-      On completion of this unit students should have an understanding of:

•        Students gain an understanding of factors affecting the behaviour of people in work settings.

•        The unit focuses on individual, group, and total organisational human factors influencing the effectiveness of organisations, including:

-    The nature of organisations in the global context; individual behaviour

-    Perception, attitudes, values and personality, motivation and performance; group behaviour in organisations

- The properties and management of groups, leaders and leadership, organisational power, influence, communication, conflict and decision making; organisational structure; organisational culture; change; the formal and informal organisation.