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Talking About Organizations Podcast

Talking About Organizations

Talking About Organizations is a conversational podcast where we talk about one book, journal article or idea per episode and try to understand it, its purpose and its impact. By joining us as we collectively tackle classic readings on organization theory, management science, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, organizational learning, culture, climate, leadership, public administration, and so many more! Subscribe to our feed and begin Talking About Organizations as we take on great

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18: Summary of Episode 18 with Arianna Tassinari

Talking About Organizations Podcast ·

2016/10/19

Once again joined by the lovely Arianna, we summarize Episode 18 on Gig Economy and Algorithmic Management.

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18: Gig Economy, Labor Relations and Algorithmic...

Talking About Organizations Podcast ·

2016/10/11

In the second part of our discussion we delve deeper into how management by algorithms impacts individual employees, what are the principles and potential implications of the proliferation of algorithmic management on industrial relations, and whether this can be justifiably called 'Taylorism on Steroids'. Our Special Guest, Arianna Tassinari, brings a unique industrial relations flavour to this episode and contributes many excellent points we would probably not surface in our own accord. So listen

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18: Gig Economy, Labor Relations and Algorithmic...

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2016/10/05

In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Arianna Tassinari to discuss a recent Financial Times article by Sarah O'Connor on gig economy, algorithmic management and labour relations! Gig economy, as well as its benefits and limitations, has been subject to much debate in social policy and labour relations lately. Facilitated by management via algorithms, gig economy can be seen as symptomatic of another reincarnation of scientific management (initially outlined by F.W. Taylor - see Episode 1)

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17: Summary of Episode 17 on Tokenism

Talking About Organizations Podcast ·

2016/09/21

Join Dmitrijs and Pedro for a first summary duo! as they highlight the key points from Episode 17 on Tokenism by Rosabeth Moss Kanter. If you haven't listened to the episode yet, we really encourage you to do so as this is an important topic and our guest, Dr Deborah Brewis, was absolutely great at explaining the nuances of gender relations in organizations.

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17: Tokenism - Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Part 2)

Talking About Organizations Podcast ·

2016/09/13

More on gender, tokenism, sexuality, and all things different in organizations! Join us and our Special Guest Dr Deborah Brewis for the conclusion of Episode 17 on “Some Effects of Proportions on Group Life: Skewed Sex Ratios and Responses to Token Women” (1977) by Rosabeth Moss Kanter!

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17: Tokenism - Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Part 1)

Talking About Organizations Podcast ·

2016/09/06

In this episode we are joined by Dr Deborah Brewis to discuss a classic paper by Rosabeth Moss Kanter on gender in organizations - “Some Effects of Proportions on Group Life: Skewed Sex Ratios and Responses to Token Women” (1977). In this article, Kanter explores how interactions within a group or an organization are affected by the different numbers of people from distinct social types. In particular, she focuses on groups with skewed gender ratios: a high proportion of men and a small number of

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16: Summary of Episode 16 on Contingency Theory

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2016/08/30

Another convenient featurette to introduce people to this management classic - contingency theory! Join Ralph as he summarizes our reading by Lawrence and Lorsch, covers key points from the discussion and even adds some (more) of his experience-based insight! Advocates of contingency theory for organizations argue that an optimum approach to structural differentiation depends – is contingent – on the external and local conditions where an organization functions. This represents a departure from

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16: Contingency Theory - Lawrence and Lorsch

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2016/08/17

In this episode, we read the classic article “Differentiation and Integration in Complex Organizations” published in 1967 in Administrative Science Quarterly. In this work, Lawrence and Lorsch investigate the relation between organizational characteristics and their environment, and stipulate that an organization’s economic performance is determined by its ability to meet integration and differentiation requirements according to their environment.The paper is based on a comparative study of six

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15: Doing Interesting Research with Jorgen Sandberg LIVE

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2016/08/09

What is it about research that makes it interesting? Or, rather, at which point does a study become interesting (or not)? The more common answer to these questions would most certainly place emphasis on the results and outcomes of a study - i.e. the research is interesting if the findings are interesting. In their 2013 book - Constructing Research Questions: Doing interesting research - Mats Alvesson and Jorgen Sandberg propose that the focal point of what contributes to something being interesting

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14: Summary of Episode 14 with Henry Mintzberg

Talking About Organizations Podcast ·

2016/08/02

Join Miranda as she summarizes our discussion with Professor Henry Mintzberg - the author of Simply Managing (2013). If you are looking for a brief overview of Henry's scholarship in general and of this book in particular, this summary is for you! Please share and get more people Talking About Organizations!

