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?pwd=Q3Y1Vk5jZ2lXY1I4QkNxem9Bb1dCQT09 Zoom Meeting ID: 656 027 5446 Passcode: udc
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:
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education, W. Edwards Deming
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:
Out of the Crisis, ISBN: 0262541157, W. Edwards Deming (in UDC Library on Reserve)
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
The Prophet, ISBN: 0394404289, Kahlil Gibran
Week 1:
Mon, Sep 7, –
Wed, Sep. 9, #1
Labor Day Observance (University Closed)
Week 2:
Mon, Sep 14, #2
Wed, Sep. 16, #3
Syllabus and other Q&A
class discussion of organizations and organizational experience
Week 3:
Mon, Sep. 21, #4
Wed, Sep. 23, #5
Assignment 0-B: voting
Cheating, Ethical and Moral Principles, Anaclitic Depression Blues, Loneliness, Conversation
Principles of Work, Trust in Organizations
Milgram – 1, 2
Week 4:
Mon, Sep. 28, #6
Wed, Sep. 30, #7
Paper 1
Deming – 1
Milgram – 3
Week 5:
Mon, Oct. 5, #8
Wed, Oct. 7, #9
Movie: [4] Challenger
Movie: Abilene Paradox, followed by class discussion
The Abilene Paradox, Organizations and Phrog Farms, and other mediations on management, discussion
Research and Fallacies in Management, Unicorns
Wed, Oct. 7, –
Optional
Distinguished Lecture Series, On Leadership
Special Event, Guest Speaker: Darryl Vernon Poole
Leadership across sequential crises
12:30 - 1:50 pm
Week 5:
Mon, Oct 12, –
Wed, Oct, 14, #10
Columbus Day Observance (University Closed)
In-class Short Game
Deming in Organizations
Milgram – 9, 10
Deming – 3
Week 7:
Mon, Oct. 19, #11
Wed, Oct. 21, #12
Great Book Extra Credit Selection Deadline
Management Diseases and Obstacles
Management Diseases and Obstacles
Deming – 4
Paper 2
Milgram – 11
Week 8:
Mon, Oct. 26, #13
Wed, Oct. 28, #14
In-class Exercise: time-span of the role
Organizational Theory, Foundations
Applied Theories in Organizations, Types of Organizations, Associations and Hierarchies
Milgram – 12, 13
Deming – 5
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
Week 9:
Mon, Nov. 2, #15
Wed, Nov. 4, #16
Movie: Corporate Leadership
Performance Appraisal, Promotion,
Mentorship Systems
Systems of Compensations, Language
Milgram – 15
Deming – 6
Motivation, Talent Pool Development
Discussion: Deputies in Organizations
Milgram – 16
Week 10:
Mon, Nov. 9, #17
Wed, Nov. 11, –
Movie: Group Tyranny
Milgram's Studies
Milgram – 17, 18
Veteran’s Day Observance (University Closed)
Week 11:
Wed, Nov. 16, #18
Wed, Nov. 18, #19
Team / Individual Project Work & Review
Exams 2 & 3
Additional Topics
Milgram's Studies
Milgram's Studies
Week 12:
Mon, Nov. 23, #20
Wed, Nov. 25, #21
Exam 1
(Remember Assignment 0-B: voting)
Team / Individual Project Work & Review
Week 13:
Mon, Nov. 30, #22
Wed, Dec. 2, #23
Team / Individual Project Work & Review
Team / Individual Project Work & Review
Week 14:
Week 15:
Mon, Dec. 14, #25
Paper 3 (final version)
Exams 2 & 3 (additional)
[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.
Professor's Contact Information:
(202) 274-7040
Skype: sergeygw