“I loved this class! It was definitely out of my comfort zone, but worth it. I really appreciate the clear, consistent, format of class, the weekly overview online, and how everything just seemed to really tie together easily.”
Undergraduate student, Spring 2024
Leadership
in a
Changing World
This course is designed to help you become a more effective leader in a complex and rapidly changing world. Effective leadership— developed over time through practice, feedback, and self-reflection—is crucial for organizational success. While engaging in effective leadership practices can be rewarding, it is also a significant challenge for most people.
This course aims to equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to improve your leadership capabilities and confidence based on evidence-based practices and leadership theories. Through interactive sessions, we will explore various aspects of effective leadership, assess where you stand in your leadership development journey, and hone your leadership skills.
By the end of the course, you should be able to recognize the importance of interpersonal relationship skills and abilities in effective leadership, discuss key leadership principles and practices in organizational settings with peers, colleagues, supervisors, and mentors, identify your own leadership strengths and areas for development, propose evidence-based solutions to real-world leadership problems, and develop a leadership philosophy based on your personal values and evidence-based strategies.
Research Methods in Organizational Behavior
This PhD seminar is designed to provide you with a rigorous methodological foundation for conducting empirical research in Organizational Behavior (OB). The course covers the full spectrum of the research process, beginning with the critical understanding of defining constructs, developing hypotheses, and understanding the theoretical underpinnings that drive scholarly inquiry. You will gain expertise in quantitative research methods, including survey design, measurement, and data analysis techniques such as regression, ANOVA, path analysis, and exposure to advanced methods including structural equation modeling, and multi-level modeling.
Throughout the seminar, you will engage in hands-on exercises that emphasize the practical application of these methods to answer impactful OB research questions. You will learn how to critically evaluate existing research, interpret complex statistical results, and effectively communicate your findings in a manner that meets the high standards of academic publishing.
Additionally, the course will provide an in-depth look at the publication process in OBHR, offering insights into navigating the review process, understanding journal expectations, and positioning your research for successful publication in top-tier journals. By the end of the seminar, you will be well-equipped to be a meaningful part of a strong co-author team that contributes original, high-quality research to the field of Organizational Behavior