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Spring 2008
MANAGEMENT 6381
Organizational Economics
Seminar in Advanced Management Topics

Instructor: Dr. Ron Mitchell

Welcome to MANAGEMENT 6381 - DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN ORGANIZATIONAL ECONOMICS:

Course Documents:

• Management 6381 Course Syllabus .

• Other Materials Forthcoming as Needed



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

• Advance Readings and Exercises Due January 9, 2008 beginning of class.

• Tuchman Quote Assignment due January 16, 2008: Tuchman Quote from "March of Folly.

• Supplemental Readings I to broaden critical thinking skills: Krueger & Dunning, 1999.

• Supplemental Readings II to broaden critical thinking skills: McGrath, 1999.

• Proposition Development Guide. Proposition Development Guide Downloadable Format .

• Sample Discussion Outline. Session 4 Sample Discussion Outline .

• Transparency International, 2005. (CPI) Corruption Perceptions Index Analysis .

• Other Materials Forthcoming as Needed



Readings:

2. January 16, 2008:

• 2.1 Hesterly et al. 1990 .

• 2.2 Donaldson, 1990 .

• 2.3 Hesterly & Zenger, 1993.

• 2.4 Dean & McMullan, 2005 .

  3. January 23, 2008: Please read North and Durant Handouts, read Demsetz (Ch 10 WW), and articles below:

• 3.2 Foss, 1999 .

• 3.3 Mitchell & Cohen, 2006.

  4. January 30, 2008: Please read assigned WW Chapters and Roberts reading Handout

  5. February 6, 2008: Please read assigned WW Chapters and 1 article (below)

• 5.2 Geyskens et al, 2006 .

  6. February 13, 2008: Please read Pearce Handout, and articles below:

• 6.1 Pearce, 1974 .

• 6.2 Caves, 1980 .

• 6.3 Milgrom & Roberts, 1988.

• 6.4 Ulrich & Barney, 1984 .

  7. February 20, 2008: Please obtain and read Penrose 1959 from the Library, and articles below:

• 7.2 Kogut & Zander, 1992.

• 7.3 Foss, 1996a.

• 7.4 Foss, 1996b .

  8. February 27, 2008: Please read Lambsdorff Handout, and articles below:

• 8.1 Jensen & Meckling, 1976.

• 8.2 Eisenhardt, 1989 .

• 8.3 Holmstsrom & Milgrom, 1994.

  9. March 5, 2008: Please obtain Knight 1921 from the Library, and read the article below:

• 9.2 Godfrey, 2005.

  10. March 12, 2008: Please read assigned OEW Chapters and 1 article (below):

• 10.2 Williamson, 1991 .

  11. March 26, 2008: Please read Lambsdorff Handout, and articles below:

• 11.1 DiMaggio & Powell, 1983.

• 11.2 Aldrich & Fiol, 1994.

• 11.3 Roberts & Greenwood, 1997.

  12. February 20, 2008: Please obtain and read Hayek, 1937 excerpt from the Library, the Foss, 2005 Handout, and articles below:

• 12.2 Stiglitz, 2000.

• 12.3 Mitchell & Mitchell, 2007.

• 12.4 Mitchell, 2003 .

• 12.6 Arthur, 1996.
  
  

• Other Readings Forthcoming as Needed