CSUN
Management 360pace
Management and Organizational Behavior
Wed, Sep 1, 2010
[updated: Wednesday, September 1, 2010]
"There are five managerial roles; they are to set objectives, organize, motivate and communicate, measure, and develop people."
-Peter Drucker (1909-2005)
Course Outline (tentative)
The following is a summary of the major aspects of this class.
| Semester: |
Spring, 2008 |
| Class: |
17444 |
| Day/Time: |
Tue 6:00pm - 7:50pm (1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11) and Sat 8:30am - 12:00noon (1/26, 2/9, 2/23, 3/8) |
| Location: |
OV25 |
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| Lead Student: |
Wayne Smith |
| Office Room: |
Juniper Hall (JH) 4225 (juniperus communis) |
| Office Hours: |
Tue 4:45pm - 5:45pm, Sat 12:15pm - 12:45pm (and by appointment) |
| Office Phone: |
+1 818.677.4524 |
| Email: |
[ wayne.smith@csun.edu ] (put "[CSUN Mgt360pace] - in the Subject Line") |
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| Public Web: |
http://ocw.smithw.org/2008spring/mgt360pace-17444/ |
| Private LMS: |
http://webteach.csun.edu/ (if needed) |
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Required Materials
(Bookstore): |
1. Montana, P., and Charnov, B. (2000) Management (3rd ed.), Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge:NY. |
| 2. MGT 360 Coursepack (Harvard Business Review articles) |
| 3. Turning Point ResponseCard XR "clicker" (available in the Bookstore textbook office) |
| 4. Six (6) Blue Books |
Required Materials
(non-Bookstore): |
1. Supplemental Materials (Theory and Practice) |
| Recommended Materials: |
1. Hacker, D. (2007) "A Writer's Reference" (6th ed.), Bedford/St. Martin's, Boston:MA. |
| 2. Wall Street Journal (daily, printed subscription) |
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| Readings: |
Students are expected to complete the assigned readings by the date noted on the course outline. |
| Assignments: |
Assignments are expected to be turned in at the beginning of the class session. |
Outline Detail
The following is the detail of the course in chronological order.
Week 1: Tue. Jan 22, 2008
Question: How is success defined in this course?
- Topic(s): Enrollment Management, Class Materials, Class Overview, Course in Context
Week 1: Sat. Jan 26, 2008
Question: Why are Finance, Marketing, and Operations necessary, but insufficient, for organizational success?
Question: What have we learned from the significant organizational challenges and opportunities in the past?
Question: What is the wider organizational mission and individual values in today's global economy?
- Due: A1: Student and Research Essay
- Montana: Ch. 1, What is Management? Definition and Overview
- Supp: Kerr
- Montana: Ch. 2, Management: History and Concepts
- Montana: Ch. 3, Management: Social Responsibility
- Supp: Ball
- HBR: Badaracco
Week 2: Tue. Jan 29, 2008
Question: What does management look like at 30,000 feet?
- Montana: Ch. 6, An Overview of the Functions of Management
- Review: Review of A1: (Student-led discussion)
- Supp: Dvorak (English)
Week 3: Tue. Feb 5, 2008
Question: Who are the key stakeholders for an organization?
- Montana: Ch. 4, Management and the Environments of Business
- Montana: Ch. 5, Management Decision-Making: Types and Styles
- HBR: Hammond
Week 3: Sat. Feb 9, 2008
Question: How does the organization leverage labor- and capital-intensive infrastructures?
- Montana: Ch. 12, Staffing: Human Resources
- Supp: Hymowitz
- Montana: Ch. 23, Management Information Systems
- HBR: Drucker (Information)
- Supp: Covel
- (contingency)
Week 4: Tue. Feb 12, 2008
Week 5: Tue. Feb 19, 2008
Question: What is the optimal overall design to best meet the mission of the organization?
- (contingency)
- Montana: Ch. 10, Basic Concepts of Organizing
- Supp: Chon
- Montana: Ch. 11, Organizational Structures: Concepts and Formats
- Supp: Social Networks
Week 5: Sat. Feb 23, 2008
Question: How does an organization determine its vision, mission, objectives, and goals?
Question: What does the mind of a strategist look like?
- Montana: Ch. 7, Planning
- Montana: Ch. 8, Planning: Strategy Formulation
- Supp: Christensen
- Montana: Ch. 9, Planning: Strategy Implementation
- Practice: Project Management (Body of Knowledge)
- Supp: Pinto
Week 6: Tue. Feb 26, 2008
Question: Where are the deepest strengths and deepest weaknesses within complex organizations?
- Due: Audiocast Report
- Montana: Ch. 19, Conflict: Organizational and Personal
- HBR: Goleman
- Montana: Ch. 16, Work Group Dynamics and Creativity
- HBR: Katzenbach
Week 7: Tue. Mar 4, 2008
Question: Where can I contribute? Why do I contribute?
- Due: A2: Information Competency
- Due: Book Report
- Montana: Ch. 17, Communication Skills and Management Effectiveness
- HBR: Gabarro
- Supp: Dvorak (Teams)
- Montana: Ch. 13, Motivation
- HBR: Drucker (Nonprofits)
- Review: Review of Audiocast Report: (Student-led discussion)
Week 7: Sat. Mar 8, 2008
Question: What function of management is most associated with organization success?
Question: What is the most important and most difficult task for a leader?
- Due: A3: Personality Assignment
- Montana: Ch. 14, Leadership
- HBR: Kotter (Leaders Do)
- Supp: Kesmodel
- Montana: Ch. 18, Managing Organizational Change
- HBR: Kotter (Leading Change)
- Review: Review of Book Report: (Student-led discussion)
Week 8: Tue. Mar 11, 2008
