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Editor's Introduction To Reviews And Research Of Note, Laurel Goulet Sep 2007

Editor's Introduction To Reviews And Research Of Note, Laurel Goulet

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review Leading With Values: Positivity, Virtue And High Performance, Leslie E. Sekerka Sep 2007

Book Review Leading With Values: Positivity, Virtue And High Performance, Leslie E. Sekerka

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Exercise: Scenario Planning, Paul Miesing, Raymond K. Van Ness Sep 2007

Exercise: Scenario Planning, Paul Miesing, Raymond K. Van Ness

Organization Management Journal

Corporations operate in political, economic, and technological environments that can change rapidly. Competitive advantage can be the reward for those that anticipate, plan, and prepare for change. This exercise demonstrates the essence and value of scenario planning and enables students to experience the process of planning in volatile environments. Teams are formed, an organization is selected, and a list of strategy questions is prepared and narrowed to each team’s overriding “Big Question.” Students brainstorm a range of critical events in the competitive and general environments. Surprise is injected into the exercise by random assignment of trajectories to critical events that …


Book Review Aesthetic Leadership: Managing Fields Of Flow In Art And Business, Ralph Bathurst Sep 2007

Book Review Aesthetic Leadership: Managing Fields Of Flow In Art And Business, Ralph Bathurst

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Research Of Note, Leigh Stelzer Sep 2007

Research Of Note, Leigh Stelzer

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Transition Continues In Omj, Bill Ferris Sep 2007

Transition Continues In Omj, Bill Ferris

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Lessons In Leadership: Robert Oppenheimer And The Los Alamos Laboratory, Richard C. Ringer May 2007

Lessons In Leadership: Robert Oppenheimer And The Los Alamos Laboratory, Richard C. Ringer

Organization Management Journal

The leadership of Robert Oppenheimer, Director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during WWII, serves as a vivid lesson in leadership. The recollections of those who worked with Oppenheimer at Los Alamos clearly attribute much of the success of the laboratory to Oppenheimer’s leadership. Of specific interest are: Oppenheimer's efforts in recruiting, his ability to create a sense of meaning and purpose at the laboratory, his technical competence, and his ability to generate commitment and involvement among members of the laboratory.


Experiential Learning Association Special Issue Best Experiential Exercises From The Eastern Academy Of Management, 2006, Donald E. Gibson May 2007

Experiential Learning Association Special Issue Best Experiential Exercises From The Eastern Academy Of Management, 2006, Donald E. Gibson

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Discovering The Enemy Within: An Exercise In Unintended Thought, Carolyn I. Chavez, Yiling Ge May 2007

Discovering The Enemy Within: An Exercise In Unintended Thought, Carolyn I. Chavez, Yiling Ge

Organization Management Journal

This experiential exercise addresses a complex and many faceted problem in organizational psychology that is sometimes referred to as false consciousness. By bringing the subconscious into focus, we learn how we got where we are, and more importantly, we learn that while our environment may affect our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors, we are in no way helpless pawns of our socialization. The exercise is a fun house of mirrors, providing opportunities to address myriad organizational behavior issues. We explore how much of our current behaviors are due to socialization, conscious thought, and context. We investigate intended versus actual behaviors, our …


Individual Incentives Versus Team Performance: Lessons From A Game Of Charades, Shawn E. Peacock, Patricia Denise Lopez, Marlon F. Sukal May 2007

Individual Incentives Versus Team Performance: Lessons From A Game Of Charades, Shawn E. Peacock, Patricia Denise Lopez, Marlon F. Sukal

Organization Management Journal

In this article, we describe a modified game of Charades that was developed to facilitate a discussion on the basic principles of effective reward system design. Students are organized into small groups. Incentive schemes are then manipulated so that one player within the group strives for an individual incentive, while the rest of the team play for a group reward. Through this simple and “fun” activity, students learn firsthand what happens when individual and team interests and incentives are not aligned. This experiential learning activity also offers excellent opportunities to discuss group dynamics, communication and coordination, and the importance of …


The Group Creativity Exercise Getting Mbas To Work And Think Effectively In Groups, David E. Desplaces, Steven W. Congden, Power Boothe May 2007

The Group Creativity Exercise Getting Mbas To Work And Think Effectively In Groups, David E. Desplaces, Steven W. Congden, Power Boothe

