Effective Leadership and Strategic Decision Making (PSYC-7205)

Introduction to Course

Main objectives of this course are to: demonstrate applications of effective DM to leadership, and explain implications for real-world leadership and DM across varied contexts, clearly explicate their dispositions and mental processes as a decision maker, and apply this to the context of effective DM, analyze and evaluate the creative development and performance requirements for strategic leaders. Evaluate leader differences and their application to strategic leadership and decision making, analyze and evaluate the use of tactics, techniques, and tools by high performing teams in strategic decision making situations, and evaluate leadership requirements in large, complex organizations. Examine the management of change, negotiation, and the use of power in government and industrial sectors, in national and global environments, and during peace time and crisis conditions.

Learning Outcomes

This course is offered to enable students to explain and apply the relevant research, theories, and processes of effective (and ineffective) DM at the individual, group, and organizational levels.

Textbooks for the Course

Lussier, R.N., & Achua, C.F. (2013). Leadership: Theory, application, and skill development (5th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western (Cengage Learning).
Kotter, J.P. (2012). Leading change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
Johnson, B. L, & Kruse, S. D. (2010). Decision making for educational leaders: Under examined dimensions and issues. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Northouse, P.G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Shapiro, J., Stefkovich, J. (2016). Ethical leadership and decision making in education. New York: Routledge.
Žibert, A., & Starc, A. (January 01, 2018). Healthcare organizations and decision-making: Leadership style for growth and development. Journal of Applied Health Sciences, 4, 2, 209-224.