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Spring 2017
MANAGEMENT 6392
Seminar in Advanced Organization Theory

Instructor: Dr. Ron Mitchell

Welcome to MANAGEMENT 6392 - DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN ORGANIZATION THEORY:

Course Documents:

• MGT 6392 Syllabus-Spring 2017

• Journal Rankings - RCOB

• The Logic of Scientific Inference: Stinchcombe, 1968

• Other Materials Forthcoming as Needed



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

• Deductive Logic (from Fearnside and Holther, 1959)

• Types of Theory Writing--Cornelissen (2017)

• Sample Pedigree Charts for Assignment B. Two family-version pedigree charts

• The Basics of How Classification Works: for Assignment B. Classification Theory Explanation

• 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 .

• 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:

Week 1. January 23, 2017

• Week 1 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 2. January 30, 2017

• Week 2 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 3. Feb. 6, 2017

• Week 3 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 4. Feb. 13, 2017

• Week 4 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 5. Feb. 20, 2017

• Week 5 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 6. Feb. 27, 2017

• Week 6 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 7. Mar. 6, 2017

• Week 7 Readings
  
  
  

  No Class Mar. 13 -- Spring Break
  
  
  

  Week 8. Mar. 20, 2017

• Week 8 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 9. Mar. 27, 2017

• Week 9 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 10. Apr. 3, 2017

• Week 10 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 11. Apr. 10, 2017

• Week 11 Readings; but don't read Westphal et al 1997; Suddaby and Greenwood, 2005; or Hirsch, 1997
  
  

  Read these instead:

• Lawrence, Suddaby, Leca-2009
  
  
• Lawrence & Suddaby 2006
  
  
• Organization Studies-2013-Lawrence, Leca & Zilber-1023-33
  
  
  

  No Class Apr. 17 -- No Class Day
  
  
  

  Week 12. Apr. 24, 2017

• Week 12 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 13. May 1, 2017

• Week 13 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 14. May 8, 2017

• Week 14 Readings
  
  
  

  Week 15, May 15 -- Final (Oral) Exam: Paper Presentations
  
  
  

• Other Readings Forthcoming as Needed