Marketing Management
Pre-course Report
Prepared by Yanran Fang（房俨然）
Date: Oct. 17, 18, 19, 20, 2015
Congratulations on your enrollment in the CHEMBA program! The program will be intense and rewarding.
The Organizational Behavior course tends to equip you with state-of-the-art, empirical knowledge so that you can understand the psychological principles at play either when you are a team member or when you are leading a team. To accomplish this and maximize your learning, we will approach a variety of topics from multiple perspectives. Thus, both professors may address similar topics, but from a different background, context, and perspective.
The course goals are: 1) Improve your analytical abilities and your capacity to understand and predict the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations. 2) Provide you with knowledge to analyze, manage, and lead people with diverse background, in diverse organizational settings. 3) Practice and apply these skills in cases, exercises, and simulations. 4) Understand that there is no “cookbook” formula to being a great leader.
To maximize your learning, you should: 1) Be prepared. The reading and case preparations take a substantial amount of time. 2) Engage in constructive discourse. Constructive discourse requires that you are willing to honestly share your own views and that you are considerate of others’ views.
In this report, you may find:
- Course Information
- Class Rules
- Concise Course Schedule
- Grading Rules
- After Course Assistance
Course Information
Course Title: Organizational behavior
Instructors: Professor Michelle K. Duffy and Professor Deepti Bhatnagar
Teaching Assistant: Yanran Fang (房俨然)
Course Dates: October 17, 18, 19, 20
Class Rules
- Read Assigned Readings before Each Class - The class will be a waste of your time if you have not at least skimmed the readings (especially the cases) ahead of each class meeting to learn what the issues and context are.
- Tent Cards - Tent cards must be displayed at all times, if you wish to receive a grade in the class.
- Missed Class - The Teaching Assistant should be notified in advance or as soon after the class as possible in case of an emergency. In order to be excused, the person missing the class must write a paper of approximately two pages for each class missed.
- Submit Individual Project on or before the Due Time – Two individual taken home assignments are required. Delay in submitting will result in negative influence on final grade.
Concise Course Schedule
Note: I design the following schedule in the purpose of reminding you some important information. For more details, please refer to the newest version of course syllabus.
Session | Schedule | Topics | Readings | Instructor |
Module 1- Professor Duffy’s segment: | ||||
1 | Sat. 17,Oct. 9:00- 9:30 | Course Introduction | Professor Duffy | |
2 | Sat. 17,Oct. 9:30-12:00 | Leadership & Motivation – High Impact Practices for Leading and Motivating Others | ||
3 | Sat. 17,Oct. 2:00-2:30 | Leadership & Motivation – High Impact Practices for Leading and Motivating others- Continued | ||
4 | Sat. 17,Oct. 2:30-6:00 | Power & Influencing and Managing Others at Work | Case: Managing your Boss | |
5 | Sat. 17,Oct. 6:00-7:00 | Assignment of Team Presentation | ||
6 | Sun. 18, Oct. 8:00-10:00 | Employee Engagement | Case: Xiamen Airlines case | |
7 | Sun. 18, Oct. 12:00-2:00 | Consulting Teams work on Solution Based Problem Analysis | ||
8 | Sun. 18, Oct. 2:00-4:00 | Conclusions and Team Presentations | ||
Module 2- Professor Bhatnagar’s Segment: | ||||
1 | Mon. 19, Oct 9:00-1:00 | Individual Behavior, Perception and Interpersonal effectiveness | 1. Perceptual Processes 2. Fill up the questionnaire: Exploring your personality | Professor Bhatnagar |
2 | Mon. 19, Oct 2:00-5:00 5:00-7:00 | Team Dynamics Team Presentation Preparation | 1. The Abilene Paradox 2. Is Silence Killing Your Company? 1. Case: Strike in Space 2. Parables of Leadership | |
3 | Tue. 20, Oct 8:00-11:30 11:30-1:00 | Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Presentation Preparation and Lunch | 1. Want Collaboration? Accept- And Actively Manage - Conflict 2. Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators Presentation Preparation and Lunch | |
4 | Tue. 20, Oct 1:00 pm -3:00 pm | Managing Talent and Leadership | 1. Case: Bob Knowlton (A) | |
5 | Tue. 20, Oct 3:00-4:00 | Team Presentation-2, Discussion and Conclusion |
- Be sure to read all assigned materials including textbook and cases before each class.
Grading Rules
Note: Final grade shows the evaluation on your studying from the professors. If you want to get a satisfactory grade, the following grading rules can not be neglected.