TERM:  Fall 2008

COURSE #: MORS 430

SECTION: 71, 72

COURSE NAME: 
Leadership in Organizations

INSTRUCTOR:  Loran F. Nordgren

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: 

I am looking forward to our first class together. The class will have two themes: how you can maximize your effectiveness in your careers and how to create high-performing organizations that are able to achieve a competitive advantage.
This class is ultimately about a New Science of Leadership.  This new science takes a radically different perspective on leadership.  It presumes that leadership power is not gained simply through the personal acquisition of a wider and wider range of skills as traditionally thought.  Rather, leadership proficiency is gained through the ability to a) make appropriate and rational decisions in a competitive and collaborative world, b) to influence and motivate others, and c) to access, synthesize, and control the resources of a network of personal contacts.  Research shows that this approach enables leaders to quickly adapt their skill sets to the situation at hand, to nimbly shed resources that become obsolete, to tap into resources that are suddenly needed, and to do this continually as the world changes unpredictably.  Moreover, for leaders at the top of organizations, and for those who aspire to be in positions of executive leadership, this is perhaps the only way to think about leadership when the complexity of business exceeds the capacity of most people to acquire all the multidisciplinary skills needed to tackle a single problem.
This course provides you with the coherent set of influence techniques needed to lead in environments characterized by complexity, collaboration, and interconnectedness while taking into account ethical considerations related to the responsible use of leadership power. 
We will begin by considering how you can achieve positions of leadership and to create high-performing organizations while taking into account ethical considerations.

 

In order to prepare for our first discussion, please complete the following assignment:

Read:

  • "Why Should My Conscience Bother Me?"
  • Why Ordinary People Torture Enemy Prisoners

To help guide you in the readings, consider these questions:

  • Who is to blame for the unethical behavior?
  • What could Lawson have done differently to prevent the production of a flawed brake?
  • Would you blow the whistle on unethical behavior and how would you do this?
  • How can management promote ethical behavior? 

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?:  Yes

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: NONE

 

TERM: Fall  2008

COURSE #:  450

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Management Communication

INSTRUCTOR: Karen Van Camp

CASEPACK : Purchased in class, not in bookstore

ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance for entire first class is mandatory.
No food, cell phones, or message devices in the classroom. 

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR: James Humes

PUBLISHER: Prima Publishing (Crown)

TITLE: Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln

ED./DATE: 2002

 

TERM: Fall  2008

COURSE #: MORS 452

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Leading the Strategic Change Process

INSTRUCTOR: Paul Hirsch

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:
 NOTE:  CLASS WILL MEET FOR AN ALL-DAY SIMULATION ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25.  NO   
 MEETING ON NOVEMBER 4th OR November 25th.

For first class, in the packet,
        Read:  The Robin Hood case, and the article, “Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow”
       Also, come prepared to discuss the following issues: 

  1. What are some major problems you have seen during efforts to implement change?  And
  2. What significant change challenges do you see coming soon or needing to be addressed now? 

 

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?: No

TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: Recommended (not required):

AUTHOR: Tushman and O’Reilly,

PUBLISHER: Harvard Univ. Press 

TITLE: Winning through Innovation: A Practical Guide to Leading Innovation and Renewal

ED./DATE:

 

TERM: Fall 2008

COURSE #: 470

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Negotiations

INSTRUCTOR: Ko, Sei Jin

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Please read the required text, Getting to Yes, before the first class session. 

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?: YES

Please carefully note that there is a strict attendance policy for this course. Attendance is mandatory for the first class session.  If you do not attend the first class you will be dropped from the course and a student from the waiting list will be added in your place. Additionally, attendance is required for each class session so that all students benefit from the negotiation exercises.  You may miss one negotiation exercise without penalty, but only if you provide advance notice to the instructor.  If you do not notify the instructor in advance of a missed negotiation exercise, you will lose a full letter grade on your overall course grade.  If you miss a second exercise, you will lose a full letter grade on your overall course grade regardless of whether you notify the instructor in advance.  In short, you may only miss class once all quarter.

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: REQUIRED

AUTHOR: Fisher, Ury, & Patton

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books

TITLE: Getting to Yes

ED./DATE: Second Edition, 1991