Newspapers: Have they met their final deadline? Part One

For my final paper, I will be examining the newspaper industry. The newspaper industry is currently at a turning point. New technology, especially the internet, has changed the way people receive their news. At the same time, the universal advertising-supported revenue model is becoming unprofitable. The industry as a whole has had difficulties keeping up [...]

The Long Lost Blog Post…Kiva and Structural Holes

Some prewriting that I forgot to post last time about my final paper… According to the work of Ronald Burt, it is evident that Kiva has managed to fill a “structural hole”.  A structural hole is loosely described to be disconnects in the structure of information that is shared between people and in society.  Furthermore, [...]

Final Paper – Sustainability in Higher Education

For my final paper I would like to further explore Colleges and Universities as organizations, and how difficult it is to change them in order to accommodate for new innovations.  More specifically, I plan to look at the effect that the “Green Movement” and sustainability have had on higher education.  The green movement and sustainability [...]

Final Paper- The Specialization of the Athletic Department

The topics of collegiate athletics always raise not only questions but also controversy. Collegiate Athletics have been one of the main focus points of several faculty/administrators meetings across the country, especially during these tough economic times. So, let’s start from the beginning, collegiate athletics started in 1843, when Yale created a boat club, not much [...]

Final paper – Applying My Ideas to Enron

I want to use this as an opportunity to elaborate on some thoughts I’ve had regarding my final paper. Obviously we have spent a lot of time talking about Enron as an organization, and I think that the three themes I am covering in my paper can definitely be applied to Enron. First, I’ll recap [...]

Final Paper Thoughts

So here I am 15 pages into researching OSNs and already I run into a stumbling block. My initial thought was to concentrate on answering the question, what type of organization is an OSN? Fraser and Dutta, authors of the book, Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom: How Online Social Networking Will Transform Your Life, Work [...]

Final Paper Take II: IDEO

I definitely love Bucknell as much as the next person (I’d probably even argue more), but looking into how Bucknell operates as an organization doesn’t exactly exite me.  So, on advice from our wonderful professor I am going to write my paper about something that really intrigues and exites me – innovation.  Within the depths [...]

Final Paper Using Wiki

Several of you are planning to do the long form wiki article for your final paper. Here is the link for topics under Organization Theory on wikipedia (the big English one, en.wikipedia.org). As you can see, there is plenty of room for you to add a whole article. You will need an account. You will [...]

Kiva and Microfinance-Final Paper Topic

After struggling to find an appealing and interesting topic to write my final paper about, I’ve finally decided to analyze microfinance institutions in the United States,  specifically Kiva.  The readings this week sparked my interest and curiosity in organizations such as these, and I think this can make for a fascinating paper.  I’ve found past [...]

Final Paper: The Stage-Gate Process

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Organizing Online Social Networks

For my final paper I’d like to take a stab at answering the question, what type of organization is an online social network? There are a number of past and current examples of OSNs such as Facebook, Myspace, MyhometownLink, and many others—but how exactly are they classified as an organization? What sort of characteristics do [...]

Final Paper Topic – Bucknell University

Sitting in the lush farmlands of Central Pennsylvania, Bucknell University is one of the premier liberal arts universities in the nation.  It boasts an absolutely magnificant campus, talented faculty, and intelligent and motivated student body (if I don’t say so myself).  Having now spent almost three years at this university I believe that I have [...]

What kinds of laws govern organizations?

When I first read the final paper guidelines, I felt a little intimidated by the open-ended nature of the assignment. So far, we’ve been given pretty specific direction; yet have still been given some freedom in constructing our topics. So, at first, this assignment seemed a little daunting. Thinking about everything we’ve read in Scott [...]