本博士階段課程的教學目的在於使學生熟悉當代組織理論的主要基本概念，相关争议问题與其發展过程。本課程在研究過程中涵蓋了諸多領域：主要涉及社會學，且在經濟學，心理學，人類學以及政治學方面也有所涉猎。課程專注於研究組織閒的發展過程，同時对组织机构须面对的相关經濟，制度，以及文化背景等问题也有所提及。
The goal of this doctoral course is to familiarize students with major conceptual frameworks, debates, and developments in contemporary organization theory. This is an inter-disciplinary domain of inquiry drawing primarily from sociology, and secondarily from economics, psychology, anthropology, and political science. The course focuses on inter-organizational processes, and also addresses the economic, institutional and cultural contexts that organizations must face.
此课程是对一项廣泛的多層面研究的介绍。由於時間有限，本課程將只對一些重要課題稍作展开，而完全忽略其他相关问题。這樣的課程設計与其说象一本百科全書，不如说它更像一張地圖。同样，由于我們將更關注理論方面的内容，方法论问题將只被作爲背景介紹。案例材料將被用於解釋特定觀點如何产生特定认知，进而解答特定問題。大量的基于定量與定性分析的討論將被安排在講座上，例如：15.347，15.348。
This is an introduction to a vast and multifaceted domain of inquiry. Due to time limitations, this course will touch lightly on many important topics, and neglect others entirely; its design resembles more a map than an encyclopedia. Also, given the focus on theoretical matters, methodological issues will move to the background. Empirical material will be used to illustrate how knowledge is produced from a particular standpoint and trying to answer particular questions, leaving the bulk of the discussion on quantitative and qualitative procedures to seminars such as 15.347, 15.348, and the like.
