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John Van Maanen

Erwin H. Schell Professor of Management
Professor of Organization Studies

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John Van Maanen

John Van Maanen studies groups of people the old-fashioned way: by living with them. Among the groups he has studied ethnographically are Gloucester fishermen, Disneyland ride operators, US patrol officers, and London detectives and their supervisors. Cultural descriptions figure prominently in his writings about occupational conflicts, organizational careers, and work routines. His recent studies examine the social history of ethnographic understanding of work organizations and the various ways particular occupation identities take shape and change work settings.

 

Contact Information
Office: E52-588
Tel: 617-253-3610
Fax: 617-253-2660
E-mail: jvm@mit.edu

Support Staff
Name: Joyce V. Yearwood
Tel: 617-253-2602
E-mail: jyearwd@mit.edu

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General Expertise
Fishing industry; Service industry; Values in the professions; Career development; Changing workforce; Employee motivation; Training; Change management; Changing work environments; Disney theme parks; Dispute resolution; Leadership; Leadership; Managing change; Networking, personal, business, organizational; Organization studies; Organizational behavior; Organizational change; Organization culture; Organizational design and performance; Sociology, occupational; Team; Cross-cultural awareness; Cultural differences

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