Michael J. Handel
Position: Associate Professor of Sociology
Degree(s): Ph.D., Harvard University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania-Anthropology
Areas of Research/Interest: Economic Sociology, Sociology of Work, Organizations, and Labor Markets, Social Stratification
Selected Publications: 2006, The Effect of Participative Work Systems on Employee Earnings, Research in the Sociology of Work (vol. 16).
2005, Worker Skills and Job Requirements: Is There a Mismatch?. Economic Policy Institute. Washington, D.C.
2005, Trends in Perceived Job Quality, 1989-1998, Work and Occupations (32:66-94)
2004, Is There a Wage Payoff to Innovative Work Practices? (with Maury Gittleman) Industrial Relations 43:67-97.
2004, The Effects of New Work Practices on Workers (with David I. Levine). Industrial Relations 43:1-43.
2004, Implications of Information Technology for Employment, Skills, and Wages: Findings from Sectoral and Case Study Research Report to SRI International. | IT_final2.pdf
2003, Implications of Information Technology for Employment, Skills, and Wages: A Review of Recent Research Report to SRI International. | Handel_IT_Final.pdf
2002, The Sociology of Organizations: Classic, Contemporary, and Critical Readings, Michael J. Handel, editor and author. Sage Publications.
Courses Taught Undergraduate:
- SOC U280 Sociology of Work Description | Syllabus
- SOC U408 Sociology of Organizations Description | SOC_U408_Syllabi_SP2008.pdf
Courses Taught Graduate:
- SOC G201 Foundations of Social Theory II: Contemporary Theory Description | SOC_G201_Syllabi_SP2008.pdf
- SOC G213 Advanced Research Methods: From Theory to Practice Description | SOC G213 Syllabi
- SOC G247 Economic Sociology Description | Syllabus