SYLLABUS for
Motivation / Satisfaction / Leadership
APPL 642.185 (class no. 1015) Spring 2008

Instructor: Tom Mitchell, Ph.D. 837-5348

Home Page:   http://home.edu/tmitch
Office hrs:   Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30 - 1:30 PM; Thursdays 4:00 - 5:00 PM
        Class:    Thursdays 8:15 - 10:45 PM in Academic Center 237

WEB BOARD FOR CLASS IS: WebTyco

http://www.ubalt.edu/gss/awards.htm (for getting travel funds from UB Graduate Council) (Scroll down)

Schedule of dates and assignments:

January 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28; March 6, 13, (20 Spring Break), 27; April 3, 10, 17, 24: May 1, 8, 15

Articles on e-reserves

Article Questions

Discussion Questions for Northouse: Leadership

Team and Case assignments

HBS Cases

I. Descriptive Information

A. Catalog description: A critical examination of the interactive effects of personal and organizational variables on human behavior as reviewed in work group structure, accommodation to change, interpersonal perception, and problem solving behavior. Factors considered include emergent group leadership, managerial, motivational, and personality interactions.

B. Course description: Using motivation as a central concept, this course will provide the student with an in-depth understanding of how person and environmental factors interact to influence organizational behavior. Predominant motivational theories will be used to explain how group dynamics and cross-cultural influences affect motivation, and how attitudes toward the job and the organization relate to performance. Students will learn to apply motivational techniques to improve work performance and satisfaction.

II. Objectives of course:

To enable the student to:

(1) Analyze causes for organizational behavior and develop effective ways to improve work performance.

(2) Gain an experiential understanding of how group activity may facilitate or inhibit work performance.

(3) Improve their ability to work effectively with others to solve problems related to organizational behavior.

III. Class format: Assigned readings will be discussed. Ideas and conclusions generated from the discussions will be used by groups to solve problems presented in case studies. Case studies will be discussed in class and on WebTyco

IV Texts required:

Northouse, P. G. (2006) Leadership: Theory and Practice. 4th ed. Pub: Sage ISBN 4-14129-4161-X
Harvard Case Studies (3) (to be distributed in class)

V. Course requirements for each student:

*Submission of one-page summaries for assigned readings (Instructions)
Submission of 3 data analysis projects for each Harvard Business School case study (Instructions).
Submission of a Team report on the findings of your team on each of the three HBS case studies (instructions).
Completion of the mid-term and final exams.

* NOTE: Failure to submit the summaries and questions may result in a 10% grade decrement

VI. Assessment:

Exams: Two written essay exams (midterm and final) covering course content
Team written case reports instructions

    40 %   2 Exams   (20% each)
    30 %   3 Individual case data analysis reports (10% each)
    30 %   3 Team case reports (10% each)

100% TOTAL Grade Scale: 90-100 A; 85-89 B+; 80-84 B; 75-79 C+; 70 C

Instructions for Team Problem Solving of HRS Cases (<click)
Team and Case assignments

How to write an executive summary )PDF file

SIOP supplements

Information from Toronto on Group Dynamics/ teamwork

How to manage groups
Being a valuable group member
Running effective team meetings
Groups that work

Journal Of Applied Psychology

Value Based Management site (information on all sorts of management techniques, etc.)

Management Speak (learn how to understand your boss)
Readings in Organizational Psychology (J. LeBreton, E. Tenn State)

class date Chapters / Readings (see Bibliography at end)

(1) Jan 31 Discussion of syllabus / Group problem solving: Harvard cases

Northouse Chapter 1 Introduction (p. 1 -13)

Review of motivational theories

        U. Toronto Motivation theory (Instructor: Chun Wei Choo
        Ppoint presentation for Motivation theories

            Paul Spector's Job Satisfaction Scale Info
            Sedalia Report JSS information
            JSS items ordered by 9 facets

(2)   Feb 7   Northouse Chapter 2 Trait Approach (p. 15-36)

        Steers, et al. (2004). Introduction to special topic forum: The future of work motivation theory. Academy of Mgt Rev. 29(3) 379-387
            Article questions

-> Case I Sedalia: Organize

(3) Feb 14 Northouse Chapter 3 Skills Approach (p. 39-68)

Latham & Pinder (2005). Work motivation theory and research at the dawn of the 21st century. Annual Rev. of Psy., 56, 485-516.
Article questions

Locke & Latham (2004) What should we do about motivation theory? Six recommendations for the 21st century. Acad Mgt Rev.
Article Questions

(4) Feb 21 Northouse Chapter 4 Style Approach (p. 69-88)

        Review: (Note: article summary not needed)
         Ryan & Deci (2000) Self-Determination Theory and the Facilitation of Intrinsic Motivation, Social Development, and Well-Being. Am Psy. Vol. 55 I
        Article Questions

