Emnebeskrivelse PSO5100

Formal and informal social hierarchies, represented by power and status, are ubiquitous and represent fundaments of human organization. Moreover, although not the sole cause of influence, power, and status are important antecedents of influence in organizations. The primary focus of this course is for the students to get an advanced understanding and critical reflections of the psychological perspective on power, status, and influence. Why do some people attain power and status? How and why are people changed by the experience of power and status? What are important intrapersonal and interpersonal moderators of the effect of power and status? These are examples of questions that will be raised, and it is expected that students, after finishing the course, will be able to analyze, critically discuss, and apply the psychological perspective on power and status to real-life organizational challenges.

Knowledge

The student ...

• has advanced knowledge on different theoretical perspectives on power and status from the field of psychology
• has a broad overview of antecedents to, consequences of, and moderators to power and status
• Has knowledge of experimental research design such as its strengths and limitations, and current challenges with the replication crisis

Skills

The student ...

• Can develop a research proposal within the research fields of power/status
• Can analyze real-life organizational challenges that accompany hierarchical differentiation, and develop solutions, and critically weigh different solutions and their caveats
• Can critically assess the OB and organizational psychological research on power and status
• Can write a research proposal (introduction, theory, and proposed method) within the research fields of power/status
• Can independently search and find relevant academic articles to be used in the development of research proposals

General competence

The student ...

• Can analyze theoretical and methodological issues related to power and status research
• Can reflect upon ethical issues related to the use and abuse of hierarchical differentiation and the effect of power and status on own thought, feeling and behavior
• Can from a practical viewpoint examine potential effects of power and status in organizations

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Experimental learning by participation in reflection exercises and behavioral experiments.

Teamwork

Class-room lectures

Voluntary verbal presentation of research proposal

Lectures 36 hours

Reading 100 hours

Developing and writing a research proposal 64 hours

Voluntary: Develop oral presentation of a research proposal and presenting it 10 hours

Total: 200 hours

-Google scholar and other platforms for article search

The course will aim to implement case studies from organizations, invite guest speakers

Ingen obligatorisk aktivitet i dette emnet.

Eksamen: Skriftlig hjemmeeksamen i gruppe (2-5 studenter)

Varighet: 2-6 uker

Gradering: Nasjonal karakterskala Bestått/Ikke Bestått (B/IB)

Vekting: Bestått av vurderingen

Hjelpemidler: Alle hjelpemidler tillatt

Gjentak: 24 timers skriftlig individuell hjemmeeksamen med ny oppgavetekst