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Course Syllabi "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."       --- Albert Einstein MBA 539 / OB 551 Theory and Practice of Third-World Development Description Paradigms of economic development; strategies and applications in various societies. Syllabus Readings Course Articles OB 347 Leadership Description Principles and practices needed to serve as effective leaders in families, church, community, and work settings—planning, decision-making, self-awareness, effective human influence, and community building. Syllabus OB 490R/P-Mgt. 692R Becoming a Social Entrepreneur/Global Change Agent—Professional Development Seminar. Description This class focuses on skills, concepts, and strategies for becoming social entrepreneurs who address global problems by creating new social inventions and social purpose enterprises. Syllabus MBA 543 Dynamics of Organizational Change Description Forces operating to induce or resist change in organizations; current models and methods of OD (organizational development) and other consulting/intervention processes. Syllabus OB 660 Spirituality in Business, Ethics, Social Responsibility and Moral Organizations Syllabus OB 616 Industrial Democracy Description Survey of global movements to democratize the workplace including European and U.S. efforts, co-determination, worker ownership through ESOPs/Co-ops and other systems of participative leadership. Syllabus MBA/EMBA 501 Organizational Behavior for Managers Description Introduces EMBAs with considerable managerial experience to core OB/HR concepts, theories, and applications. Syllabus MBA/EMBA 682 Ethics, Business, and Society Description Offers a critical assessment of American unethical/illegal practices. Tools are explored for preserving one’s integrity, and reshaping corporate culture towards higher moral values and company practices. Syllabus OB 321 Organizational Effectiveness Description Theories and concepts for creating effective organizations, e.g., individual, group, and organizational processes and human resource functions. Syllabus Readings "We know truth, not only by reason, but also by the heart."       --- Blaise Pascal Is there any “organizational behavior” in all this? "The dearest ones of time, the strongest friends of soul---books."       --- Emily Dickinson