Organizational Analysis

As taught in: Fall 2005

Assembled soldiers salute a flag in a desert setting.

Officers salute their regiment’s colors during the uncasing ceremony on Camp Striker, Iraq. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army.)

Instructors:

Prof. Harvey Sapolsky

MIT Course Number:

17.959

Level:

Graduate

Course Description

This reading course seeks to provide students with frameworks for understanding organizational behavior and research tools for studying them. It offers an overview of major theories and approaches, and an opportunity to discuss major and classic works on military and non-military organizations. For advanced graduate students, preferably those selecting a dissertation topic.