QUARTER:

Spring

YEAR:

2006

INSTRUCTOR:

William Ocasio

COURSE #:

520

SECTION:

21

COURSE NAME:

Management Theory: MORS Ph.D. Seminar

CASEPACK:      YES__X____      NO_______

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  TBA

ATTENDANCE  POLICY:

MBA students are professionals and classroom attendance is expected, the same way that attendance is expected at staff meetings in your organization.  If for personal or professional reasons you are not able to attend any class, I expect that you email me prior to the beginning of class at wocasio@kellogg.northwestern.edu and please let me know why you are not able to attend.  Frequent or unexcused absences that reflect lack of commitment or dedication to the course will affect the course grade.

TEXT REQUIRED:       YES___X___            NO______

AUTHOR:

 1) John B. Miner

PUBLISHER:

M.E. Sharpe, Armonk, New York

TITLE:

 Organizational Behavior 2:
Essential Theories of Process and Structure

ED./DATE:

2006

TEXT REQUIRED:       YES___X ___            NO______ 

AUTHOR:

 2) Herbert A. Simon

PUBLISHER:

New York: Free Press

TITLE:

Administrative Behavior: A Study of Decision Making Processes in Organization

ED./DATE:

24^th Edition, 1997

TEXT REQUIRED:       YES___X ___            NO______ 

AUTHOR:

 3) Phillip Selznick

PUBLISHER:

Berkeley: University of California Press

TITLE:

Leadership in Administration: A Sociological Interpretation

ED./DATE:

1957

Paperback

TERM: Spring 06

COURSE #:

MGMT 468

SECTION: 91

COURSE NAME: Managerial Leadership

INSTRUCTOR:    Professor Michelle L. Buck

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

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

1. Please read the first three articles in the casepacket (“What leaders really do” by Kotter; “Managing Oneself” by Drucker; and “On leadership” by Gardner.

2.        Please identify three leaders whom you personally admire.  These may be leaders you know personally, such as family, friends, or co-workers, who will not be known to others in the class, or famous leaders (historical or current) whom you have never met.  Please write down for yourself the qualities, characteristics or behaviors that make you admire each of these leaders, and be prepared to discuss your choices and reasons in class discussion. 

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY? (Yes or No): Yes

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?  - There is no text for the course.

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

2. TEXT - Required or Recommended?

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM: Spring 2006

COURSE #: MORS 451

SECTION: 81

COURSE NAME:  Implementing Strategy: The Role of Organization Design

INSTRUCTOR: Robert D. Dewar

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Please read pages 1 to 11 in the Galbraith text.

Also read the Goold and Campbell article, “Do you have a well designed organization?” in the case packet.

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?

See 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 or RECOMMENDED?: Text Required

AUTHOR: Jay Galbraith

PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley

TITLE: Competing with Flexible Lateral Organizations

ED./DATE: Second Edition, 1994

2.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM: Spring 06

COURSE #: MORS 425-2

SECTION: 21

COURSE NAME: Macro-Organization Theory

INSTRUCTOR: Paul Hirsch

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: No

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Read First Half of Thompson book

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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED

AUTHOR: James Thompson

PUBLISHER: Aldine/Transaction Publishers  (N.J.)

TITLE: Organizations in Action

ED./DATE: 2003

2.  TEXT - RECOMMENDED

AUTHOR: Howard Aldrich

PUBLISHER: Sage

TITLE: Organizations Evolving

ED./DATE: 1999

3.  TEXT - RECOMMENDED

AUTHOR: Charles Perrow

PUBLISHER: Random House

TITLE: Complex Organizations: A Critical Essay

ED./DATE: 3^rd , 1986

4.  TEXT - RECOMMENDED

AUTHOR: Frost and Stablein

PUBLISHER: Sage

TITLE: Doing Exemplary Research

ED./DATE: 1992

5.  TEXT - RECOMMENDED

AUTHOR: Richard Scott

PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall

TITLE: Organizations: Rational, Natural, and Open Systems

ED. /DATE: 2002

TERM: Spring 05-06

COURSE #:

MORS 460

SECTION: 81

COURSE NAME: Leading and Managing Teams

INSTRUCTOR: Sujin Lee

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Attendance Policy:

Please carefully note that there is a department-enforced attendance policy for this course. Prepared attendance is required for all sessions in which there is a team exercise. If a student misses a session 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.