Organization Management Journal

This experiential exercise is designed to engage participants in a process of group creativity that helps students lead or be a part of a creative team. The challenging and tangible nature of building a room­height tower provides a heightened experience that elicits many issues and strong emotions. The exercise provides a robust platform from which the instructor can choose which of many group creativity subtopics to emphasize. In addition to exercise instructions, guidance is given on how learning goals related to creativity techniques, group development, interpersonal dynamics, and leadership—can be addressed in a debriefing discussion. Both “pre­taught” and “retrospective” teaching …


Making A Difference: A Professional, Scholarly, And Engaged Eam, Eric H. Kessler May 2007

Making A Difference: A Professional, Scholarly, And Engaged Eam, Eric H. Kessler

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Lessons In Leadership: Robert Oppenheimer And The Los Alamos Laboratory, Richard C. Ringer May 2007

Lessons In Leadership: Robert Oppenheimer And The Los Alamos Laboratory, Richard C. Ringer

Organization Management Journal

The leadership of Robert Oppenheimer, Director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during WWII, serves as a vivid lesson in leadership. The recollections of those who worked with Oppenheimer at Los Alamos clearly attribute much of the success of the laboratory to Oppenheimer’s leadership. Of specific interest are: Oppenheimer's efforts in recruiting, his ability to create a sense of meaning and purpose at the laboratory, his technical competence, and his ability to generate commitment and involvement among members of the laboratory.


Special Remembrance Of Barry Armandi, Bonita Betters-Reed May 2007

Special Remembrance Of Barry Armandi, Bonita Betters-Reed

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Major Transitions At Omj!- A New Editor And A New Publisher, Bill Ferris May 2007

Major Transitions At Omj!- A New Editor And A New Publisher, Bill Ferris

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Exercising Control At Sports Rehab Network, Mark Mensch, Barry Armandi, Herbert Sherman May 2007

Exercising Control At Sports Rehab Network, Mark Mensch, Barry Armandi, Herbert Sherman

Organization Management Journal

This is a field-based disguised case describing how an entrepreneur who develops a successful rehabilitation business now must operate within the confines of a bureaucratic hospital setting. The CEO of the hospital who had ordered him not to seek any new ventures given the hospital’s cash flow problems was stymieing his entrepreneurial orientation. The case has a difficulty level appropriate for a junior level course in small business management and entrepreneurship. The case is designed to be taught in one class period (may vary from sixty minutes to one hundred minutes depending upon the course structure and the instructional approach …


Experiential Learning Association Special Issue Best Experiential Exercises From The Eastern Academy Of Management, 2006, Donald E. Gibson May 2007

Experiential Learning Association Special Issue Best Experiential Exercises From The Eastern Academy Of Management, 2006, Donald E. Gibson

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Using Published Arbitration Decisions To Develop Teaching Examples, Cases And Exercises, Margaret A. Lucero May 2007

Using Published Arbitration Decisions To Develop Teaching Examples, Cases And Exercises, Margaret A. Lucero

Organization Management Journal

A sample of arbitration decisions are published every year on a wide variety of topics including workplace fighting, theft, insubordination, attendance problems, alcohol or drug abuse, and sexual harassment. These published cases provide interesting, timely, and complex examples of actual events. Using this material as a basis, unique, realistic cases and exercises can be developed to focus on many different workplace topics.


Special Remembrance Of Barry Armandi, Bonita Betters-Reed May 2007

Special Remembrance Of Barry Armandi, Bonita Betters-Reed

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Major Transitions At Omj!- A New Editor And A New Publisher, Bill Ferris May 2007

Major Transitions At Omj!- A New Editor And A New Publisher, Bill Ferris

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Using Published Arbitration Decisions To Develop Teaching Examples, Cases And Exercises, Margaret A. Lucero May 2007

Using Published Arbitration Decisions To Develop Teaching Examples, Cases And Exercises, Margaret A. Lucero

Organization Management Journal

A sample of arbitration decisions are published every year on a wide variety of topics including workplace fighting, theft, insubordination, attendance problems, alcohol or drug abuse, and sexual harassment. These published cases provide interesting, timely, and complex examples of actual events. Using this material as a basis, unique, realistic cases and exercises can be developed to focus on many different workplace topics.


