Individuals, Groups, and Organizations

As taught in: Fall 2006

People meeting in a group.

Group interactions, one of the topics in the class. (Photo courtesy of Rover75 on Flickr.)

Instructors:

Prof. John Carroll

MIT Course Number:

15.341

Level:

Graduate

Course Description

This class develops basic concepts for understanding individual, group, and organizational behavior through the critical analysis of important works in the field. Among the areas covered are: individual affect and cognition; group process and performance; and organizational culture and adaptation. The class also emphasizes the use of behavioral science concepts for stimulating new and useful organizational behavior research.