Introducing organisational behaviour: issues in course design

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Title:	Introducing organisational behaviour: issues in course design
Author(s):	Bogdan Costea, (Bogdan Costea is a Lecturer in the Department of Behaviour in Organisations, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.), Norman Crump, (Norman Crump is a Lecturers in the Department of Behaviour in Organisations, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.)
Citation:	Bogdan Costea, Norman Crump, (1999) "Introducing organisational behaviour: issues in course design", Education + Training, Vol. 41 Iss: 9, pp.403 - 415
Keywords:	Design, Organizational behaviour, Teachers, Undergraduates
Article type:	Case study
DOI:	10.1108/00400919910305513 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	This paper explores some of the theoretical issues involved in the process of designing introductory undergraduate courses in OB (organisational behaviour). The basis of reflection for this study is the authors’ recent experience at Lancaster University. This paper is a commentary on the conceptual bases underpinning our views. We take a hermeneutic and phenomenological perspective which results in a design that works as a heuristic device meant to circumvent the limitations of traditional approaches – especially the tensions between theory and its practical relevance in business education, and the limited range of models presented as possible recipes for contingencies facing managers in modern organisations.