Class Schedule:

24 June 6:00pm -- 7:50pm	*Introduction to Course The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., A Personal Preface - A Greatness That Cannot Be Taught DISCUSSION QUESTIONS REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: What do you hope the Western MBA Program will 'do' for you?
26 June 8:00pm -- 9:50pm	*NO MBA594 Class
01 July 6:00pm -- 7:50pm	*Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Part B: Chapter 6 - Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter titles: Donna Murray, Carl Murray Bates, Walter Lundquist, Nora Watson, Roberta Victor) - Taylor, Frederick. `The Principles of Scientific Management' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
01 July 8:00pm -- 9:50pm	*EXTRA MBA594 Class *Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Part B: Chapters 4, 5 - Collins, Jim. What Comes Next? - Bronson, P.O. What Should I Do With My Life? - Hopkins, M. S. 'The World According to Me' - Peters, T. 'The Brand Called You' - McNealy, R. 'Dan Pink, Author of 'Free Agent Nation'' (podcast) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Which three attributes of meaningful work are of greatest importance to you? How will you ensure that your work 'captures' these attributes?
3 July 6:00pm -- 7:50 pm	*EXTRA MBA594 Class *Management History Download a PowerPoint handout for this class session by clicking here - Pindur, W., Rogers, S.E. & Kim, P.S. The History of Management: A Global Perspective - Employee Motivation: Historical Perspective on Productivity Improvement (read entire section) - Chapman, T.N. Comparative Management Philosophies - Spender, J.C. Management as a Regulated Profession - Khurana, R., Nohria, N. & Penrice, D. Is Business Management a Profession? DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
3 July 8:00pm -- 9:50 pm	*Corporate Governance Download a PowerPoint handout for this class session by clicking here - Colley, J.L. Jr., Doyle, J.L., Logan, G.W. & Stettinius, W. Corporate Governance (excerpt) - The Unexpected Benefits of SOX: A Conversation with Michael Oxley (podcast) - Proxy Season Preview 2008 - Thoma, Mark. Is CEO Compensation Too High? - Monks, R.A.G. & Minow, N. The Myth of the Director's Duty - Pay for Performance: The Annual Bonus (video stream) - What Role Should the Board Play in the Formulation of a Company's Strategic Plan? (video stream) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE
8 July 6:00pm -- 7:50 pm	*Corporate Social Responsibility Download a PowerPoint handout for this class session by clicking here The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Part A: Chapters 1, 2, 3 - Friedman, M. 'The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits' - Carroll, Archie B. 'The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility' - Arthur D. Little 'The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility' Merck (Business Enterprise Trust video) - Merck Mission Statement (you can also access information on Merck's Code of Conduct, Compliance Program, Corporate Responsibility, and Corporate Governance) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
10 July 8:00pm -- 9:50pm	*Social Contract Theory (Dunn) Download a PowerPoint handout for this and the following class session by clicking here - Hardin, G. The Tragedy of the Commons' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: What logical rationale can be used to argue that shareholders have interests which are more 'fundamental' than the rights of non-shareholders? What are the theoretical and practical weaknesses with this point of view? or If you were to play thirty rounds of the commons game, how could you best maximize your individual team extraction over the course of the game? What would be required for this to be accomplished? (Click here to access the results from today's game...and here to access game examples from the PowerPoint presentation)
15 July 6:00pm -- 7:50 pm	*Stakeholder Theory Download a PowerPoint handout for this and the previous class session by clicking here The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Part C: Chapters 8, 9 - Clement, R.W. The Lessons from Stakeholder Theory for U.S. Business Leaders - MindTools Stakeholder Analysis - R. E. Freeman & McVea A Stakeholder Approach to Strategic Management DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
17 July 8:00pm -- 9:50 pm	*NO MBA594 Class WRITING ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE
22 July 6:00pm -- 7:50pm	*Class Case Analysis Chiquita! - Wastler. Chiquita's Raw Deal (first 3:40 of video feed) - Associated Press. Chiquita Admits to Paying Columbian Terrorists - Byron, K. Chiquita to Plead Guilty to Ties with Terrorists - Aguirre, F. An Excrutiating Dilemma Between Life and Law DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
24 July 8:00pm -- 9:50 pm	*Ethical Decision-Making Download a PowerPoint handout for this class session by clicking here Download an Ethical Decision-making worksheet for this class session by clicking here - Kelman, Steven. `Cost-Benefit Analysis: An Ethical Critique' - 'National Air Disaster Alliance / Foundation' Ethics Updates (provides updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics) Complete Guide to Ethics Management SURVEY OF ETHICAL THEORETIC APTITUDES MBA Ethics Survey: Survey of Ethical Theoretic Aptitudes Score: select here ( -7 ) ( -6 ) ( -5 ) ( -4 ) ( -3 ) ( -2 ) ( -1 ) ( 0 ) ( +1 ) ( +2 ) ( +3 ) ( +4 ) ( +5 ) ( +6 ) ( +7 ) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: What does the survey of ethical theoretic aptitudes reveal about your personal ethical predispositions? What can you do to ensure that you are not 'dominated' by this perspective, but that you make 'balanced' ethical decisions?
