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Description:
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Contemporary managers and their decisions are heavily swayed by fads and the promises consultants make. Or, as has been said, Management Advice: Which 90% is Crap? Evidence Based Management (EBM) separates effective practices from fads and hype. Managers practicing EBM learn how to obtain and use the best available evidence to inform their decisions, particularly those regarding the workplace, organizational structure, and managing people. EBM means making organizational decisions based on scientific and practice-informed facts, in conjunction with managerial judgment and ethics. This mini course provides an understanding of the principles of EBM and develops skills in identifying, accessing, and using quality evidence from science and practice in making better business and organizational decisions. Sources include (not limited to): J. Pearce: Organizational Behavior: Real Evidence for Real Managers (2006; Melvin Leigh, inc.). J. Pffefer and R. Sutton, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-Based Management (2006, Harvard Business School Press). Rousseau, D.M. Presidential Address: Is there such a thing as evidence-based management? Academy of Management Review, 2006, 31, 256-269. Rousseau, D.M. & McCarthy, S. Evidence-based Management: Educating managers from an evidence-based perspective. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 2007, 6, 94-101. R. Sutton, Management Advice: Which 90% is Crap? www.changethis.com
(Rev. 4/08)
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