These 5 new courses track emerging business trends and skills
Before it’s in the boardroom, it’s on the syllabus at MIT Sloan — from tough tech ventures to the science of well-being.
Faculty
Ezra Zuckerman Sivan is the Alvin J. Siteman (1948) Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He is also cofounder of MIT Sloan's PhD Program in Economic Sociology.
Zuckerman Sivan is an economic sociologist whose research focuses on showing how an understanding of fundamental social processes is important for shedding light on key issues in business and management, as well as how an appreciation for the dynamics of business and management inform our understanding of fundamental social processes. He is perhaps best known for demonstrating the importance of categorical structures in shaping valuation in various markets.
Zuckerman Sivan's master's and executive level teaching centers on competitive and technology strategy, and he teaches two doctoral courses, "Sociology of Strategy" and "Identity and Action."
He holds a BA in political science from Columbia University as well as an MA and a PhD in sociology from the University of Chicago.
Featured Publication
"The Categorical Imperative Revisited: Implications of Categorization as a Theoretical Tool."Sivan, Ezra Zuckerman. In From Categories to Categorization: Studies in Sociology, Organizations and Strategy at the Crossroads, 31-68. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing, 2017.
Featured Publication
"Why Elites Love Authentic Lowbrow Culture: Overcoming High-Status Denigration with Outsider Art."Hahl, Oliver, Ezra Zuckerman Sivan, and Minjae Kim. American Sociological Review Vol. 82, No. 4 (2017): 828-856.
Azoulay, Pierre, J. Michael Wahlen, and Ezra Zuckerman Sivan. American Journal of Sociology Vol. 125, No. 3 (2019): 786-845.
Ha, Jae Kyung, Ezra W. Zuckerman Sivan, and Renee Gosline. In Advances in Group Processes, edited by Edward Lawler and S.R.Thye, 1-27. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
Freeland, Robert F. and Ezra W. Zuckerman Sivan. Sociological Science (2018).
Hahl, Oliver, Minjae Kim, and Ezra Zuckerman Sivan. American Sociological Review Vol. 83, No. 1 (2018): 1-33.
Before it’s in the boardroom, it’s on the syllabus at MIT Sloan — from tough tech ventures to the science of well-being.
As artificial intelligence takes off, all companies should be thinking about value creation, value capture, and value delivery.
This intensive program details a unique and powerful approach to integrating business and technology strategy and to developing profitable ventures and technologies. Participants are introduced to a set of tools to identify high-leverage projects, match product strategy to market dynamics, capture market value, and change organizational capabilities to reflect evolving markets and technological dynamics.