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Managing Organizations
Academic Year: 2012/2013 Trimester: 3rd Instructor(s): Francesco Sguera PRELIMINARY SYLLABUS Course Description: The main objective of this course is to help students understand several core topics relating to organizational dynamics such as organizational structure, culture, learning, communication, and change. Through cases, class activities, lectures, and assignments, the course will engage students to reflect and apply organizational behavior concepts, theories, and practices to a variety of real-life organizational settings. By the end of this course, students should be able to develop solutions to a range of organizational issues and recommend strategies to improve organizational effectiveness. __________________________________________________________________________________ Course Content:
Topic Content
Intro to OB, organizational effectiveness, evidence-based management
Book Chapter Case study: Jersey Dairies
Organizational structure (elements and contingencies)
Book Chapter Case Study: Macy’s get Personal
Organizational learning (perceptual processes, stereotyping, attribution, etc)
Book Chapter Case Study: Hy Dairies
Organizational culture (values-driven organizations, organizational socialization)
Book Chapter Case Study: Hillton’s transformation
Organizational communication (communication channel contingencies, cross-cultural/gender issues, interpersonal communication)
Book Chapter Case Study: Communicating with the Millennials
Organizational change (Lewin’s model, managing resistance to change, four approaches to org change)
Book Chapter Case Study: TransAct Insurance Corp.
MRSyllabus_E0211.v1
Grading: The final grade is calculated based on a final exam, a group presentation, and class participation. The following percentages will be used to calculate the final grade: 50% - Final exam 30% - Group presentation 20% - Class Participation Final exam (50%): There will be a final examination covering all the class topics. Group presentation (30%): Separate guidelines will be distributed regarding the group presentation. Each student group will present a case study. Participation (20%): You will be responsible for reading the course content assigned before each class, prepare case study presentations, and actively participate in class discussions. Make-up exam: Admission to the make-up exam will be given to students who have attended at least 50% of the course and either failed the final exam (grade < 10) or wish to improve their grade. The grade on the make-up exam replaces the overall course grade with one important condition: the maximum grade will have a cap set at 16 points. __________________________________________________________________________________ Bibliography: McShane, S. L., and Von Glinow, MA. (2010) Organizational Behavior, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York (Required) _____________________________________________________________________________ Biography: Dr. Francesco Sguera earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration, M.S. in Management and Web Technology, and M.A. in Political Science at the University of Bologna. He spent six years as invited visiting scholar and post-doc research fellow at the Ross School of Business (University of Michigan). He also worked as a research assistant for INSEAD until August 2012. He recently joined Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics as assistant professor of organizational behavior. His research interests deal with the role of employees’ emotions, identification, and ethics for organizational performance. __________________________________________________________________________________ Contact(s): [email protected] _________________________________________________ This syllabus may be subject to change. _________________________________
