TERM: Spring 2009

COURSE #: MORS 430

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Leadership in Organizations

INSTRUCTOR: Maxim Sytch

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:
Read
1. Pfeffer, J. and J. Veiga. "Putting People First,"In Academy of Management Executive, Vol. 12, No. 2 (1999)
2. Kermit Vandivier. "Why Should My Conscience Bother Me?" In the Name of Profit, Doubleday & Company, 1972, 3-31 (case)

Case Questions:
Why Should My Conscience Bother Me?
(1) What unethical behavior takes place in this case and why?
(2) Who is to blame for the unethical behavior?
(3) What could Lawson have done differently to prevent the production of a flawed brake?
(4) Would you blow the whistle on unethical behavior and how would you do this?
(5) How can management promote ethical behavior?

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

1.  TEXT: None

 

TERM:  Spring 2009

COURSE #: MORS 430

SECTION: 72

COURSE NAME: Leadership in Organizations

INSTRUCTOR:  Robert  D. Dewar

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Please read the Kotter article in the case packet, “What Leaders Really Do”

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

1.  TEXT:  There is no text.

 

TERM: Spring 09

COURSE #:  MORS 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.  10 points will be given for attending the entire class.

No food, cell phones, or message devices in the classroom. 

1.  TEXT  --   RECOMMENDED

AUTHOR: James Humes

PUBLISHER: Prima Publishing (Crown)

TITLE: Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln

ED./DATE: 2002

 

TERM: Spring 2009

COURSE #:  MORS 453

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Power in Organizations

INSTRUCTOR:  Brayden King

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:
Readings:

  • McClelland & Burnham, Power is the Great Motivator (CP)
  • Kanter, Power Failure in Management Circuits (CP)
  • Eccles & Nohria, Beyond the Hype, chap 2: Action (CP)

Case:   
Lisa Benton (A) (CP)
                                 
Classroom discussion of the case will focus on:
Preparation:

  • Evaluate the situation facing Benton.
  • What are her sources of power?
  • What could she have done differently?
  • What should she do now?

Make use of the readings. Make use of your own experience in similar situations. Think carefully about the evidence you have for your assessments, and how reliable it is. Be specific in your action recommendations.

Attendance Policy:  Attendance at first class will be mandatory.  Frequent or unexcused absences during the quarter will affect the course grade.

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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: Required

AUTHOR: Robert Cialdini

PUBLISHER:

TITLE: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

ED./DATE: 1998 or later ed. (paperback)

 

TERM: Spring 2009

COURSE #: 460

SECTION :, 71

COURSE NAME: Leading and Managing Teams

INSTRUCTOR: Zoe Kinias

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Complete “Team member survey” (download from website).

Attendance Policy: Please carefully note that there is a department-wide attendance policy for this course. ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED on the first day of class. In addition, prepared attendance is required for all in-class exercises. I strongly suggest you do not enroll for this course if you cannot attend all class meetings. If a student misses a class exercise, he or she will be penalized one letter grade. If the student fails to inform the instructor of his or her absence 48 hours before the class meeting, the student will lose an additional letter grade. Each student is allowed to miss ONE exercise without penalty, assuming that the instructor has been notified 48 hours in advance. (NOTE: The one free miss CANNOT be used on the first day of class).

Students who are not in attendance the first class session will be dropped automatically from class. Additional time will be spent during the first class session explaining the attendance policy. Class materials will be distributed for the first exercise during the actual class session. If absent, students are responsible for having a classmate collect course materials. Under no circumstances are the materials delivered in mailboxes, faxed, etc.

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY?: YES

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:  Required

AUTHOR: Leigh Thompson

PUBLISHER: Pearson Education

TITLE: Making the Team: A Guide for Managers

ED./DATE: 3rd/2008

 

TERM: Spring 2009

COURSE: MORS 468

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Managerial Leadership

INSTRUCTOR: Harry Kraemer, former  Chairman and CEO of Baxter International, Inc.; Executive Partner for Madison Dearborn and Clinical Professor of Management and Strategy for Kellogg School

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No):Yes

 

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:
   1.Read the first three chapters of  “Authentic Leadership”.
   2.Read the first two chapters of “Good to Great”.
   3.Please identify two individuals  you believe are outstanding leaders. Be prepared to discuss your    choices and rationale.

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY?: Yes

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?: Required

AUTHOR: William George

PUBLISHER Jossey-Bass

TITLE: Authentic Leadership

ED./DATE: First; 2003

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?: Required

AUTHOR: Jim Collins

PUBLISHER: Harper Business

TITLE: Good To Great

ED./DATE: First; 2001

 

TERM: Spring 2009

COURSE #: MORS 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