MANAGEMENT 6381: Seminar in Advanced Management Topics: Organizational Economics

Fall 2015
MANAGEMENT 6381
Organizational Economics
Seminar in Advanced Management Topics

Instructor: Dr. Ron Mitchell

Welcome to MANAGEMENT 6381 - DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN ORGANIZATIONAL ECONOMICS:

Course Documents:

MGT 6381 Syllabus-Fall 2015.
Journal Rankings - RCOB.
Other Materials Forthcoming as Needed

Assignment Support Materials (PLEASE SEE SYLLABUS FOR ASSIGNMENT DETAILS):

Tuchman Quote Assignment due August 31, 2015: Exercise using Tuchman Quote from "March of Folly.
Supplemental Readings I to broaden critical thinking skills: Krueger & Dunning, 1999.
Supplemental Readings II to assist with theory-development skills: Suddaby, 2012: The Craft of Clear Writing.
Supplemental Readings III to assist with theory-development skills: Suddaby, 2010: Construct Clarity.
Proposition Development Guide. Proposition Development Guide Downloadable Format .
AMR Best Paper Examples. AMR Best Paper Examples List.
Theory development exemplar article. Hambrick et al (2005)
Sample Discussion Outline. Session 4 Sample Discussion Outline .
Transparency International, 2005. (CPI) Corruption Perceptions Index Analysis .
Davis, 1971 "That's Interesting." Davis (1971) That's Interesting . That's Interesting!: Towards a Phenomenology of Sociology and a Sociology of Phenomenology "Philosophy of the Social Sciences," 1971 1: 309-344.
Other Materials Forthcoming as Needed

Writing Support Materials:

Types of Writing.
Standard Essay Format and Content
Essay Outline (summary of Format and Content)
Handout describing the format and content of theory papers in Management Literary and Logical Ordering in Textual Analysis
Composition of a paragraph
Sample Writing Standards for reference and self-checking Sample Writing Standards

Readings:

2. August 31, 2015

2.2 Radford, 1945.
2.3 Durant 1934.
3. September 14, 2015: Please read Demsetz (Ch 10 WW), Williamson (Intro WW), and articles below:
3.2 Donaldson, 1990 .
3.3.1 North 1981 Chapter 3.
3.3.2 North 1981 Chapter 4.
3.3.3 North 1981 Chapter 5.
3.3.4 North 1981 Chapter 6.
3.5 Williamson_2009_Pragmatic methodology- A sketch, with applications to transaction cost economics .
4. September 21, 2015: Please read assigned WW Chapters and articles below:
4.3 Roberts Chapter 3.
4.4 Mitchell et al., 2003a.
Class Discussion PowerPoint Slides: An Explanation of Systematic Concepts Underlying OE: The Role of Transactions.
5. September 28, 2015 (substitution at the margin [transaction costs]): Please read assigned WW Chapters and articles below:
5.2 Geyskens et al, 2006 .
5.3 Mitchell & Cohen, 2006.
5.4 Nickerson & Zenger, 2008.
6. October 5, 2015 (Power [industrial organization/ resource dependence]): Please read articles below:
6.1 Pearce, 1974 (It's a mess, but we need it) .
6.2 March, 1962.
6.3 Caves, 1980 .
6.4 Milgrom & Roberts, 1988.
6.5 Ulrich & Barney, 1984 .
6.6 Dean & McMullen, 2007 .
7. October 12, 2015 (resources [RBV]): Please read articles below:
7.1 Penrose, 1959.
7.2 Kogut & Zander, 1992.
7.3 Foss, 1996a.
7.4 Foss, 1996b .
7.5 Felin & Zenger, 2009.
7.6 Hansen, McDonald & Mitchell, 2012.
8. October 19, 2015 (incentives[agency theory]; corruption): Please read articles below:
8.1 Jensen & Meckling, 1976.
8.2 Jensen, 1986.
8.3 Eisenhardt, 1989 .
8.4 Holmstsrom & Milgrom, 1994.
8.5 Lambsdorff, 2007.
9. October 26, 2015 (Knightian uncertainty; risk): Please read articles below:
9.1 Knight, 1921: Ch. 8 & 9.
9.2 Godfrey, 2005.
9.3 Dickson & Gigilerano, 1986.
9.4 Alvarez & Barney, 2005.
10. November 2, 2015 (asset specificity [transaction cost economics]): Williamson Chapters 1-6, and articles (below):
10.2 Williamson, 1981 .
10.3 Williamson, 1991 .
10.4 Tadelis, 2010 .
10.5 Williamson, 2011 .
10.6 Ferguson, 2014 .
11. November 9, 2015 (legitimacy [institutions and organization]): Please read articles below:
11.1 DiMaggio & Powell, 1983.
11.2 Aldrich & Fiol, 1994.
11.3 Roberts & Greenwood, 1997.
11.4 Mitchell et al (forthcoming 2016).
12. November 16, 2015 (information): Please read the articles below:
12.1 Excerpt from Hayek, 1937.
12.2 Malmgren, 1961.
12.3 Arthur, 1996.
12.4 Mitchell et al, 2015 forthcoming Nov. JMS.
12.4 Stiglitz, 2000.
12.5 Dushnitsky & Kleuter, 2011 .
12.6 MMM+Alvarez, 2012.
12.7 MMRZ-SIMULATING SSC.
Supplemental reading: Mitchell, 2003b.
13. November 24, 2014 (Reexamine Davis, 1971 in light of your course experiences)
13.1 Davis (1971) That's Interesting .
Other Readings Forthcoming as Needed