Readings in Management MGT 3900 Syllabus
Professor: Determined by Management area of interest
Office: WC 240
Phone: 303.556.3247
Process: Prior to registering for the class, you must select one of the areas of Special Management Topics: Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, Organization Behavior, or Business Law. Once you select a Special Management Topic, a Management Department faculty member will be assigned.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Examine multiple approaches to a Special Management Topic.
- Apply management approaches to the work place.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts set forth in the book.
- Critique a management concept.
- Evaluate, compare, and contrast connections between the books.
Select books and/or current readings from the Readings List provided in the selected Special Management Topic. The professor and student will identify appropriate material.
GRADING
Grades will be distributed according to the following scale:
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 59% = F
ASSIGNMENTS
1 Hour Credit:
Student and Professor will select 3 books or appropriate readings from the selected readings list and write a report as indicated below. The professor may modify or add to the assignments listed below. Please include heading in the report and use excellent writing skills. Written assignments are a reflection of an individual so the presentation of a written paper is very important.
Grading of the assignment will be allocated as follows: 40% on the summary of the book; 50% on discussion/application of book concepts; 10% on writing skills/presentation.
Assignment 1: 100 points. After reading the first selected book or set of readings, prepare a written report that includes the following information: 1) Summary of the major concepts of the book/readings (minimum 5 pages). 2) Compare and contrast book/readings concepts to those business concepts you have learned in business courses; apply book/readings concepts to a work/business situation including a discussion of specific actions you would take to implement the concepts (minimum 4 pages). This report is due by 4:00 pm Friday at the end of the 5th week of classes.
Assignment 2: 100 points. After reading the second book or set of readings from the readings list in your selected Special Management Topic, prepare a written report that includes the following: 1) Summary of the major concepts of the book/readings (minimum 5 pages). 2) Compare and contrast book/readings concepts to those business concepts you have learned in business courses; evaluation of the book/readings concepts as they might apply to individuals/workplaces, etc.; apply book/readings concepts to a work/business situation including a discussion of specific actions you would take to implement the concepts (minimum 4 pages). This report is due by 4:00 pm Friday at the end of the 10th week of classes.
Assignment 3: 100 points. After reading the third book or set of readings, prepare a written report that includes the following: 1) A summary of the book/readings concepts (minimum 4 pages). 2) Compare and contrast book/readings concepts to those business concepts you have learned in business courses; apply book/readings concepts to a work/business situation including specific actions you would take to implement the concepts; compare and contrast the concepts and ideas presented in all 3 books or sets of readings (minimum 6 pages). This report is due by 4:00 pm Friday at the end of the 15th week of classes.
2 Hour Credit:
Student and Professor select read 6 books or appropriate readings from the selected readings list and write a report as indicated below. The professor may modify or add to the assignments listed below. Please include heading in the report and use excellent writing skills. Written assignments are a reflection of an individual so the presentation of a written paper is very important.
Grading of the assignment will be allocated as follows: 40% on the summary of the book; 50% on discussion/application of book concepts; 10% on writing skills/presentation.
Assignment 1: 100 points. After reading the first 2 selected book or set of readings, prepare a written report that includes the following information: 1) Summary of the major concepts of the books/readings (minimum 10 pages). 2) Compare and contrast books/readings concepts to those business concepts you have learned in business courses; apply books/readings concepts to a work/business situation including a discussion of specific actions you would take to implement the concepts (minimum 6 pages). This report is due by 4:00 pm Friday at the end of the 5th week of classes.
Assignment 2: 100 points. After reading the second 2 books or set of readings from the readings list in your selected Special Management Topic, prepare a written report that includes the following: 1) Summary of the major concepts of the books/readings (minimum 10 pages). 2) Compare and contrast books/readings concepts to those business concepts you have learned in business courses; evaluation of the books/readings concepts as they might apply to individuals/workplaces, etc.; apply books/readings concepts to a work/business situation including a discussion of specific actions you would take to implement the concepts (minimum 6 pages). This report is due by 4:00 pm Friday at the end of the 10th week of classes.
Assignment 3: 100 points. After reading the third set of 2 books or set of readings, prepare a written report that includes the following: 1) A summary of the books/readings concepts (minimum 8 pages). 2) Compare and contrast books/readings concepts to those business concepts you have learned in business courses; apply books/readings concepts to a work/business situation including specific actions you would take to implement the concepts; compare and contrast the concepts and ideas presented in all 3 books or sets of readings (minimum 10 pages). This report is due by 4:00 pm Friday at the end of the 15th week of classes.
Note: Written assignments may be turned in by email to the Professor, by fax (303.556.8044), or in person (if the assigned professor is not in the office, please have the Administrative Assistant or another professor sign and date the report). The written assignments are due at the time and date designated. Assignments turned in late will have 10% deducted from the grade earned for each day (24 hour period) the paper is late, up to a maximum of 50% off for a late paper.
