Leadership, teamwork and corporate responsibility MBA III Sara Khan Fall Semester 2007 Course Objective This advanced level course is designed to encourage students to debate and discuss the organizational implications of leadership, teamwork and corporate responsibility and how the three interact to affect organizational performance. Course content Following topics as per class requirement will be covered during the course. Business and its stakeholders An Introduction Systems perspective of business Environmental forces model Stakeholder concept and stakeholder analysis Primary and secondary stakeholders Ethics in business Some theories of ethics and morality Managing ethical challenges within a firm – codes of conduct, ethical dilemmas Different understandings Corporate responsibility Protection of different stakeholder groups To be or not to be socially responsible Corporate responsibility in Islam Corporate responsibility in Pakistan Teamwork Understanding teams Skills required in teamwork Working in cross-cultural teams Critically evaluating teamwork Leadership Theories of leadership Leading and managing Thinking leadership Leadership for organizational capability Some issues in contemporary leadership Islamic concept of leadership
Course methodology Each of the above listed topics will be taught in discussion-based sessions, that will include questions/answers, case studies, group work, etc. Handouts will be provided but students are expected to supplement them with journal articles, newspaper stories, and other resources from the internet and libraries. Research will be an essential part of the course to enable students to develop their thinking and participate in intellectual debates. Hence they are expected to come prepared to class and participate in scholarly discussions.
References AbulQuasem, M. (1975) The Ethics of AlGhazali: A Composite Ethics in Islam, Malaysia: Central Printing. Alimo-Metcalfe, B. (1995) ‘An Investigation of Female and Male Constructs of Leadership,’ Women in Management Review, 10(2), Bradford: MCB, pp. 3-8. Ansari, J.A. and Arshad, S. Z (2006) Business Ethics in Pakistan, Karachi: Royal Bk. Co. Burgoyne, J. G. (1994) ‘Stakeholder Analysis’ in Cassell, C. and Symon, G. (eds.) Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research: A Practical Guide, London: Thousand Oaks; California: Sage, pp. 187-207. Burgoyne, J.G. and Jackson, B. (1997) ‘The Arena Thesis: Management Development as a Pluralistic Meeting Point’ in Burgoyne, J. and Reynolds, M. (eds.) Management Learning: Integrating Perspectives in Theory and Practice, London: Sage, pp. 54-70. Heathfield, S. ‘Do the Hard Stuff for Teams’ on http://humanresources.about.com/od/involvementteams/a/team_culture.htm Fulop, Linstead and Lilley (2004) ‘Management – A critical text,’ New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Khadra, B. (1990) ‘The Prophetic-Caliphal Model of Leadership: An Empirical Study,’ International Studies of Management and Organization, 20(3), USA: White Plains M. E. Sharpe. Menkes, J. (2006) Creating thinker leaders: hiring for smarts,’ Asian Management Review. Post et al’s, (200?) ‘Business and Society – Corporate Strategy, Public Policy, Ethics,’ International edition, McGraw Hill Higher Education. Tim Pearson, ‘Icebreakers, Games, And Initiatives For Groups’ The Cooperative Sports and Games Book. Ulrich, D. and Lake, D. (1990) organizational Capability,’ New York: John Wiley and Sons. Course Assessment Term exams Final examination Class and home assignments Class participation Term paper Total
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