| Date |
Topics/Assignments |
| July 9 |
a. Read Managerial Excellence Through Diversity, pp. 225-256.
b. Written Assignment C1. 15 Points.
"Kurt Landgraf and Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Company," pp. 263-281.
Assignment Questions.
(1) How should Landgraf respond to the African American Core Team's concerns and the threat of a lawsuit?
(2) Should the issues raised by the African American scientists impact downsizing decisions? If so, how?
(3) What should Landgraf's priorities be and how should he communicate them?
c. Reading. Creating the Multicultural Organization, Chapters 4 & 5.
d. Group Presentation.
e. Written description of final paper.
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| July 11 |
a. Written Assignment C2. 15 Points.
Managerial Excellence Through Diversity.
Case Study. "Sexual Harassment, Free Speech Or...?" pp. 314-328.
Assignment Questions.
(1) Which of the scenarios presented in the case involve sexual harassment? How compelling is the claim? Which scenarios involve a free speech issue? How compelling is the claim?
(2) In which situation do complainants have a valid legal claim? For those situations, identify the parties with potential legal liability.
(3) How would you advise the complainants in each situation?
(4) How would you advise management in each situation?
(5) What is your appraisal of the legal framework governing sexual harassment in the United States?
b. Reading. Creating the Multicultural Organization, Chapter 6.
c. Guest Speaker.
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| July 16 |
a. Reading. Managerial Excellence Through Diversity
pp. 475-479, "Redefining Leadership."
b. Written Assignment C3. 15 Points.
Managerial Excellence Through Diversity
Case Study. "Monitor Company. Personal Leadership on Diversity," pp. 479-495.
Assignment Questions.
(1) What motivates the different individuals profiled in the case to take a leadership role around diversity? How do they each define diversity? Are there conflicts between these definitions and the goals they engender?
(2) Can the Monitor culture and value system accommodate diverse styles of learning and leadership without sacrificing its distinctive identity?
c. Reading. Creating the Multicultural Organization, Chapter 7.
d. Group Presentation.
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| July 18 |
a. Disability in the Workplace Presentation
b. Unit C Exam
Exam C Will Cover...
Monitor Case Study Notes
Cox Ch. 4-7 Notes |
| Unit D |
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