MB 022 Schedule This schedule is subject to rapid change. That's why it's on the web. You must check the schedule before each class. Do not print out the schedule at the beginning of the semester and then assume it will be valid a month later. It won't be. Readings and homework are due on the day they are listed in the schedule. Legend: D =Daft, Organizational Behavior L =Lewis, M. Liar's Poker C =Card, Orson S. Ender's Game T =Tannen, Deborah. Talking from 9 to 5 AM =Application Memo -- a homework assignment
Introduction 1
Topic
Reading Due:
Homework:
5-Sep Overview of the class: mechanics; Overview of the field; What is an organization?
7-Sep Course logistics; Why do organizations exist?
What is OB?; Why study organizations?;
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3-Sep < Labor day >
Organizational Structure 2
Topic
10-Sep Bureaucracy; scientific management; classical school
Reading Due: Taylor; More on Taylor; Bureaucracy; Fayol; Org. Theory of Struct;
Homework: You should have already chosen your team (& section) at this point!
D1; L1-2 12-Sep Departmentation; division of labor
Coordination; Departmentation;
D15 14-Sep Teams will compete (for real points) in the Words-in-Sentences game.
Work out in advance how to best play WIS game
D16
*** Midnight 15-Sep Fill out Social Network Survey *** The Informal Organization: Social Networks 3
Topic
17-Sep Basic concepts; class network
Reading Due: Intro to network analysis; Hawthorne; Human Relations; More Hawthorne; Hawthorne 2; Leavitt;
Homework: AM: Articles of Incorporation
D9; L3-5 19-Sep Communication across boundaries; communities of practice
Communities of practice;
Kevin Bacon Game
(optional: CIO's view of social networks) (optional: article on using network analysis to defeat terrorism) L6 21-Sep Special assignment
L7
Each team must bring 2-foot stack of newspapers, scissors & several rolls of masking tape to class
Organizational Culture 4
Topic
24-Sep Culture and climate; Salomon Brothers;
Reading Due: Org Culture; Schemas
Homework: 1-page Paper Tower report (team paper)
D17 L8-Epilogue
26-Sep Org culture in context
Culture w/ examples;
How John Meriwether crashed Long Term Capital 28-Sep BC culture;
C1-2
AM: communication network
Power 5
Topic
1-Oct Power & status in organizations
Reading Due: Dependency Theory
Homework:
D12; C3-10
3-Oct Structural holes; centrality
Structural Holes;
C11 5-Oct
C12
Leadership 6
Topic
8-Oct * Columbus Day holiday: no class *
Reading Due:
Homework:
Leadership & mgmt;
10-Oct Leadership; Team building; Ender's Game
D11; C13-15 12-Oct Midterm Exam
Weeks 1-5, inclusive. Ender's Game will be covered only up to chapter 12.
12-Nov Stages; characteristics of high-performing teams; cross-functional teams
Reading Due: Team manual; Group Dynamics;
Homework:
D7-8
14-Nov Negotiation
Powerpoint
16-Nov
Teams 12
Topic
Reading Due:
Homework:
19-Nov Consulting project presentations on SUNDAY night ( no class Monday)
21-Nov ** Thanksgiving vacation **
D18
23-Nov ** Thanksgiving vacation **
Interpersonal Effectiveness 13
Topic
26-Nov Action Inquiry techniques
28-Nov Debriefing the consulting project
Reading Due:
Homework:
Action science history; parts of speech; powerpoint presentation
30-Nov Debriefing the consulting project (all sections go to Merkert 127)
Putting it all together 14
Topic
Reading Due:
Homework:
3-Dec Debriefing the consulting project (all sections go to Merkert 127)
5-Dec The course in perspective
7-Dec
*no class*
Wrap-Up 15
Topic
Reading Due:
Homework:
*no class!*
12-Dec
14-Dec
AM: term paper
10-Dec
*** Final Exam Dec 18th 12:30pm Merkert 127 ***
Schedule
MB 022 Schedule This schedule is subject to rapid change. That's why it's on the web. You must check the schedule before each class. Do not print out ...