SYLLABUS for
Motivation / Satisfaction /
Leadership
APPL 642.185 (Class # 1770)
(3 credit hours) spring 2024)
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 003
Webboard: Canvas
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Northouse Chapter |
Sedalia |
1st
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Megalith |
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Jan 30 |
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Syllabus &
HBS cases |
1:
Introduction |
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Feb 6 |
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Discuss Sedalia / Article Qs |
2:
Traits |
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Feb
13 |
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Article Qs |
3:
Skills |
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Discuss 1st Fed / Article Qs |
4:
Behavioral |
Reports |
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Feb 27 |
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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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(7) |
Midterm Exam RPNow
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Mar 19 |
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***
Spring break *** |
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Mar 26 |
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Article Qs / Guests: TBD |
7: LMX |
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Reports |
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Apr 2 |
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(9) |
Article Qs |
8:
Transformational |
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Apr 9 |
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Article Qs |
9:
Authentic |
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/ Article Qs **(SIOP – Boston) ** |
10: Servant |
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Article Qs |
16: Team |
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Reports |
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Apr 30 |
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Guest: Shelby Riechardt, Highmark Health Article Qs |
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May
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Final Exam Review |
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Present |
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Final Exam RPnow |
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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.
IV Texts required:
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Northouse,
P. G. (2013) Leadership: Theory and Practice. 9th edition,
Sage
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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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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 - class discussion of readings assigned
100% TOTAL Grade Scale: 90-100 A; 85-89 B+; 80-84 B; 75-79 C+; 70 C
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) January 30 Discussion of syllabus / Harvard Business School cases
Northouse
Chapter 1 Introduction
· Review of motivational theories
· 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 6 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
(3)
February13 Northouse
Chapter 3 Skills Approach
· 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
· Self-determination
theory General
Causality Scale (Deci & Ryan)
NOTE:
the following articles are not required for the exam
How Toyota Turned Around
GM’s Worst Factory
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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 20 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
Leadership
Styles Are Important to Followers – Paul Spector blog
(5) February 27 Northouse
Chapter 5 Situational Approach
Guest: TBD
Cskiszentmihalyi, 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 5 Northouse Chapter 6 Path-Goal Theory
*** Present Sedalia ***
-> Discuss Megalith
***Midterm Exam Review***
(7) March 12 *** Midterm Exam- IN CLASS BRING LAPTOP ***
Northouse
Chapters 1-6; Articles assigned
March 19 *** Spring Break *****
(8)
March 26 Northouse
Chapter 7 Leader-Member Exchange
*** First
Federal Reports Due ***
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
(9) April 2 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
9 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
Not
Required:
· What Is Employee Engagement? by Paul E.
Spector
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Gallup Poll: Majority of U.S. Employees Not Engaged
Despite Gains in 2014
· Engage Employees and Boost Performance HayGroup 2001 Article Question
(11) April 16 Northouse
Chapter 10 Servant Leadership
*** SIOP Conference
April 17TH to 20TH ***
*** Megalith Reports
Due ***
· 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
23 Northouse Chapter 16 Team Leadership
*** 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 7
Guest speaker: Shelby
Reichardt-Highmark Health
· 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
10 ***
Megalith Presentation ***
Review for
Final Exam- (Northouse Chapters. lectures and Articles
Assigned)
(15) May 14 ****
Final Exam INCLASS BRING LAPTOP ***