Course Schedule, Topics, and Reading Assignments (cont’d) Section Topic: Solving Business Problems Involving People 9 Oct.24/25 Project Meetings 10 Oct.31/ Employee Motivation (QUIZ) Cardador/ Robbins & Coulter, Ch. 16 Nov.1 Students (2) 11 Nov.7/8 Recruitment & Selection (QUIZ) Steve Conaton, P&G/ Gomez-Mejia, et al., Ch. 5 Cardador Blog Post #2 Due 12 Nov.14/15 Appraising/Managing Performance Cardador/ Gomez-Mejia, et al., Ch. 7 (QUIZ) Students (2) Nov.21/22 No Class Thanksgiving – 13 Nov.28/29 Work-Life Conflict and Balance Cardador/ Your work-life balance should be your (QUIZ) Students (1) (HBR) – company’s problem What one company learned by forcing their employees to use their vacation time (HBR) Manage your work, manage your life (HBR) PODCAST: Is work-life conflict reaching a tipping point? Project Presentations 14 Dec.5/6 Presentations Cardador None 15 Dec.12/13 Presentations (Papers Due) Cardador None
Course Schedule, Topics, and Reading Assignments (cont’d) Section Topic: Solving Business Problems Involving People 9 Oct.24/25 Project Meetings 10 Oct.31/ Nov.1 Employee Motivation (QUIZ) Cardador/ Students (2) Robbins & Coulter, Ch. 16 11 Nov.7/8 Recruitment & Selection (QUIZ) Blog Post #2 Due Steve Conaton, P&G/ Cardador Gomez-Mejia, et al., Ch. 5 12 Nov.14/15 Appraising/Managing Performance (QUIZ) Cardador/ Students (2) Gomez-Mejia, et al., Ch. 7 Nov.21/22 No Class – Thanksgiving 13 Nov.28/29 Work-Life Conflict and Balance (QUIZ) – Cardador/ Students (1) Your work-life balance should be your company’s problem (HBR) What one company learned by forcing their employees to use their vacation time (HBR) Manage your work, manage your life (HBR) PODCAST: Is work-life conflict reaching a tipping point? Project Presentations 14 Dec.5/6 Presentations Cardador None 15 Dec.12/13 Presentations (Papers Due) Cardador None