COURSE
NUMBER: MBA254.3B
Formerly MBA257.2B
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 B (October 16 – November 27).
Note that this is a 100% online delivered
course. There will be “live” 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):
MBA205
CLASS
FORMAT: Online activities, group discussions, exercises, “live” 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 7 or above, Safari 4 or above, Firefox 4 or above, Chrome 5 or above. You'll l also need JavaScript and cookies
enabled.
A student’s 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 Anderson’s “Power & Politics” course is the first fully online
delivered course at Haas. The content
and objectives will be very similar to the “in-person” 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
“anytime” from “anywhere” (known as asynchronous learning). There will also be
“live” 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