SOC300H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Executive Order 11246, List Of Knot Terminology, Diversity Training
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Exam is cumulative but emphasized on things after test 1. New concepts: institutional isomorphism, institutional pressures: normative, coercive, mimetic, diffusion, early and late adopters. Big points: dimaggio and powell"s contribution- isomorphism, tolbert and zucker"s contribution- early vs. late adopters. Lots of examples- focus on two: compstat, america"s modern prisons (auburn v. s. How do organizations use internal dispute resolution structures for their own purposes. Definition: using something for purposes different from what it was intended to be used for. Typical organizations example: formal structure adopted to satisfy legal requirement or environmental norm, but it used to help the organization"s goals- profit, management, avoiding litigation, employee relations etc. Other example 1: using esteem housing club to brainwash participants. Other example 2: bouncer scans id"s not for fake markers or age, but to get address for mailing list. One of many formal structures suggested by professionals and later supported by courts.
