"If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants."
-Isaac Newton (1643-1727)

Preface

The purpose of these materials is to provide additional depth in a few key areas within the broad subject of management and organizational behavior. In general, articles originating from the Harvard Business Review (HBR) are not available via any CSUN Library online database.

HBR Coursepack

Along with the textbook, these materials should be purchased before the first week of class. This coursepack is available in the CSUN Bookstore. The placement and use of each article with the course is listed in the Course Outline.

Peer-Reviewed Materials

In general, the "peer-reviewed" materials are "theory-based" readings. These are significant in rigor and have held provided persistent insight, often over decades.

• Badaracco, J. (1998), "The Discipline of Building Character", Harvard Business Review, Mar-Apr.

• Drucker, P. (1989), "What Business Can Learn from Nonprofits", Harvard Business Review, Jul-Aug.

• Drucker, P. (1995), "The Information Executives Truly Need", Harvard Business Review, Jan-Feb.

• Gabarro, J., and Kotter, J. (1980), "Managing Your Boss", Harvard Business Review, Jan-Feb.

• Goleman, D. (1998), "What Makes a Leader?", Harvard Business Review, Nov-Dec.

• Hammond, J., Keeney, R., and Raiffa, H. (1998), "The Hidden Traps in Decision Making", Harvard Business Review, Sep-Oct.

• Katzenbach, J., and Smith, D. (1993), "The Discipline of Teams", Harvard Business Review, Mar-Apr.

• Kotter, J. (1993), "What Leaders Really Do", Harvard Business Review, May-Jun.

• Kotter, J. (1995), "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail", Harvard Business Review, Mar-Apr.