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Acquired Basic knowledge about work and organizational psychological theories, methods (see below) and their critically reflected application in practice

This overview lecture continues the lecture "Work and Organization Psychology I". In part II, organizational psychological approaches serving the theoretical comprehension, the categorial describtion, and the human centred improvement of organizations are presented. Methods and interventions of process-related organization development (e.g. process consulting according to Ed Schein) will be treated. Complimentarily, psychological theories and methods of leadership and present management concepts will be analysed, including the role of psychologists in business organizations and consultancies.

Further more, the lecture is focussed upon concepts of human-centred design of group work, team development, qualitiy circles and project work in organizations. New concepts of organizational behavior research (e.g. organizational citizenship behavior, organizational justice) as well as concepts from critical management studies (including influence tactics in organizations) will be discussed.

Additionally, areas of problems and research results considering different forms of participation will be considered. Enterprises which practice models of organizational democracy or humanistic business ethics will be presented based on video documents .

Lecture, collective reflections, videos, knowledge acquisition through reading

written examination (encompasses w&o psychology I AND II)

Schuler, H. (Hrsg.) (2004 oder 2008): Lehrbuch Organisationspsychologie (3. bzw. 4 vollst. überarb. Aufl.) (Kapitel 11, 12, 14, 15 und 18)