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Why are some organizations more competitive than others? This is one of the defining questions of the interdisciplinary research field known as strategic management. In this seminar, we will survey the field of strategic management as seen through the lens of organization theory, touching on the four main theoretical approaches that have developed there.nnnMost work in strategic management pays little attention to particular theoretical perspectives, and is organized more by the topic - the phenomenon being studied - such as market exit, growth, performance, mergers and acquisitions, innovation, and the like. I have catalogued the research in strategic management both according to theoretical perspective and topic, and that structure is developed in this course. Our goal is to help you to identify theoretical perspectives as you try to understand the strategy field.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
SOC 361: Social Psychology of Organizations
This seminar focuses on social psychological theories and research relevant to organizational behavior. It reviews the current research topics in micro-organizational behavior, linking these to foundations in cognitive and social psychology and sociology. Topics include models of attribution, decision making, emotion, coordination, influence and persuasion, and the psychology of power and culture. Prerequisites: Enrollment in a PhD program. graduate-level social psychology course.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Heath, C. (PI)
SOC 361W: Workshop: Networks and Organizations (EDUC 361)
For students doing advanced research. Group comments and criticism on dissertation projects at any phase of completion, including data problems, empirical and theoretical challenges, presentation refinement, and job market presentations. Collaboration, debate, and shaping research ideas. Prerequisite: courses in organizational theory or social network analysis.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Powell, W. (PI)
SOC 368W: Workshop: China Social Science (POLISCI 448R)
For Ph.D. students in the social sciences and history. Research on contemporary society and politics in the People's Republic of China. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
SOC 369: Social Network Methods (EDUC 316)
Introduction to social network theory, methods, and research applications in sociology. Network concepts of interactionist (balance, cohesion, centrality) and structuralist (structural equivalence, roles, duality) traditions are defined and applied to topics in small groups, social movements, organizations, communities. Students apply these techniques to data on schools and classrooms.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
McFarland, D. (PI)
;
Chu, J. (TA)
SOC 370A: Sociological Theory: Social Structure, Inequality, and Conflict
Restricted to Sociology doctoral students.The traditions of structural analysis derived from the work of Marx, Weber, and related thinkers. Antecedent ideas in foundational works are traced through contemporary theory and research on political conflict, social stratification, formal organization, and the economy. Priority is given to first year Sociology students
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Walder, A. (PI)
SOC 374: Philanthropy and Civil Society (EDUC 374, POLISCI 334)
Cross-listed with Law (
LAW 781), Political Science (
POLISCI 334) and Sociology (
SOC 374). Associated with the Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS). Year-long workshop for doctoral students and advanced undergraduates writing senior theses on the nature of civil society or philanthropy. Focus is on pursuit of progressive research and writing contributing to the current scholarly knowledge of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy. Accomplished in a large part through peer review. Readings include recent scholarship in aforementioned fields. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 units.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
(up to 297 units total)
SOC 375W: Workshop: Morality and Hierarchy
Advanced research workshop with a focus on new theory and research, recent publications, and current research by faculty and graduate student participants. Topics of relevant research include, but are not restricted to, morality, cooperation, solidarity, politics, status, and power. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Willer, R. (PI)
SOC 378: Seminar on Institutional Theory and World Society
Sociological analyses of the rise and impact of the expanded modern world order, with its internationalized organizations and globalized discourse. Consequences for national and local society: education, political organization, economic structure, the environment, and science. The centrality of the individual and the rationalized organization as legitimated actors.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-5
Instructors:
Meyer, J. (PI)
SOC 382: Sociological Methodology II: Principles of Regression Analysis
Preference to Sociology doctoral students. Other students by instructor permission only. Required for Ph.D. in Sociology. Enrollment limited to first-year Sociology doctoral students. Rigorous treatment of linear regression models, model assumptions, and various remedies for when these assumptions are violated. Introduction to panel data analysis. Enrollment limited to 15. Prerequisites: 381.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Wullert, K. (PI)
;
Young, C. (PI)
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