Organizational Development & Behavior, Welcome to Abilene!
Resources: Syllabus, Jerry Harvey's Definition of Cheating, Class Lecture - Whiteboard Notes
Class Meeting Times: Tuesdays, 6-9:30 PM, 38-209
Live Online Access: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/sivanov (emergencies only) Instructions for the Video-Conference (click to access)
Office Hours: Before/after class, and by appointment (online, day, evenings, and weekends)
Course Readings:
Required:
The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management, ISBN: 0787902772, Jerry B. Harvey
Obedience
to Authority, ISBN: 006131983X, Stanley
Milgram (free
on Google), free downloadable PDF
The
New Economics for Industry, Government, Education,
ISBN: 0911379053, W. Edwards Deming
A
Cry Unheard: New Insights into the Medical Consequences of Loneliness, ISBN: 1890862118, James J. Lynch
Or
Or
The
Broken Heart: The Medical Consequences of Loneliness, ISBN: 0465007694, James J. LynchThe
Principles of Scientific Management, ISBN: 0393003981, Frederick Taylor
Out of the Crisis, ISBN: 0262541157, W. Edwards Deming
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence, ISBN: 0712658890, Norman Dixon
A General Theory of Bureaucracy, ISBN: 0435824783, Elliott Jaques
Organization, ISBN: 0140217606, Wilfred Brown
Swatting Flies and Telling Lies: Stories of a Mad Organizational Consultant, Jerry B. Harvey
Executive Leadership: A Practical Guide to Managing Complexity, ISBN: 0962107018, Elliott Jaques, Stephen D. Clement
It's All About Work: Organizing Your Company To Get Work Done, ISBN: 0988639602, Stephen D. Clement
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, ISBN: 0140187650, Hannah Arendt
Escape from Freedom, ISBN: 0805031499, Erich Fromm
Our Own Worst Enemy, ISBN: 0708840388, Norman F. Dixon
How Come Every Time I Get Stabbed in the Back My Fingerprints Are on the Knife? And Other Meditations on Management, ISBN: 0787947873, Jerry Harvey
The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace, ISBN: 0684848589, M. Scott Peck
People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil, ISBN: 0684848597, M. Scott Peck
Requisite Organization, ISBN: 1886436045, Elliott Jaques
Social Power and the CEO, ISBN: 1567205518, Elliott Jaques
Narcissistic Leaders: Who Succeeds and Who Fails, ISBN: 1422104141, Michael Maccoby
The Leaders We Need, ISBN: 1422101665, Michael Maccoby
Accountability Leadership: How to Strengthen Productivity Through Sound Managerial Leadership, ISBN: 1564145514, Gerald A. Kraines
The Prince, Nicolo Machiavelli (free on Google Books)
The Art of War, ISBN: 0195014766, Sun Tzu (author), Samuel Griffith (translator)
The Age of Fallibility, ISBN: 1586483595, George Soros
The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business, ISBN: 0674940520, Alfred D. Chandler Jr.
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory--A Clear Explanation that Anyone Can Understand, ISBN: 0517029618, Albert Einstein
Man's Search for Meaning, ISBN: 0807014273, Viktor E. Frankl
Unhealthy Societies: The Afflictions of Inequality, ISBN: 0415092353, Richard G. Wilkinson
The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, ISBN: 1594204047, Thomas E. Ricks
Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs, ISBN: 1586488244, Muhammad Yunus
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100, ISBN: 0307473333, Michio Kaku
Optional:
Out of the Crisis, ISBN: 0262541157, W. Edwards Deming
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence, ISBN: 0712658890, Norman Dixon
A General Theory of Bureaucracy, ISBN: 0435824783, Elliott Jaques
Organization, ISBN: 0140217606, Wilfred Brown
Swatting Flies and Telling Lies: Stories of a Mad Organizational Consultant, Jerry B. Harvey
Executive Leadership: A Practical Guide to Managing Complexity, ISBN: 0962107018, Elliott Jaques, Stephen D. Clement
It's All About Work: Organizing Your Company To Get Work Done, ISBN: 0988639602, Stephen D. Clement
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, ISBN: 0140187650, Hannah Arendt
Escape from Freedom, ISBN: 0805031499, Erich Fromm
Our Own Worst Enemy, ISBN: 0708840388, Norman F. Dixon
How Come Every Time I Get Stabbed in the Back My Fingerprints Are on the Knife? And Other Meditations on Management, ISBN: 0787947873, Jerry Harvey
The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace, ISBN: 0684848589, M. Scott Peck
People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil, ISBN: 0684848597, M. Scott Peck
Requisite Organization, ISBN: 1886436045, Elliott Jaques
Social Power and the CEO, ISBN: 1567205518, Elliott Jaques
Narcissistic Leaders: Who Succeeds and Who Fails, ISBN: 1422104141, Michael Maccoby
The Leaders We Need, ISBN: 1422101665, Michael Maccoby
Accountability Leadership: How to Strengthen Productivity Through Sound Managerial Leadership, ISBN: 1564145514, Gerald A. Kraines
The Prince, Nicolo Machiavelli (free on Google Books)
The Art of War, ISBN: 0195014766, Sun Tzu (author), Samuel Griffith (translator)
The Age of Fallibility, ISBN: 1586483595, George Soros
The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business, ISBN: 0674940520, Alfred D. Chandler Jr.
