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BA 352—Organizational Behavior (OB )
SPRING
2007 (Sec 002 & 006)
[Return to BA 352 Home Page]
1. K&K – Kinicki & Kreitner; Ri – Ropes book
2. Be prepared to discuss exercises in K&K chapters and cases that may be handed out before class;
3. May be changed depending on class progress; changes will be announced in class and posted on revised versions of this schedule.
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DATE |
TOPIC |
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Assignments |
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1 |
04/03 |
Course
Introduction, Administrative
matters, course requirements |
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Obtain texts,
read syllabus, etc. |
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04/05 |
Managing People in a Global Economy Discuss
Ethics situation |
K&K:Ch 1;
Ethics Learning Module |
Form teams |
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2 |
04/10 |
- continue - Discuss
Cultural Differences situation |
K&K: Ch 1 K&K: Ch
2, 3 |
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04/12 |
Corporate
Culture, Socialization, Perception |
K&K: Ch
12 Ri: 1-7;
11-21; 23-25; 28-30; 44-45 |
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3 |
04/17 |
Communicating
in the Internet Age Discuss
Listening skills situation |
Ri: continue |
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04/19 |
Managing Individuals Understanding
social perception and managing diversity. |
K&K: Ch4 |
Hand out
Blackgold cases |
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4 |
04/24 |
Appreciating Individual
Differences
Discuss Diversity situation |
K&K: Ch 5 Ri: Sec 2
Intro; Cat in the Hat; My Brother’s Keeper; You Can’t Be Too
Careful; Scarlet Letter |
WORK
PLAN DUE; |
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04/26 |
Needs, job
design, and satisfaction |
K&K: Ch 6 Ri: Part 2
and Sec 3 Intro (What Can’t be Cured . . . and Doin’ What Comes); Fair
Day’s Work; Player Piano; Am I Invisible; Back to the
Drawing Board; Rite of Passage; Sunrise Service; Who
Could Have Known; Made to measure; Spend it, Burn it |
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5 |
05/01 |
Equity,
Expectancy, and Goal Setting |
K&K: Ch 7 Ri: continue |
Discuss
Frankie case (Blackgold) |
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05/03 |
Improving performance
with feedback, etc. |
K&K: Ch 8 Ri: continue |
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6 |
05/08 |
Making Decisions and Managing Social Processes Making
Decisions |
K&K: Ch 9 Ri: Sec 4
Intro (To Be or Not To Be) |
Discuss
Prakesh Case (Blackgold) |
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05/10 |
Continue with
managerial decision making |
Ri: Excess
Inventory; Like It Is; Hold That Line; The rating Game;
Watchdogs; Top Secret; As I Recall; Figures Don’t Lie |
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7 |
05/15 |
Effective groups and teamwork
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K&K: Ch
10 |
Discuss
Monique case (Blackgold) |
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05/17 |
Managing
change; Leadership
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K&K: Ch
16 (390-406); Ch 14 Ri: Part 3
and Sec 5 Intro (Whatsoever Ye . . and Skate fast . . .) |
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8 |
05/22 |
Continue with
Leadership discussion |
Ri: The
Men’s Hut; Better the Devil You Know; Stitch in time; the
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05/24 |
Influence,
Power, and Politics |
K&K: Ch
13 Ri: Part 4
and Sec 7 Intro (My Object All . . . and The Race Is Not . . ); Friday Go
to Meetin’ |
Hand out
cases for Case Reports due 5/31 |
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9 |
05/29 |
Managing conflict |
K&K: Ch
11 Ri – continue |
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05/31 |
Case
discussion |
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Each team
must submit 2 case reports |
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10 |
06/05 |
Project
presentations |
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06/07 |
Project
presentations continued: Review and
wrap-up |
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MANUAL
DUE |
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06/13 1600-1750H GILB 224 |
FINAL EXAMS – Comprehensive |
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