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Organizational Behavior

MBA Required Curriculum (1st Year)

Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD)

This course focuses on how managers become effective leaders by addressing the human side of enterprise.

The first modules examine teams, individuals, and networks in the context of:

The determinants of group culture.
Managing the performance of individual subordinates.
Establishing productive relationships with peers and seniors over whom the manager has no formal authority.

The intermediate modules look at successful leaders in action to see how they:

Develop a vision of the future.
Align the organization behind that vision.
Motivate people to achieve the vision.
Design effective organizations and change them to achieve superior performance.

The final module introduces a model for strategic career management.

MBA Elective Curriculum (2nd Year)

Organizational Behavior

Course Title	Faculty Name	Term	Quarter	Credits
Authentic Leader Development	Scott Snook Tony Mayo	Fall 2018 Spring 2019	Q1Q2 Q3Q4	3.0 3.0
Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors(also listed under General Management)	Lynn Paine	Spring 2019	Q3	1.5
Leadership Execution and Action Planning	David Fubini Ryan Raffaelli	Fall 2018 Spring 2019	Q1Q2 Q3Q4	3.0 3.0
Managing Human Capital	Ethan Bernstein	Fall 2018	Q1Q2	3.0
People Analytics: Leading in a Data-Driven World	Jeffrey Polzer	Spring 2019	Q3Q4	3.0
Power and Influence	Julie Battilana Lakshmi Ramarajan	Fall 2018 Spring 2019	Q1Q2 Q3Q4	3.0 3.0

Executive Education Programs

Faculty from the Organizational Behavior unit work with students across several executive education programs. Detailed curriculum information for each program associated with this unit can be found on the executive education website:

Program for Leadership Development

General Management Program

Advanced Management Program

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

Driving Performance Through Talent Management

High Potentials Leadership Program

Authentic Leadership Development

Leadership Best Practices

The Women's Leadership Forum

Leading Professional Service Firms

Executive Education

General Management Program
JAN–APR 2019 SESSION

Leading Professional Service Firms
27 JAN–01 FEB 2019

Leading Global Businesses
03–08 FEB 2019

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
17–22 MAR 2019

Advanced Management Program
MAR 2019 SESSION

HBS Working Knowledge

'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making

re Ethan S. Bernstein

Is it possible for teams to communicate too frequently? Research by Ethan Bernstein and colleagues suggests that groups that meet less often may be better at problem-solving.

Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

re Rosabeth M. Kanter and Robin J. Ely

Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s Men and Women of the Corporation inspired and informed a generation of scholars studying gender, status, and power. Robin J. Ely interviews Kanter about her groundbreaking rese

Women Heart Patients Have Better Survival Odds with Women Doctors

re Laura Huang

Roughly one in 66 women has a better chance of leaving the hospital alive if their doctor is also a woman, according to research by Laura Huang and colleagues.