SYLLABUS for
Motivation / Satisfaction /
Leadership
APPL 642.185 (Class #
(3 credit hours) spring 2023)
To be revised
Instructor: Tom Mitchell, Ph.D. 410 837-5348
Email: TMITCHELL@ubalt.edu
Home
Page: http://home.edu/tmitch
Office
& Hrs: By
Appointment via ZOOM
Class: Wednesdays 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Classroom: BC 207
Webboard: Sakai
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Northouse Chapter |
Sedalia |
1st
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Megalith |
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Syllabus &
HBS cases |
1:
Introduction |
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Feb 9 |
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Discuss Sedalia / Article Qs |
2:
Traits |
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Feb 16 |
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Article Qs |
3:
Skills |
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Discuss 1st Fed / Article Qs |
4:
Behavioral |
Reports |
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Article Qs / TBD |
5:
Situational |
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Discuss Megalith / Article Qs / Midterm
Review |
6:
Path-Goal |
Present |
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Midterm Exam RPNow
(Remote) |
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Mar
23 |
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Spring break *** |
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Mar 30 |
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Article Qs / Guests: TBD |
7: LMX |
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Apr 3 Reports |
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Article Qs |
8:
Transform |
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Article Qs |
9: Authentic |
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Guests: Derrick Sheets SHRM / Article Qs |
10: Servant |
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Article Qs **(SIOP –
Boston) ** |
14: Team |
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Reports |
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Guest:
Andrea Garry, Deloitte / Article
Qs |
15: Culture |
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Final Exam Review |
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Present |
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Final Exam RPnow |
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All Article
Questions for Sakai postings and class discussions
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Articles
for class: what you need to know
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Student Resources for key
University of Baltimore services:
Contact
information for key university services (bottom of page)
Student
Success Resources
I.
Catalog Course Description:
Critical and in-depth examination of the research evidence for theories of leadership and job satisfaction. Using motivation as a central concept, students gain an understanding of how group dynamics and personal, environmental and cultural factors influence organizational behaviors. Students work in teams to solve performance-related problems presented in case studies. Lab fee may be required. Prerequisite: APPL 641 or approval of program director. This course is open only to the following majors: Applied Psychology or Certificate in Professional Counseling Studies. Other majors may take this course with departmental permission only.
(1) Analyze causes for organizational behavior to develop
effective ways to improve work performance.
(2) Discuss how group activity may facilitate or inhibit work
performance.
(3) Work collaboratively with 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 Sakai
IV Texts required:
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Northouse,
P. G. (2013) Leadership: Theory and Practice. 8th edition,
Sage
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6th
ed. Pub: Sage ISBN: 978 1- 4522-0340-9 (pbk.)
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Student
Resources:
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Harvard
Case Studies (3) (to be distributed in class)
V. Course requirements for each student:
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*Posting
of comments on Sakai for assigned readings (Instructions)
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Submission
of Reports for each of the three Harvard Business School cases (Instructions).
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Class
participation
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Completion
of the mid-term and final exams.
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Attendance
is not mandatory but will be recorded
* NOTE: Failure to submit the summaries and questions may result in a 10% grade decrement
VI. Assessment:
1. Exams: Two
written exams (essay and short answer): midterm and final exam covering course
content
2. HBS case
reports
3. Class
participation to include Sakai article postings and in-class discussions
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50
% 2 Exams (25% each)
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30
% 3 Case data analysis reports (10% each)
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20
% Class participation - Sakai posts and class discussion
100% TOTAL Grade Scale: 90-100 A; 85-89 B+; 80-84 B; 75-79 C+; 70 C
NOTE: Attendance is not required but expected
Additional online syllabus Resources:
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How to write an executive summary PDF file
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Journal of Applied
Psychology
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Value Based Management site (information on all sorts of management
techniques, etc.)
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Management Speak
(learn how to understand your boss)
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Readings in Organizational Psychology (J. LeBreton, E. Tenn State)
Session / Date / Chapters / Case Activity / Readings (see also Bibliography at end)
(1) February 2 Discussion of syllabus / Harvard Business School cases
Northouse
Chapter 1 Introduction
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Review of motivational theories
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Theory
Is Misused in Organizational Science (P. Spector blog)
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VIE Porter & Lawler enhancement
1968
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U.
Toronto Motivation theory (Instructor: Chun Wei Choo
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Paul Spector’s
Assessment Archives - Leadership
Measures and many others
· Paul Spector's new (v.1) Job Satisfaction Scale Info
· Paul Spector’s OLD Job Satisfaction Scale v.1 JSS info <- Use this one!
(2)
February 9 Northouse
Chapter 2 Trait Approach
-> Discuss Sedalia
· 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
Sources for Deci and Ryan
Measures:
· General Causality Scale Description (Deci & Ryan)
· Individual Styles Questionnaire
· Individual Styles (GCOS) scoring template (Excel)
· GCO Scores for two Org Psych Classes
· McGrath outline of trait paradigm
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February16 Northouse
Chapter 3 Skills Approach
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Locke & Latham (2004) What should we do about
motivation theory? Six recommendations for the 21st century. Acad Mgt Rev. Article Questions
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Ryan & Deci (2000) Self-Determination Theory and the
Facilitation of Intrinsic Motivation, Social
Development, and Well-Being. Am Psy.
