Welcome to ICOS

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.


Lily Hsueh, Arizona State University

Private Actors, Public Governance: Policy Signals, Managerial Agency, and Corporate Climate Action

Lily Hsueh, Arizona State University

Speaker(s)

Lily Hsueh ,Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs , Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory Affiliate Scholar, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment ,

Lecture Time:

Friday, September 25, 2026 @ 1:30 pm

Lecture Location:

R2240, Ross building

Mary Blair-Loy, University of California San Diego

Reconceiving Merit and Devotion at Work, with Evidence-Based Illustrations from Academic Careers

Mary Blair-Loy, University of California San Diego

Speaker(s)

Mary Blair-Loy, Professor and Chair Department of Sociology, University of California San Diego

Lecture Time:

Friday, October 2, 2026 @ 1:30 pm

Lecture Location:

R2240, Ross building

Sara Soderstrom, University of Michigan

Sara Soderstrom, University of Michigan

Speaker(s)

Sara Soderstrom, Professor of Organizational Studies and Program in the Environment

Lecture Time:

Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 1:30 pm

Lecture Location:

R2240, Ross building

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