Meso-Organizational Theory

Catalog description

Doctoral research seminar, limited to Ph.D. students. Provides an overview of research on meso-level organizational theory. Topics include classic and contemporary research on work and occupations, sociology of professions and expertise, meso-level theories on roles, jurisdictional conflicts, status, and authority, occupational drivers of technology adoption and implementation in the workplace, and the importance of organizational practices in addressing (or worsening) inequality. The course covers both foundational research as well as more recent empirical scholarship on these topics. Students are expected to use this course to make progress on their research projects/papers.