WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY



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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

SYLLABUS

1. Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and humankind.

2. Course: MGMT 6304 – VC01, Comparative Analysis of Contemporary Managerial Approaches

3. Term: Spring, 2017

4. Instructor: Dr. Jan Jones

5. Office Phone and email: 270-227-9445 / jonesj@wbu.edu

6. Office Hours, Building, and Location: Home Office / Monday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST

7. Class Meeting Time and Location: Virtual

8. Catalog Description: in-depth examination of alternative management approaches giving consideration to compelling issues and determinates of meaningful differences

9. Prerequisites: None

10. Required Textbook and Resources:

|BOOK |AUTHOR |ED |YEAR |PUBLISHER |ISBN# |REVIEW |

|The Gold and the Garbage in |James A. Lee |any |1981 |Ohio University Press| |2018 |

|Management Theories and | | | | | | |

|Prescriptions | | | | | | |

This text will likely not be available from the bookstore but is very cheaply available online (Amazon as little as $4). Buy early.

Required Supplement:

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Change Management

Paperback: 224 pages or Kindle

Authors: John P. Kotter, W. Chan Kim, Renee M. Mauborgne

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press; 1 edition (March 8, 2011)

ISBN-10: 1422158004

ISBN-13: 978-1422158005

11. Optional Materials: Wall Street Journal

12. Course Outcome Competencies:

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

• Examine alternative managerial approaches in contemporary setting

• Critique compelling issues impacting managerial decision-making

• Utilize contemporary alternative managerial approaches in analysis of case studies or selected management environments

13. Attendance Requirements: Per Catalogue

14. Statement on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty: Wayland Baptist University observes a zero tolerance policy regarding academic dishonesty. Per university policy as described in the academic catalog, all cases of academic dishonesty will be reported and second offenses will result in suspension from the university.

15. Disability Statement: “In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of a disability must accompany any request for accommodations.”

16: Course Requirements and Grading Criteria:

Students shall have protection through orderly procedures against prejudices or capricious academic evaluation. A student who believes that he or she has not been held to realistic academic standards, just evaluation procedures, or appropriate grading, may appeal the final grade given in the course by using the student grade appeal process described in the Academic Catalog. Appeals may not be made for advanced placement examinations or course bypass examinations. Appeals are limited to the final course grade, which may be upheld, raised, or lowered at any stage of the appeal process. Any recommendation to lower a course grade must be submitted through the Executive Vice President/Provost to the Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee for review and approval. The Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee may instruct that the course grade be upheld, raised, or lowered to a more proper evaluation.

Grading Criteria:

Discussion Board 30%

4 Journal Summaries 40%

Compare and Contrast Paper 20%

Book Summary 10%

17. SCHEDULE:

Week 1:

Connect MGMT 6301 to MGMT 6304; begin critiques of theories. Students will complete a discussion board assignment.

Week 2:

We will review the last few chapters of the Wren book (from MGMT 6301) and the Gold and Garbage text for this course. Students will complete a discussion board assignment.

Week 3:

Read, analyze and comment on the first five Journal articles from HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Change Management. Students will complete a discussion board assignment. Students will complete Journal Article #1.

Week 4:

Read, analyze and comment on the last five Journal articles from HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Change Management. Students will complete a discussion board assignment.

Week 5:

Contingency Theory – These articles will be posted. Students will complete a discussion board assignment. Students will complete Journal Article #3.

1. Hofer, C. W. (1975). Toward a Contingency Theory of Business Strategy. Academy of Management Journal, 18 (4).

2. Mitchell, T. R., Biglan, A., Oncken, G. R., & Fiedler, F.E. (1970). The Contingency Model: Criticism and Suggestions. Academy of Management Journal, 13 (3), 253-267.

Week 6:

These articles will be posted. Students will complete a discussion board assignment.

1. Malloy, P. L. (1968). A Review of the Managerial Grid Model of Leadership and its Role as a Model of Leadership Culture. Aquarius Consulting.

2. Graeff, C. L. (1983). The Situational Leadership Theory: A Critical View. Academy of Management Review, 8.

Week 7:

Systems Theory - These articles will be posted. Students will complete a discussion board assignment. Students will also complete Journal Article #3.

