Fall Semester

2008

Purpose

To provide a venue for management science faculty and researchers to present cutting-edge research, at various stages of development, utilizing organizational theories and methodologies to explore questions with significant implications for social policy.

Coordinators of the 2008-2009 Organizational Studies Workshop

Faculty committee: Jon Chilingerian, Jody Hoffer Gittell, Jeff Prottas, Stan Wallack

Ph.D. Coordinator: Laura Lorenz, llorenz@brandeis.edu. Please contact her if you have any questions regarding the OSW or would like to be put on our mailing list to be notified of workshops in the future.

Time and Location

We will be meeting in Room G3 at the Heller School's new Irving Schneider and Family Building on the Brandeis University campus on the dates listed below from 12:30-2pm. Pizza will be provided. Please see below for directions to the Heller School.

Readings

A research document for each presentation will be sent to workshop participants by email one week prior to the presentation.

Session Format

12:30 - 2:00 pm Lunch, presentation, and time for Q & A

Schedule for Fall 2008

Date/Time	Presenter	Title
Wednesday September 17 12:30-2:00	James Rebitzer, Ph.D. John R. Mannix Medical Mutual Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University	Organizational Fragmentation and Care Quality in the US Health Care System
Monday September 22 12:30-2:00	Stephen M. Shortell, Ph.D., MPH Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management and Professor of Organization Behavior, School of Public Health and Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley	Improving Chronic Illness Care: A Longitudinal Analysis of Large Physician Organizations
Monday October 13 12:30-2:00	Barbara Bigelow, Ph.D. Professor of Management, Graduate School of Management, Clark University	The Power of No Findings: Challenging Conventional Wisdom
Monday October 27 12:30-2:00	Timothy J. Hoff, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany, State Unversity of New York	Transforming Primary Care in the United States: A Sociological Analysis of Context
Monday November 10 12:30-2:00	Grant Savage, Ph.D. Chairman and Health Management and Informatics Alumni Distinguished Professor, University of Missouri School of Medicine	Stakeholder Collaboration: Implications for Stakeholder Theory and Practice
Monday November 17 12:30-2:00	Trish Reay, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in the Department of Strategic Management and Organization, University of Alberta School of Business	Diffusing New Ways of Working: Difficult Work for Health Care Managers
Monday November 24 12:30-2:00	TBD

Directions to The Heller School

Brandeis is located just 10 miles from Boston and is within easy driving distance of the region's major cities. Directions to get to Brandeis are listed below. Turn right as you enter the Brandeis campus from South Street. Continue on the circular loop around the Brandeis campus to the top of the hill, continue along the top of the hill until you see a small sign on the left for the Heller School. Park in the lot to the right, then cross the street to enter the Irving Schneider and Family Building. Take the stairs down to the G level, and turn right to enter Room G2.

maps of Eastern Massachusetts and Waltham area

From the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) Eastbound:
Take exit 14 for I-95/Rt 128. After the toll, keep left for 95/128 North. While on ramp, exit immediately onto exit 24 for Route 30. Bear left onto Route 30. Turn right at first traffic light onto River Road. Follow this for 1.5 miles, where it turns into South Street. Brandeis is 0.5 miles ahead on the left of South Street.

From the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) Westbound:
Take exit 15 for I-95/Rt 128 and Route 30. After the toll proceed straight for Route 30. Turn right at end of the ramp, and then right again at first traffic light onto Route 30. Turn left at next traffic light onto River Road. Follow this for 1.5 miles, where it turns into South Street. Brandeis is 0.5 miles ahead on the left of South Street.

From I-95/Route 128 Southbound:
Take exit 24 for Route 30. At end of ramp, proceed through traffic light (across Route 30). This is River Road (River Road becomes South Street), and Brandeis is two miles ahead on the left.

From I-95/Route 128 Northbound:
Take exit 24 for Route 30. Route 30 is one of several options at this exit, so follow signs carefully. Turn left at the top of the ramp onto Route 30. Turn right at the traffic lights. This is South Street, and Brandeis is two miles ahead on the left.

By commuter rail:
Commuter train service is available from Boston's North Station (Fitchburg / South Acton line) to the Brandeis/Roberts Station which borders the campus. Check MBTA commuter rail schedules for more information.