| Module 1: boundaries of the firm |
| 1 |
Introduction |
GB |
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| 2 |
Classic evidence |
GB |
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| 3 |
Formal theories |
RG |
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| 4 |
Recent evidence |
GB |
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| 5 |
Contracting between firms |
RG |
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| 6 |
Evidence on contracts |
GB |
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| 7 |
Cases on integration and contracts |
GB |
First model-development essay due |
| Module 2: employment in organizations |
| 8 |
Pay for performance |
GB |
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| 9 |
Cases on incentives |
GB |
Second model-development essay due |
| 10 |
Job assignment, skill development, and networks |
RG |
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| 11 |
Careers in organizations |
GB |
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| 12 |
Employment systems |
GB |
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| Module 3: decision-making in organizations |
| 13 |
Decision processes |
RG |
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| 14 |
Authority and power |
RG |
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| 15 |
Politics and influence |
RG |
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| 16 |
Culture and language |
GB |
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| 17 |
Social relations |
RG |
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| 18 |
Leadership |
RG |
Review essay due |
| Module 4: structures and processes in organizations |
| 19 |
Five elemental models of hierarchy |
RG |
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| 20 |
Cases on organizational structures and processes |
RG |
Third model-development essay due |
| 21 |
Recent models of structure |
RG |
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| 22 |
Conglomerates and corporate strategy |
GB |
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| 23 |
Hybrids |
RG |
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| 24 |
Corporate governance and corporate capital |
GB |
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| 25 |
Conclusion |
RG/GB |
Final paper due a week after Ses #25 |
