SemesterSpring Semester, 2025
DepartmentPhD Program of Business Administration, First Year PhD Program of Business Administration, Second Year
Course NameSeminar in Special Topics in Management Theory
InstructorGUO SHIAU-LING
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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Week

Topic

Contents and Readings

Activities

Workload

1



(2/20)

Orientation (Hsieh)

Introduction to the Course

Discussion

6

2



(2/27)

Organizational Structure (Hsieh)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

3



(3/6)

Organizational Change (Hsieh)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

4



(3/13)

Knowledge & Innovation (Hsieh)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

5



(3/20)

Interorganizational Environment (Hsieh)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

6



(3/27)

Flexible learning week

7



(4/3)

National Holiday

8



(4/10)

Transaction Cost Economics I (Guo)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

9



(4/17)

Transaction Cost Economics II (Guo)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

10



(4/24)

Network Theory (Guo)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

11



(5/1)

Resource Dependence Theory (Guo)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

12



(5/8)

Term Paper Proposal (Guo)

Term Paper

Presentation & Discussion

6

13



(5/15)

Flexible learning week

14



(5/22)

Resource-Based View I (Huang)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

15



(5/29)

Resource-Based View II (Huang)

Assigned Readings



(Project Topic Due)

Presentation & Discussion

6

16



(6/5)

Dynamic Capability (Huang)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

17



(6/12)

Absorptive Capacity (Huang)

Assigned Readings

Presentation & Discussion

6

18



(6/19)

Term Paper Presentation & Submission (Huang)

Term Paper

Presentation & discussion

6

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

TBA


Requirement/Grading

Class participation: 40%

Referee reports:   30%

Term paper:      30%



Class participation



The course is set up as a three-hour section every week. Students are required to prepare and present a referee report, in PowerPoint format, on their assigned papers.



Referee Reports



When reading papers and preparing for referee reports, students are advised to address the following questions:




  • What is the main research question?

  • Why is this research question important?

  • Are the hypotheses or propositions well-developed and convincing?

  • Is the research design and context appropriate for testing these hypotheses?

  • What are the main findings? Are there alternative explanations for these findings?

  • What are the limitations of this research? How do these limitations inform future research directions?



Term Paper



For the term paper, students must define the research question, review the relevant literature, develop testable hypotheses, and explain the methods and data/ empirical context that may be used to test the hypotheses.



Absenteeism for more than three times will result in a failing grade.


Textbook & Reference
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