The Place of Sociology in Higher Education's Organizational Behavior Curriculum-The Situation with Hospitality Management

Abstract

Nowadays, the focus of university instruction, particularly in management schools, is on developing operational skills and problem-solving abilities as well as short-term productivity improvements and a vocational viewpoint. This is a sign of a diminished capacity for deeper learning, a barrier to the acquisition of competencies in a more integrative and wide sense, and a lack of critical thinking exercises. These are crucial tools to develop in students and aspiring managers since they are particular social actors with the capacity to behave in a long-term, effective, and thoughtful manner in society.

The goal of this study is to critically examine the two possible roles that sociology could play in helping to overcome that impoverishment, specifically within the organizational behavior curriculum. First, imparting knowledge of the social and macro elements that help to understand the structure and behavior of organizations.