Week 1:

Mon, Aug 26, #1

Introduction

Wed, Aug 28, #2

Introduction

 Banning Laptops

Week 2:

Mon, Sep 2, –

Labor Day Observance (University Closed)

Wed, Sep 4, #3

Syllabus Q&A

Introduction (continued), Language, The Language of Organizations, Reflexivity, Primary and Secondary Sources

Week 3:

Mon, Sep 9, #4

Assignment 0-A: books

class discussion of organizations and organizational experience

Wed, Sep 11, #5

Assignment 0-B: voting

Ethical & Moral Principles, Anaclitic Depression, Loneliness, Conversation

Week 4:

Mon, Sep 16, #6

Cheating in Organizations

Wed, Sep 18, #7

 Paper 1

Principles of Work, Trust in Organizations

Milgram – 1, 2

Video Lecture 1: Feararchy and Organizations (additional make-up class)

Week 5:

Mon, Sep 23, #8

Work in Organizations / What Organizations Really Do?

Milgram – 3

Wed, Sep 25, #9

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

Harvey – Feedback

Week 6:

Mon, Sep 30, #10

Movie: [4]  Challenger

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

Wed, Oct 2, #11

Paper 2

Movie: Abilene Paradox, followed by class discussion

Research and Fallacies in Management, Unicorns

Harvey – Future of OD

12:30 – 1:50 PM

Orgs as Phrog Farms

Week 7:

Mon, Oct 7, #12

In-class Short Game

Deming in Organizations

Deming – 3

Wed, Oct 9, #13

Deming in Organizations

Deming – 3

Week 8:

Mon, Oct 14, –

Columbus Day Observance (University Closed)

Wed, Oct 16, #14

Movie: Types of Organizations

Organizational Structure, Types of Teams and Teamwork

In Praise of Hierarchy

Week 9:

Mon, Oct 21, #15

In-class Exercise: time-span of the role

Authorities, Accountabilities

Long View of Lead

Wed, Oct 23, #16

Video Lecture 2: Organizational Design Concepts (additional make-up class)

Week 10:

Mon, Oct 28, #17

Movie: Corporate Leadership

Motivation, Talent Pool Development

EJ Levels with You

Wed,Oct 30, #18

Discussion: Deputies in Organizations

Milgram – 16

Week 11:

Mon, Nov 4, #19

Movie: Corporate Leadership

Motivation, Talent Pool Development

Human Time

Wed, Nov 6, #20

Discussion: Deputies in Organizations

Milgram – 16

Week 12:

Mon, Nov 11, –

Veteran’s Day Observance (University Closed)

Mon, Nov 13, #21

Movie: Group Tyranny

Milgram's Studies

Harvey – Eichmann

Week 13:

Mon, Nov 18, #22

Exams 2 & 3

General Review

4-star General, 5-star Grace

Wed, Nov 20, #23

Exam 1

(Remember Assignment 0-B: voting)

Don’t make money, career your whole life

Week 14:

Mon, Nov 25, #24

Presentations – great book extra credit

Wed, Nov 27, #25

Team / Individual Project Work & Review

Week 15:

Mon, Dec 2, #26

Wed, Dec 4, #27

Class Party

Presentations – paper 3 (term project)

Week 16:

Mon, Dec 9, #28

Wed, Dec 11, #29

Week 17:

Mon, Dec 16, #30

Paper 3 (final version)

Exams 2 & 3 (additional)