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The description for course LIS 660, Administrative Behavior in Library Management, reads: An emphasis upon human behavior in library administration including an understanding of group process, interpersonal relationships, communications, motivation, leadership and developing an awareness of self in the administrative process. Prereq: LIS 603 [Management in Library & Information Science] I will conduct the course as a seminar, and as a result:
Preparation for class: It will be essential that each person come to each class having read the material for that class and prepared to discuss it. This is not a course for the student who prefers to be passive while being fed via lectures. Such a student, in this class, quickly will attract attention with the result I will be certain to call on her/him. The student who persists in coming to class unprepared or unwilling to contribute to the discussion can expect a grade for the course that reflects the failure to contribute to the work of the seminar. Student papers: There will be no student papers required in the course. Exams: There will be 2 essay exams; the dates are October 19 and December 7; the second exam will cover only material in the course subsequent to the first exam. Course grade: Class participation will count for 1/3 of course grade and each exam will count for 1/3 of course grade. Class attendance: Due to the importance of class participation, class absences beyond two will be weighed in determining course grade. Textbook: In the course we will read and discuss John M Ivancevich and Michael T Matteson, Organizational Behavior and Management, 5th ed, Irwin McGraw-Hill, 1999. In addition to the book by Ivancevich and Matteson, we will read and discuss the following library related materials, which I have chosen to complement Ivancevich & Matteson: Thomas Childers & Nancy Van House, "The Grail of Goodness: The Effective Public Library," Library Journal, Oct 1 '89, pp. 44-49.
Helen Ruth Fleming, "Library CPR: Savvy Marketing Can Save Your Library," Library Journal, Sept 15 '93, pp. 32-35. Frank Levy et al, Urban Outcomes: Schools, Streets, and Libraries, 1974. (section having to do with Oakland Public Library) John Marshall, ed, Citizen Participation in Library Decision-Making: The Toronto Experience, 1984. (in part) Douglas Raber, "A Conflict of Cultures: Planning vs Tradition in Public Libraries, LQ, Fall '95, pp. 50-63. Donald Riggs, "Managing Quality: TQM in Libraries," Library Administration & Management, Spring '93, pp. 73-78. Various readings about Bart Kane and the controversial outsourcing at the Hawaii State Public Library System. Class Schedule: Aug 31: Distribute syllabus; discuss course objective and method Ivancevich & Matteson Part I: Field of Organizational Behavior Sep 7: Ivancevich and Matteson chapter 1: environment, effectiveness
Sep 14: Ivancevich and Matteson chapter 2: culture
Ivancevich & Matteson Part II: Individual Behavior Sep 21: Ivancevich and Matteson chapter 3: work behavior Sep 28: Ivancevich and Matteson chapter 4: motivation Oct 5: Ivancevich and Matteson chapter 5, 6: evaluation, reward, job design
Oct 12: Ivancevich and Matteson chapters 7: stress
Oct 19: First Exam Ivancevich & Matteson Part III: Group Behavior Oct 26: Ivancevich and Matteson chapter 8, 9: group behavior, work teams, intergroup conflict
Nov 2: Ivancevich and Matteson chapter 10: power and politics
Ivancevich & Matteson Part IV: Organizational Processes Nov 9: Ivancevich and Matteson chapters 11, 12: leadership
Nov 16: Ivancevich and Matteson chapter 13: communication Nov 23: Ivancevich and Matteson chapter 14: decision making Ivancevich & Matteson Part V: Organization Change, Innovation Nov 30: Ivancevich and Matteson chapter 15, 16: organizational structure, change, innovation
Dec 7: Second exam
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