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ORGL 600 - Foundations of Leadership

Books


  • Eliot, T.S. (1964). Murder in the cathedral. New York: Harvest.

  • Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum.

  • Kouzes, J. M. & Posner, B. Z. (2012). The leadership challenge (5th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

  • Palmer, P. J. (2007). The courage to teach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

  • Wheatley, M. J. (2006). Leadership and the new science: Discovering order in a chaotic world (3rd ed.). New York: Barrett-Koehler.

  • Yukl, G.A. (2012). Leadership in organizations (8th ed.). Paramus: Prentice Hall.


Films

  • Kieser, EW. (Producer), & Duigan, J. (Director). (1989). Romero [Motion picture]. USA: Paulist Pictures.

  • Luhrmann, B. (Director & Producer). (1992). Strictly ballroom [Motion picture]. Australia: M&A.

  • Zinnemann, F. (Director & Producer). (1966) A man for all seasons [Motion picture]. UK: Highland Films.


Additional texts

  • Andrew Cruickshank & Dave Collins (2015). Illuminating and applying “the dark side”: Insights from elite team leaders. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 27 (3), 249-267. DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2014.982771

  • Brown, W., Yoshioka, C. F., & Munoz, P. (2004). Organizational mission as a core dimension in employee retention. Journal of Parks and Recreation Administration, 22, 28-43.

  • Hobfoll, S. E. (1989). Conservation of resources: A new attempt at conceptualizing stress. American Psychologist , 44 (3), 513-524.

  • Hogan, J., Hogan, R., & Kaiser, R. B. (2010). Management derailment: Personality assessment and mitigation. (S. Zedeck, Ed.) American Psychological Association.

  • Lambert, E. G., Hogan, N., & Barton, S. (2001). The impact of job satisfaction on turnover intent: A test of a structural measurement model using a national sample of workers. The Social Science Journal , 38, 233-250. doi: 10.1016/S0362-3319(01)00110-0

  • Leary, T. G., Green, R., Denson, K., Schoenfeld , G., Henley , T., & Langford , H (2013). The relationship among dysfunctional leadership dispositions, employee engagement, job satisfaction, and burnout . The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 16 (2), 112-130. DOI: 10.1037/h0094961

  • Shoji, K., Lesneirowska, M., Smoktunowicz, E., Bock, J., Luszczynska, A., Benight, C., & Cieslak, R. (2015). What comes first, job burnout or secondary traumatic stress? Findings from two longitudinal studies from the U.S. and Portland. PloS One, 10 (8). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136730

  • Vivian, P., & Hormann, S. (2015). Persistent traumatization in nonprofit organizations. OD Practitioner, 47 (1), 25-30.

ORGL 504 - Organizational Communication

Books: 

  • Conrad, Charles, and Marshall Scott Poole (2012, Seventh Edition).  Strategic organizational communication in a global economy. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.

  • Downs, C., and A. Adrian (2004).  Assessing organizational communication: Strategic communication audits. New York, NY: Guilford Press.


Films:​​

  • Asseyey, T. (Producer), Rose, A. (Producer), & Ritt, M. (Director). (2001). Norma Rae [Motion picture]. USA: Twentieth Century Fox.

  • Rappaport, D. (Producer), Rotenberg, M. (Producer), & Judge, M. (Director). (1999). Office space [Motion picture]. USA: Twentieth Century Fox.


Additional texts:​

  • Garner, J. T., Kinsky, E. S., Duta, A. C., & Danker, J. (2012). Deviating from the script: A content analysis of organizational dissent as portrayed on primetime television. Communication Quarterly, 60 (5), 608-623. DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2012.725001

  • Hefner, V., & Wilson, B. J. (2013). From love at first sight to soul mate: The influence of romantic ideals in popular films on young people's beliefs about relationships. Communication Monographs, 80 (2), 150-175. DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2013.776697

  • Hetsroni, A., & Tukachinsky, R. H. (2006). Television-world estimates, real-world estimates, and television viewing: A new scheme for cultivation. Journal of Communication , 56, 133-156. DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2006.00007.x

  • Lair, D. J. (2011). Surviving the corporate jungle: The Apprentice as equipment for living in the contemporary work world. Western Journal of Communication , 75 (1), 75-94. DOI: 10.1080/10570314.2010.536966

  • Waldeck, N. E. (2009). The relationship between television exposure and individual work expectations: An empirical study. Journal of Applied Social Psychology , 39, 208-234.

