COMMERCE 4BP3
PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP
Fall 2025
Topics
- leadership
- decision making
- networking
- branding
Readings
- Antonakis, J., Fenley, M., & Liechti, S. (2012). Learning charisma. Transform yourself into the person others want to follow. Harvard business review, 90(6), 127-30.
- Bazerman, M. H. (2020). A New Model for Ethical Leadership. Harvard Business Review, 98(5), 90-97. in.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=144910747&site=ehost-live&scope=site
- Benjamin, Beth, and Charles O'Reilly. "Becoming a leader: Early career challenges faced by MBA graduates." Academy of Management Learning & Education 10.3 (2011): 452-472. 8067
- Bligh, Michelle C., and Jeffrey C. Kohles. "The enduring allure of charisma: How Barack Obama won the historic 2008 presidential election." The Leadership Quarterly 20.3 (2009): 483-492. com.libaccess.lib.mcmaster.ca/science/article/pii/S1048984309000897?via%3Dihub
- Casciaro, Tiziana, Francesca Gino, and Maryam Kouchaki. "Learn to love networking." Harvard Business Review 94.5 (2016): 104-107. in.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=114832974&site=ehost-live&scope=site
- Corritore, M., Goldberg, A., & Srivastava, S. B. (2020). The new analytics of culture. Harvard Business Review, 98(1), 76-83. in.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=140216542&site=ehost-live&scope=site
- Akstinaite, V. (2023). Understanding hubris and heuristics in CEO decision-making: Implications for management. Organizational Dynamics, 52,1-11.
- Oreg, S., & Berson, Y. (2018). The impact of top leaders’ personalities: The processes through which organizations become reflections of their leaders. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 27(4), 241-248.
- Rangarajan, Deva, Betsy D. Gelb, and Amy Vandaveer. "Strategic personal branding—and how it pays off." Business Horizons 60.5 (2017): 657-666. com.libaccess.lib.mcmaster.ca/science/article/pii/S0007681317300678?via%3Dihub
- Sharma, P. N., & Sturm, R. E. (2021). Becoming powerful at work. Organizational Dynamics.
- Vroom, V. H. (2000). Leadership and the decision-making process. Organizational dynamics, 28(4), 82-94. 22BA153800CEC63974F7BA51A6BDFE772D430AE0C023AB70B6E4C96C744B411AB2AD6EC 11C8&originRegion=us-east-1&originCreation=20210818132130
- Watkins, Michael D. "How managers become leaders. The seven seismic shifts of perspective and responsibility." Harvard Business Review 90.6 (2012): 64-72. kage_service_id=9125170030007371&institutionId=7371&customerId=7370&VE=true
- Yukl, G. (2009). Use power effectively to influence people. Handbook of principles of organizational behavior, 349-365.
- Oreg, S., & Berson, Y. (2018). The impact of top leaders’ personalities: The processes through which organizations become reflections of their The Experiential Exercise: leaders. Current Directions in Psychological
- Antonakis, J., Fenley, M., & Liechti, S. (2012). Case: Barack Obama’s Learning charisma. Transform yourself into the Transformational Visionary Leadership person others want to follow. Harvard business and Visionary review, 90(6), 127-30. 4 9/29
- Corritore, M., Goldberg, A., & Srivastava, S. B. Case: Amazon: Cult or Managing (2020). The new analytics of culture. Harvard Culture. Strategic
- Bazerman, M. H. (2020). A New Model for Ethical Leadership. Harvard Business Review, Ethical Case: Antegren: A 8 11/3 98(5), 90-97. Leadership Beacon of Hope
- Required case: Satya Nadella at Microsoft: Instilling a Growth Mindset
- Required case: Strategic Leadership at Coca-Cola: The Real Thing
- Required case: Amazon: Cult or Culture
- Required case: Antegren: A Beacon of Hope
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Course outline / syllabus ↗Fall 2025