Week 1: |
Tue, Jan 17, #1 |
| Introduction | |
Thu, Jan 19, #2 |
| Language, The Language of Organizations, Reflexivity, Primary and Secondary Sources |
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Week 2: |
| Assignment 0
| Cheating, Ethical and Moral Principles, Anaclitic Depression Blues, Loneliness, Conversation | Harvey – Cheating Constructing Collaboration Best Officers Leaving |
Thu, Jan 26, #4 |
| Societal, Technological, and Organizational Changes and Innovations | Ivancevich – 1
4-star General, 5-star Grace Harvey – Feedback Einstein/Freud |
Week 3: |
Tue, Jan 31, #5 | Paper 1
| Societal, Technological, and Organizational Changes and Innovations (continued) | Milgram – 1 Ivancevich – 2 |
Thu, Feb 2, #6 |
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| Ivancevich – 3 |
Week 4: |
Tue, Feb 7, #7 |
| 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 Ivancevich – 4 |
Thu, Feb 9, #8
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| Historical Overview (continued), Personalities, Productive Narcissist, Strategic Intelligence, Intelligence | Ivancevich – 5 |
Week 5: |
Tue, Feb 14, #9 |
| Discussion of organizations | Milgram – 3 Ivancevich – 6 |
Thu, Feb 16, #10 |
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| Milgram – 4 Ivancevich – 7 |
Week 6: |
Tue, Feb 21, #11 | Paper 2 Movie: Abilene Paradox, followed by class discussion | The Abilene Paradox, Organizations and Phrog Farms, and other mediations on management, discussion
| Milgram – 5 Kraines – 1 Ivancevich – 8
Harvey – Abilene Harvey – Org as Phrog Farms |
Thu, Feb 23, #12 | Movie: Challenger | Fear in Organizations | Kraines – 2 Ivancevich – 9 |
Week 7: |
Tue, Feb 28, #13 |
In-class Short Game | Research and Fallacies in Management, Unicorns
| Milgram – 6 Kraines – 3 Ivancevich – 10 Harvey – Future of OD Harvey – Feedback |
Thu, Mar 1, #14 |
| Organizational Theory, Foundations, Applied Theories in Organizations, Types of Organizations, Organizational Structure, Types of Teams and Teamwork | Kraines – 4 Ivancevich – 11 |
Week 8: |
Tue, Mar 6, #15 | Movie: Types of Organizations
| Associations and Hierarchies, revisited | Milgram – 7 Kraines – 5 Ivancevich – 12 Air France Panic On Measures/Kilo EJ Levels with You |
Thu, Mar 8, #16 | In-class Exercise: time-span of the role | Role, Role Measurement, and Types of Roles
| Kraines – 6 Ivancevich – 13
Long View of Lead |
Week 9: |
Tue, Mar 13, #17 |
| Authorities, Accountabilities | Milgram – 8 Kraines – 7 Ivancevich – 14
In Praise of Hierarchy |
Thu, Mar 15, #18 |
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| Kraines – 8 |
Week 10: |
Tue, Mar 20, #19 |
| Performance Appraisal, Promotion, Mentorship Systems
Systems of Compensations, Language Systems | Milgram – 9 Kraines – 9 Ivancevich – 15 The Great CEO Pay Heist |
Thu, Mar 22, #20 | Movie: Managerial/Team Leadership | Motivation, Talent Pool Development |
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Week 11: |
Tue, Mar 27, – |
Spring Break – Have Fun!! J
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Thu, Mar 29, – |
Week 10: |
Tue, Apr 3, #21 |
| Organizational Discussion: deputies in organizations | Milgram – 10 Kraines – 10 Ivancevich – 16 |
Thu, Apr 5, #22 | Movie: Corporate Leadership
| Strategic Management, Leadership Good and Evil in Organizations | Milgram – 11 Kraines – 11 Ivancevich – 17 Harvey – Eichmann Human Time |
Week 11: |
Tue, Apr 10, #23 | Movie: Group Tyranny | Discussion of organizational risks, Systems Thinking in Organizations and Societies, Time, Unhealthy Societies, Futurism, Latest Research, Incompetence | Milgram – 12 Kraines – 12
Psych Foundations Herzberg – One More Time |
Thu, Apr 12, #24 |
| Midterm Exam, and Party
| Milgram – 13 Kraines – 13
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Week 12: |
Tue, Apr 17, #25 |
| Presentations – paper 3 (term project) | Milgram – 14 Kraines – 14 |
Thu, Apr 19, #26 |
| Presentations – paper 3 (term project) | Milgram – 15 |
Week 13: |
Tue, Apr 24, #27 | Paper 3 (final version) | Presentations – paper 3 (term project) |
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Thu, April 26, – |
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Week 14: |
Tue, May 1, – |
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Thu, May 3, #28 |
| Final Exam |
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