Organizational Psychology & Organizational Culture

First study cycle, Bachelor

The participants:
• recognize the interactions between individual, group and organization and understand their significance for organizational behavior.
• can name and classify key topic areas and theoretical approaches of organizational psychology.
• analyze psychological processes in teams and leadership situations – e.g. motivation, conflicts or group dynamics – and reflect on their effects.
• apply psychological concepts to specific organizational situations, e.g. in the context of human resource or organizational development processes.
• assess the influence of organizational culture on individual and collective performance and derive possible intervention approaches.

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• Fundamentals of organizational psychology and an overview of key organizational theories
• Psychological perspectives on leadership, teamwork and conflict behavior
• Motivation, job satisfaction and individual performance in organizations
• The influence of organizational climate and organizational culture on behavior and collaboration
• Psychological aspects of change processes (e.g. resistance, acceptance, resilience)

• Doppler, Klaus; Lauterburg, Christoph: Change Management. Den Unternehmenswandel gestalten. Campus (in der aktuellen Auflage)
• Nerdinger, Friedemann; Blickle, Gerhard; Schaper, Niclas: Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie. Springer (in der aktuellen Auflage)
• Von Rosenstiel, Lutz: Grundlagen der Organisationspsychologie. Schäffer-Poeschel (in der aktuellen Auflage)

Portfolio assessment

German

2

Blended learning

5