ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - BMEGT52S152

The aim of the course is to make students see the connections between people's behavior and organizational behavior, the main features of organizational functioning, the possibilities of interpreting and applying psycho-logical knowledge in an organizational context.

1. The student acquires a comprehensive knowledge of the connections between organizational culture and human resource management
2. The student gets acquainted with the prospects of measuring organizational culture
3. The student acquires a comprehensive knowledge of the impact of organizational culture on organizati-onal development processes and interventions
4. The student acquires knowledge about the connections between organizational culture, trust and organi-zational development

1. Ability to communicate professionally on these topics, in oral and in written form
2. The student is able to explore the organizational culture, and interpret the results
3. The student is able to plan organizational development interventions taking into account the charac-teristics of organizational culture
4. The student is able to plan the development and implementation of human resource management systems taking into account the characteristics of the organizational culture.

1. Open to the latest, trend-setting knowledge of organizational psychology
2. Willing to cooperate with representatives of other professions on a given issue
3. Acts proactively and contributes to issues affecting his/her work
4. Able to listen and accept the views and opinions of others
5. Represents a value-added approach in his/her profession
6. Has the need to continually improve him/herself

1. Able to independently evaluate and make decisions on issues affecting his / her professional activity
2. Able to independently identify the effects of organizational culture, to plan organizational culture-dependent organizational development
3. Takes responsibility for the tasks and programs planned and / or managed by him/her
4. Represents his/her profession responsibly and ethically

Lectures, interactive class assignments, group work, solving practical tasks.

• Bíró, B., Serfőző, M. (2003): Szervezetek és kultúra In: Hunyady Gy., Székely M.(szerk): Gazdaságpszicholó-gia, Osiris Kiadó, Budapest, 481-541.
• Heidrich B. (2001): Szervezeti kultúra és interkulturális menedzsment, Humán Telex Consulting, Budapest
• Poór, J. (1995): Emberi erőforrás menedzselése különböző vezetési kultúrákban, Vezetéstudomány, 9. szám
• Witte De K., Muijen van J. J. (1999): Organizational culture: critical questions for researchers and practitioers, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 8. (4). 583-595
• Kamau Kung'u G. (2015): Organizational Development, Organizational Culture and Organizational Change, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314462503_Organizational_Development_Organizational_Culture_and_Organizational_Change
• Jung T., Scott T., Davies T. O. H., Bower P., Whalley D., McNally R., Mannion R. (2009) Instruments for Exp-loring Organizational Culture: A Review of the Literature, Public Administration Review, Volume 69, Issue 6, Pages 1087-1096

The assessment of the learning outcomes set out in point 2.2 is based on the preparation of an individual ho-mework, its presentation and the answering of questions related to the topic.

A. Detailed description of performance evaluations performed during the term-period: In the framework of group work, literature research on organizational psychology and its written summary B. Performance evaluation during the examination period. Presentation and discussion of group work, problem solutions, answering questions

• evaluation of partial performance - group work - research of literature and preparation of written summary: 70%
• sum: 70%

• oral exam - answering professional questions related to the homework: 30%
• sum: 30%

The condition for obtaining the signature is the completion of all project tasks according to point 3.3

The student may substitute an individual homework.

Pre-2017, next review September 2021.

A 2.2. pontban megfogalmazott tanulási eredmények eléréséhez a tantárgy a következő tematikai blokkokból áll. Az egyes félévekben meghirdetett kurzusok sillabuszaiban e témaelemeket ütemezzük a naptári és egyéb adottságok szerint.