ORGL 524 - Leadership & Human Resources

Book:

  • Dessler, G. (2013). Human resource management. (13th, Ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

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Additional texts:

  • Safrit, R. D., & Schmiesing, R. (2012). Volunteer Models and Management. In T. D. Connors (Ed.), The volunteer management handbook: Leadership strategies for success (2nd ed., pp. 3-30). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

  • Safrit, R., Schmiesing, R. J., Gliem, J. A., & Gliem, R. R. (2005). Core competencies for volunteer administration: An empirical model bridging theory with professional best practice. Journal of Volunteer Administration, 23(3), 5-15.

  • Stallings, B. B. (2010). Leading the way to successful volunteer involvement: Practical tools for busy executives. Philadelphia, PA: Energize.

  • Yallen, C. N., & Wentworth, B. K. (2012). Assessment, Planning, and Staffing Analysis. In T. D. Connors, The volunteer management handbook: Leadership strategies for success (2nd ed., pp. 125-147). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

ORGL 605 - Imagine, Create, Lead

Book:

  • Cain, S. (2013). Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking. New York City, NY: Crown Publishers.


Additional texts:

  • Kegan, R., & Lahey, L. L. (2009). Immunity to change: How to overcome it and unlock potential in yourself and your organization. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press.

  • Luthans, F. (2002). The need for and meaning of positive organizational behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 23, 695-706. DOI: 10.1002/job.165

  • Sawyer, R. K. (2006). Explaining creativity: The science of human innovation. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

  • Sweetman, D., Luthans, F., Avey, J. B., & Luthans, B. C. (2011). Relationship between positive psychological capital and creative performance. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 28(1), 4-13. DOI: 10.1002/CJAS.175

ORGL 690 - The Art & Practice of Servant Leadership

Books:

  • DePree, M.  (2008, Revised Edition).  Leadership jazz:  The essential elements of a great leader.  New York:  Doubleday.  ISBN #978-0385526302.

  • Ferch, S., Spears, L., McFarland, M., and Carey, M., Editors.  (2015).  Conversations on servant-leadership:  Insights on human courage in life and work.  Albany:  SUNY Press.  ISBN #978-1438455082 

  • Frick, D.  (2004). Robert K. Greenleaf:  A life of servant-leadership.  San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.  ISBN #978-1576752760

  • Lewis, R. and Noble, J., Editors.  (2008). Servant-leadership:  Bringing the spirit of work to work.  Gloucestershire:  Management Books 2000 Ltd.  ISBN #978-1852525712.


Film:

  • Barra F. (Producer), & Sturridge, C., (Director).  (2002). Shackleton [Motion Picture]. USA:  A&E Home Video.

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Additional texts:

  • Ayers, M. R. (2008). Agapao in servant leadership. Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (pp. 1-20). Virginia Beach: Regent University School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship.

  • Freeman, G. (2011). Spirituality and servant leadership: A conceptual model and research proposal. Emerging Leadership Journeys, 4(1), 120-140.

  • Fry, L. W. (2003). Toward a theory of spiritual leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 14, 693-727.

  • Grayling, A. (2013). The God argument: The case against religion and for humanism. New York, NY: Bloomsbury.

  • Kitcher, P. (2014). Life after faith: The case for secular humanism. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

  • Öksüz, B., & Ker-Dinçer, M. (2012). Putting heart and soul in education: Spiritually intelligent servant-leaders in educational institutions. Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences, 11(4), 1009-1022.

  • Patterson, K. (2003). Servant leadership: A theoretical model. Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (pp. 1-10). Virginia Beach: Regent University School of Leadership Studies.

ORGL 610 - Communication & Leadership Ethics

Books:

  • Arnett, R. C., Fritz, J. M. H., & Bell, L. M. (2008). Communication ethics literacy: Dialogue and difference. Sage Publications.

