Welcome to MGT 323: Organizational Welcome to MGT 323: Organizational BehaviorBehavior

Distribute Syllabus, student data sheetDistribute Syllabus, student data sheet Brief introductionBrief introduction Call roll. Seating chart tomorrow.Call roll. Seating chart tomorrow. Discuss syllabus in detailDiscuss syllabus in detail Previous semester resultsPrevious semester results Please see Jennifer in AB 313 if you want Please see Jennifer in AB 313 if you want

to see my student evaluations from to see my student evaluations from previous semesters (ratings and previous semesters (ratings and comments).comments).

Summer 2009 Results by Summer 2009 Results by AssignmentAssignment

Exam #1Exam #1 84%84% Exam #2Exam #2 78% (10 EC)78% (10 EC) Exam #3Exam #3 84% (10 EC)84% (10 EC) Exam #4Exam #4 74%74% Final ExamFinal Exam 69% (5 took final)69% (5 took final) RAP 1RAP 1 9292 RAP 2RAP 2 9494 RAP 3RAP 3 9595 RAP 4RAP 4 9595 Extra CreditExtra Credit 7979

Grade Distribution Summer 09Grade Distribution Summer 09

AA == 16 (4 took final)16 (4 took final) A-A- == 1 (took final)1 (took final) BB == 19 (all took deal)19 (all took deal) CC == 1 (took deal)1 (took deal)

Winter 2009 Results by assignmentWinter 2009 Results by assignment

Exam #1:Exam #1: 83%83% Exam #2:Exam #2: 79% (10 EC)79% (10 EC) Exam #3:Exam #3: 78% (10 EC)78% (10 EC) Exam #4:Exam #4: 68%68% Final Exam:Final Exam: 64% (3)64% (3) RAP 1:RAP 1: 93%93% RAP 2:RAP 2: 93%93% RAP 3:RAP 3: 93%93% RAP 4:RAP 4: 93%93% Extra Credit:Extra Credit: 76 points76 points

Grade distribution Winter 2009 Grade distribution Winter 2009

A = 11 (1 took final exam)A = 11 (1 took final exam) A- = 1 (took final)A- = 1 (took final) B+ = 1 (took final) B+ = 1 (took final) B = 27 (all took the deal)B = 27 (all took the deal) B- = 0 B- = 0 C = 1 (took the deal, not the final) C = 1 (took the deal, not the final) D =D = F = 0F = 0Do you really want me to grade on a curve?Do you really want me to grade on a curve?

Don’t lose perspective – stay focused on the Don’t lose perspective – stay focused on the big picture.big picture.

One data point (e.g. test score) will NOT One data point (e.g. test score) will NOT determine your final grade.determine your final grade.

Your grade in this class is more a result of your Your grade in this class is more a result of your behavior and the choices you make during the behavior and the choices you make during the semester than intelligence or ability. semester than intelligence or ability. Understand how to get the grade you wantUnderstand how to get the grade you want Come to EVERY class PREPAREDCome to EVERY class PREPARED Don’t quitDon’t quit Get help EARLYGet help EARLY Hold YOURSELF accountable for resultsHold YOURSELF accountable for results NEVER CHEATNEVER CHEAT

Everyone who WANTS to pass this class will, if Everyone who WANTS to pass this class will, if they consistently make the right choices. they consistently make the right choices.

Leadership•Philosophy •Style•Practices•Behaviors•Characteristics

Performance/Success

Creative TensionCreative Tension

Goal/Ideal“the way things could be”

Current State“the way things are”

Gap Delay

R. Quinn (1996) R. Quinn (1996) Deep Deep ChangeChange

Excellence is a form of deviance. If you Excellence is a form of deviance. If you perform beyond the norms, you will disrupt perform beyond the norms, you will disrupt all the existing control systems. Those all the existing control systems. Those systems will then alter and begin to work to systems will then alter and begin to work to routinize your efforts. That is, the systems routinize your efforts. That is, the systems will adjust and try to make you normal. The will adjust and try to make you normal. The way to achieve and maintain excellence is to way to achieve and maintain excellence is to deviate from the norms. deviate from the norms. You become You become excellent because you are doing things excellent because you are doing things normal people do not want to do.normal people do not want to do. You You become excellent by choosing a path that is become excellent by choosing a path that is risky and painful, a path that is not risky and painful, a path that is not appealing to others. (p. 176, emphasis appealing to others. (p. 176, emphasis added).added).