1. Mele, C., Pels, J., & Polese, F. (2010). A Brief Review of Systems Theories and Their Managerial Applications. Service Science, 126-135.

2. Laszlo, A. & Krippner, S. (1998). Systems Theories: Their Origins, Foundations, and Development. In J. S. Jordan (Ed.), Systems Theories and A Priori Aspects of Perception, (pp.47-74). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Week 8:

Systems Theory - This article will be posted. Students will complete a discussion board assignment.

1. Senge, P., Hamilton, H., & Kania, J. (2015). The Dawn of System Leadership. Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Week 9:

Chaos Theory – The two articles below will be posted. Students will read and complete a discussion board assignment. Students will complete Journal Article #4.

1. Levy, D. (1994). Chaos Theory and Strategy: Theory, Application and Managerial Implications. Strategic Management Journal, 15, 167-178.

2. Adams, T. M. & Stewart, L. D. (2015). Theory and Organizational Crisis: A Theoretical Analysis of the Challenges Faced by the New Orleans Police Department During Hurricane Katrina. Public Organization Review, 15, 415-431.

Week 10:

Students will submit the Compare and Contrast Paper.

Week 11:

Students will submit the Book Report.

18. Additional information as desired by the faculty member. See Expectations provided in the course.

Journal Summaries: During week 3 the first of four Journal articles will be found, summarized, and shared. Other weeks for Journal articles will be 5, 7, and 9. The 4 subjects are Change Management, Contingency Approach, Systems Theory and Chaos Theory.

For each, choose a scholarly article and provide a brief summary of the research and how it pertains to our class material. “Journal” means scholarly publications with articles based on research - not popular publications. Your source journal must be approved by the instructor before writing your summary. Components of your paper should include a brief Introduction that introduces the topic, Findings on research conducted, Implications for further research, and Intellectual Reflection - tie in how the current course subject and research article are related. This can include professional and personal experiences referencing both the chapter and scholarly article. I would like to see an informed, rational and well-developed opinion that you can justify and support that demonstrates comprehension and evaluation; Summary, which will demonstrate an overall conclusion and synthesis of your paper. This paper is to be in APA format but no abstract or table of contents are required. Length - 5 full pages plus cover sheet and reference page. Material in the paper should be properly attributed and your reference(s) listed properly on a references page.

Book Reports: For Systems Theory: Each student will read one of 15 books prescribed and prepare a written book report to share with the class. An early start will allow use of local libraries for books. The list is on Blackboard and listed here:

15 Books on Systems

1. Donella Meadows - Thinking in Systems:  A Primer

2. Peter M. Senge - The Fifth Discipline:  The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

3. Gerald M. Weinberg - An Introduction to General Systems Thinking

4. Michael C. Jackson - Systems Thinking:  Creative Holism for Managers

5. Russell L. Ackoff - Re-Creating the Corporation:  A Design of Organizations for the 21st Century

6. Ervin Laszlo - The Systems View of the World:  A Holistic Vision for Our Time

7. Linda B. Sweeney / Dennis Meadows - The Systems Thinking Playbook:  Exercises to Stretch and Build Learning and Systems Thinking Capabilities

8. Jamshid Ghharajedaghi - Systems Thinking, Second Edition:  Managing Chaos and Complexity:  A Platform for Designing Business Architecture

9. Dennis Sherwood - Seeing the Forest for the Trees:  A Manager's Guide to Applying Systems Thinking

10. John D. Sterman - Business Dynamics:  Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World

11. Russell L. Ackoff / Herbert J. Addison - Systems Thinking for Curious Managers:  With 40 New Management F-Laws

12. Peter Checkland - Systems Thinking, Systems Practice:  Includes a 30-year Retrospective

13. Stephen G. Haines - The Manager's Pocket Guide to Systems Thinking and Learning

14. Joy Richmond/Lees Stuntz/Kathy Richmond/Joanne Egner - Tracing Connections:  Voices of Systems Thinkers

15. John Boardman / Brian Sauser - Systems Thinking: Coping with 21st Century Problems

Compare and Contrast Paper:

Pick any two management approaches we are studying this semester and write a standard APA paper contrasting these approaches with at least 10 pages of content (excludes cover and references) and 6 references. It will be due at the end of week 10 of the semester and counts 20% of your course grade.

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