390031 DK PhD-M: Topics in Strategy and Innovation 3 (2025S)

This course provides a PhD-level introduction to some of the most influential thinkers in social science whose ideas underlie research as it is conducted today across the various departments in a business school.
The course has two major aims. First, it introduces students to some of the foundations of thinking about business firms. Because this course addresses much of the foundational literature, it is relevant across departments. If your concentration is not strategy or organizational behavior, this course should suffice for you to acquire an overall view of management research. If your concentration is strategy or organizational behavior, the course will complement more specialized courses. Second, an important objective is that students learn to understand, compare, contrast, and, eventually, develop theories. Within each session, students will gain a sense of how individual research streams evolve. Across the sessions, students will have a chance to synthesize distinct theoretical perspectives, understanding how they
compete with, and complement, one another.