Hi Stan and Marc,
I do something similar for my postgrad OB class based on Dave Buchanan's
work. In a group, they have to write a report based on their own selected
scenes from movies or tv series to illustrate OB concepts. Then they give an
oral presentation highlighting key sections. This presentation usually
involves the group showing a key scene or two alongside their analyses.
Christine
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From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv
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Sent: Friday, 30 November 2007 1:17 pm
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Subject: Re: Looking for a Major Team Assignment
Dear Stan,
The exercise described in the attached forthcoming JME article I co-authored
would fit, and is a lot of fun for students. If you end up using it (or some
variation), I'd love to hear how it goes.
Cheers,
Marc
Dr. Marc H. Anderson (note: on sabbatical until January 30th, 2008) Senior
Lecturer University of Waikato Department of Strategy and Human Resource
Management
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>>> Stan Williamson <
swilliamson@ULM.EDU> 11/30/07 8:38 AM >>>
Anyone have any ideas for a comprehensive semester assignment for teams in a
junior-level introductory OB class?
I have been using a 'what did you learn' in OB memo assignment (with a
restriction on number of principles and a page limit) as a comprehensive
team project---with frustrating results. (I have been reminded of Larry
Michaelsen's admonition that a writing assignment can be one of the worst
things to give a team to do--even with a restricted length assignment as in
my case.)
You all are a great resource for best practices. Can the cavalry ride to the
rescue again?
Season's greetings and thanks.
stan
Stan Williamson, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Scott Endowed Professor for Teaching Excellence, 1999-2002
Management Program
College of Business Administration
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA 71209-0100
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Subject: MOR Special Issue
Please excuse any cross-listings
Hi, All
I wanted to let you know that we have extended the deadline for submissions
to the Special Issue of Management and Organization Review on Social
Exchange in Organizations until *December 15, 2007* (see announcement
below).
Also, we have received some questions concerning the mini-conference at the
International Association of Chinese Management Research conference to be
held in Guangzhou, China June 18-22. Authors of papers in the special issue
will be invited to participate. It will be an opportunity to discuss the
papers and extend our thinking about social exchange in organizations;
however, we understand that not everyone will necessarily
be able to join us in Guangzhou.
If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Jackie, Xiao-Ping, Lynn or myself.
Lois Tetrick, Guest Co-Editor
*/Management and Organization Review/*
*Special Issue on ?Social Exchange in Organizations?*
*Call for Papers*
*Guest Editors*:
Lois E. Tetrick, George Mason University
Jacqueline A. Coyle-Shapiro, London School of Economics
Xiao-Ping Chen, University of Washington
Lynn M. Shore, San Diego State University
*Submission Deadline*: _December 15, 2007_
Social Exchange Theory is an influential conceptual paradigm for
understanding Organizational Behavior. The pervasiveness of Social Exchange
as a theoretical foundation can be seen in areas such as, for example,
organizational justice, leader-member exchange, perceived organizational
support, psychological contracts and the employment relationship, as well as
the inter-organizational domain through the networks of top managers and
boundary spanners. However, despite its dominance as an explanatory
framework, Social Exchange Theory contains conceptual ambiguities and
empirical tests that have selectively excluded critical theoretical
variables or provided very limited tests of the main propositions of Social
Exchange Theory. Likewise, most research applying Social Exchange Theory to
organizations has been conducted in Western contexts, raising questions
about the cross-cultural relevance or limitations of this theory. This
special issue of / Management and Organization Review /seeks to revisit
Social Exchange Theory.
By redirecting attention to Social Exchangeare open to different types of
submissions, we especially encourage innovative theoretical and empirical
papers that help advance the applicability of social exchange to
organizational phenomena. Of particular interest are papers conducted within
a
Chinese or cross-cultural context. We invite submissions that address but
are not limited to issues such as:
a) The distinction between the ?relationship? and ?resources exchanged?
? how do resources influence the type/quality of a relationship and how does
the relationship influence what is exchanged?
b) Reciprocity ? what rules and norms govern the relationship? How do these
norms develop and what are their consequences?
c) What are the boundary conditions/limitations of Social Exchange Theory in
organizational settings? For example, to what extent does culture facilitate
or inhibit the development of social exchange relationships? Other factors
might include organizational context, groups and individual dispositional
factors.
d) What other theories could be used to complement the foundational ideas of
Social Exchange Theory?
e) What aspects of Social Exchange Theory have been neglected or overlooked?
f) What are the commonalities and differences between constructs that draw
upon social exchange?
g) Are social exchange processes different at the inter-personal and
inter-organizational domains?
h) Are there variations in the applicability of Social Exchange Theory to
Chinese and non-Western contexts?
Papers for the special issue should be submitted electronically to both the
/MOR /office at
iacmr.mor@asu.edu and Lois Tetrick at
ltetrick@gmu.edu.
Questions about this special issue may be directed to any of the guest
editors: Lois Tetrick (
ltetrick@gmu.edu), Jackie Coyle-Shapiro
(
J.A.Coyle-Shapiro@lse.ac.uk), Xiao-Ping Chen (
xpchen@u.washington.edu),
and Lynn Shore (
lshore@mail.sdsu.edu).