Org. Theory & Behavior, Welcome to Abilene & Brave New World!
Resources: Syllabus, Jerry Harvey's Definition of Cheating, Class Lecture - Whiteboard Notes
Class Meeting Times: Mondays-Wednesdays, 11 - 12:20 PM, online
Live Online Access: https://zoom.us/j/6560275446, Zoom Meeting ID: 656 027 5446
Student Support: Hany Makhlouf Academic Center for Student Support
Office Hours: Before/after class, and by appointment (online, day, evenings, and weekends)
Course Readings:
Required:
These books are also given to students free of charge as a collection of articles:
The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management
ISBN: 0787902772, Jerry B. Harvey (in UDC Library on Reserve)
Obedience to Authority, ISBN: 006131983X, Stanley Milgram (free on Google), free downloadable PDF (in UDC Library on Reserve)
Optional:
The Broken Heart: The Medical Consequences of Loneliness, ISBN: 0465007694, James J. Lynch
The Principles of Scientific Management, ISBN: 0393003981, Frederick Taylor
A General Theory of Bureaucracy, ISBN: 0435824783, Elliott Jaques
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence, ISBN: 0712658890, Norman Dixon (in UDC Library on Reserve)
A General Theory of Bureaucracy, ISBN: 0435824783, Elliott Jaques
A Cry Unheard: New Insights into the Medical Consequences of Loneliness, ISBN: 1890862118, James J. Lynch (in UDC Library on Reserve)
Organization, ISBN: 0140217606, Wilfred Brown
The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management, ISBN: 0787902772, Jerry B. Harvey (in UDC Library on Reserve)
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, Peck
People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil, ISBN: 0684848597, 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, 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, Wilkinson
The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, 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
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Additional Theme |
Readings[3] |
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Week 1: |
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Mon, Sep 7, – |
Labor Day Observance (University Closed) |
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Wed, Sep. 9, #1 |
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Introduction |
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Week 2: |
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Mon, Sep 14, #2 |
Syllabus and other Q&A |
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Wed, Sep. 16, #3 |
Assignment 0-A: books
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“How Are We Doing?” class discussion of organizations and organizational experience |
Working at: - Yahoo - Microsoft - Amazon - Apple - Army - IBM - AA - Uber - University |
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Week 3: |
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Mon, Sep. 21, #4 |
Assignment 0-B: voting |
Cheating, Ethical and Moral Principles, Anaclitic Depression Blues, Loneliness, Conversation |
Harvey – Cheating
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Wed, Sep. 23, #5 |
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Principles of Work, Trust in Organizations |
Milgram – 1, 2 |
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Video Lecture 1: Feararchy and Organizations (additional make-up class) |
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Week 4: |
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Mon, Sep. 28, #6 |
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Work in Organizations / What Organizations Really Do? |
Deming – 1 Milgram – 3 |
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Wed, Sep. 30, #7 |
Paper 1 |
Historical Overview: Systems Thinking in Management and Introduction to Major Works: Taylor, Follett, Argyris, Herzberg, McGregor, Lewin, Bion, Harvey, Isaac, Deming, Jaques, Dixon, Maccoby, others |
Milgram – 4 Einstein/Freud Productive Narcissist |
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Week 5: |
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Mon, Oct. 5, #8 |
Movie: [4] Challenger |
The Abilene Paradox, Organizations and Phrog Farms, and other mediations on management, discussion |
Milgram – 5, 6 Deming – 2 Harvey – Abilene |
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Wed, Oct. 7, #9 |
Movie: Abilene Paradox, followed by class discussion |
Research and Fallacies in Management, Unicorns |
Milgram – 7, 8 Harvey – Future of OD |
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Wed, Oct. 7, – Optional 12:30 - 1:50 pm |
Distinguished Lecture Series, On Leadership Special Event, Guest Speaker: Darryl Vernon Poole Leadership across sequential crises |
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Week 5: |
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Mon, Oct 12, – |
Columbus Day Observance (University Closed) |
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Wed, Oct, 14, #10 |
In-class Short Game |
Deming in Organizations |
Milgram – 9, 10 Deming – 3 |
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Week 7: |
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Mon, Oct. 19, #11 |
Great Book Extra Credit Selection Deadline |
Management Diseases and Obstacles |
Deming – 4 |
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Wed, Oct. 21, #12 |
Paper 2 Movie: Types of Organizations |
Management Diseases and Obstacles |
Milgram – 11 |
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Week 8: |
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Mon, Oct. 26, #13 |
In-class Exercise: time-span of the role |
Organizational
Theory, Foundations Applied Theories in Organizations, Types of Organizations, Associations and Hierarchies Organizational Structure, Types of Teams and Teamwork |
Milgram – 12, 13 Deming – 5 |
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Wed, Oct. 28, #14 |
Movie: Managerial/Team Leadership
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Organizational
Structure Structure of Managerial Hierarchies Types of Teams and Teamwork Strategic Management, Leadership Good and Evil in Organizations Role, Role Measurement, and Role Types Authorities, Accountabilities |
Milgram – 14 The Great CEO Pay Heist Psych Foundations Herzberg – One |
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Video Lecture 2: Organizational Design Concepts (additional make-up class) |
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Week 9: |
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Mon, Nov. 2, #15 |
Movie: Corporate Leadership |
Performance Appraisal,
Promotion, Mentorship Systems Systems of Compensations, Language Motivation, Talent Pool Development |
Milgram – 15 Deming – 6 |
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Wed, Nov. 4, #16 |
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Discussion: Deputies in Organizations |
Milgram – 16 |
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Week 10: |
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Mon, Nov. 9, #17 |
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Milgram's Studies |
Milgram – 17, 18 |
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Wed, Nov. 11, – |
Veteran’s Day Observance (University Closed) |
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Week 11: |
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Wed, Nov. 16, #18 |
Movie: Group Tyranny |
Milgram's Studies |
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Wed, Nov. 18, #19 |
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Team / Individual
Project Work & Review Additional Topics |
4-star
General, 5-star Grace |
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Video Lecture 3: Leadership in Times of Crises (additional make-up class) |
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Week 12: |
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Mon, Nov. 23, #20 |
Exams 2 & 3 |
General Review |
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Wed, Nov. 25, #21 |
Exam 1 |
(Remember Assignment 0-B: voting) |
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Week 13: |
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Mon, Nov. 30, #22 |
Team / Individual Project Work & Review |
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Wed, Dec. 2, #23 |
Team / Individual Project Work & Review |
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Week 14: |
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Mon, Dec. 7, #24 |
Team / Individual Project Work & Review |
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Week 15: |
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Mon, Dec. 14, #25 |
Paper 3 (final version) |
Exams 2 & 3 (additional) |
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[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).