Vol. 55 I Article Questions NOTE:
For review
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Self-determination
theory General
Causality Scale (Deci & Ryan)
NOTE:
the following articles are not required for the exam
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JCM ppoint JDS/JRF for Hackman &Oldham JCM by Andrew Loignon -
.xlsx file
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Not So Fast (Taylor and Gilbreths' legacy)
(4)
February 23 Northouse
Chapter 4 Behavioral Approach
*** Sedalia Reports Due ***
-> Discuss 1st Federal
Blake & Mouton Managerial Grid
(JCM): Report results and discuss
· 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
Not
required for exam:
Pink, D. "More than a paycheck" WSJ 2-2-10
(5) March 2 Northouse
Chapter 5 Situational Approach
Guest: TBD
Csikzentmihalyi, M., (1999). If we are so rich, why aren't we happy? American Psychologist. Article questions
· Locke & Latham (2002) Building a practically useful theory of goal
setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey American
psychologist
Article Questions
NOT required for Exam:
Consulting Post-Graduate School - Careers and Consulting Competency Modeling Worksheet Will
Haller, FMP
bonus article (please do not read): WSJ (2/19/2008): Modern Conundrum: When Work's
Invisible, So Are Its Satisfactions
Motivation and Leadership from a Chinese Perspective
(6) March 9 Northouse Chapter 6 Path-Goal Theory
*** Present Sedalia ***
-> Discuss Megalith
***Midterm Exam Review***
(7) March 16 *** Midterm Exam- Sakai Tests and Quizzes: RPNow Remote ***
Northouse
Chapters 1-6; Articles assigned
March 23 *** Spring Break *****
(8)
March 30 Northouse
Chapter 7 Leader-Member Exchange
Guests:
TBD
· Judge et al. (2002). Relationship of personality to
performance: Motivation: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Applied
Psychology, 87, 797-807.
Article Questions
· Judge, T., Bono, E., Erez,
A., & 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
April 3 Sunday *** First Federal Reports Due ***
(9) April 6 Northouse
Chapter 8: Transformational
· Mount, M. et al. (2006). Relationship of
personality traits and counterproductive work behaviors: The mediating effects
of job satisfaction. Personnel Psychology
Article Questions
· Johnson, Lanaj, &
Barnes (2014). The good and bad of being fair: Effects of Procedural and
Interpersonal Justice on Regulatory Resources. J. of Applied
Psychology, Jan. Article Questions
· Vardi, Y.,
& Weiner (1996)
Misbehavior in Organizations; A motivational Framework Organization Science. 7,
(2) Article Questions
Not required: Majority of U.S. Employees Not Engaged Despite Gains in
2014 Gallup Poll results
(10) April
13 Northouse
Chapter 9 Authentic Leadership
*** First Federal
Presentation **
· Rogelberg, S. G.
(2007). Job satisfaction & job satisfaction measurement. Encyclopedia
of I & O Psych, p. 410-413
Article Questions
· Barbier, Hansez, Chmiel,
& Demerouti (2014). Performance
expectations, personal resources, and job resources: How to they predict work
engagement? European Journal of Work
and Organizational Psychology.
Article Questions (see Sakai for questions)
· Judge, T. Heller, Mount (2002) Five-factor
model of personality and job satisfaction: A
meta-analysis. J. of Applied Psych, 87,
Article Questions
· Gallup Poll: Majority of U.S. Employees Not Engaged
Despite Gains in 2014
(NOTE:
following articles not required)
Engage Employees and Boost Performance HayGroup 2001 Article Question
Peter
Warr (2007). Jobs and Happiness. The Industrial Psychologist, 44, p.
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(11) April 20 Northouse
Chapter 10 Servant Leadership
Guests:
Derrick Sheets et al. SHRM
*** Megalith Reports Due
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· Currall, Towler, Judge, &
Kohn (2005) Pay satisfaction and organizational outcomes. P Psych, 58,
Article Questions
· Colella, et al. (2007). Exposing pay secrecy. Academy
of Management Review, 32, 55-71
Article Questions
· Gagne, M, et al. (2015). The multidimensional work
motivation scale: Validation evidence in seven languages and nine
countries. European J. of Work & Organizational Psychology
Article Questions (see SAKAI discussion questions)
(12) April
27 Northouse Chapter 14 Team Leadership
(SIOP – Seattle)
*** Megalith
Reports Due ***
· McBriarty, M. A.
(1988). Performance appraisal; Some unintended consequences. Public Personnel Management, 17, 421-434 Article Questions
Not required for exam:
Bonus not a Cure-all
Performance bonus out of reach? Move the target
Animals seem to have an inherent sense of fairness and
justice WSJ 2006
(13) May 4 Northouse Chapter 15 Culture and Leadership
Guest speaker: Andrea Garry, Senior Consultant, Human Capital Workforce
Transformation Deloitte
· Hogan & Hogan (2010). Abstracting Leadership. PTC/MW
Quarterly, March, 1, 6-7.
· 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
For reference only *** not required reading
Judge, T., et al.
(2002). Job satisfaction: A cross-cultural review. Handbook of
Industrial, Work and Organ Psych, V. 2
(14) May
11 ***
Megalith Presentation ***
Review for Final Exam-
(Northouse Chapters. lectures and Articles Assigned)
(15) May 18 ****
Final Exam RPNow***