Welcome to the most entertaining and enlightening Sociology of the Firm course...

1. Never mix Business with Sociology…
Hey People! Take my advice:

2. Sociology is your Business!
Unless of course:
Othón A. LEÓN, Adm.A.

3. « Why should it be my business??? »
(yeah, I heard you back there!)

4. Well, Because just like love
« happens » in life…

5. Many other passionate
phenomena (worth
analysing) happen
too… yes! And
business is no
exception!
And unlike this
guy’s (last) thought
was: « I didn’t
see that
comin’… »
Yours should be
something like:

6. Thank God for that « Sociology of the Firm »
course! No worries, we’ll be fine, my love…

7. OK, you got me; I’m intrigued… Tell me more
‘bout that, Othón…

8. Alright guys, here’s the story…

9. Our « Sociology of the Firm » course
emphasizes the SOCIAL and CULTURAL
dimensions of companies.These
dimensions are just as important as the
economic, financial, and administrative
dimensions in understanding how a
company reallyworks.

10. And naturally, we have a goal:
To develop in you, future accountants, entrepreneurs,
marketing, finance specialists, etc. the ability to analyze
the economy, labour, and the company from a
sociological perspective.

11. To achieve it, we shall review 12
fascinating topics…

12. 1. What is « Sociology of Business »?
Part One: The Company in the Capitalist World

13. 2. The human and social corporate dynamic
- A model for strategic analysis.
- The different actors in the company.
- Goals, resources, strategies, and stakes.
- Rules of the game and individual, group, and corporate
identities.

14. 3. The Capitalist
System

15. 4. Globalisation
- Stages, driving forces, actors.
- Main impacts.

16. Part Two: Major Institutional Actors
Confronting the Company
- Emergence and evolution of the modern State.
- Different types of political systems.
- Current Issues.

17. 6. Transnational Organisations
- Emergence and
evolution of
transnational
organisations.
- The main economic
transnational
organisations.
- Current issues.

18. - Emergence and evolution of union organizations.
- Current issues.
7.
Unions

19. 8. Women, work, and management.
- Emergence and developmen
of the issue.
- The situation as it stands.
- Current Issues.

20. 9. Immigrants, work, and management
- Emergence and development of the issue.
- The main integration models.
- The situation as it stands.
- Current Issues.

21. 10. Young people,
work, and management
- The situation as it stands.
- Young people’s values.
- Vocational integration of young people.

22. Part Four: Companies and
societies
- The invention of economic substance.
11. Is the company "necessary"?
- Scarcity: a founding myth.

23. 12. Corporate Social Responsability
- Ethics and management.
- Sustainable development and the company.

24. Use all your
learning
resources!

25. • Well, it feels
even better!
Trust me on
this one…
Sounds good ?

26. We’ll just have
to follow some
super simple
guidelines…
or « rules »!

27. I knew it! He was too nice…

28. 1. Your names in front of
you at all times.
2.Partcipation matters
(very much)!
3. No recording or
filming in any form.
4. No telephones or
computers (unless
indicated)
5. No talking

30. Ready, people?
Don’t forget
the
popcorn!
Allez ! Suivez moi… @othonleon