individual behavior and workplace attitudes, including values, personality, attitudes, and motivation. The course explains how psychological factors affect employee performance, engagement, job satisfaction, and workplace relationships. Advanced modules focus on perception and decision-making dynamics, helping learners understand how individuals interpret situations, make judgments, and respond to workplace challenges. Learners will explore attribution theory, decision-making biases, and practical strategies for improving judgment and organizational decision quality. The course also examines learning theories, individual abilities, and behavior modification techniques. Learners will understand how reinforcement, learning processes, and employee development strategies can be used to improve workplace performance and organizational effectiveness. What makes this course unique is its practical integration of psychology, decision-making, and workplace behavior. By the end of the course, learners will be able to confidently interpret workplace dynamics, improve collaboration, make better decisions, and apply Organizational Behavior principles to enhance individual and organizational success.
This module introduces the fundamental concepts of Organizational Behavior, including the nature of organizations, core principles, historical development, and interdisciplinary foundations. Learners gain a strong base for understanding how human behavior shapes organizational effectiveness.
What's included
6 videos4 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 25 minutes
- Learning about an organizationβ’5 minutes
- Introductionβ’1 minute
- Skills and Definitionβ’2 minutes
- Intuitionβ’3 minutes
- Hawthrone studiesβ’2 minutes
- Contributing Disciplinesβ’12 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Foundations of Organizational Behavior β Graded Quizβ’30 minutes
- Understanding Organizationsβ’10 minutes
- Core Concepts of OBβ’10 minutes
- Evolution of Organizational Behaviorβ’10 minutes
This module explores how individual values, attitudes, and personality influence behavior in organizations. It helps learners understand the psychological factors that drive employee motivation, satisfaction, and performance.
What's included
7 videos4 assignments
7 videosβ’Total 54 minutes
- OB Modelβ’7 minutes
- Valuesβ’10 minutes
- Attitudeβ’7 minutes
- Theories of attitudeβ’7 minutes
- Job satisfactionβ’7 minutes
- Personalityβ’8 minutes
- Continuation of Personalityβ’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Individual Behavior & Workplace Attitudes β Graded Quizβ’30 minutes
- OB Framework & Valuesβ’10 minutes
- Attitudes and Job Satisfactionβ’10 minutes
- Personality at Workβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on how individuals perceive situations and make decisions within organizations. It covers perception processes, attribution theory, judgment biases, and effective decision-making strategies.
What's included
7 videos4 assignments
7 videosβ’Total 51 minutes
- Personality Job fitβ’4 minutes
- Perceptionβ’7 minutes
- Continuation of Perceptionβ’8 minutes
- Attribution Theoryβ’4 minutes
- Shortcuts used in judging othersβ’10 minutes
- Decision making Introductionβ’9 minutes
- Errors and bias in decision makingβ’11 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Perception & Decision-Making Dynamics β Graded Quizβ’30 minutes
- Personality Fit & Perceptionβ’10 minutes
- Attribution and Judgmentβ’10 minutes
- Decision-Making Essentialsβ’10 minutes
This module examines individual differences, learning theories, and behavior modification techniques. Learners understand how abilities and reinforcement strategies can be used to improve employee performance and organizational effectiveness.
What's included
6 videos4 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 35 minutes
- Biographical Characteristicsβ’7 minutes
- Abilityβ’4 minutes
- Learning and Learning Theoriesβ’10 minutes
- Shaping Behaviourβ’4 minutes
- Schedules of Reinforcementβ’6 minutes
- Behavior Modificationβ’4 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Learning, Ability & Behavior Modification β Graded Quizβ’30 minutes
- Individual Differences at Workβ’10 minutes
- Learning Theories in Actionβ’10 minutes
- Reinforcement & Behavior Changeβ’10 minutes
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