We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch, 1999. Straightforward, difficult reading; but very informative about the Rwandan cultural and social conflict, much of it influenced by colonism and British impact.
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Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Rwanda and readings for my MBA students regarding conflict, leadership, organizational change and more?
Hello Katherine:
I'd suggest reading Joseph Sebarenzi's book "God Sleeps in Rwanda: A
Journey of Transformation." Also, contact him. He is a former Speaker
of the Rwanda Parliament whose family was destroyed in the genocide.
He now lives in Washington D.C. Try making contact through his
website:
http://www.josephsebarenzi.com
Good luck,
John
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 3:38 AM, Klein, Katherine
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kleink@wharton.upenn.edu> wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
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> In January, I will be co-teaching a short course that will bring
> approximately 30 MBA students to Rwanda over our school’s winter break. The
> course is titled “Conflict, Leadership, and Change: Lessons from Rwanda” and
> I am eager for your suggestions for excellent management readings for MBA
> students on these topics.
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> First a bit of background: Rwanda has experienced a remarkable
> transformation in the 17 years since the 1994 war and genocide. Rwanda is
> now one of the safest countries in Africa. Tutsis and Hutus now live side
> by side in peace and the country has made great strides in enhancing
> prosperity, entrepreneurship, education, and access to health care.
> Further, women now make up a larger percentage of the parliament (56%) than
> in any other country in the world. And yet, Rwanda’s future is by no means
> certain. Tensions remain, though largely below the surface, and Rwanda’s
> senior leadership is controversial – lauded by many for its innovation and
> effectiveness, and criticized by others for its authoritarianism.
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> I would love your help in identifying readings that will help students
> understand – through the lens of OB – the roots and mechanisms of Rwanda’s
> horrific past and Rwanda’s transformation over the past 17 years. Key
> topics include:
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> 1. Intergroup conflict, stereotyping, and depersonalization
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> 2. Conformity to authority
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> 3. Milgram and Zimbardo’s research and “ordinary” cruelty
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> 4. Conflict resolution
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> 5. Leadership to overcome intergroup conflict
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> 6. Leadership and power
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> 7. Transformational and visionary leadership
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> 8. Authoritarian leadership (especially in times of crisis)
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> 9. Women’s leadership
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> 10. Procedural justice
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> 11. Empowerment and decentralization
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> 12. Collective efficacy
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> 13. Organizational Change
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> 14. Creating a strong organizational culture
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> 15. Accountability and performance
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> Please send me your favorite readings on any and all of these topics. I
> can’t assign readings on all of these topics, I know (it is a short course),
> but I would like to assemble a strong list of resource readings beyond the
> required readings. Resource readings can be relatively academic (AMR,
> Annals, etc.), even if I wouldn’t assign these works as required readings.
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> My thanks in advance!
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> I hope your Thanksgiving holiday is terrific.
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> Katherine (at Heathrow Airport en route home from Rwanda as I write....)
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> Katherine J. Klein
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> Edward H. Bowman Professor of Management
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> The Wharton School
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> 3620 Locust Walk (SHDH 2000)
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> University of Pennsylvania
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> Philadelphia, PA 19104
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> (O) 215/898-6352; (C) 202/491-7177
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