Notable & Quotable


"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it."
-Theodore Roosevelt.



Welcome, class of 2007!
This year Organizational Studies received more applications for admission than ever before. 146 students applied for entry to the program, and 63 were admitted. Congratulations to our new students, and welcome to Organizational Studies!

U-M AD Bill Martin speaks at OS
U-M Athletic Director Bill Martin spoke at the second OS Speaker Series March 8. His talk, "Crisis Management," discussed the events surrounding his role as President of the U.S. Olympic Committee from 2002-2004 and the enormous task of cleaning up the leadership and reputation of the USOC. A full review of the talk is available online at www.lsa.umich.edu/orgstudies/connection.asp.

The next Speaker Series event will present Jerry Levin, former Chairman and CEO of American Household (Sunbeam), who will speak on "Transforming a Criminal Culture-Sunbeam, a Case Study." (This event is by invitation only.)

OS hires new faculty
Organizational Studies is pleased to announce that sociologist Victoria Johnson will be joining the Program next fall. Currently a visiting assistant professor at the Ross School of Business at U-M, her dissertation, "Founding Culture: Art, Politics, and Organization at the Paris Opera, 1669-1792," examines the sociology of culture, sociological theory, historical sociology, and organization theory. 100% of Victoria's appointment is in the Organizational Studies Program.