  • Johnson, C. E. (2016). Organizational ethics: A practical approach (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.  

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Additional texts:

  • Ass, K., Gundhuss, H. Oppen, & Lommell, H. M. (2009). Technologies of InSecurity. The Surveillance of Everyday Life, 207-218.

    • Goold, B. Technologies of surveillance and the erosion of institutional trust.

  • Brown, M. E., & Trevino L. K. (2006). Ethical leadership: A review and future directions. Leadership Quarterly 17, 595-616.

  • Casmir, F. L. (2013). Ethics in intercultural and international communication. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Asssociates.

    • Hall, Brad. Culture, Ethics, and Communication. (pp. 11-41).

  • Christians, C. G., Fackler, M., Richardson, K. B., Kreshel, P. J., & Woods, R. H., Media Ethics: Pearson New International Edition: Cases and Moral Reasoning. Pearson Higher Ed

    • Ethical Foundations and Perspectives (pp. 1-22).

  • Christians, C. G., & Traber, M. (Eds.). (1997). Communication ethics and universal values. Sage Publications.

    • Christians, C.G. The Ethics of Being in a Communications Context. (pp. 3-19).

  • Cover, R. (2013). Undoing attitudes: subjectivity and ethical change in the Go Back to Where You Came From documentary. Continuum: Journal Of Media & Cultural Studies, 27(3), 408-420. doi:10.1080/10304312.2013.772107

  •  Crossan, M., Mazutis, D., & Seijts, G. (2013). In Search of Virtue: The Role of Virtues, Values and Character Strengths in Ethical Decision Making. Journal Of Business Ethics, 113(4), 567-581. doi:10.1007/s10551-013-1680-8

  • Eisenbeiß, S. A., & Brodbeck, F. (2014). Ethical and unethical leadership: A cross-cultural and cross-sectoral analysis. Journal Of Business Ethics, 122(2), 343-359. doi:10.1007/s10551-013-1740-0

  • Gini, (2014). Moral leadership and business In  J. Cuilla (Ed.), Ethics, The Heart of Leadership  (32-52). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

    • Moral leadership and business (pp. 32-52)

  • Gentile, M. C. (2010). Giving Voice to Values: How to speak your mind when you know what is right. Yale University Press

    • Ch 7 Finding my voice (pp. 135-169)

  • Hinman, L. M. (2012). Ethics: A pluralistic approach to moral theory. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

    • Ch 2 Understanding the diversity of moral beliefs (pp.25-60).

  • Johnson, C. E. (2011). Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadow. Sage.

    • Ethical Decision Making and Behavior (pp. 235-246).

  • Makau, J. M., & Arnett, R. C., Eds. (1997) Communication ethics in an age of diversity.  University of Illinois Press.

    • Wood, J. Diversity in dialogue: Commonalities and differences between friends. (pp. 5-26)

    • Stewart, L. P. Facilitating connections: Issues of gender, culture, and diversity. (pp. 110-125)

  • May, S. (2006). Case studies in organizational communication: Ethical perspectives and practices. Sage.

    • Ch 2 Ethical Challenges and Dilemmas in Organizations: A Case Study Approach (pp. 19-47)

  • Moore, A. D. (Ed.). (2005). Information ethics: Privacy, property, and power. University of          Washington Press.

    • Allen, A. L. Privacy Isn't Everything: Accountability as a Personal and Social Good. (pp. 398-413)

  • McIntosh, P. (1988). White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College Center for Research on Women. Retrieved from http://amptoons.com/blog/files/mcintosh.html

  • Palmer, P. J. (2009). A hidden wholeness: The journey toward an undivided life. John Wiley & Sons.

    • Ch 2 Across the Great Divide: Rejoining Soul and Role (pp. 13-30).

    • Ch X The Third Way: Nonviolence in Everyday Life (pp. 167-186)

  • Schwartz, S. H. (2012). An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2(1). http//dx.doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1116

  • Schudson, M. (2008). Why democracies need an unlovable press. Polity.

