Milton Friedman
Another titan of 20th century social science has passed away. Milton Friedman, the great libertarian economist and the father of the Chicago School of Economics which revolutionized 20th century...
View ArticleEdinburgh
I was in Scotland last week teaching in an executive education program. I had a great meal at a Edinburgh seasfood restaurant called Fisher's. The restaurant is located in a charming townhouse in the...
View ArticleArticle 7
The New York Times reports an act that is difficult to explain using traditional rational choice theories. Mr. Autrey was waiting for the local at 137th Street and Broadway in Upper Manhattan around...
View ArticleSeymour Martin Lipset
The great political sociologist Seymour Martin Lipset has passed away. His research questions and methods were similar to the comparative traditions of Max Weber and Neil Smelser. What I found most...
View ArticleBook--finally
After a long hiatus from the blog, I wanted to report that the new book is finally done. It is titled: From Higher Aims to Hired Hands: The Social Transformation of American Business Schools and the...
View ArticleHarry Potter weekend
The Harry Potter phenomenon reached its apex in our household this weekend. I rolled out of bed at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday morning and drove to our local, independent bookstore to purchase two...
View ArticleAlbert Ellis
The psychoanalyst Albert Ellis has died. The New York Times has an interesting obituary about this quirky, original, and realist thinker. I've been reading a lot early 20th century psychoanalytical...
View ArticleBrief Summary of the Book
While the new book has not yet been released, Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge did a brief summary of the book. Check it out, if you are interested, here.
View ArticleJoy Division
There are two films about my favorite band about to be released. 'Control' and 'Joy Division' are a biopic and documentary, respectively about Ian Curtis, the brooding baritone of Joy Division, the...
View ArticleHarold Leavitt
The great social psychologist Harold Leavitt has died. It is a great loss for his family and for social science. Hal was one of the most insightful scholars in organizational behavior. As as social...
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