Deci, E., Koestner, R. & Ryan (1999) meta-analytic review of experiments examining the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic. Psych Bull. Vol. 125
Article Questions

         e-reserves: M. Csikzentmihalyi, (1999). If we are so rich, why aren't we happy? American Psychologist.
        Article questions

      Self-determination theory
        General Causality Scale (Deci & Ryan)

        Job Characteristics Model (Hackman & Oldham 1976) JCM ppoint

bonus article (please do not read): WSJ (2/19/2008): Modern Conundrum: When Work's Invisible, So Are Its Satisfactions

Guest Speakers: Ken Ridgley and Julie Schneiderman

(5) Feb 28 Northouse Chapter 5 Situational Approach (p. 91-111)

LOQ site http://www.creativeorgdesign.com/testpages/loq.htm

Locke & Latham (2002) Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey American psychologist
Article Questions

Locke, E. A., & Latham (2006). New directions in goal setting. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 15, 265-268.
Article Questions

Guest speakers: Matt Sigafoose and Regan Miller

-> DUE: Data analysis reports for Sedalia (JSS)

(6) Mar 6 Northouse Chapter 6 Contingency Theory (p. 113-126)

Contingency models of leadership

                -> PRESENT: Case I Sedalia:
                -> DUE: Team Report for Sedalia
                -> Case II First Federal: Organize

Guest Speakers: Erica Pinkos and Matt Ruble

(7) Mar 13 *** Midterm Exam *** Northouse Chapters 1-6; Articles assigned

Mar 20 *** Spring Break *****

(8) Mar 27 Northouse Chapter 7 Path-Goal Theory (p127-149)

Judge et al. (2002). Relationship of personality to performance: Motivation: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 797-807.
Article Questions

McGrath outline of trait paradigm

e-article Judge, E. Bono, A. Erez, & E. Locke (2005). Core Self-Evaluations and Job and Life Satisfaction : The Role of Self-Concordance and Goal Attainment. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90,
Article Questions

(9) Apr 3 Northouse Chapter 8 Leader-Member Exchange Theory (p. 151-172)

Yoav Vardi & Yoash Weiner (1996) Misbehavior in Organizations; A motivational Framework Organization Science. 7, (2)
Article Questions

e-article M. Mount et al. (2006). Relationship of personality traits and counterproductive work behaviors: The mediating effects of job satisfaction. P psych
Article Questions

-> Organize: Case III Megalith:

(10) Apr 10 *** Class on the Bay at SIOP in San Francisco ***

(11) Apr 17 Northouse Chapter 9 Transformational Leadership (p. 175-204)

e-article Bass, B. (1997). Does the transactional-transformational Leadership paradigm transcend organizational and national boundaries? AmPsych 52, 0-139.
Article Questions

e -article Rogelberg, S. G. (2007). Job satisfaction & job satisfaction measurement. Encyclopedia of I & O Psych, p. 410-413
Article Questions

e-article T. Judge et al. (2002) Five-factor model of personality and job satisfaction: A meta-analysis. J. of Applied Psych, 87,
Article Questions

Online: Peter Warr (2007). Jobs and Happiness. The Industrial Psychologist, 44, p. 19

Animals seem to have an inherent sense of fairness and justice WSJ 2006

See: performance bonus out of reach? Move the target

-> DUE: Data analysis reports for Case II First Federal

(12) Apr 24 Northouse Chapter 12 Women and Leadership (p. 265-293)

e-article Currall et al. (2005) Pay satisfaction and organizational outcomes. P Psych, 58,
Article Questions

e -article Colella, et al. (2007). Exposing pay secrecy. Academy of Management Review, 32, 55-71
Article Questions

e-article McBriarty, M. A. (1988). Performance appraisal; Some unintended consequences. Public Personnel Management, 17, 421-434
Article Questions

Rewarding competitors over collaborators WSJ 2/14/06
Bonus not a Cure-all

    -> PRESENT: Case II First Federal:
      ->DUE: Team Report for First Federal ***

(13) May 1 Northouse Chapter 13 Culture and Leadership (p. 301-339)

e - article Judge, T., et al. (2002). Job satisfaction: A cross-cultural review. Handbook of Industrial, Work and Organ Psych, V. 2
For reference only *** not required reading

Frese, Kring, Soose & Zempel (1996). Personal Initiative at Work: Differences between East and West Germany. Acad Mgt J. V. 39(1), 37-53.
Article Questions

-> DUE: Data analysis reports for Case III Megalith

(14) May 8 Review for Final Exam Northouse Chapter 14 Leadership Ethics (p. 341-368)

-> PRESENT: Case III Megalith:
-> DUE: Team Report for Megalith ***

(15) May 15 *** Final Exam *** Northouse Chapters 7-9; 12-14; Articles Assigned