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  • 1.  Organizational Behavior -- Macro

    Posted 03-13-2009 09:29

    Dear Colleagues:

     

    I am going to be teaching an on-line UG and Grad course in "Organizational Behavior-Macro" this summer.  Does anyone have suggestions for a Macro OB or and OT book or package that might be helpful.  My background is in Org. Development, Positive Psychology and Organizational Change.  And the only book I've ever used for topics similar to the ones is this course is Katz and Kahn's Social Psychology of Organizations.   

     

    Anything you could offer that might cover the topic of this class would be helpful.

     

    Thank you,

    Amy Taylor-Bianco



  • 2.  Organizational Behavior -- Macro

    Posted 03-13-2009 11:21
    Amy,
    You may find "Great Minds in Management" by Ken Smith and Mike Hitt to be a valuable resource introducing many major OB, OT, and strategy theories. It's readable and offers you the option to pick and choose the perspectives best suited to the course. Of course, work from the Carnegie school (Simon, 1948; March & Simon, 1958; Cyert & March, 1963) also addresses micro behavior in an OT context, though it may not be as readable for undergrads. Good luck; your class sounds like fun.

    Best,

    Tim Munyon

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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Amy Taylor-Bianco ataylorbianco@GMAIL.COM
    Date: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:59 am
    Subject: Organizational Behavior -- Macro
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU

    > Dear Colleagues:
    >
    >
    >
    > I am going to be teaching an on-line UG and Grad course in
    > "OrganizationalBehavior-Macro" this summer. Does anyone have
    > suggestions for a Macro OB or
    > and OT book or package that might be helpful. My background is in
    > Org.Development, Positive Psychology and Organizational Change.
    > And the only
    > book I've ever used for topics similar to the ones is this course
    > is Katz
    > and Kahn's Social Psychology of Organizations.
    >
    >
    >
    > Anything you could offer that might cover the topic of this class
    > would be
    > helpful.
    >
    >
    >
    > Thank you,
    >
    > Amy Taylor-Bianco
    >
    >


  • 3.  Organizational Behavior -- Macro

    Posted 03-13-2009 11:33

    For macro organizational behavior, I would probably go with Bolman and Deal, "Reframing Organizations."  It is a good balance of organization theory with some micro-behavior.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Ivan

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Amy Taylor-Bianco
    Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 8:29 AM
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    Subject: Organizational Behavior -- Macro

     

    Dear Colleagues:

     

    I am going to be teaching an on-line UG and Grad course in "Organizational Behavior-Macro" this summer.  Does anyone have suggestions for a Macro OB or and OT book or package that might be helpful.  My background is in Org. Development, Positive Psychology and Organizational Change.  And the only book I've ever used for topics similar to the ones is this course is Katz and Kahn's Social Psychology of Organizations.   

     

    Anything you could offer that might cover the topic of this class would be helpful.

     

    Thank you,

    Amy Taylor-Bianco



  • 4.  Organizational Behavior -- Macro

    Posted 03-14-2009 18:38
    Amy,

    I found Pugh & Hickson's "Writers on Organization" terrific for offering an broad overview of 40 OT/OB contributions from the past century (each author's summary is approx 4-5 pages). Combine it with a general OB text.

    John

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    From: Amy Taylor-Bianco <ataylorbianco@gmail.com>
    Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:28:48 -0400
    To: <OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Subject: Organizational Behavior -- Macro

    Dear Colleagues:

     

    I am going to be teaching an on-line UG and Grad course in "Organizational Behavior-Macro" this summer.  Does anyone have suggestions for a Macro OB or and OT book or package that might be helpful.  My background is in Org. Development, Positive Psychology and Organizational Change.  And the only book I've ever used for topics similar to the ones is this course is Katz and Kahn's Social Psychology of Organizations.   

     

    Anything you could offer that might cover the topic of this class would be helpful.

     

    Thank you,

    Amy Taylor-Bianco

    </ataylorbianco@gmail.com>