Course Readings
Primary Texts:
Holy Bible (a version of your personal choice)
Bolman, L.G. and T.E. Deal (2008). Reframing organizations: artistry, choice, and leadership. 6th edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass (ISBN # 1119281814)
Smith, J. K. (2009). Desiring the kingdom (Cultural liturgies): Worship, worldview, and cultural formation. Baker Academic.
(week 4 optional read)
*** Required for Dr. Tonya Houston ***
Bolsinger, T. (2015). Canoeing the mountains: Christian leadership in uncharted territory. InterVarsity Press.
Additional Resources:
Drucker, P. F. (1993). The rise of the knowledge society. The Wilson Quarterly, 17(2), 52-72.
Senge, P., Hamilton, H., & Kania, J. (2015). The dawn of system leadership. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 13(1), 27-33.
Morris, J. H., & Steers, R. M. (1980). Structural influences on organizational commitment. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 17(1), 50-57.
Bryan, L. L., & Joyce, C. I. (2007). Better strategy through organizational design. McKinsey Quarterly, 2(07), 21-29.
Ferdous, J. (2016). Organization theories: from classical perspective. International Journal of Business, Economics and Law, 9(2), 1-6.
Mintzberg, H. (1980). Structure in 5's: A Synthesis of the Research on Organization Design. Management science, 26(3), 322-341.
Weick, K. E. (1976). Educational organizations as loosely coupled systems. Administrative science quarterly, 1-19.
Lencioni, P. (2012). The five dysfunctions of a team. Pfeiffer, a Wiley Imprint, San Francisco.
Kofman, F., & Senge, P. M. (1993). Communities of commitment: The heart of learning organizations. Organizational dynamics, 22(2), 5-23.
Bass, B. M., & Riggio, R. E. (2006). Transformational leadership. Psychology Press. Chapter 3
Mowday, R. T., Steers, R. M., & Porter, L. W. (1979). The measurement of organizational commitment. Journal of vocational behavior, 14(2), 224-247.
Or
Cannon, M. D., & Edmondson, A. C. (2005). Failing to learn and learning to fail (intelligently): How great organizations put failure to work to innovate and improve. Long range planning, 38(3), 299-319.
Spekman Forbes, III Isabella MacAvoy, R. E. T. M. L. A. T. C. (1998). Alliance management: A view from the past and a look to the future. Journal of Management studies, 35(6), 747-772.
Grimes, A. J. (1978). Authority, power, influence and social control: A theoretical synthesis. Academy of Management Review, 3(4), 724-735.
Cohen, A. R., & Bradford, D. L. (1989). Influence without authority: The use of alliances, reciprocity, and exchange to accomplish work. Organizational Dynamics, 17(3), 5-17.
Peterson, N. A., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2004). Beyond the individual: Toward a nomological network of organizational empowerment. American journal of community psychology, 34(1-2), 129-145.
Bass, B. M., & Riggio, R. E. (2006). Transformational leadership. Psychology Press. Chapter 7
Barney, J. B. (1986). Organizational culture: can it be a source of sustained competitive advantage?. Academy of management review, 11(3), 656-665.
Rowlinson, M., & Procter, S. (1999). Organizational culture and business history. Organization Studies, 20(3), 369-396.
Stephens, J., & McCallum, R. (2013). Retelling stories, framing culture: traditional story and metanarratives in children's literature. Routledge.
Brafman, O. and R. Beckstrom. (2006). The Starfish and the Spider: The unstoppable power of
leaderless organizations. New York: Portfolio/Penguin Publishing
Quinn, R. E. (1996) Deep change: Discovering the leader within. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
matters most. New York: Penguin.
Senge, P.M. (2006). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning
organization. New York, NY: Doubleday and Currency.
Lencioni, P. (2006). Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable. San Francisco, CA:
Jossey-Bass
Stone, D., Patton, B., Heen, S. (2010). Difficult conversations: How to discuss what matters most. Penguin.
Smith, J. K. (2009). Desiring the kingdom (Cultural liturgies): Worship, worldview, and cultural formation. Baker Academic.
Heath, D. & Heath, C. (2010). Switch: How to change things when change is
hard. New York: Crown Business.
Bass, B. M., & Riggio, R. E. (2006). Transformational leadership. Psychology Press.
