Students will be required to write a 3-5 page analysis of a short case study. This will be an individual task and will require the strategic design, political and cultural analysis of an organizational change effort as well as a brief integrative action plan to remedy efforts that may have gone astray. The case will be distributed on October 30 (15.311 class 10), and is due on November 6 (15.311 class 12).
The case write-up is worth 20% of your grade for 15.311.
Due dates for team project presentations and written reports are shown in the table below. For more information about this task, see the projects page.
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DATES
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TOPICS
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ASSIGNMENTS
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15.280 class 1
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Sept. 2
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Dashman Case; Communication Strategy and Structure
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15.311 classes 1-2
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Sept. 4 & 5
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Introduction to Organizational Processes
(Double session, 3 hour class)
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15.280 class 2
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Sept. 9
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Oral Presentations: Structure, Delivery
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15.311 class 3
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Sept. 11
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Kickoff of OP Team Project
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15.311/Career Development Office (optional)
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Sept. 12
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Optional Session: Hiring: Theory and Practice
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15.280 class 3
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Sept. 16
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Oral Presentations: Visual Aids; Q&A
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15.311 class 4
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Sept. 18
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Decision-making and Sense-making
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15.311 class 5
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Sept. 23
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Understanding Ethical Violations, OR, Why Do Smart People Do Dumb Things?
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15.311 class 6
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Sept. 25
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Strategic Design Perspective I: Organizational Structure and Processes
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15.311 & 15.280
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Sept. 26
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Team Day
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15.280 class 4
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Sept. 30
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Writing: Persuasion and Document Design
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15.311 class 7
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Oct. 2
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Strategic Design Perspective II: Incentives and Alignment
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15.280 class 5
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Oct. 3
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15.280/Career Development Office Joint Class: Cover Letter/Resume (Required)
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15.280 class 6
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Oct. 7
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15.280/Career Development Office Joint Class: Marketing Yourself Effectively (Required)
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15.311 class 8
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Oct. 9
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Political Perspective I: Understanding Power and Authority
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15.280 class 7
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Oct. 14
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Intercultural Communication
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15.311 class 9
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Oct. 16
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Political Perspective II
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15.280 class 8
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Oct. 28
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Writing: Writing Process and Editing; Presenting Data; Interactive Presentation
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15.311 class 10
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Oct. 30
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Cultural Perspective I: Culture as Control
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Individual
Case Analysis Assignment Handed Out - Due November 6 (15.311 class 12)
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15.311 class 11
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Oct. 31
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Career Choices
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15.280 class 9
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Nov. 4
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Active and Reflective Listening; Group Presentations
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15.311 class 12
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Nov. 6
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Cultural Perspective II: Culture and Change
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Individual Case Analysis Assignment Due
Hand out Confidential Instructions for Negotiation Assignment - Due November 13 (15.311 class 13)
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15.311 class 13
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Nov. 13
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Integrating the Perspectives I: Organizational Change
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Hand In Negotiation Assignment
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15.280 class 10
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Nov. 18
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Communication: Media Choice
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15.311 class 14
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Nov. 20
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Integrating the Perspectives II: Leading Change
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15.311 class 15
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Nov. 21
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Introduction to Negotiation and Bargaining
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15.280 class 11
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Dec. 2
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15.280 Presentations of Team Project
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15.280 Presentations of Team Project
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15.311 class 16
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Dec. 4
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Wrap Up: Management as a Profession
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15.280 class 12
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Dec. 9
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15.280 Course Wrap-Up
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Written Report of Team Project Due
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