Academic Catalog

BUS416 ORGANIZATION,WORK AND SOCIETY

Course Code: 3530416
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Business Administration
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. YASEMÝN M. UZGÖREN
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course is concerned with the social-cultural ethnic context of work in business organizations; focusing on the business environment as affecting social behavior and applying OB concepts in diverse cultural settings. It overviews relevant topics in Human Relations area, focusing on selective human issues and topics that have must been covered in the previous courses, introduces OB in a global context in parallel with the developments in the larger world context, and tries to help students to integrate social-cultural-ethnic concepts in the light of changing world order. Topics include the individual, the group, and the organization system, with a specific emphasis on thought-provoking ideas to simulate interest and discussions.
Prerequisite: BUS 222.