We conclude our discussion of Arthur L. Stinchcombe’s book chapter, “Social Structure and Organizations,” by looking at the present-day impacts.

In a famous chapter in James G. Marchs 1965 book, Handbook of Organizations, Arthur L. Stinchcombe laid out a case for expanding the study of organizations outward to include social structure bringin

We will discuss the 1965 pathbreaking essay Social Structure and Organizations by Arthur L. Stinchcombe, where he articulated how societies had significant effects on organizations and that organiza

We conclude our discussion of Barley & Kundas article in Organization Science titled Bringing Work Back In. We ask ourselves to what extent are the authors argument still valid (in short, they

In their 2001 Organization Science article Bringing Work Back In, Steven Barley and Gideon Kunda lamented how the study of work, its organization, and its performance shifted after the 1950s. Work w

Coming soon! We will discuss Steven Barley and Gideon Kundas critique about how the study of work, its organization, and its performance were no longer the focus of organization studies and call for

We conclude our discussion of Alfred Sloans My Years at General Motors with a look at the post-war automotive boom to the present day and the introductions of electric cars, foreign manufacturers e

Alfred Sloan was President, Chairman, and CEO of General Motors from 1923 to 1956. His memoir My Years at General Motors tells his story about how he took a corporation consisting of several dispara

Coming soon! We will dive into the history of the automotive industry with a look at Alfred Sloans famous memoir, My Years at General Motors. The book chronicles the growth of General Motors and th

We conclude our discussion of Frederick Herzbergs book The Motivation to Work and the Two-Factor theory of job satisfaction it presents. What are the implications for contemporary managers and wor