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Fall 2009
MANAGEMENT 6381.002
Organizational Economics
Seminar in Advanced Management Topics

Instructor: Dr. Ron Mitchell

Welcome to MANAGEMENT 6381.002 - 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 September 9, 2009 beginning of class.

• Tuchman Quote Assignment due September 16, 2009: 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 .

• AMR Best Paper Examples. AMR Best Paper Examples List.

• 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 (poor copy) so here's the reference if you'd like to try to find a better copy . 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



Readings:

2. September 9, 2009:

• 2.2 Hesterly et al. 1990 .

• 2.3 Hesterly & Zenger, 1993.

• 2.4 Dean & McMullan, 2005 .

• 2.5 Felin & Foss, 2009 .

  3. September 16, 2009: Please read North and Durant Handouts, read Demsetz (Ch 10 WW), and articles below:

• 3.2 Donaldson, 1990 .

• 3.3 Ferraro et al. 2005.

• 3.4 Foss, 1999 .

  4. September 23, 2009: Please read assigned WW Chapters and Roberts reading Handout

  5. September 30: Please read assigned WW Chapters and 1 article (below)

• 5.2 Geyskens et al, 2006 .

• 5.3 Mitchell & Cohen, 2006.

• 5.4 Nickerson & Zenger, 2008.

  6. October 7, 2009: Please read Pearce Handout, and 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 .

  7. October 14, 2009: 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 .

• 7.5 Felin & Zenger, 2009.

  8. October 21, 2009: Please read Lambsdorff Handout, and articles below:

• 8.1 Jensen & Meckling, 1976.

• 8.2 Eisenhardt, 1989 .

• 8.3 Holmstsrom & Milgrom, 1994.

  9. October 28, 2009: Please obtain Knight 1921 from the Library, and read the article below:

• 9.2 Godfrey, 2005.

• 9.3 Dickson & Gigilerano, 1986.

  10. November 4, 2009: Please read assigned OEW Chapters and 1 article (below):

• 10.2 Williamson, 1991 .

  11. November 11, 2009: Please read Lambsdorff Handout, and articles below:

• 11.1 DiMaggio & Powell, 1983.

• 11.2 Aldrich & Fiol, 1994.

• 11.3 Roberts & Greenwood, 1997.

  12. November 18, 2009: Please obtain and read Hayek, 1937 excerpt from the Library, the Foss, 2005 Handout, and articles below:

• 12.2 Malmgren, 1961.

• 12.3 Stiglitz, 2000.

• 12.4 Mitchell, Mitchell & Bailey Working Paper, 2009.

• 12.5 Mitchell, 2003 .

• 12.6 Felin & Hesterly, 2007.

• 12.8 Arthur, 1996.
  
  

• Other Readings Forthcoming as Needed