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Class number:
2762
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Title: Orgs & Private Governance |
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Department: Formal Organizations |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 20 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
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End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM, 71VS - SEM |
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Instructor(s): Muhoza, Florence |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
Course Description:
An interdisciplinary seminar about governance in private organizations. The first half will cover key social units: close-knit groups, households, communes, and religions. The second half will cover a broad range of market organizations: firms, criminal organizations, sports leagues, not-for-profit organizations, clubs, and online platforms. Topics include: hierarchy, informal control, freedom of contract, organizational autonomy, mission, diversity, tournaments, deviance, discrimination, and openness. The course has a seminar format. Students will conduct policy debates about contentious governance issues of private organizations. Students will complete two individual (or small-group) research projects on topics chosen in consultation with the instructor. |