Introduction to Leadership, Organizational Behavior, and Human Resource Management
| Level | Bachelor |
| Type of course | Lecture and exercise |
| Extent | 4 Semester hours per week / 6 ECTS |
| Cycle | In summer term |
| Requirements | Exam (90 Minutes) and passed exercise |
| Teaching Professor | Prof. Dr. Eric Kearney (Lecture) / Mara Metzger and Tutors (Exercise) |
| Contact for questions | Mara Metzger (Content-related questions) and Tutors (Organisation) |
| Teaching language | German |
Module description
Terms:
Fundamentals of organisational theory and strategy; fundamentals of evaluating corporate success; fundamentals of leadership in organisations; findings from evidence-based leadership research; fundamentals of personnel management - including personnel marketing, personnel selection, personnel development, personnel appraisal and personnel remuneration.
The students
- understand the basic options for action in the area of strategy and organisational design.
- know the most important management theories, their respective strengths and weaknesses as well as their concrete application possibilities.
- know the central fields of action of personnel management and are able to view the sub-functions of personnel management in a holistic context.
- know the relevant technical terms and the historical development of management research.
- are able to describe and analyse organisational phenomena with reference to leadership theories and propose and justify sensible interventions.
- are able to apply knowledge in the field of personnel management to specific practical situations.
- are able to work on specific problems individually and in teams, develop solutions independently and present the results in plenary sessions