Sergey Ivanov, Ph.D.

Week 1:

Mon, Jan 23, #1

Introduction, Language, The Language of Organizations, Reflexivity, Primary and Secondary Sources

Week 2:

Mon, Jan 30, #2

Assignment 0

Cheating, Ethical and Moral Principles, Anaclitic Depression Blues, Loneliness, Conversation

Societal, Technological, and Organizational Changes and Innovations

Harvey – Cheating

Constructing Collaboration

Best Officers Leaving

4-star General, 5-star Grace

Week 3:

Mon, Feb 6, #3

Paper 1

Societal, Technological, and Organizational Changes and Innovations (continued)

Milgram – 1

Week 4:

Mon, Feb 13, #4

Historical Overview: Systems Thinking in Management and Introduction to Major Works: Follett, Argyris, Herzberg, McGregor, Lewin, Bion, Harvey, Isaac, Deming, Jaques, Dixon, Maccoby, others

Milgram – 2, 3

Week 5:

Mon, Feb 20, –

President’s Day Holiday (University Closed)

Week 6:

Mon, Feb 27, #5

Paper 2

Discussion of organizations

Historical Overview (continued), Personalities, Productive Narcissist, Strategic Intelligence, Intelligence

Milgram – 4, 5

Harvey – Feedback

Einstein/Freud

Week 7:

Mon, Mar 5, #6

Movie: [3] Abilene Paradox, followed by class discussion

Movie: Group Tyranny

The Abilene Paradox, Organizations and Phrog Farms, and other mediations on management, discussion

Milgram – 6, 7

Harvey – Abilene

Harvey – Org as Phrog Farms

Week 8:

Mon, Mar 12, #7

Movie: Challenger

In-class Short Game

Fear in Organizations

Research and Fallacies in Management, Unicorns

Systems Thinking in Organizations and Societies, Time, Unhealthy Societies, Futurism, Latest Research, Incompetence

Milgram – 8, 9

Jaques – 1, 2

Kraines – 1, 2

Harvey – Future of OD

Harvey – Feedback

EJ Levels with You

Week 9:

Mon, Mar 19, #8

Movie: Types of Organizations

In-class Exercise: time-span of the role

Organizational Theory, Foundations, Applied Theories in Organizations, Types of Organizations, Organizational Structure, Types of Teams and Teamwork

Associations and Hierarchies, revisited

Role, Role Measurement, and Types of Roles

Milgram – 10, 11

Jaques – 3, 4

Kraines – 3, 4, 5, 6

Long View of Lead

In Praise of Hierarchy

Week 10:

Mon, Mar 26, –

Spring Break – Have Fun!! J

Week 11:

Mon, Apr 2, #9

Movie: Managerial/Team Leadership

Movie: Corporate Leadership

Authorities, Accountabilities

Performance Appraisal, Promotion, Mentorship Systems

Systems of Compensations, Language Systems

Motivation, Talent Pool Development

Organizational Discussion: deputies in organizations

Strategic Management, Leadership

Good and Evil in Organizations

Moral, Ethical, and Spiritual Issues of Organizations, Review

Milgram – 12, 13

Jaques – 5, 6, 7, 8

Kraines – 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

The Great CEO Pay Heist

Milgram – 14, 15

Jaques – 9, 10, 11

Kraines – 12, 13, 14

Harvey – Eichmann

Human Time

Psych Foundations

Herzberg – One

More Time

Week 12:

Mon, Apr 9, #10

Midterm Exam, and

Party

Week 13:

Mon, Apr 16,  –

Emancipation Day Observed (University Closed)

Week 14:

Mon, Apr 23, #11

Paper 3 (final version)

Presentations – paper 3 (term project)

Week 15:

Mon, Apr 30, #12

Final Exam (comprehensive)