Introducing Race into the Undergraduate Organizational Behavior Course

Abstract

The case is presented that many traditional undergraduate organizational behavior (OB) courses leave unaddressed race-related problems that are relevant to both minority students and Whites entering an increasingly diverse workplace. Accordingly, instructors of undergraduate OB courses may have concerns about the mechanics of introducing the topic of race into their courses. The following article outlines a four-faceted format as a possible way that race can be successfully introduced into the undergraduate OB course. Issues of what can be taught, in what manner, and what potential problems can be anticipated are addressed.