| Jan. 8 | Professor Massimo Warglien, University of Venice-Italy,
Department of Economics Introducer: Rebecca Wells, School of Public Health Presentation: "Mental Models of Strategic Interactions" Presentation Abstract Background Reading: "Mental Models and Naive Game Play," by Massimo Warglien, Maria Giovanna Devtagn, Paolo Legrenzi and "Mental Models: A Gentle Introduction for Outsiders," by Phil Johnson-Laird, Vittorio Girotto, Paolo Legrenzi |
| Jan. 15 | Professor Gary Alan Fine, Department
of Sociology, Northwestern University Introducer: Denise Anthony, Department of Health Policy Presentation: "Secrecy, Trust and Dangerous Leisure: Generating Group Cohesion in Voluntary Organizations" Background Reading: "Ten Lies of Ethnography: Moral Dilemmas of Field Research" |
| Jan. 22 | Professor Thomas Tyler, New York University,
Department of Psychology Introducer: Laura Morgan, Psychology Presentation: "Cooperative Behavior in Organizations: Justice, Identity and Engagement" Background Reading: "Why People Cooperate with Organizations: An Identity-Based Perspective" |
| Jan. 29 | Professor Barbara O'Keefe, University of
Michigan, School of Information & Director of the UM Media Union Introducer: Dan Horn, Psychology - Cognition & Perception Presentation Abstract Presentation: "Discourse by design: Using theory-based interaction protocols to support learning and labor" Background Reading: "Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language," Chapters 1-3, by John R. Searle |
| Feb. 5 | Professor Leigh Star, University of
Illinois-Champaign, Graduate School of Library & Information Science Introducer: Margaret Hedstrom, School of Information Presentation: "Layers of Silence, Arenas of Voice: The Ecology of visible and Invisible Work" Presentation Abstract Background Reading: "Sorting Things Out: Classification and Practice," Chapter 1, by Leigh Star and Geoffrey Bowker |
| Feb. 11 | Dissertation Poster Session:
A
biannual, informal poster session which provides an opportunity for doctoral students to
present their dissertation ideas and research in a fun, relaxed environment. Poster Abstracts Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Location: UM Business School, Assembly Hall Building, Phelps Lounge, 2nd Floor Refreshments will be served. We invite participation by students at any phase in the dissertation process, including those beginning the process, those with more developed theoretical frameworks and preliminary findings, and those in the final stages of writing. Students who participated in the last poster session are welcome to present in this year's session. The session provides an informal setting for students to discuss their ideas with faculty and students from a variety of disciplines. Previous sessions had a high attendance rate from both faculty and students and participants found the immediate, face-to-face feedback particularly helpful. The session is a wonderful way to refine ideas, get suggestions for measurement and analysis, and simply talk through your dissertation with an amazing collection of people interested in and knowledgeable about organizations. |
| Feb. 19 | Professor Ulla Johansson, Malmo University
College, Center for Competence Development Introducer: Amy Wrzesniewski, Organizational Psychology Presentation: "Reconstructive Selves" -- A story about an ethnographic research undertaken in order to catch the performative meaning of "being responsible" Background Reading: "Changing Their Selves: A Story about the Construction of the Responsible Worker" and "About Responsibility: An ethnographic study of three companies that have delegated responsibility to the workers" |
| Feb. 26 | Professor Leslie Perlow, University of
Michigan Business School, Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management Introducer: Stephen Ball, School of Education Presentation: "Managerial, Expertise and Team - Centered Forms of Organizing: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Interdependencies in Engineering Work" Background Reading: "Managerial, Expertise and Team - Centered Forms of Organizing: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Interdependencies in Engineering Work" |
| Economic Sociology (4-part series) organized by Wayne Baker, Jerry Davis, and Mark Mizruchi | |
| March 12 | Professor
Nicole Biggart, University
of California-Davis, Management and Sociology Introducer: Glenn Hoetker, UM Business School, International Business Presentation: "An Institutional Perspective on Development: Social Organization and the Rise of the Auto Industries in South Korea, Taiwan, Spain, and Argentina" Presentation Abstract Background Reading: "An Institutional Perspective on Development: Social Organization and the Rise of the Auto Industries in South Korea, Taiwan, Spain, and Argentina" by Nicole Biggart and Mauro F. Guillén and "Systems of Exchange: A Typological Analysis," by Nicole Biggart and Rick Delbridge |
| March 19 | Professor
Mark Mizruchi, University
of Michigan, Department of Sociology Introducer: Samina Choudhury, Corporate Strategy Presentation: "Getting Deals Done: The Use of Social Networks in Bank Decision Making" Background Reading: "Getting Deals Done: The Use of Social Networks in Bank Decision Making" |
| March 26 | Professor
Wayne Baker, University of
Michigan Business School, Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management Introducer: Daniel Carpenter, School of Public Health Presentation: "Diffusion of Fraud" Background Reading: "The Social Organization of Conspiracy: Illegal Networks in the Heavy Electrical Equipment Industry," by Wayne Baker and Robert Faulkner |
| April 2 | Professor
Gerald Davis, University of
Michigan Business School, Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management Introducer: Katharine Mason, School of Education Presentation: "Economic Sociology and the New Economy" Background Reading: "The Fate of the Conglomerate Firm in the United States," by Gerald Davis and Gregory Robbins |
| April 9 | Discussion: Reading and discussion of the
work of Professor Jean Lave prior to her presentation on April 16, 1999. Discussion Leaders: Professor Michael Cohen and Professor Jane Dutton Background Reading: Working title: "Changing Practice: The Politics of Apprenticeship, Succession, and Everyday Life," draft chapters of current book-in-progress and "Learning Across Contexts: A field study of salespeople's learning at work," by Carsten Svarrer Osterlund, Chapters 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 |
| April 16 | Professor
Jean Lave, University of
California-Berkeley, Graduate School of Education, Social & Cultural Studies Introducer: Angus Mairs, School of Education Presentation: A brief presentation by Professor Jean Lave of a portion of her work on changing practice: "The politics of learning in everyday life." This will be followed by a discussion of the presentation and of themes developed in the previous week's discussion meeting. |