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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12: BUSINESS STUDIES
Leading
Overall Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
• apply an understanding of human behaviour to explain how individuals and groups function in the workplace;
• demonstrate an understanding of group dynamics;
• demonstrate an understanding of proper leadership techniques in a variety of situations.
Specific Expectations
Human Behaviour
By the end of this course, students will:
– analyse the elements that shape human personality (e.g., cultural, social, and family influences) and their impact on human behaviour;
– explain the relationship between job satis- faction and an individual’s personality, atti- tudes, and perceptions;
– explain the relationship between a person’s attitude (e.g., commitment to job, personal biases ) and her or his behaviour in the workplace (e.g., quality of performance, absenteeism; engaging in practices that reflect racist, sexist, or homophobic attitudes);
– evaluate the use of personality traits assess- ment instruments in the workplace (e.g., Myers-Briggs,True Colors, Emotional Intelligence).
Group Dynamics
By the end of this course, students will:
– analyse the stages of group development (forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning) and the roles individuals assume within a group structure;
– explain the nature and types of groups within an organization (e.g., formal/ informal, committees/departments, electronic work groups);
– analyse the factors that contribute to the success or failure of a team (e.g., shared norms, cohesiveness, cultural expectations, social loafing);
– apply business teamwork skills to carry out projects and solve problems.
Leadership Techniques
By the end of this course, students will:
– analyse the characteristics of effective leaders (e.g., integrity, drive, vision, com- mitment to equity and diversity in the workplace);
– compare a variety of contemporary leadership theories (e.g., Leadership Grid,contingency,transactional,trans- formational, and servant theories);
– compare different leadership styles (e.g., democratic, autocratic, laissez-faire, colla- borative) and describe how these styles are exemplified by a variety of business leaders (e.g., men and women from diverse ethnocultural groups, including Aboriginal peoples).