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Module 1: Organizational Development and Planned Change

• Overview (available prior to module)
• PowerPoint (available after module)
• Group Assignments

ORGANIZATIONS IN ACTION

Date	Topic	Assignments
8/26	Organizational Development	R: Pfeffer, J. (2005) Producing Sustainable Competitive Advantage Through the Effective Management of People. Academy of Management Executive, 19: 95-108. R: Ton, Z. (2012). Why “Good Jobs” Are Good for Retailers. Harvard Business Review, 3-9. SD: Managerial Skills Assessment and Profile - Complete Part A. LO: Performance Objectives (print and bring 2 copies to class)

8/31	Managing Change/Diagnosis & Analysis	R: Vermeulen, F., Puranam, P., And Gulati, R. (2010). Change for Change’s Sake. Harvard Business Review, 71-76. R: Wolf, W. (1994). The Parable of Diagnostics. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 7: 6-7. R: MacLennan, A. (2009) Diagnosing Business Problems, HR Network, p. 30-34. SD: Energy International – Downloaded assigned part and complete Part A. General Manager – US General Manager – JAPAN General Manager – GERMANY General Manager – NIGERIA General Manager – MEXICO Observer OR: Transactional, Transitional, & Transformational Change (2009) Leading Space. OR: Bingham (2013) Riding the Waves of Change at HP, T&D OR: Pickton, D. & Wright, S. (1988). What SWOT in Strategic Analysis. Strategic Change, 101-109. OR: The Network Secrets of Great Change Agents (July-August 2013). Harvard Business Review.
9/2	Who Moved My Cheese?	R: Who Moved My Cheese? An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life. LO: The Cheese Experience Feedback Report #1
9/7	No Class	LABOR DAY

Key:

R: Reading

OR: Optional Reading
SD: Skill Development
LO: Learning Opportunity