COURSE NUMBER: EWMBA254.3A
This course is
dual-listed with the Full Time MBA Program.
COURSE TITLE: Power and Politics in Organizations (Online Version)
UNITS OF CREDIT: 2 Units
INSTRUCTOR: Cameron Anderson
E-MAIL ADDRESS: anderson@haas.berkeley.edu
CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION: https://bspace.berkeley.edu/portal
MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: Tuesdays 6:00-9:30PM during Fall A (August 27
– October 8).
Note that this is a 100% online delivered course. There
will be ÒliveÓ online sessions with Professor Anderson, mixing cases and
lecture, on Tuesday evenings. While you must be available during that time slot
during Fall B, you do not have to come to campus – all course content
will be delivered via the web.
PREREQUISITE(S): EWMBA205
CLASS FORMAT: Online activities, group discussions, exercises, ÒliveÓ cases and
lectures, guest speakers, videos, game-based simulations, polls and surveys.
Online group video conferencing will be used for live sessions and group
collaboration.
REQUIRED READINGS: Course reader and Robert Cialdini's
INFLUENCE: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSUASION
BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: There are smaller assignments throughout the course, one short
(2-page) paper, and a final (10-page) paper. Participation is also a component
of the grade.
System Requirements for Students: This class requires
students to have access to reliable broadband access and a modern browser. The
supported browsers are: Internet Explorer 7or
above, Safari 4or above,
Firefox 4or above, Chrome 5or
above. You'll l also need JavaScript and cookies enabled. A
studentÕs computer should also
have a webcam. We have tested and recommended: Logitech
C910. The course also requires audio. For best audio
experience we recommend using a standard headset with
microphone and speaker (Ex.: Logitech
H530). The students computer will need 256MB
RAM with Windows XP or higher of Mac OS X Leopard or higher installed.
INSTRUCTOR STREAMING VIDEO:
http://video.haas.berkeley.edu:24874/ramgen/media-services/professors/anderson.rm
ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:
This course is about the
art and science of influence in organizations. Many people are ambivalent, if
not disdainful, of those who seek to wield power and influence at work. But
organizations are fundamentally political entities, and power and influence are
key mechanisms by which things get done. For those considering careers in
management, it is important to be able to diagnose organizational politics in
order to form and implement new strategies. The other side of the coin is that
managers are usually on the receiving end of these processes as well. An astute
manager knows how to anticipate moves that others will make, how to block or
avoid them when they have consequences that are undesirable, and how to help
these moves succeed when their consequences are beneficial. After taking this
course, you will be able to: (1) diagnose the distribution of power in
organizations, (2) identify strategies for building sources of power, (3)
develop techniques for influencing others, and (4) understand the role of power
in building cooperation and leading change in an organization. These skills
will be invaluable to you throughout your career.
This session of Professor
AndersonÕs ÒPower & PoliticsÓ course is the first fully online delivered
course at Haas. The content and objectives will be very similar to the
Òin-personÓ version of the course, but this course will present information
through multiple media and provide students more flexibility in when and how
they learn the material. Much of the course will be accessible ÒanytimeÓ from
ÒanywhereÓ (known as asynchronous learning). There will also be ÒliveÓ online
session with Professor Anderson and smaller, group sessions, both over video
conference (known as synchronous learning).
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
Cameron Anderson received
his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. Before
coming to Haas, he taught at Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern
University) and at the Stern School of Business (New York University). He was
voted Professor of the Year by the MBA students at the Stern School in 2005 and
received the Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award at Haas
in 2008. His primary research interests involve power and status in
organizations, teams, and negotiations. His research has been published in
journals such as Psychological Review, Academy of Management Journal,
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, the Journal of Applied
Psychology, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and the European
Journal of Social Psychology.
TECHNICAL NOTE ON HEADSET REQUIREMENTS:
The audio part of the live lectures is conducted via a
regular phone - not via computer. To ensure optimal audio quality and a
convenient listening experience we suggest using a headset with microphone boom
to be used with your landline phone. A mobile phone can also be used but you
carrier might charge you for minutes. The following web-sites offer a
compatibility guide to search for a headset to match your phone:
http://www.jabra.com/headsets-and-speakerphones/compatibilityguide