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The Department of Management and Organizational Behavior
Contemporary Trends in Change Managment Lecture Series
"Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances"
presented by J. Richard Hackman
Saturday, October 3, 2009 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Tellabs Lecture Hall, Birck Hall 112
 J. Richard Hackman is Edgar Pierce Professor of Social and Organizational
Psychology at Harvard University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in
mathematics from MacMurray College and his doctorate in social
psychology from the University of Illinois. He taught at Yale for 20 years
and then moved to his present position at Harvard.
Hackman teaches and conducts research on a variety of topics in social and
organizational psychology, including team dynamics and performance,
leadership effectiveness, and the design of self-managing teams and
organizations. He is the author of numerous articles and books, the most
recent being “Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances” and “Senior Leadership Teams: What It Takes to Make Them Great” (the
latter with Ruth Wageman, Debra Nunes and James Burruss). He serves on
the U.S. Intelligence Science Board and on the Board of Trustees of the
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
Hackman has received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of
the American Psychological Association’s division on industrial and
organizational psychology, and both the Distinguished Educator Award and
the Distinguished Scholar Award of the Academy of Management. In 2004, “Leading Teams” won the Academy of Management’s Terry Award for the
most outstanding management book of the year.
Hackman’s Web site is www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~hackman/
Register for the Contemporary Trends in Change Management Lecture Series:
For 31 years, the Contemporary Trends in Change Management Lecture Series has brought to campus top national academicians and consultants to
address state-of-the-art issues in organizational behavior and organization development. This lecture series is open to the public, but seating is limited
so early registration is recommended. MGMT 591 Contemporary Trends in Change Management is a program requirement for all graduate Management
and Organizational Behavior (M.O.B.) degree-seeking students. This lecture can be taken for credit or non-credit. Registration is required. Cost is $490.
For more information on Benedictine University’s Master of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior program and the Accelerated Master
of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior program, call (630) 829-6223. For information regarding Benedictine’s Ph.D. program in Organization Development, call (630) 829-6208. |
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