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Complex Organizations:
Course Schedule & Reviews
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Fall, 2014
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Moodle: http://moodle.uvawise.edu/ |
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Syllabus |
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Most assignments are due at NOON on Thursday for the
week in which they are posted, (except for the first assignments of the
Forum 1 & Quiz 1 which are due on Friday of Week 2; the Term Paper
which is due on Friday Nov 18 of Week 12, & the Forum & Quiz due
on Tues of Thanksgiving week, Week 13). No late assignments are accepted.
See the syllabus for more info on this policy. It is suggested that
you work ahead to foil any snafus life inevitably supplies. |
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Chapters
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Assignments: All readings from: Hall,
Organiztions
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Reviews
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| 1. Aug |
Lec 1
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Intro to Organizations |
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Reading: Daft. Organizational
Theory & Design. 1995. 5 e. C 1: Orgs & Org Theory |
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| 2. Aug |
Lec 2
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Organizational Structure |
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Reading: Albers. Principles
of Mgt. 1974. C 4: Org Structure |
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| 3. Sept |
Lec 3
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Explanations of Organizational Structure |
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Reading: George. Organizational
Behavior. 2005. C 16: Orgl Design & Structure. |
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| 4. Sept |
Lec 4
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Organizational Power |
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Reading: Perrow. Complex
Organizations. 3 e, 1986, Chpt 8: Power in Organizational Analysis |
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| 5. Sept |
Lec 5
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Organizational Leadership |
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Reading: Plunkett & Attner.
Intro to Mgt. 1994. C 13: Leadership |
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Reading: Nielson. Journal
of Business Ethics. "What Can Mgt Do About Unethical Behavior?" 1987. |
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| 6. Sept |
Lec 6
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Organizational Decision Making |
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Supplement: The Good Judgment
Project |
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Reading: Hall, Organizations,
2009, 10 e, Chapter 6: Decision Making |
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Reading: Daft, Organization Theory
& Design, 5 e, 1995, Chapter 11: Decision Making Processes |
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Reading: Altman. Organization
Theory &Practice. 2005. C 12: The Decision Making Process |
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| 7. Oct |
Lec 7
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Organizational Communication |
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Reading: Goldhaber.
Organizational Communications. 1990. C 1: What Is Org Communication? |
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| 8. Oct |
Lec 8
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Organizational Change |
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Reading: Gordon. Human
Resource Mgt. 1986. C 14: Implementing Change in Orgs. |
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Break! Time to Unlax &
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| 9.. Oct |
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Essay Quiz 1 - 8 |
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| 10.. Oct |
Lec 9
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Oganizational Environments; Interorganizational Relationships |
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Reading A: Hellriegel.
Organizational Behavior. 1979. C 3: Environmental Influences. |
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Reading B: Vibert.
Theories of Macro Organizational Behavior. 2004. C 7:
The Network Perspective. |
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| 11. Nov |
Lec 10
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Organizational Theory |
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Reading: Hall. Organizations.
1999. C 12: Orgl Theory. |
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Research Paper |
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| 13. Nov |
Lec 11
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Organizatonal Ethics & Social Responsibility |
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Reading: Rachman. Business
Today. 1993. C 4: Ethics & Social Responsibility of
Business. |
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| 14. Nov |
Lec 12
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Organizational Democracy |
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Reading A: Lindenfeld.
Workplace Dem & Soc Change. 1982. Pt 1: Characteristics
Org Dem. |
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Reading B: Lindenfeld.
Workplace Dem & Soc Change. 1982. C 1: Rothschild-Whitt.
The Collectivist Org: An Alternative to Bureaucratic Models. |
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Reading C: Lindenfeld.
Workplace Dem & Soc Change. 1982. C 2: Bernstein.
Necessary Elements for Effective Worker Participation in Decison Making. |
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| 15. Nov |
Lec 13
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Work Teams |
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Reading: Nelson. Organizational
Behavior. 2000. C 9: Work Teams & Groups. |
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Finals Week |
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FINAL EXAM: Block XVI: 11:00 am to
1:30 pm
Comprehensive w/ an emphasis on the chapters covered
since the last exam |
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