Article Summaries

Note: some of these are scanned articles, and as images, that’s why they are so large.
For easiest reading, you really do have to print them out again, in high-quality print mode.
(The originals from the LIOS library were not much better).

Title Author Pages File-Size (K)
“Extra” related readings, not on the assigned lists (for the sadistically curious learners)
‘Team Members That Bring You Down Dead’ –The Antecedents of Student Willingness to Participate in Team Projects D. Caspersz,
J. Skene
M. Wu
7 43
The Impact of Perceived Loafing and Collective Efficacy on Group Goal Processes and Group Performance Paul W. Mulvey 26 177
E-Mail Escalation — Dispute Exacerbating Elements of Electronic Communication (Summary) Raymond A. Friedman 40 154K
On the Nature, Consequences and Remedies of Workplace Incivility Christine L. Porath & Christine M. Pearson 17 97K
What Do We Know and How Do We Know It? (w/Summary highlights) Jone L. Pearce 6 80K
Neutralizing Job Stressors: Political Skill as an Antidote to the Dysfunctional Consequences of Role Conflict. Perrewa, Pamela L. Zellars, Kelly L.
Ferris, Gerald R.
Rossi, Ana Maria
Kacmar, Charles J
Ralston, David A.
84K
The Missing Opportunity in Organizational Research: Some Implications for a Theory of Work Performance
(Blumberg Principle)
Melvin Blumberg
Charles D. Pringle
10 782K

 

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Title Author Pages File-Size (K)
LIOS Packets
Family Of Origin(1st year) Various 361K
Group Leadership (2nd year) Various 1,089K
Harvard Business Review Articles
Coaching the Alpha Male (w/Summary Highlights)
Bold, self-confident, and demanding, alpha males get things done. But the traits that make them so productive can also drive their coworkers crazy.
Ludeman, Kate
Erlandson, Eddie
61K
Fear of Feedback (annotated)
If you’re nervous about asking the boss how you’re doing, you’re not alone. Getting the guidance you need requires recognizing your fears, countering them with adaptive techniques, and gathering comments before your annual review.
Jay M. Jackman and Myra H. Strober 8 140K
Hard Ball (w/Summary Highlights) Stalk, Jr., George Lachenauer, Rob 70K
How I Learned To Let My Workers Lead
(Johnsonville Sausage)
I wanted employees who would fly like geese. What I had was a company that wallowed like a herd of buffalo.
Ralph Stayer 12 720K
How Industries Change
Industries follow distinctive change trajectories. Investments in innovation are more likely to pay off if you take those pathways into account.
Anita M. McGahn 8 4,842K
Strategies for Two-Sided Markets
“Companies in industries such as banking, software, and media make money by linking markets from different sides of their customer networks — audiences and advertisers, for example. The distinct character of these businesses demands a new approach to strategy.
Thomas Eisenman, Geoffrey Parker, & Marshall w. Van Alstyne 9 3,108K
Why Bad Projects Are So Hard to Kill
New initiatives often gain momentum even as it becomes clear that they’re doomed. The reason: blind faith in their success.
Isabel Royer 10 131
Why Good Companies Go Bad
Why do some of the best companies languish when markets change? Because they insist on doing only what has worked in the past.
Donald N. Sull 12 3,145K
Who Has the D?
Your organization can become more decisive — and can implement strategy more quickly — if you know where the bottlenecks are and who are empowered to break through them.
Paul Rogers &
Marcia Blenko
10 243K

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  • Family of Origin (1st-year LIOS packet)
  • Group Leadership (2nd-year LIOS packet)
  • Coaching the Alpha Male
  • Fear of feedback
  • Hard Ball
  • How I Learned to Let My Workers Lead
  • How Industries Change
  • Strategies for Two-Sided Markets
  • Why Bad Projects Are So Hard to Kill
  • Why Good Companies Go Bad
  • Who Has the D

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