Course description:
In this course participants are taught how to understand, criticize and apply the concepts and tools developed in the mainstream literature from industrial & organizational psychology (I-O) in the context of an organization. Leadership is discussed as part of this literature. At the same time, understanding I-O literature is considered an essential skill for today’s leaders.
The literature in this course is a combination of overview articles and in-depth studies, providing the tools to understand related literature on the course topics and encourage further reading.
Course Objectives:
To understand how academic literature may inform the decisions of leaders of organizations
To evaluate and critique some of the mainstream academic literature in industrial & organizational psychology on the topics of ethics and leadership
To evaluate and apply some of the concepts developed in the literature in particular for improving leadership practices
To have a basic understanding on how to find and use survey tools for management purposes
In this course participants are taught how to understand, criticize and apply the concepts and tools developed in the mainstream literature from industrial & organizational psychology (I-O) in the context of an organization. Leadership is discussed as part of this literature. At the same time, understanding I-O literature is considered an essential skill for today’s leaders.
The literature in this course is a combination of overview articles and in-depth studies, providing the tools to understand related literature on the course topics and encourage further reading.
Course Objectives:
To understand how academic literature may inform the decisions of leaders of organizations
To evaluate and critique some of the mainstream academic literature in industrial & organizational psychology on the topics of ethics and leadership
To evaluate and apply some of the concepts developed in the literature in particular for improving leadership practices
To have a basic understanding on how to find and use survey tools for management purposes
- Teacher: Alex de Voogt