MGT 4801 - Leadership in Business and Society
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 03, CRN 44095,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Jessica Hinz
Email: jdhinz@ysu.edu
Course Description
4801. Leadership in Business and Society. Leadership accounts for a significant part of the performance in business, non-profit organizations and government agencies. This course provides a broad understanding of leadership as phenomenon and its impact on the behavior of individuals in organizations and firm performance. Prereq.: MGT 3725, 2.5 GPA. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | What is Leadership? | Hughes et al. (1993) | |
| Required | What Leaders Really Do | Kotter (2001) | |
| Required | What sets inspirational leaders apart? | Galinsky (2025) | |
| Required | The Leadership Process | Black & Bright (2019) | |
| Required | Leader Emergence | Black & Bright (2019) | |
| Required | Situations and Sources of Power | Robinson (2025) | |
| Required | Leadership Styles, Behaviors, and Approaches [video] | Lyon (2025) | |
| Required | Building Your Company’s Vision | Collins & Porras (1996) | |
| Required | Please Get to Know Your Values | Sime (2019) | |
| Required | The Power of Values in Leadership | Sime (2019) | |
| Required | How Great Leaders Inspire Action [video] | Sinek (2009) | |
| Required | How should a company share its values? [video] | Sinek (2019) | |
| Required | The Power of Listening in Helping People Change | Itzchakov & Kluger (2018) | |
| Required | Emotional Intelligence [video] | Roberts (2023) | |
| Required | Improving Your Listening Skills [video] | Clark (2023) | |
| Required | What Every Leader Needs to Know about Followers | Kellerman (2007) | |
| Required | What is Psychological Safety? | Gallo (2023) | |
| Required | Leader as Coach | Ibarra & Scoular (2019) | |
| Required | Leading Change | Kotter (1995/2007) | |
| Required | Lead an Ethical Organization | Mayer (2014) | |
| Required | Ethical Breakdowns | Bazerman & Tenbrunsel (2011) | |
| Required | What kind of leader do you want to be? | Newton (2025) |
The learning materials in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Course Schedule
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | 1. Hughes et al. (1993): What is Leadership? 2. Kotter (2001): What Leaders Really Do 3. Galinsky (2025): What sets inspirational leaders apart? 4. Black & Bright (2019): The Leadership Process 5. Black & Bright (2019): Leader Emergence 6. Robinson (2025): Situations and Sources of Power | Introduction to Leadership | Meet Your Peers Discussion Post Discussion Board #1 and 2 replies Quiz #1 Personal Leadership Beliefs Assessment |
| 8/31 | Lyon (2025): Leadership Styles, Behaviors, and Approaches [video] | Leadership Theories and Models | Discussion Board #2 and 2 replies Quiz #2 |
| 9/7 | 1. Collins & Porras (1996): Building Your Company’s Vision 2. Sime (2019): Please Get to Know Your Values 3. Sime (2019): The Power of Values in Leadership 4. Sinek (2009): How Great Leaders Inspire Action [video] 5. Sinek (2019): How should a company share its values? [video] | Leading Yourself | Discussion Board #3 and 2 replies Quiz #3 |
| 9/14 | 1. Itzchakov & Kluger (2018): The Power of Listening in Helping People Change 2. Roberts (2023): Emotional Intelligence [video] 3. Clark (2023): Improving Your Listening Skills [video] | Leadership Skills & Competencies | Discussion Board #4 and 2 replies Quiz #4 |
| 9/21 | 1. Kellerman (2007): What Every Leader Needs to Know about Followers 2. Gallo (2023): What is Psychological Safety? 3. Ibarra & Scoular (2019): Leader as Coach | Leading Others | Discussion Board #5 and 2 replies Quiz #5 |
| 9/28 | 1. Kotter (1995/2007): Leading Change | Leading Change | Discussion Board #6 and 2 replies Quiz #6 |
| 10/5 | 1. Mayer (2014): Lead an Ethical Organization 2. Bazerman & Tenbrunsel (2011): Ethical Breakdowns 3. Newton (2025): What kind of leader do you want to be? | Leading with Integrity | Discussion Board #7 and 2 replies Quiz #7 Personal Leadership Beliefs Assessment and Reflection |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.