SOC 3433 - Sociology of Organizations and Entrepreneurs

Organizations play a critical role in sorting and rewarding individuals within all countries. This course explores how these organizations emerge, how they operate, and how they change or resist change. The key questions addressed in the class are: What are the risks that new organizations face? Why do some organizations disappear, while others last? How do these processes differ across time and from place to place? The class provides not only theoretical toolkits to explore the emergence and persistence of organizations, but also an opportunity to develop a plan for a new organization.