Making A Difference: A Professional, Scholarly, And Engaged Eam, Eric H. Kessler May 2007

Making A Difference: A Professional, Scholarly, And Engaged Eam, Eric H. Kessler

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Individual Incentives Versus Team Performance: Lessons From A Game Of Charades, Shawn E. Peacock, Patricia Denise Lopez, Marlon F. Sukal May 2007

Individual Incentives Versus Team Performance: Lessons From A Game Of Charades, Shawn E. Peacock, Patricia Denise Lopez, Marlon F. Sukal

Organization Management Journal

In this article, we describe a modified game of Charades that was developed to facilitate a discussion on the basic principles of effective reward system design. Students are organized into small groups. Incentive schemes are then manipulated so that one player within the group strives for an individual incentive, while the rest of the team play for a group reward. Through this simple and “fun” activity, students learn firsthand what happens when individual and team interests and incentives are not aligned. This experiential learning activity also offers excellent opportunities to discuss group dynamics, communication and coordination, and the importance of …


Discovering The Enemy Within: An Exercise In Unintended Thought, Carolyn I. Chavez, Yiling Ge May 2007

Discovering The Enemy Within: An Exercise In Unintended Thought, Carolyn I. Chavez, Yiling Ge

Organization Management Journal

This experiential exercise addresses a complex and many faceted problem in organizational psychology that is sometimes referred to as false consciousness. By bringing the subconscious into focus, we learn how we got where we are, and more importantly, we learn that while our environment may affect our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors, we are in no way helpless pawns of our socialization. The exercise is a fun house of mirrors, providing opportunities to address myriad organizational behavior issues. We explore how much of our current behaviors are due to socialization, conscious thought, and context. We investigate intended versus actual behaviors, our …


The Group Creativity Exercise Getting Mbas To Work And Think Effectively In Groups, David E. Desplaces, Steven W. Congden, Power Boothe May 2007

The Group Creativity Exercise Getting Mbas To Work And Think Effectively In Groups, David E. Desplaces, Steven W. Congden, Power Boothe

Organization Management Journal

This experiential exercise is designed to engage participants in a process of group creativity that helps students lead or be a part of a creative team. The challenging and tangible nature of building a room­height tower provides a heightened experience that elicits many issues and strong emotions. The exercise provides a robust platform from which the instructor can choose which of many group creativity subtopics to emphasize. In addition to exercise instructions, guidance is given on how learning goals related to creativity techniques, group development, interpersonal dynamics, and leadership—can be addressed in a debriefing discussion. Both “pre­taught” and “retrospective” teaching …


Exercising Control At Sports Rehab Network, Mark Mensch, Barry Armandi, Herbert Sherman May 2007

Exercising Control At Sports Rehab Network, Mark Mensch, Barry Armandi, Herbert Sherman

Organization Management Journal

This is a field-based disguised case describing how an entrepreneur who develops a successful rehabilitation business now must operate within the confines of a bureaucratic hospital setting. The CEO of the hospital who had ordered him not to seek any new ventures given the hospital’s cash flow problems was stymieing his entrepreneurial orientation. The case has a difficulty level appropriate for a junior level course in small business management and entrepreneurship. The case is designed to be taught in one class period (may vary from sixty minutes to one hundred minutes depending upon the course structure and the instructional approach …


From The Editor-In-Chief, Jeanie M. Forray Dec 2006

From The Editor-In-Chief, Jeanie M. Forray

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Recent Research Of Note, Darrell Singleterry Dec 2006

Recent Research Of Note, Darrell Singleterry

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Leveraging Workplace Diversity In Organizations, Alison M. Konrad Dec 2006

Leveraging Workplace Diversity In Organizations, Alison M. Konrad

Organization Management Journal

Research identifies several substantial barriers to the building of good working relationships among diverse cultural groups, and diversity must be managed if organizations are to attain the benefits promised by the business case for diversity. Many organizations have created diversity initiatives to address the demographic changes in the labor force and customer base, but few have achieved the goal of developing a truly multicultural organization. This article tracks best practices for managing diversity as well as future trends managers should prepare for. Managing diversity successfully requires a long-term commitment, and research suggests that employees respond well to diversity best practices …


When Reality And Rules Collide: Understanding The Business Context Of Ethical Decisions, Timothy D. Golden, Kathleen Dechant Dec 2006

When Reality And Rules Collide: Understanding The Business Context Of Ethical Decisions, Timothy D. Golden, Kathleen Dechant

Organization Management Journal

With the series of ethics scandals over the last decade, more and more companies have created, updated, or clarified their corporate codes of conduct. Yet even though tougher and more detailed guidelines are in place, managers often find themselves questioning the validity and application of some rules in certain situations. In particular, when managers experience a disconnect between company rules and what is actually occurring on the job, they are faced with the choice of whether or not to adhere to the rules, or bend or break them. This inbasket exercise simulates a day in the life of a corporate …