PC4S037 - Police Leadership and Organisational Behaviour 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: PC4S037
Module Title: Police Leadership and Organisational Behaviour
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Policing and Criminology
Faculty Sub Group: Policing
Module Leader: Peter Jones
Module Team: Alun Davies, Helen Martin, Daniel Welch
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2025
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100486 - policing
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2021
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

This module aims to provide learners with the theoretical underpinning and knowledge to enable them to lead and motivate the workforce in a climate of continuous change, focusing upon public service, ethical behaviour, values, inclusivity, innovation, excellence and evidence-based decision making.

Content Summary

This module will reflect on the role of a leader within a contemporary working environment. It will examine different types of organisational structure and establish how leaders can manage and motivate a diverse workforce within a contemporary, including a virtual, work environment. It will seek to establish current thinking, theory and practice that may be applied to a workplace in relation to:

• the organisational environment and the changing nature of work within organisations;
• organisational change and the processes and impact of change on organisations and those who operate within them;
• the concept of organisational culture and its possible surface manifestations together with the values and basic assumptions within organisations.

Managing and resolving conflict in the modern workplace including a discussion around the radical, pluralistic and interactionist approaches to organisational conflict.

The welfare and wellbeing of staff including the impact of stress on employee engagement and performance.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 20
Seminar 10
Independent Study 110
Directed Study 60
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically evaluate contemporary leadership and management styles in relation to the successful implementation of change.
LO2 Critically reflect and assess the impact of organisational culture on employees’ performance and motivation.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Written Assignment (CW) Essay (CW) 1 A written document with recommendations based on an issue within a policing environment. 0 4000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Essay (CW) 1

Reading List

Buchanan, D and Huczynski, A (2019) Organizational behaviour: an introductory text.
10th ed. Harlow: Pearson.

Cockcroft, T. (2020) Police Occupational Culture. Bristol: Policy Press

King, D. and Lawley, S. (2020) Organizational Behaviour. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Mullins, L. and McLean, J. (2019) Organisational behaviour in the workplace. Harlow: Pearson

Northouse. P. (2018) Leadership: Theory and Practice. London: SAGE

Reiner, R. (2019) The Politics of the Police. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Silvestri, M., Davis, C. (2020) Critical perspectives on police leadership. Bristol Press: Bristol

Wankhade, P., Weir, D. (2015) Police Services: Leadership and management perspectives. UK: Cham Springer.