Research Seminar:
Spring 2001 15.692
Changes & Challenges in the World of Work
· Tuesday 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM at E52-598 ·
(Please note that the new room for the seminar is E52-598)
February 6
Robin Ely, Harvard Business School
Cultural Diversity and Organizational Performance: The Moderating Effects of Power and Diversity
Perspective
February 13
Michelle Williams, University of Michigan Business School
Seeing Through the Client’s Eyes: The Role of Perspective Taking in Generating Trust and Cooperation
Across Organizational Boundaries
February 20
Robert Robinson, Harvard Business School
Native Realism and the Status Quo: Two Sources of Misperception in Social and Organizational Conflict
February 27
Forrest Briscoe, MIT Sloan School
The Influence of Managerial Background on Administrative Practice: Evidence from Health Benefits,
Managers in Large Firms
March 6
Dana O’Rourke, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT
Realizing Labor Standards
March 13
William F. Maloney, World Bank
The Informal Sector, Firm Dynamics and Institutional Participation
March 20
Michael Piore,
Departments of Economics and Political Science, MIT
Rethinking International Labor Standards
March 27
Spring Vacation
April 3
Mark Ventresca, Northwestern University,
The Sources of New Industry Forms:Activity and Boundary Work in the Emergence of Online Services 19691982
April 10
Andrew VonNordenflycht, Jody Hoffer Gittell, Thomas Kochan, MIT Sloan School
Mutual Gains or Zero Sum? An Initial Exploration of Employee/Stakeholder Orientation in the Airline
Industry
April 17
Patriot’s Day. No Seminar
April 24th
To Be Announced
May 1st
Pierre Azoulay, MIT Sloan School
Shadow of the past or Shadow of the Future? Buyer/Supplier Relations in Drug Development
May 8th
To Be Announced
May 15th
Lucio Baccaro International Institute for Labour Studies, ILO.
Designing Policies for Decent Work, Does Civil Society Have a Role to Play
Visit the IWER web site for seminar updates and changes!
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/iwer
Papers can also be picked up in Suite E52-580. Contact: Gene Fierro (617) 258-8360, generoso@mit.edu.