Applied Organizational Psychology & Culture

Second cycle, master's

The participants:
• recognize the interactions between the individual, the group and the organization and understand their significance for organizational behavior.
• can identify and classify central topics 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 resources 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 central 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

English

3

Blended Learning

3