EM5000

Organizational Behavior focuses on the diagnosis and improvement of human behavior in an emergency situation, with consideration of the interactions of three levels within organizations: the individual, the group and the organization itself. Students in the course will study leadership, group dynamics, motivation, power, ethics, and organizational structure and change. Recognizing that the effective emergency manager needs both knowledge and skills in organizational behavior, emphasis is placed on practical application of specific theories, models, and cases, along with simulations, exercises and role playing to develop both a conceptual understanding of appropriate managerial behaviors in different contexts and the skills necessary to undertake those activities.

MSSEP Elective