The attendance policy will be in force from the first class session on. Attendance on the first day is mandatory; students are not allowed to use their “free miss” on day one. So, please do not request admission to the class if you do not plan to be there on the first day.  There will be an exercise during the first class session. Students who are not in attendance the first class session will be dropped automatically from class no matter what. It is not acceptable to attend other time or sessions. Additional time will be spent during the first class session explaining the attendance policy if there are any questions.

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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: REQUIRED

AUTHOR: Leigh Thompson

PUBLISHER: Pearson, Prentice Hall

TITLE: Making the Team: A Guide for Managers

ED./DATE: 2^nd edition (2003)

2.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

QUARTER: Spring

YEAR: 2006

INSTRUCTOR: Elizabeth Mullen

COURSE: MORS 470

SECTION: 63 & 64

COURSE NAME: Negotiations

CASEPACK (YES or NO?): Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Read pages 1 – 106 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…

1) TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR: Leigh Thompson

PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall

TITLE: The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator

ED./DATE: 3^rd 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: 2^nd Edition, 1991

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Prepared attendance is required for this course so that all students benefit from the negotiation exercises. You may miss one negotiation exercise or class 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 or class, 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.

COURSE #: MORS 449-A

SECTION: 81

COURSE NAME: Writing in Organizations

INSTRUCTOR: Barbara Shwom

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : online, available on BlackBoard

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Attendance at first class is mandatory. Readings for first class session include the first chapter of Guide to Managerial Communication plus articles that will be available on BlackBoard and on instructor web site.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED 

AUTHOR: Munter, Mary

PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall

TITLE: Guide to Managerial Communication

ED./DATE: 7^th edition, 2005

2.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

COURSE #: 452

SECTION: 61

COURSE NAME: Leading the Strategic Change Process  

INSTRUCTOR: Ithai Stern

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : YES

I am looking forward to our first class together. In this session I will give a general introduction to the course, provide an overview of the logic behind the design of the class, and discuss organizational and logistic issues.

Please note: Classes will generally take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:30 to 12:00. However, this course also includes a full day simulation on Saturday, May 13, from 9:00 to 16:00, which will replace the classes on May 9, May 12, May 16, and June 2^nd. 

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Please read:  “Are you sure you have a strategy?” Academy of Management Executive, Donald Hambrick & James Fredrickson, (2001)

Also, please read the course syllabus carefully and come to class with any questions you may have about the structure or administration of the course.

Attendance Policy:  If you are not able to attend any class, I expect that you email me prior to the beginning of class at i-stern@kellogg.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.

COURSE #: 452

SECTION: 62

COURSE NAME: Leading the Strategic Change Process  

INSTRUCTOR: Ithai Stern

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : YES

I am looking forward to our first class together. In this session I will give a general introduction to the course, provide an overview of the logic behind the design of the class, and discuss organizational and logistic issues.

Please note: Classes will generally take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from 15:30 to 17:00. However, this course also includes a full day simulation on Saturday, May 13, from 9:00 to 16:00, which will replace the classes on May 9, May 12, May 16, and June 2^nd. 

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Please read:  “Are you sure you have a strategy?” Academy of Management Executive, Donald Hambrick & James Fredrickson, (2001)

Also, please read the course syllabus carefully and come to class with any questions you may have about the structure or administration of the course.

Attendance Policy:  If you are not able to attend any class, I expect that you email me prior to the beginning of class at i-stern@kellogg.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.

COURSE #: 470

SECTION: 61, 62

COURSE NAME: Negotiations

INSTRUCTOR: Leigh Thompson

CASEPACK (YES or NO?): 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 #:  450

SECTION: 71, 91,

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  --   RECOMMENDED:

AUTHOR: Gene Zelazny

PUBLISHER: Mc Graw-Hill

TITLE: Say It With Charts

ED./DATE: 4^th Edition / 2001