ICOS, or the Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies, has the single goal of enhancing the University of Michigan’s strength as a world center for interdisciplinary research and scholarship on organizations. We seek to enrich the intellectual environment of Ph.D. students and faculty interested in organization studies, by increasing the quality, breadth, depth, and usefulness of organizational research.


Wendy Espeland, Northwestern University

How Quantification Shapes What We See in Organizations and Social Movements: Three Examples of Visibility and Invisibility

Wendy Espeland, Northwestern University

Speaker(s)

Wendy Espeland, Professor of Sociology

Lecture Time:

Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 1:30 pm

Lecture Location:

R0220, Ross building

Maryam Kouchaki, Northwestern University

The Ethnic and Political Divide in the Preference for Strong Leaders

Maryam Kouchaki, Northwestern University

Speaker(s)

Maryam Kouchaki: Professor and Chair of Management & Organizations

Lecture Time:

Friday, April 4, 2025 @ 1:30 pm

Lecture Location:

R0220, Ross building

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