    • Ch.2 Six or Seven Things News Can Do For Democracy (pp. 11-26)

  • Seeger, M. W. (1997). Ethics and organizational communication. Cresskill, N.J: Hampton Press.

    • Communication and Organizational Legitimacy (pp.103-115)

    • Communication and Organizational Responsibility (pp. 119-133)

ORGL 615 - Organizational Theory & Behavior

Books:

  • Anderson, V. and Johnson, L. (1997). Systems thinking basics: From concepts to causal loops. Waltham, MA: Pegasus Communications Inc.

  • Senge, P. M. (2006). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. New York: Currency Books.

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Additional texts:

  • Bartlett, C. A., & Beckham, H. (2010). Applied Research Technologies, Inc.: Global Innovation’s challenges. HBS No. 4168. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.

  • Bernstein, E., Nohria, N., & Qu, Kathy. (2016). Note on organizational structure. HBS No. 491-083. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.

  • Bossidy, L. (2007). What your boss expects of you. Harvard Business Review, 1-8.

  • Brett, J., Behfar, K., & Kern, M. C. (2006). Managing multicultural teams. Harvard Business Review, 1 – 10.

  • Christensen, C. M., & Shu, K. (2006). What is an organization’s culture? HBS No. 399-104. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.

  • de Vries Robbe, E., Lentini, D., and O’Connor, N. EU Design's rise in the apparel and fashion industry: Formalising management and incentive systems. (2010). HBS No. HKU880. Hong Kong, China: Asia Case Research Center.

  • Groysberg, B., Kaftan, C., & McCalla, W. S. (2007). Alan Kendricks at Cardiology Associates. HBS No. 407-067. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.

  • Gulati, R. (2010). Cisco Systems (2001): Building and sustaining customer-centric culture. HBS No. 409-061. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.

  • Herzberg, F. (2003). One more time: How do you motivate employees? Harvard Business Review, 1-13.

  • Hill, L. A., & Farkas, M. T. (2001). A note on team process. HBS No. 402-032. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.

  • Hill, L. A. (2007). Becoming the boss. Harvard Business Review, 1-10.

  • Hill, L. A., & Lineback, K. (2011). Being the boss: The 3 imperatives for becoming a great leader. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.

    • Ch. 2: I’m the boss! Don’t depend on your formal authority: Why recognizing the benefits and pitfalls of power is essential to being a great boss

    • Ch. 9: Be clear about how your team works, foster the right team culture: Why effective team management is key to becoming a great boss

  • Kaplan, R.S., & Norton, D. P. (2006). Alignment: Using the balanced scorecard to create corporate synergies. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.

    • Ch. 9: Managing the alignment process

  • Polzer, J. T. (2009). Leading teams. HBS No. 403-094. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.

  • Tuckman, B. W. (1965). Developmental sequence in small groups. Psychological Bulletin, 63(6), 384-399.

ORGL 689 - Leadership & Mindfulness

Book:

  • Leonard, George (1992). Mastery: The keys to success and long-term fulfillment. New York, NY: Penguin Books.


Additional texts:

  • Eberth, Juliane and Sedlmeier, Peter (2012). The effects of mindfulness meditation: A meta-analysis. Mindfulness 3(3): 174-189. doi: 10.1007/s12671-012-0101-x.

  • Granger, Kari, and Hanover, Doug (January/February 2012). Transformational performance-based leadership: Addressing non-routine adaptive challenges. Ivey Business Journal. Available at: http://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/transformational-performance-based-leadership-addressing-non-routine-adaptive-challenges/.

  • Grossman, P. (2015). Mindfulness: Awareness informed by an embodied ethic. Mindfulness, 6, 17-22. doi:10.1007/s12671-014-0372-5.

  • Hölzel, Britta K., Lazar, Sara W., Gard, Tim, Schuman-Oliver, Zev, Vago, David R., and Ott, Ulrich (2011). How does mindfulness meditation work? Proposing mechanisms of action from a conceptual and neural perspective. Perspectives on Psychological Science 6(6), 537-559. doi: 10.1177/1745691611419671.

