COURSE #:  425-1

SECTION:

COURSE NAME: Behavior in Organizational Systems

INSTRUCTOR:  Ranjay Gulati

CASEPACK: YES  

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Read the first four readings in the case packet:

         “Should Sociologists Forget their Mothers and Fathers?” by Arthur Stinchcombe.

         “The Subject is Organizations” by W. Richard Scott.

         “Cognitive Limits on Rationality” by James G. March and Herbert A. Simon

         “Central Perspectives and Debates in Organization Theory” by W.G. Astley and A.H. Van de Ven

Attendance at first class is mandatory.

 

COURSE #:  449A

SECTION: 81

COURSE NAME: Writing in Organizations

INSTRUCTOR:  Barbara Shwom

CASEPACK:  READINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON LINE (BLACKBOARD CMS)

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Please read the following articles from the online casepack:

          "The Selection of Communication Media as an Executive Skill"

          “Communicating Strategically”

          Watson-Wyatt research reports on communication strategy

           “Seven Ways to Avoid a Smoking Gun”

Please read from The Writing Coach: Preface, Chapter 1, Chapter 2

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED:

AUTHOR: Lee Clark Johns

PUBLISHER: Pearson

TITLE: The Writing Coach

ED./DATE: 2004

 

COURSE #:  450

SECTION: 91, 92

COURSE NAME: Management Communication

INSTRUCTOR: Karen Van Camp

CASEPACK : Purchased in class, not in bookstore

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Attendance for entire first class is mandatory.

One free absence during Weeks 2-10.  Minus 10 points for each absence after that.

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

2.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED:

AUTHOR: Gene Zelazny

PUBLISHER: Mc Graw-Hill

TITLE: Say It With Charts

ED./DATE: 4th Edition / 2001

 

COURSE #:  451

SECTION: 81

COURSE NAME: Implementing Strategy: the Role of Organization Design

INSTRUCTOR:  Robert Dewar

CASEPACK : YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Please read pages 1-11 in the Galbraith text. 

ATTENDANCE  POLICYSee syllabus for full explanation.  You are allowed to miss one class, after that each absence (defined as missing all or part of a class session) costs four points.  The way the point system works, an additional absence could easily lower your grade one letter.  Groups will be formed and content and assignments explained during the first class.  That would not be a good one to miss. 

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED:

AUTHOR: Jay Galbraith

PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley

TITLE: Competing with Flexible Lateral Organizations

ED./DATE: Second Edition, 1994

 

COURSE #:  452

SECTION: 91

COURSE NAME: Leading Strategic Change

INSTRUCTOR:  Tina Dacin

CASEPACK:  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Read “Prepare your Organization to Fight Fires (Weick) – HBS“ for our first session.

Some of the biggest challenges facing managers today are 1.seeing the need for change; 2. having the courage to act once the need is seen; and 3. mobilizing resources to get it done.

As you prepare this case, please consider the following questions:

  1. Would you have dropped your tools? Why or Why not?
  1. Would you have jumped inside of Dodge’s backfire? Why or Why not?
  1. What was needed here to save the smokejumpers’ lives?

I look forward to meeting you!

Attendance Policy:  If you are not able to attend any class, I expect that you email me prior to the beginning of class at tdacin@business.queensu.ca and let me know why you are not able to attend.  Frequent or unexcused absences that reflect lack of commitment to the course will seriously affect the course grade.

 

COURSE #: 453

SECTION: 81

COURSE NAME: Power in Organizations: Sources, Strategies, Skills

INSTRUCTOR: Klaus Weber

CASEPACK: YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Readings:

(1)      Kanter, Power Failure in Management Circuits (CP)

(2)      Eccles & Nohria, Beyond the Hype, chap 2: Action (CP)

Case:   

Lisa Benton (A) (CP)

Classroom discussion of the case will focus on:

1) Evaluate the situation facing Benton.

2) What are her sources of political capital?

3) What could she have done differently?

4) What should she do now?

Think carefully about the evidence you have for your assessments, and how reliable it is. Be as specific as possible in your recommendations for action.

