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Foundations of Administrative and Managerial Theory
SOCIOL 2228

Jointly Offered with: Business School Doctoral as HBSDOC 4880

Course Information

Description

This course covers classical works in organization theory and surveys the main paradigms that are now active in the field.  In addition, we read works from business historians, economists, comparativists, and critical theorists that have shaped sociological thinking about organizations.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department Sociology
Course Component Seminar
Subject Sociology
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 16, 2026
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution None
Course Level Primarily for Graduate Students