Spring 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 2007-2008 Organizational Studies Workshop

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

Ph.D. Student 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 Spring 2008

Date/Time	Presenter	Title
Tuesday February 12 12:30-2:00	Anita Tucker, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations Management, Harvard Business School	Improving Patient Mortality Rates: The Impact of Front-Line Staff Collaboration on Quality of Care
Tuesday March 11 12:30-2:00	Ann Bookman Executive Director, MIT Workplace Center, Sloan School of Management, and Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies, MIT	Rethinking Work Design: A Case Study of a "Dual Agenda" Project in an Outpatient Health Center
Tuesday April 8 12:30-2:00	J. Bradley Morrison, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Management, International Business School, Brandeis University	The Premature Demise of Process Improvement: Transitions and Tipping Points
Tuesday April 15 12:30-2:00	Jenny W. Rudolph, Ph.D. Lecturer, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Director, Institute for Medical Simulation, Center for Medical Simulation	The Dynamics of Diagnosing: Acting, Interpreting, and Cultivating New Hypotheses
Tuesday May 6 12:30-2:00	Martin P. Charns, DBA Director, Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health	Sustaining and Spreading Quality Improvement: Key Drivers of Organizational Transformation in Health Care
Tuesday May 13 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

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.