“Notes” are additional releases usually associated with an episode but not part of it. Most are reflections by our cast members or from our listeners. . Others are additional background information about a classic author or text that we did not know or include in our conversation but was so inspirational that we wanted to share. Contributions to our Notes features are always welcome — see our Suggestions page linked in the sidebar to make your recommendation.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Academic-ing at a Distance
April 18, 2020 3:41 amAt the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we published this special blog post for the following purose — “With so much teaching never designed to be delivered via distance learning being delivered via distance learning, we wanted to chip in and offer some of our experience amassed during 64 episodes of (distance) recording the podcast. Granted, while these are more applicable to asynchronous teaching than synchronous Zoom-lecturing, we nonetheless hope that there might be a bit of something–More–
Reflections on the “Human Capital Hoax”
July 9, 2018 1:00 amIn this response to our Episode 36 on the “Human Capital Hoax,” listener Benoit Gautier critiques Fleming’s article that it is presenting a distorted view of the gig economy.
Centralization and the Inefficient Quest for Efficiency
May 31, 2018 1:00 amIn this sidecast inspired by the debate on the Federalist Papers, Tom talks about the topic of efficiency and its many meanings.
Milton Hershey and an Organization’s Commitment to its Members
April 11, 2018 1:00 amAs a contrast to the gig economy discussions of recent episodes, Tom offers an example of an organization and its leader who exercised high organizational commitment to its members. This is the story of Milton Hershey, the founder of both the Hershey Chocolate Factory and the small town that grew from it, then located in a rather remote spot east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The Value of Simple Exploratory Models for Explaining Complex Behaviors
February 9, 2018 3:07 amModeling was an uncommon method of conducting research in organization studies back during the classic period. The inclusion of a model (complete with FORTRAN source code) in Cohen et al.’s garbage can model article was therefore very exciting. Could Tom replicate the results in a modern programming language?
Reflections on Wieliczka
September 20, 2017 1:00 amTom reflects on an experience that arose during his preparations for Episode 34 (Trist & Bamforth, 1951). In this post, he reminisces on a bus tour taken in the summer of 2001 from Heidelberg, Germany to the Wieliczka Salt Mines located only a short drive from Krakow. These mines are famous for the salt sculptures and engravings that the miners carved out of the walls as a means of overcoming the harsh and isolated environment.
Reflections on the “Process and Practice Perspectives” Workshop at the University of Queensland Business School
February 8, 2017 1:00 amThis reflection by Ella Hafermalz follows a 2017 workshop conducted at the UQ Business School on process and practice perspectives. Practice theories in particular emphasise everyday life – what activities are practitioners involved in, and how is meaning exercised through these routines and collectivities? Process philosophy offers a related perspective, with a greater emphasis on how temporality frames and arises from our experiences of everyday life. Are they two different perspectives or really–More–
Book Review of Henry Mintzberg’s “Simply Managing” (2013)
July 13, 2016 1:00 amIn this Note, Ralph reviews the Henry Mintzberg’s work “Simply Managing,” published in 2013. We covered the book and interviewed Mintzberg in Episode 14.
How to Use Podcasting as a Teaching Tool
June 16, 2016 1:00 amNowadays, podcasts are everywhere and they are being used more and more in educational settings. But not everyone knows how best to use them to supplement teaching. One of our founders, Dmitrijs, has broken the code and is here to help!
A Letter About Mary Parker Follett
February 16, 2016 1:00 amOur discussion of Mary Parker Follett’s “The Giving of Orders” inspired one of our listeners and co-author of a book on Follett’s work to contribute a post. Davis provides further background on her works and elaborates on some points made in our conversation.
HOOKED ON CLASSICS!
November 9, 2015 1:00 amChristopher Grey writes about how organization studies can be ignorant of history, including its own, as a result of forces inside and outside academia. In this Note, he related some of the reasons and the effects and why returning to the classics is so important.
Your Kitchen Probably Comes from F. W. Taylor!
October 23, 2015 1:00 amIt might sound strange at first, but the impact of Taylor’s ideas went way beyond factory work and production! The attention for optimizing work activities was taken up by numerous others, the Gilbreth couple perhaps being the most famous ones. Check out the photos in this special post to learn if your kitchen was a product of scientific management!