Formal Organizations

Xueguang Zhou （周雪光）

每周三 09:00-12:00

Formal organizations are ubiquitous in contemporary   societies, such as firms, schools, hospitals, and government agencies. They   educate us, manage our financial accounts and structure our daily routines,   and they distribute resources, status, and opportunities among social groups.   This course introduces dimensions and aspects of formal organizations and   basic concepts and theoretical logics for analyzing them. A multidisciplinary   approach is adopted to understand organizational phenomena, with special   attention to complementary perspectives drawn from economics, psychology, and   sociology. Organization research literature and specific cases, especially   those in the Chinese context, are used to illustrate the applications of the   analytic models and concepts in the real world of organizations.

China in the World Economy: Han Dynasty to the Present

Frank Hawke （韓誠）

每周一 09:00-12:00

In an effort to gain a more thorough and nuanced   understanding of China's role in the world economy since the founding of the   People's Republic in 1949, it is necessary to understand China's economic and   commercial interaction with the outside world through history. Important   themes and discontinuities will emerge as we examine how Chinese elites and   common people responded to the challenges and opportunities presented by a   world economy. Finally, we will examine China's post-reform economy and how   it has shaped and been shaped by the emergent global economy.

Globalization and the Chinese City

Mingzheng Shi （史明正）

每周二 09:00-12:00

This course examines the dynamics of China's urban   transformation and contemporary city life in the context of globalization.   Applying interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives and exploring a set   of carefully selected themes related to the distinctive characteristics of   China's urban development, the course enables students to gain critical   knowledge and understanding of how Chinese urban space is transformed by the   forces of globalization, urbanization, marketization, and political   decentralization, and what socio-spatial implications are made in a   differentiated way upon urban residents and the migrant population.   Throughout the course, we ask whether the concepts and theories born out of   the post-industrial Western urban experiences can be applicable to the   understanding of urban China. We also ask what are the opportunities and   challenges that Chinese cities face, given its current urban development   strategies and trajectories. Students will benefit from the locational   advantage of the course taking place in Beijing to participate in a number of   field trips and site visits.