ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Unit Aims

This course aims to introduce students to the the study and management of organisational behaviour in health and social care contexts, and to provide them with knowledge of the application of organisational behaviour theories and concepts in the functional area of people management.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the influence of personality, values and attitude in health and social care organisations

1.1 Explain how personality and situational strength interact to influence behaviour in health and social care organisations.

1.2 Identify similarities and differences in cultural values.

1.3 Explain the difference between person-organisation, person-group and person-job fit approaches to selection process to manage behaviour within an organisation.

2. Understand the uniqueness of structures, processes, and interactions in health and social care organisations

2.1 Define management and its characteristics in Health and Social care organisations.

2.2 Assess the professionalisation of management in health and social care contexts.

2.3 Assess the roles and responsibilities of managers in health and social care

3. Understand role and purpose of groups for effective decision making in health and social care organisations

5.1 Examine the nature of decision making and behaviour in group decision making

5.2 Clarify the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making

5.3 Critically analyse the leadership role in group decision making.