Talking About Organizations Podcast
1) 128: Meaningfulness of Work -- Andrew Carton (Part 1)
In this month’s episode, we examine a historical case study about how meaningfulness of work can be shaped by leaders’ actions. One frequently cited example of the solidarity felt among members of the...Show More
2) 128: Meaningfulness of Work -- Andrew Carton (summary of episode)
Coming soon! We will discuss Drew Carton’s 2018 article “’I’m not mopping the floors, I’m putting a man on the moon’: How NASA leaders enhanced the meaningfulness of work by changing the meaning of wo...Show More
3) 127: The Problem of Embeddedness -- Mark Granovetter (Part 2)
In Part 2 of the episode on Mark Granovetter's 1985 paper, "Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness," we consider the meaning of embeddedness in contemporary practical situat...Show More
4) 127: The Problem of Embeddedness -- Mark Granovetter (Part 1)
In this month’s episode, we discuss Mark Granovetter's 1985 paper, Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness. Granovetter's work provided a middle ground between two overly sim...Show More
5) 127: The Problem of Embeddedness -- Mark Granovetter (summary of episode)
Coming soon! We will discuss Mark Granovetter's 1985 paper, "Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness." He argued that economic behavior is not the product of isolated rationa...Show More
6) 126: Labor and Monopoly Capital -- Harry Braverman (Part 2)
In Part 2 of the episode on Harry Braverman’s book Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the 20th Century, we consider the half-century since its publication and how things turned out...Show More
7) 126: Labor and Monopoly Capital -- Harry Braverman (Part 1)
In this month’s episode, we discuss Harry Braverman’s book Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the 20th Century. Along with his criticism of how work had been systematically deskill...Show More
8) 126: Labor and Monopoly Capital -- Harry Braverman (Summary of Episode)
Coming soon! We will examine Harry Braverman’s 1974 book Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the 20th Century. It is considered a foundational text on labor relations and the system...Show More
9) 125: Institution and Action -- Steven Barley (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our episode on Barley, we conclude the discussion on the relationship that he drew among the institutionalized patterns of behavior in the hospitals, the actions that the radiologists and...Show More
10) 125: Institution and Action -- Steven Barley (Part 1)
This month we discuss a foundational work by Steven Barley on the introduction of new technologies into established organizations. His study of the fielding of CT scanners in two hospitals showed how ...Show More