Welcome to MGT332: Organizational Behavior!

This is the Spring 2021 Hybrid session of MGT332 Organizational Behavior

Check Your Grade. Your grade in terms of "total points" as well as the "(letter) final grade" is updated and posted under grades. Please check it out and email me (gzhu@salemstate.edu) before the end of Sunday, June 16, 2021, if I missed any of your submissions or if you have any further questions.

For your reference, here is the grading scale, based on a point system, to translate total points into a letter grade.

Total Points Grade

920-1000 A

900-919 A-

880-899 B+

820-879 B

Total Points Grade

800-819 B-

780-799 C+

720-779 C

700-719 C-

Total Points Grade

680-699 D+

620-679 D

600-619 D-

0-599 F

Class meets on Zoom every Wednesday (9:25 - 10:40 AM) from 1/27 to 4/28/2021 at

https://salemstate.zoom.us/my/prof.zhu

AND updates on Canvas every Friday from 1/22 to 4/30, 2021 at

https://elearning.salemstate.edu/courses/1338884

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First Thing First:

Please click to download MGT332-08_Organizational Behavior Syllabus_Spring 2021.pdf
Reminder: Sign up for your mini-speech here as soon as possible. It is worth 50 points!
After each class, I will post here the slides on this page for you to study for tests and assignments.

Basic course information:

Professor:	Guorong Zhu		Note: I will be teaching remotely during the Spring 2021 semester and may not be in my office. *Email is the best way to reach me (gzhu@salemstate.edu).*
Office:	CC202
Office Phone:	(978) 542-6378
Email:	gzhu@salemstate.edu
Office Hours (on Zoom)	Tuesday Wednesday Friday	8-9 AM EST & By Appointment	https://salemstate.zoom.us/my/prof.zhu (Password: Prof.Zhu)

Free E-Text Book (required)

We are using the Free Textbook of Organizational Behavior from OER Commons, a public digital library of open educational resources.
Please use the following link to download a free copy of the textbook.

https://www.oercommons.org/courses/organizational-behavior-3/view
Or you can access the textbook from the following link:

https://openstax.org/details/books/organizational-behavior
Choose your preferred format under “Get the book.” You can download a PDF copy of the book or you can use web view — the design works seamlessly on any device.

Weekly Course Schedule

DATE	CHAPTER	SCHEDULED TOPIC	LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1/22-1/26	--	· Introductions · Overview	· Introduce yourself to the class · Establish a roadmap for the class
1/28-2/10	1-4	1. Management and Organizational Behavior 20210127_MGT332-08__Chapter 1_ Management and Organizational Behavior-1.pptx 2. Individual and Cultural Differences 3. Perception and Job Attitudes 20210203_MGT332-08__Chapter 3_Perception and Job Attitudes.pptx 4. Learning and Reinforcement 5. Diversity in Organizations 20210209_MGT332_Chapter 5_Diversity in Organizations.pptx	· How to appreciate and leverage diversity (LO 1) ** Please note: in this period, teams will be formed for term projects and presentations.
2/12	Test 1 and Team Milestone #1
2/17-3/10	5-10	6. Perception and Managerial Decision Making 20210217_MGT332-08_Chapter 6_ Perception and Managerial Decision Making-1.pptx 7. Work Motivation for Performance 20210224_MGT332-08_Chapter 7_Work Motivation for Performance.pptx 8. Performance Appraisal and Rewards 20210303_MGT332-08_Chapter 7&8_Work Motivation for Performance-1.pptx 9. Group and Intergroup Relations 10. Understanding and Managing Work Teams 20210310_MGT332-08_Chapter9 Group and Intergroup Behavior & Chapter10.pptx	· The basics of leading and motivating people (LO2) · How to work more effectively in groups (LO4)
3/12	Test 2 and Team Milestone #2
3/15-3/21	Spring Break. No Classes
3/24-4/14	11-16	11. Communication 20210324_MGT332-08_Chapter 11_Communication.pptx 12. Leadership 13. Organizational Power and Politics 20210331_MGT332-08_Chapter 13_Organizational Power and Politics.pptx 14. Conflict and Negotiations 15. External and Internal Organizational Environments and Corporate Culture 20210407_MGT332-08_Chapter15_External and Internal Organizational Environments and Corporate Culture.pptx 16. Organizational Structure and Change	· The basics of leading and motivating people (LO2) · The cause of interpersonal conflict and how to manage it (LO3)
4/16	Test 3 and Team Milestone #3 202104014_MGT332-08_Team MIles Stone#3 and Final Presentation.pptx
4/21-4/30	Team Project Presentations and Peer Evaluations		· How to work more effectively in groups (LO4)