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MS&E 382

Meso-Organizational Theory (SOC 386)

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Doctoral research seminar, limited to Ph.D. students. Provides an overview of research on meso-level organizational theory. Topics include classic and contemporary research on work and occupations, sociology of professions and expertise, meso-level theories on roles, jurisdictional conflicts, status, and authority, occupational drivers of technology adoption and implementation in the workplace, and the importance of organizational practices in addressing (or worsening) inequality. The course covers both foundational research as well as more recent empirical scholarship on these topics. Students are expected to use this course to make progress on their research projects/papers.

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1 Term
Research 1Open
ID: 26241
0 / 999 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday
TIME:1:30 PM – 4:20 PM
LOCATION:Departmental Room
INSTRUCTOR:
Karunakaran, Arvind
3units

MS&E 382: Meso-Organizational Theory (SOC 386)

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

Doctoral research seminar, limited to Ph.D. students. Provides an overview of research on meso-level organizational theory. Topics include classic and contemporary research on work and occupations, sociology of professions and expertise, meso-level theories on roles, jurisdictional conflicts, status, and authority, occupational drivers of technology adoption and implementation in the workplace, and the importance of organizational practices in addressing (or worsening) inequality. The course covers both foundational research as well as more recent empirical scholarship on these topics. Students are expected to use this course to make progress on their research projects/papers.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Research — Tuesday 1:30 PM – 4:20 PM — Departmental Room — Karunakaran, Arvind (Graduate)

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