Attendance Policy:  If you are not able to attend any class, I expect that you email me prior to the beginning of class at klausweber@northwestern.edu and let me know why you are not able to attend.  Frequent or unexcused absences that reflect lack of commitment to the course will seriously affect the course grade.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED 

AUTHOR: Robert Cialdini

PUBLISHER: William Morrow and Company, Inc.

TITLE: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

ED./DATE: 1993 or 1998, ed. (paperback)

 

COURSE #:  460

SECTION: 81

COURSE NAME: Leading and Managing Teams

INSTRUCTOR: Katherine Phillips

CASEPACK : YES  

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

In the Case Packet: “The great conundrum:  You vs. the team”

                                 “Teaching smart people how to learn,” Argyris

 

COURSE #: 470

SECTION: 61, 62

COURSE NAME: Negotiations

INSTRUCTOR: Leigh Thompson

CASEPACK : YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: None.

Attendance Policy: Please carefully note that there is a department-wide attendance policy for this course.  MANDATORY attendance is required on the first day of class.  In addition, prepared attendance is required for all sessions in which there is a negotiation, either in class or out of class.  I strongly suggested you do not enroll for this course if you cannot attend all class meetings.  If a student misses a negotiation he or she will be penalized one letter grade.  If the student fails to inform the instructor of his or her absence IN ADVANCE, the student will lose an additional letter grade.  Each student is allowed one miss without penalty, assuming that the instructor has been notified 48 hours in advance and the student has found a replacement that has been approved in advance by the instructor. (NOTE: The one 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.  It is not acceptable to attend other times or sessions, nor is it acceptable to make-up negotiations out of class.  Additional time will be spent during the first class session explaining the attendance policy.  Negotiation class materials will be distributed for the first negotiation during the actual class session.  Under no circumstances are the materials delivered in mailboxes, faxes, etc.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR: Leigh Thompson

PUBLISHER: Pearson Education

TITLE: The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator

ED./DATE: 3rd / 2005

 

COURSE #:  470

SECTION: 91, 92

COURSE NAME: Negotiations

INSTRUCTOR:  William Maddux

CASEPACK:  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Read all of Getting to Yes.

Please briefly answer the following questions and bring to first class.  Please type your answers and staple to your resume.

1.       Up to this point, what has been your most challenging negotiation experience?

2.       Up to this point, what has been your most frustrating negotiating experience?

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Prepared attendance is required for this course so that all students benefit from the negotiation exercises.  You may miss one negotiation class without penalty, only if you provide 48 hours advance notice to the instructor.  If you miss a second exercise, you will lose a letter grade.  In conjunction with any miss, if you do not notify the instructor in advance you will lose a letter grade.  You must attend the first class.  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.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  

AUTHOR: Fisher, Ury, & Patton

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books-New York

TITLE: Getting to Yes

ED./DATE: 2nd Edition, 1991

2.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  

AUTHOR: Leigh Thompson

PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall

TITLE: The Heart & Mind of the Negotiator

ED./DATE: 3rd Edition, 2005

 

COURSE #:   470

SECTION: 93

COURSE NAME: Negotiations

INSTRUCTOR:  Elizabeth Mullen

CASEPACK:  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Read all of Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In.

Please briefly answer the following questions and bring to class with a copy attached to your resume:

(1)     Up to this point, what has been your most challenging negotiation experience?

(2)     Imagine that this is the last day of class and complete this statement: This was a great class because…

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Prepared attendance is required for this course so that all students benefit from the negotiation exercises. You may miss one negotiation exercise without penalty, only if you provide advance notice to the instructor (and possibly a substitute to negotiate for you). If you miss a second exercise, you will lose a letter grade. In conjunction with any miss, if you do not notify the instructor in advance you will lose a letter grade.

This class has a mandatory first class attendance policy.  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.  No exceptions to this policy will be made.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR:  Leigh Thompson

PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall

TITLE: The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator

ED./DATE: 3rd Edition, 2005

2.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED 

AUTHOR: R. Fisher, W. Ury, & B. Patton

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books

TITLE: Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

ED./DATE: 2nd Edition, 1991