2018_Fall_OrgDev - Sergey Ivanov, Ph.D.

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)

Office Hours: Before/after class, and by appointment (online, day, evenings, and weekends)

Course Readings:

Required:

This book is given to students free of charge as a collection of articles:
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

The Broken Heart: The Medical Consequences of Loneliness, ISBN: 0465007694, James J. Lynch

Optional:

The 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

The Prophet, ISBN: 0394404289, Kahlil Gibran

Date[1], Session[2]	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	Banning Laptops in Classrooms, Commentary
Tue, Aug 28, #2		Assignment 0-B: voting	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: - Google - 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 Organizations In-class Exercise: time-span of the role Movie: Managerial/Team Leadership	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			Deming in Organizations Management Diseases and Obstacles
Tue, Sep 25, #6			General Review Milgram's Studies Moral, Ethical, and Spiritual Issues of Organizations Good and Evil in Organizations	Eichmann in the Organization
		*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)	Presentations – paper 3 (term project)

[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.