Course Catalogue

Organisational Misbehaviour: Individual Deviance and Collective Resistance MGT5381

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: Adam Smith Business School
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course will introduce students to organisational misbehaviour, and its implications for individuals, organisations and society. They will critically consider standard explanations to organisational misbehaviour, and develop a multilevel perspective to enhance the detection, evaluation and responds to misbehaviour in the workplace. They will apply their learnings to a range of topical case studies and create an evidence-based solution.

Timetable

1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 hour workshop session

5 x 1 hour lecture and 2 hour workshop sessions

Requirements of Entry

Students must be registered on one of the associated programmes listed in this course specification.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

1. Written assignment, including essay; Individual; 1700 words; 100%; ILOs 1-4.

Course Aims

The aim of the course is to introduce students to individual and collective perspectives in organisational misbehaviour, enabling them to develop a multilevel perspective to enhance the detection, evaluation and responds to misbehaviour in the workplace. They will develop an evidence-based solutions to topical organisational misbehaviour cases.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

 

1. Critically assess the main forms of misbehaviour in organisations.

 

2. Critically reflect on how economic factors and regulatory frameworks and their shortcomings influence organisational misbehaviour. 

 

3. Evaluate the tension between moral behaviour intention and actual action, to include an understanding of moral improvement and its impact on individuals and organisations. 

 

4. Develop evidence-based theoretically informed solutions to improve the detection, deterrence and amelioration of misbehaviour in organisations.

 

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions