Andrew Savchenko

Senior Lecturer - History Phil Social Sciences
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MA, Belarus State Economic University
MA, Brown University
PHD, Belarus Academy of Science
PHD, Brown University

Andrew Savchenko currently teaches at RISD and URI. In the past he has also lectured at the College of the Holy Cross, Bryant College and Brown University. He is a contributing writer to The Economist Intelligence Unit and Oxford Analytica and specializes in reports and articles on Eastern Europe and Russia. He published two books on socioeconomic transition in Belarus and Eastern Europe, has contributed essays and chapters to a number of publications on economics and sociology and serves on the editorial board of The American Journal of Economics and Sociology.

Courses

Wintersession 2024 Courses

HPSS W466-101 - THE SOCIOLOGY OF BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Level Undergraduate
Unit History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences
Subject History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences
Period Wintersession 2024
Credits 3
Format Seminar
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

HPSS W466-101

THE SOCIOLOGY OF BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Level Undergraduate
Unit History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences
Subject History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences
Period Wintersession 2024
Credits 3
Format Seminar
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-01-04 to 2024-02-07
Times: TH | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 02/01/2024 - 02/01/2024; M | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/29/2024 - 01/29/2024; TH | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/25/2024 - 01/25/2024; W | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/24/2024 - 01/24/2024; M | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/22/2024 - 01/22/2024; TH | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/18/2024 - 01/18/2024; TH | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/11/2024 - 01/11/2024; W | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/10/2024 - 01/10/2024; M | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/08/2024 - 01/08/2024; TH | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/04/2024 - 01/04/2024; W | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 02/07/2024 - 02/07/2024; M | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 02/05/2024 - 02/05/2024 Instructor(s): Andrew Savchenko Location(s): College Building, Room 431 Enrolled / Capacity: 20 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

While many tend to think about bureaucracies in emotionally charged terms (for example, Kafka and Orwell) or treat them with sarcastic derision (e.g., Parkinson), bureaucratic organizations are specific social structures possessing well-defined characteristics and following certain logic of behavior and development. They are present in government and business, as well as non-government organizations. Individual entrepreneurs and small businesses have to deal with bureaucracies to survive and thrive. This course will tell you how to behave around bureaucratic organizations. There are four major themes: organizational behavior, organizational boundaries, organizational environment, and interaction between organizations. Each theme will be looked at from the point of view of various types of bureaucracies: government, private, and non-profit. We will have a specific discussion of social entrepreneurship and its ability to navigate bureaucratic structures. Special attention will be paid to interaction between government and private bureaucracies. The course relies on a combination of lectures and in-class discussion. Students will be asked to write four short papers based on case studies and present them in class. There will be a final exam.

Elective

HPSS W466-102 - THE SOCIOLOGY OF BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Level Undergraduate
Unit History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences
Subject History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences
Period Wintersession 2024
Credits 3
Format Seminar
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

HPSS W466-102

THE SOCIOLOGY OF BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Level Undergraduate
Unit History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences
Subject History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences
Period Wintersession 2024
Credits 3
Format Seminar
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-01-04 to 2024-02-07
Times: F | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 02/02/2024 - 02/02/2024; W | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/31/2024 - 01/31/2024; T | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/30/2024 - 01/30/2024; F | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/26/2024 - 01/26/2024; T | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/23/2024 - 01/23/2024; F | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/19/2024 - 01/19/2024; W | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/17/2024 - 01/17/2024; T | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/16/2024 - 01/16/2024; F | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/12/2024 - 01/12/2024; T | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/09/2024 - 01/09/2024; F | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 01/05/2024 - 01/05/2024; T | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM | 02/06/2024 - 02/06/2024 Instructor(s): Andrew Savchenko Location(s): College Building, Room 431 Enrolled / Capacity: 20 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

While many tend to think about bureaucracies in emotionally charged terms (for example, Kafka and Orwell) or treat them with sarcastic derision (e.g., Parkinson), bureaucratic organizations are specific social structures possessing well-defined characteristics and following certain logic of behavior and development. They are present in government and business, as well as non-government organizations. Individual entrepreneurs and small businesses have to deal with bureaucracies to survive and thrive. This course will tell you how to behave around bureaucratic organizations. There are four major themes: organizational behavior, organizational boundaries, organizational environment, and interaction between organizations. Each theme will be looked at from the point of view of various types of bureaucracies: government, private, and non-profit. We will have a specific discussion of social entrepreneurship and its ability to navigate bureaucratic structures. Special attention will be paid to interaction between government and private bureaucracies. The course relies on a combination of lectures and in-class discussion. Students will be asked to write four short papers based on case studies and present them in class. There will be a final exam.

Elective

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MA, Belarus State Economic University
MA, Brown University
PHD, Belarus Academy of Science
PHD, Brown University