| Social Capital and Building Collaborations (3-part series) | |
| Sept. 11 | Professor Denise Rousseau,
Carnegie Mellon University,
The Heinz School, Organization Behavior and Public Policy Introducer: Michele Williams, Ph.D. Student, OBHRM Presentation: "Relational Wealth" Background Reading: "Relational Wealth: A New Model for Employment in the 21st Century," by Carrie Leana and Denise Rousseau |
| Sept. 18 | SPECIAL ICOS EVENT: BROWN BAG PRESENTATION Professor Barbara Czarniawska, Goteborg University, Gothenburg Research Institute, School of Economics & Commercial Law, Sweden Time/Location: 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Room 3048, East Hall, Organizational Psychology Dept. Topic: "The Silver Braid: Ethnology, Constructionism, and Literary Theory in Organizational Studies," based on Chapters 1&2 of "Narrating the Organization," by Barbara Czarniawska Background Reading: "Narrating the Organization" (Chapters 1&2) |
| Sept. 18 | Professor Ranjay Gulati,
Northwestern University,
Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Organization Behavior Introducer: Glenn Hoetker, Ph.D. Student, International Business Presentation: "Where do inter-organizational networks come from?" Background Reading: "Where do inter-organizational networks come from?" |
| Sept. 25 | Professor
Frances Westley, McGill
University, Faculty of Management Introducer: Glen Dowell, Ph.D. Student, Corporate Strategy Presentation: "Collaboration, Social Capital and Adaptive Management of Natural Resources: Cases of successful management of endangered spaces and species" Background Reading: "Governing Design: The Management of Social Systems and Ecosystems Management" |
| Oct. 2 | Professor
Jennifer Chatman, University
of California-Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Organizational Behavior and Industrial
Relations Introducer: Stephen Ball, Ph.D Student, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education Presentation: "Being different yet feeling similar: The influence of demographic composition and organizational culture on work processes and outcomes" Background Reading: "Being different yet feeling similar: The influence of demographic composition and organizational culture on work processes and outcomes" |
| Oct. 9 | Professor
Ruth Wageman, Columbia
University, School of Business, Management of Organizations Introducer: Carol Himelhoch, Ph.D. Student, Rackham Graduate School of Studies Presentation: "Toward a Theory of Team Coaching" Background Reading: "How Leaders Foster Self-Managing Team" Effectiveness: Design Choices vs. Hands-On Coaching" |
| Oct. 16 |
Book Sharing
Garden Come to a different kind of ICOS. Everyone comes with a copy of one of their favorite books relevant to organization studies. Bring a brief abstract of the book on a 3"x5" index card. |
| Oct. 23 | Professor
Allan Afuah, University of
Michigan, Corporate Strategy Introducer: Jan Lundquist, Ph.D. Student, Center for Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education Presentation: "Competitive Advantage from Intellectual Capital: The Case of Cholesterol Ethical Drugs" Background Reading: "Competitive Advantage from Intellectual Capital: The Case of Cholesterol Ethical Drugs" |
| Likert Treasures | |
| Oct. 30 | Professor
C.V. Harquail, University
of Virginia (recipient of the first Likert Dissertation Paper Award), Darden Graduate
School of Business, Business Administration Discussant: Professor Taylor Cox, University of Michigan Business School, Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management Introducer: Professor Michael Cohen, University of Michigan, School of Information Presentation: "Why Some Women Advocate While Others Assimilate: The influence of social identification on individuals' advocacy for a group" Background Reading: "Why Some Women Advocate While Others Assimilate: The influence of social identification on individuals' advocacy for a group" |
| Nov. 6 | Professor Karl Weick,
University of Michigan Business
School, The Rensis Likert Collegiate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology Introducer: Stephanie Bulger, Ph.D. Student, Center for Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education Presentation: "Firefighting as a Microcosm of Organizing" Background Reading: "The Collapse of Sensemaking in Organizations: The Mann Gulch Disaster," "Summary of report investigating the South Canyon wildland fire disaster in 1994," and "South Canyon Revisited: Lessons from High Reliability Organizations" |
| The Use of Trust in Organizations (2-part series organized by Jane Banaszak-Holl and Denise Anthony) | |
| Nov. 13 | Professor
Peter Kollock, UCLA,
Department of Sociology Introducer: Elena Rocco, Ph.D. Student, Visiting research investigator at CREW Presentation: "The Production of Trust in On-Line Markets" Background Reading: "The Production of Trust in On-Line Markets" |
| Nov. 20 | Professor
Denise Anthony, University
of Michigan, Department of Health Policy Introducer: Maureen Comfort, Ph.D. Student, Health Management and Policy Presentation: "Organizing Trust: How micro-creditors facilitate trust in borrowing groups" Background Reading: "Investing in Trust: Building Cooperation in Micro-Credit Borrowing Groups" |
| Doing Ethnography (2-part series) | |
| Dec. 4 | Professor
John Van Maanen, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Organization Studies Introducer: David Obstfeld, Ph.D. Student, OBHRM Presentation: "Ethnography: Past, Present, Future" Background Reading: From "Qualitative Studies of Organizations," the introduction essay "Different Strokes" |
| Dec. 11 | CANCELLED Professor Gary Alan Fine, Northwestern University, Department of Sociology |