Welcome to the
Organization Studies Group's (OSG's)
Spring 2005 OSG Seminar Series

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Unless otherwise noted, all seminars will be held in E52-598 (Forrester Room) from 1:00-2:30 p.m. on Fridays.
As they become available, abstracts or papers for the seminars will be posted and can be seen by following the links as indicated.
Date Speaker & Affiliation Topic / Title
04-Feb-2005

Kathleen Sutcliffe
University of Michigan

 Executive Information Search, Perceptual Accuracy and Firm Performance

Paper

Bio
11-Feb-2005 Jenny Rudolph
Boston University
 Diagnostic Sensemaking in Operating Room Crises: Exploration and Exploitation in Action
Abstract
18-Feb-2005 Edward Lawler
Cornell University		 Affect in Social Exchange
25-Feb-2005 Katherine Phillips
Northwestern University
 Heterogeneity, Performance, and Blau’s Paradox:
The case of NHL Hockey Teams, 1988-1998
Paper Overview
04-Mar-2005

Linda Smircich & Marta Calas
University of Mass, Amherst

Changing theories/ Changing institutions:
Engaging with the world through feminist analyses.
Abstract

11-Mar-2005 Michael O'Leary
Boston College
 Subgroups with Attitude: Imbalance and Isolation in Geographically Dispersed Teams

Abstract

Paper
18-Mar-2005

Peter Marsden
Harvard, Sociology

 Informants in Establishment Surveys
Abstract
25-Mar-2005 S P R I N G --- B R E A K
1-Ap-2005 Heather MacIndoe
University of Chicago		 Community and Philanthropy: Neighborhood Effects on Foundation Giving to Urban Nonprofit Organizations
8-Ap-2005 Gerardine DeSanctis
Duke University		 The Language Games of Online Forums
Paper
15-Ap-2005 Michele Williams
MIT, Sloan
 Where Colleagues Fear to Tread: Threat, Threat Regulation and Trust on Collaborative Projects

Abstract

Paper
22-Ap-2005

Jennifer Howard-Grenville
Boston University

 Getting In: Integrating Environmental Considerations Into Process Development Over Time
Abstract
29-Ap-2005 Julie Rennecker
Case Western University		 Reconstructing the Stage: The Use of Instant Messaging to Restructure Meeting Boundaries
6-May-2005 No OSG seminar. Inauguration of President Susan Hockfield.
13-May-2005 Jared Curhan
MIT, Sloan		 What do people value when they negotiate? Mapping the domain of subjective value in negotiation

Bio & Abstract

Paper

 

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