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14: Simply Managing, by Henry Mintzberg (Part 2)

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2016/07/27

A very exciting episode featuring Prof Henry Mintzberg! In this conversation we discussed Simply Managing (2013), which is an updated study of managers conducted by Henry Mintzberg based on observing 29 managers at all levels of organizations across a range of industries and organizational structures: business, government, healthcare, and pluralistic organizations such as museums and NGO’s. It is condensed version of his earlier book - Managing, which was published in 2009. Both books address

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14: Simply Managing, by Henry Mintzberg (Part 1)

Talking About Organizations Podcast ·

2016/07/19

A very exciting episode featuring Prof Henry Mintzberg! In this conversation we discussed Simply Managing (2013), which is an updated study of managers conducted by Henry Mintzberg based on observing 29 managers at all levels of organizations across a range of industries and organizational structures: business, government, healthcare, and pluralistic organizations such as museums and NGO’s. It is condensed version of his earlier book - Managing, which was published in 2009. Both books address

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13: Summary of Episode 13 on Banana Time

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2016/07/05

Summary of our discussion of Banana Time (1959) by Donald F. Roy. This paper looks at how individuals, and groups of individuals, motivate and mentally stimulate themselves in the conduct of very monotonous work. Some of the key themes we covered during the full episode are: group dynamics, scientific management, importance and role of play, social cohesion, experience of time, and monotony, back then as well as right now.

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13: Banana Time - Donald Roy

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2016/06/21

A full house of management theory, Banana Time: Job Satisfaction and Informal Interactions, is a classic ethnographic text set against the backdrop of a Tayloristic organization. The author, Donald Roy, provides an account of what it was like to work there for two months all the while dealing with extreme monotony, fatigue and multiculturalism.While this work is not particularly 'heavy' in terms of theory and postulations, Roy alludes to, directly or indirectly (usually the latter) to such themes as

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12: On the Value of Conferences with Emma Bell and...

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2016/06/07

Our very first Special episode has arrived! Join Dmitrijs and Ralph as they talk to Professors Paul Duguid of UC, Berkeley and Emma Bell of Open University about things like learning, education, unconferences, power and norms, race and gender, MOOC's, and, most of all, about whether conferences are well suited to do what they are supposed to do!Paul Duguid and Emma Bell are exceptional scholars and fantastic people, so we really cannot recommend this conversation highly enough! Paul is most famous

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11: Summary of Episode 11 on Bierly and Spender

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2016/05/31

In this Summary of Episode 11, our resident High Reliability expert, Dr Ralph Soule, gives an overview of the context, the study and some of the key problems facing high-risk and high-reliability approaches to organizational design. Ralph mentions that Bierly and Spender (1995) provide a description of submariner culture and how it comes about through formal in informal practices. The author’s note that submariner’s culture is risk-averse, shared between different ships, and the result of constant

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11: Culture and High Reliability - Bierly and Spender...

Talking About Organizations Podcast ·

2016/05/31

Continuing on with our discussion of High Reliability Organizing with resident expert Dr Ralph Soule. In the final part we go into more detail on how High Reliability can be applied to other organizations, the role of culture and technology.

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11: Culture and High Reliability - Bierly and Spender...

Talking About Organizations Podcast ·

2016/05/24

Join us for Episode 11 as we go into High Reliability Organizing (HRO) with this key 1995 article from the Journal of Management. HRO is a specialist sub-field in organization theory focused on the development of processes and mechanisms that remove and reduce instances of organizational failure. This is quite a big deal as organizations most usually operating HRO principles are nuclear reactors and propulsion, chemical processing, space operations and various forms of infrastructure! With the help

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10: Twelve Angry Men (Part 2)

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2016/05/04

Join us as we conclude our discussion of this amazing film that is 12 Angry Men! In part two we delve into knowledge and epistemology, power, motivation and leadership (among many other exciting areas). We also continue tracing themes from the film to our past episodes, including Scientific Management of F.W. Taylor, Motivation theories of Abraham Maslow and Elton Mayo, Organization theory of Chester Barnard and authority theory of Max Weber!

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10: Twelve Angry Men (Part 1)

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2016/04/26

Join us for Episode 10 as we go to the Movies! To celebrate our 10th episode we are watching a classic film - Twelve Angry Men (1957). This is one of the film frequently used to illustrate and highlight challenges in consensus building, teamwork and leadership. On top of that, 12 Angry Men is an amazing film well worth seeing just for the pure enjoyment of it!

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