Cool idea -- going deep into the archives to find the good stuff. Who remembers all this? It's good to have personal reminders! Pro tip: there's some really interesting stuff from MY 'good old days' in ASQ from the 1950s -- check out Talcott Parsons' 2 part article that foreshadowed the basic ideas in institutional theory. Although often seen as the Scrooge who took the fun out of sociology, Parsons' articles show he could've played Santa at the Stanford school's Xmas celebration!
Great comments, Howard! We hope to keep featuring 'good old' research in the newsletter, especially in the months when we are not announcing a new issue. Maybe we should have an issue on Parsons and his (shadow) influence in institutional theory.
You could ask some of the young lions in the field today to read the articles and reflect on how their work might have changed, had they been aware of Parson’s article!
Cool idea -- going deep into the archives to find the good stuff. Who remembers all this? It's good to have personal reminders! Pro tip: there's some really interesting stuff from MY 'good old days' in ASQ from the 1950s -- check out Talcott Parsons' 2 part article that foreshadowed the basic ideas in institutional theory. Although often seen as the Scrooge who took the fun out of sociology, Parsons' articles show he could've played Santa at the Stanford school's Xmas celebration!
Great comments, Howard! We hope to keep featuring 'good old' research in the newsletter, especially in the months when we are not announcing a new issue. Maybe we should have an issue on Parsons and his (shadow) influence in institutional theory.
You could ask some of the young lions in the field today to read the articles and reflect on how their work might have changed, had they been aware of Parson’s article!
Cool idea!
What a cleaver, thought provoking endeavor. Thanks.
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We are delighted you enjoyed it. We are always looking for suggestions for content and also questions to answer in future newsletters =)