CLASS POLICIES
Metropolitan State College policies will be followed for withdrawals, academic dishonest, equal treatment, prerequisites, religious holidays, students’ rights & responsibilities, and disabilities. Students desiring a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act must contact the Disability Services Office to discuss their needs. Failure to notify the DSO promptly of the need for a reasonable accommodation may hinder the college’s ability to assist students in successfully completing the course. It is the responsibility of the student to assure that DSO documentation for reasonable accommodation is provided to the instructor in a timely manner. The DSO is the sole authority that may authorize reasonable accommodations by the instructor.
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT TOPICS
MGT 3890
BOOK LIST FOR
STRATEGIC MANAGMENT
Ichak Adizes, Corporate Life Cycles: How and Why Corporations Grow and Die and What to Do About It
Robert Sobel, When Giants Stumble: Classic Business Blunders and How to Avoid Them
Philip Evans, Thomas S. Wurster, Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy
E. Schwartz,Digital Darwinism: 7 Breakthrough Business Strategies for Surviving in the Cut-throat Web Economy
Peter Drucker, Management Challenges for the 21st Century
R. Kaplan, D. Norton The Strategy Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment
Constantinos C. Markides, All the Right Moves: A Guide to Crafting a Breakthrough Strategy
Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline
Joseph Picken 7 Gregory G. Dess, Mission Critical: The 7 Strategic Traps that Derail Even the Smartest Companies
Daniel Gross, Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time
A. Slywortzky, D. Morrison, The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design will Lead you to Tomorrow’s Profits
David Collins, Management Fads and Buzzwords: Critical-Practical Perspectives
Harriet Rubin, The Princessa: Machiavelli for Women
Yves L. Doz et.al., From Global to Metanational: How Companies Win in the Knowledge Economy
Wolfgang Grulke, [10] Lessons from the Future
Peter J. Denning, ed., The Invisible Future
Clayton M. Christensen, The Innovators Dilemma
Michael Hammer, The Agenda: What Every Business Must Do Differently to Dominate the Decade
M. Buckingham & D. Clifton, First Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently
Jim Collins, Good to Great
W. Joyce, N. Nohria, B. Roberson, What Really Works; The 4+2 Formula for Sustained Business Success
Michel Robert, Strategy Pure & Simple II: How Winning Companies Dominate Their Competitors
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT TOPICS
MGT 3890
BOOK LIST FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Tjosvold, Dean. “Managing Conflict: The Key to Making Your Organization Work”
Greene, C. N. “The Satisfaction Performance Controversy”
Kelly, J. E. “Alleviating Worker Alienation”
Goodman, P. S. “Designing Effective Work Groups”
Shuler, R “Employee Recruitment and Selection”
Geldt, T. “Employee and Management Rights”
Verespes, M. “The Performance Appraisal Process”
Schein, Edgar “Organizational Culture”
Dierks, W. “Incentives For Productivity”
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT TOPICS
MGT 3890
BOOK LIST FOR BUSINESS LAW
Significant, business-oriented U.S. Supreme Court cases and subsequent related articles that are pertinent to the area of Business Law to be studied.
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT TOPICS
MGT 3890
BOOK LIST FOR
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Dalton, Ernst, Deal, & Leslie “Success for the New Global Manager”
Arnold, David “The Mirage of Global Markets”
Fernandez & Underwood “ChinaCEO”
Bartlett & Ghoshal “Managing Across Borders, The Transnational Solution”
Kets de Vries & E. Florent Treacy “The New Global Leaders”
Goldsmith, Bennis, O’Neal, Greenberg,
Chan & Robertson “Global Leadership: The Next Generation”
Dalton, Ernst, Deal, Leslie, Ernst “Success for the New Global Manager: How to Work Across Distances, Countries, and Cultures”
McCall & Hollenbeck “Developing Global Executives”
Gundling “Working GlobeSmart: 12 People Skills for Doing Business Across Borders”
Garten “World View: Global Strategies for the New Economy”
Tromepnaars & Hampden-Turner “Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity in Global Business”
Travis “Going Business Anywhere: The essential guide to going global”
McGregor “One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China”
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT TOPICS
MGT 3890
BOOK LIST FOR
LEADERSHIP
Melandro, Loretta “Fearless Leadership”
Noharia, Nitin & Khurana, Rakesh “Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice”
Loftus, Geoff “Lead Like Ike”
Rath, Tom & Conchie, Barry “Strengths Based Leadership”
Phillips, Donald “Lincolnon Leadership”
Cohen, William “Drucker on Leadership”
Maxwell, John “The Right to Lead”
Donnithorne, Larry “TheWest Point Wayof Leadership”
Dorman, Henry “Letters From Leaders”
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT TOPICS
MGT 3890
BOOK LIST FOR
MANAGEMENT in PRACTICE
Espinoza, Chip;Ukleja,Mick “Managing the Millennials”
Capodagli, Bill & Jackson,Lynn “TheDisney Way”
Montana, Patrick & Charnov, Bruce “Management”
Stewart, Matthew “The Management Myth”
Peters, Thomas & Waterman, Robert “In Search of Excellence”
Buffett, Mary & Clark, David “Warren Buffett’s Management Secrets”
Kennedy, Dan “No B.S. Ruthless Management”
Michaelson, Gerald & Steven “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers”
Wagner, Rodd & Harter, James “12: The Elements of Great Managing”
Welch, Jack “Winning”