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory--A Clear Explanation that Anyone Can Understand, ISBN: 0517029618, Albert Einstein
Man's Search for Meaning, ISBN: 0807014273, Viktor E. Frankl
Unhealthy Societies: The Afflictions of Inequality, ISBN: 0415092353, Richard G. Wilkinson
The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, ISBN: 1594204047, Thomas E. Ricks
Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs, ISBN: 1586488244, Muhammad Yunus
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100, ISBN: 0307473333, Michio Kaku
The
Prophet, ISBN: 0394404289, Kahlil Gibran
Project Due | Additional Theme | Readings[3] | ||
Tue, Aug 21, #1 | Assignment 0-A: books Syllabus Q&A | Introduction, Language, The Language of Organizations, Reflexivity, Primary and Secondary Sources | ||
Tue, Aug 28, #2 | Assignment 0-B: voting
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Cheating Ethical and Moral Principles Anaclitic Depression Blues Loneliness Loneliness in Organizations Conversation Innovation in Organizations Fear in Organizations The Concept of Work Other General Organizational Topics
| Harvey
– Cheating Einstein/Freud Working at: - Yahoo - Microsoft - Amazon - Apple - U.S. Army - IBM | |
| Video Lecture 1: Feararchy and Organizations (additional make-up class / reading day) | |||
| Reading
Day 1: Harvey – Abilene Harvey – Org as Phrog Farms Harvey – Future of OD EJ Levels with You Long View of Lead In Praise of Hierarchy | |||
Tue, Sep 4, #3 | Paper
1 Movie: [4] Abilene Paradox, followed by class discussion In-class Short Game | The Abilene Paradox,
Organizations
and Phrog Farms, and other mediations on management, discussion Research and Fallacies in Management Unicorns Organizational Theory, Foundations | ||
Tue, Sep 11, #4 | Paper
2 Great Book Extra Credit Selection Deadline Movie: Types of OrganizationsIn-class Exercise: time-span of the role Movie: Managerial/Team Leadership
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Applied Theories in Organizations, Types of Organizations Organizational Structure, Types of Teams and Teamwork Game Playing: Language of Organizations Associations and Hierarchies, revisited Role, Role Measurement, and Types of Roles Authorities, Accountabilities Performance Appraisal, Promotion, Mentorship Systems Systems of Compensations, Language Systems Motivation, Talent Pool Development Organizational Discussion: deputies in organizations Strategic Management, Leadership | ||
| Video Lecture 2: Organizational Design Concepts (additional make-up class / reading day) | |||
| Reading
Day 2: - Deming – 1-6 - Milgram – 1-7 - Lynch – 1-9 (12) | |||
Tue, Sep 18, #5 |
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Deming in Organizations Management Diseases and Obstacles |
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Tue, Sep 25, #6 |
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General Review Milgram's Studies Moral, Ethical, and Spiritual Issues of Organizations Good and Evil in Organizations | Eichmann
in the Organization
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| Video Lecture 3: The Alien Perspective on Humanity (additional make-up class / reading day) | |||
Tue, Oct 2, #7 | Exams 1, 2, 3 | (Remember Assignment 0-B: voting) | ||
Tue, Oct 9, #8 | Paper 3 (final version) | |||
[1] Dates and topics on the syllabus may change slightly to accommodate the class’ needs.
[2] UDC Academic Calendar: www.udc.edu/registrar/academic-calendars
[3] All assigned reading is due before class; for a complete required reading list, please visit the class’ website at www.SergeyIvanov.org (all articles are posted as PDF files on the class web site – italicized above).
[4] All
movies used in class are mini-movies on a specific topic to encourage and
enhance the class conversation.