29 July 6:00pm -- 7:50pm	*Ethical Decision-Making Download a PowerPoint handout for this class session by clicking here - Le Guin, Ursula. `The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas' For a great 'read' on social justice and meaningful work: Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich DISCUSSION QUESTIONS REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Referrring back to Jim Collins article What Comes Next, develop one mechanism for making certain you take into account a variety of ethical perspectives as you make business decisions.
31 July 8:00pm -- 9:50pm	*Sustainable Business Practices (Dunn) Students may access a PowerPoint handout for this class session by clicking here Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Do Environmental Restrictions Violate Basic Economic Freedoms?' - Environmental Footprint Quiz. - Sagoff, M. Zuckerman's Dilemma: A Plea for Environmental Ethics. - Nash, J. A. Ethics and the Economics Ecology Dilemma: Toward a Just, Sustainable, and Frugal Future - Zosel, T. Environmental Management Issues in Corporate Strategy - Diamond, Jarod. 'Easter's End.' Discover, August 1995. - Post, J. E. 'Managing As If the Earth Mattered...' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
5 August 6:00pm -- 7:50pm	*NO MBA594 Class WRITING ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE
7 August 8:00pm -- 9:50pm	*Ensuring Ethical Behavior (Dunn) Students may access a PowerPoint handout for this class session by clicking here - Josephson Institute on Ethical Decision-Making - Johnson & Johnson Credo - VERIZON Code of Business Conduct: Connecting Through Integrity - Matthews, M. How Companies Can Avoid Federal Prosecution - Chatterji, A. & Levine, D. Breaking Down the Wall of Codes DISCUSSION QUESTIONS REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: What specific practical recommendations can you offer as a means to ensure ethical behavior within an organization of your choosing?
12 August 6:00pm -- 7:50pm	*Case Preparation Day
14 August 8:00pm -- 9:50pm	*Case Presentations Should We Drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? (Click here and here for articles) Carpenter/Engebretson/Stermer Wide Losses at the Hand of Countrywide (Click here for article) Farrow/Lee/McCleary Businesses Use of Personal Credit Behavior. (Click here for article) Georger/Kemp/Southam/Welter People v Poison (Click here for article) Hewitt/Ledgerwood/Shipman Between the Corporate Sheets (Click here for article) Anderson/Putresse/Stoane
19 August 6:00pm -- 7:50pm	*Case Presentations Carbon Tax -- Solution or Greenwashing? (Click here for article) Kennedy/Lionel/Torrejon You Get What You Pay For: The Rising Compensation of CEOs (Click here for article) Reinke/Renoud/Ronaghan Airbus v Boeing Smackdown! (Click here for article) Occhiogrosso/Ransom/Rensvold Ethics Vs. Economics: BP Response to Crisis (Click here for article) Farmer/Rudover/Snyder REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: More than anything else, what from this course do you hope you will never forget?
21 August 8:00pm -- 9:50pm	*Class Social
22 August	WRITING ASSIGNMENT #4 DUE CASE WRITE-UPS DUE

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