  • Rock, David, and Schwartz, Jeffrey (Summer 2006). The neuroscience of leadership. Strategy + Business, 43. Available at: http://www.strategy-business.com/article/06207?gko=6da0a.

ORGL 518 - Transforming Leadership

Books:

  • Burns, J. M. (1978). Leadership [Kindle version]. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com

  • Burns, J. M. (2003). Transforming leadership: A new pursuit of happiness [Kindle version]. Retreived from http://www.amazon.com

  • Ciulla, J. (2004). Ethics, the heart of leadership. New York, NY: Praeger Paperback.

  • Palmer, P. J. (2004). A hidden wholeness. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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Films:

  • Asseyey, T. (Producer), Rose, A. (Producer), & Ritt, M. (Director). (2001). Norma Rae [Motion picture]. USA: Twentieth Century Fox.

  • Attenborough, R. (Producer and director). (2001). Gandhi [Motion picture]. USA: Columbia Pictures.

  • Lee, S. (Director & Producer), & Worth, M. (Producer). (2000). Malcolm X [Motion Picture]. USA: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks.

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Additional texts:

  • Allen, S. J., & Wergin, J. F. (2009). Leadership and adult development theories: Overviews and overlaps. Leadership Review, 9, 3-19.

  • Kegan, R., & Lahey, L. L. (1984). Adult leadership and adult development: A constructionist view. In B. Kellerman (Ed.), Leadership: Multidisciplinary perspectives (pp. 199−230). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.


  • Kuhnert, K. W., & Lewis, P. (1987). Transactional and transformational leadership: A constructive/developmental analysis. Academy of Management Review, 12(4), 648-657.

  • McCauley, C. D., Drath, W. H., Palus, C. J., O'Connor, P. M., & Baker, B. A. (2006). The use of constructive-developmental theory to advance the understanding of leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 17, 634-653.

  • Patterson, K. (2003). Servant leadership: A theoretical model. Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (pp. 1-10). Virginia Beach: Regent University School of Leadership Studies.

  • Rodrigues, A. O., & Ferreira, M. C. (2015). The impact of transactional and transformational leadership style on organizational citizenship behaviors. Psico-USF, 20(3), 493-504.

ORGL 532 - Leadership, Justice & Forgiveness

Books:

  • Ferch, S. R. (2013). Forgiveness and power in the age of atrocity: Servant leadership as a way of life. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

  • Frankl, V. (2000). Man's search for ultimate meaning: A psychological exploration of the religious quest. New York, NY: MJF Books.

  • Fraser, S. (2015). My father's house: A memoir of incest and of healing. [Kindle version]. Pandora Publications.

  • King, C. S. (1969). My life with Martin Luther King, Jr. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

  • Ray, S. (2011). American masculine: Stories. Minneapolis, MN: Graywolf Press.

  • Tutu, D. (1999). No future without forgiveness. New York, NY: Doubleday.

  • Wiesel, E. (2006). Night. New York, NY: Hill and Wang.

  • Wiesenthal, S. (1997). The sunflower: On the possibilities and limits of forgiveness. New York, NY: Schocken Books.

  • Welch, J. (1986). Fools crow. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

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Films:

  • Barber, G. (Producer), Birnbaum, R. (Producer), Glickman, J. (Producer), & Reynolds, K. (Director). (2002). The count of Monte Cristo [Motion picture]. UK: Touchstone Pictures.

  • Baron, C. (Producer), & Nair, M. (Producer & Director). (2001). Monsoon wedding [Motion picture]. India: Mirabai Films.

  • Eyre, C. (Producer & Director), Alexie, S. (Producer), Bressler, L. (Producer), Estes, L. (Producer), Rosenfelt, S. (Producer), & Skinner, D. (Producer). (1998). Smoke signals [Motion picture]. USA: ShadowCatcher Entertainment.

  • Kappes, D. R. (Producer), Ellis, K. (Producer), Proppe, H. (Producer), & Dornheim, R. (Director). (2001). Anne Frank: The whole story [Television mini-series]. Czech Republic: Milk & Honey Pictures.

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