Dr. David Ager, microsociologist

Another interesting microsociologist:

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David Ager Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies and Lecturer on Sociology Biographical Note David Ager holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University. His research focuses on the intergroup nature of post-acquisition integration in the context of high growth entrepreneurial firms. His dissertation is an ethnography based on a three year intensive field study of the post-merger integration of three mid-size customer relationship management software development firms, whose operations were based in Silicon Valley, the northeastern United States and Toronto, Canada. It proposes that even in situations where the cultures of the merging organizations are similar, actors may engage in what he labels an "avoid" dynamic that reinforces in-group and out-group differences, inhibiting integration. His study highlights the role of identity in shaping these post-acquisition integration outcomes. His dissertation contributes to a better understanding of the reasons why so many mergers and acquisitions fail. It also contributes to theories of social identity and theories about the role of emotions in economic life. Ager has several years experience in the areas of joint ventures and alliances both in his capacity as Director of the Mexico Research Initiative at the Richard Ivey School of Business and as an adviser to a cabinet Minister in the Canadian government. He has also assisted a number of companies address issues of organizational development such as leadership development, talent management, change management, team building and succession planning, both as a member of the Finance team at Nortel and more recently as a consultant to several large multi-national firms from different industries including finance, high-technology, bio-technology, and wholesale distribution. Ager holds an Honors B.Sc. in Economics and Human Biology from the University of Toronto, an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario and an A.M. in Sociology from Harvard University. 08/18/2009 Courses Offered This Academic Year Sociology 109 ( Fall 2009 ) Leadership and Organizations Catalog #8260 Sociology 159 ( Spring 2010 ) Social Entrepreneurship Catalog #9611 Return to top

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