Week 1:

Mon, Jan. 11, #1

Introduction

Banning Laptops

Wed, Jan. 13, #2

Syllabus and other Q&A

Week 2:

Mon, Jan. 18, –

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance (University Closed)

Wed, Jan. 20, #3

Assignment 0-A: books

“How Are We Doing?”

class discussion of organizations and organizational experience

Working at:

Week 3:

Mon, Jan. 25, #4

Assignment 0-B: voting

Cheating, Ethical and Moral Principles, Anaclitic Depression Blues, Loneliness, Conversation

Harvey – Cheating

West Point 2020

Wed, Jan. 27, #5

Principles of Work, Trust in Organizations

Milgram – 1, 2

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

Week 4:

Mon, Feb. 1, #6

Work in Organizations / What Organizations Really Do?

Deming – 1

Milgram – 3

Wed, Feb. 3, #7

Paper 1 – Presentation

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

HBR Article

Week 5:

Mon, Feb. 8, #8

Movie: [4]  Challenger

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

Milgram – 5, 6

Deming – 2

Harvey – Abilene

Harvey – Org as Phrog Farms

Wed, Feb. 10, #9

Movie: Abilene Paradox, followed by class discussion

Research and Fallacies in Management, Unicorns

Milgram – 7, 8

Harvey – Future of OD

Harvey – Feedback

Wed, Feb. 10, –

Optional

11 am - 12:20 pm

Distinguished Lecture Series, On Leadership

Special Event, Guest Speaker: Darryl Vernon Poole

Leadership across sequential crises

Milgram – 9, 10

Week 6:

Mon, Feb 15, –

President's Day Observed (University Closed)

Wed, Feb. 17, #10

In-class Short Game

Deming in Organizations

Deming – 3

Week 7:

Mon, Feb. 22, #11

Great Book Extra Credit Selection Deadline

Management Diseases and Obstacles

Deming – 4

In Praise of Hierarchy

Wed, Feb. 24, #12

Paper 2 – Presentation

Management Diseases and Obstacles

Milgram – 11

Week 8:

Mon, Mar. 1, #13

Movie: Types of Organizations

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

Kraines – 1

Long View of Lead

Wed, Mar. 3, #14

Movie: Managerial/Team Leadership

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

More Time

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

Week 9:

Mon, Mar 8, –

Spring Break – Have Fun!! J

Wed, Mar 10, –

Week 10:

Mon, Mar. 15, #15

Movie: Corporate Leadership

Performance Appraisal, Promotion,

Mentorship Systems

Systems of Compensations, Language

Motivation, Talent Pool Development

Discussion: Deputies in Organizations

Milgram – 15

Deming – 6

EJ Levels with You

4-star General, 5-star Grace

Harvey – Eichmann

Wed, Mar. 17, #16

Movie: Group Tyranny

Milgram's Studies

Milgram – 16

Week 11:

Mon, Mar. 22, #17

Milgram's Studies

Milgram – 17, 18

Wed, Mar. 24, #18

Additional Topics

Human Time

Video Lecture 3: Leadership in Times of Crises (additional make-up class)

Week 12:

Mon, Mar. 29, #19

Additional Topics

Don’t make money

Wed, Mar. 31, #20

Team / Individual Project Work & Review

Week 13:

Mon, April 5, #21

Exams 2 & 3

General Review

Wed, April 7, #22

Exam 1

(Remember Assignment 0-B: voting)

Week 14:

Mon, April 12, #23

Team / Individual Project Work & Review

Wed, April 14, #24

Presentations

Week 15:

Mon, April 19, #25

Presentations

Wed, April 21, #26

Paper 3, graduating seniors Exams 2 & 3 (additional), graduating seniors

Presentations

Week 16:

Tue, April 27, –

Grades for Graduating Seniors To Be Posted

Wed, April 28, #27

Paper 3 (final version)

Exams 2 & 3 (additional)

Thu, May 6, –

All Remaining Grades To Be Posted