MBA 665

Agenda Week 8

Monday, October 20, 2008

Alumni 217

6:30-9:30 pm

Call in: 1-866-205 5235 (This is a toll free number.)

Access Code: 635-5530

 

NOTE: I will on campus for this session. We will meet in Alumni 217, and not in a lab

 

 

1.       Introductions/Attendance/Questions

a.       Discuss Midterm: Due October 31

b.      Discuss Research Project

2.       Book Reports

Last Name

Book

Martins

Standing out in a crowd

Norton

Raving Fans

Roskam

Freakonomics

 

3.       Theory:

a.       Memory

b.      Culture Examples and Wrap-up Discussion

Kmart and Corporate Culture

Culture at Chrysler

Culture Problems at the FBI

Russian Military Culture and the Kursk Rescue

Many U.S. employees feel overworked, stressed

c.       Lecture 5 Notes: New Design Theories and Technology

d.      Communication technology as strategy: Mechanica

4.       Practice:

a.       Basic meeting principles

b.      Effective Meeting Tips

c.       Principles for Effective Listening

5.       Preview of Next Week: Monday, October 27