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Amir Goldberg

Amir Goldberg
Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior
Amir Goldberg
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
Assistant Professor (by courtesy) of Sociology, School of Humanities and Sciences
Academic Area: 
Organizational Behavior

Research Statement

Amir Goldberg’s research lies at the intersection of organization studies, cultural sociology and network science. He is interested in understanding how social meanings emerge and solidify through social interaction, and what role network structures play in this process. He uses and develops computationally intensive network-based methods to study how new cultural and organizational categories take form as people and organizational actors interact. His current work demonstrates that similar, fundamental social dynamics shape how people consume music and invest in the stock market.

Bio

Professor Goldberg received bachelors’ degrees in Computer Science and Film Studies from Tel Aviv University, and an MA in Sociology from Goldsmith’s College, University of London. Before pursuing a PhD in Sociology at Princeton University, he worked for several years as a software programmer, an IT consultant and a technology journalist. An Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior in Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, his research projects all share an overarching theme: the desire to understand the social mechanisms that underlie how people construct meaning, and consequently pursue action. His work has been published in the American Journal of Sociology, and awarded Princeton University’s Harold W. Dodds Honorific Fellowship.

Academic Degrees

  • PhD Sociology, Princeton University
  • MA Sociology, Goldsmiths College, University of London
  • BA Computer Science & Film Studies (double major), Tel Aviv University

Academic Appointments

  • At Stanford University since 2011

Awards and Honors

  • Harold W. Dodds Honorific Fellowship, Princeton University

Publications

Journal Articles

Neither Ideologues, nor Agnostics: Alternative Voters’ Belief System in an Age of Partisan Politics
Amir Goldberg, Delia Baldassarri. American Journal of Sociology. May 2014, Vol. 119, Issue 6.
Mapping Shared Understandings Using Relational Class Analysis: The Case of the Cultural Omnivore Reexamined
Amir Goldberg. American Journal of Sociology. March 2011, Vol. 116, Issue 5, Pages 1397–1436.

Courses Taught

Degree Courses

2013-14

STRAMGT 207: Strategic Leadership

This course examines fundamental issues of general management and leadership within an organization. You will learn about setting an organization's strategic direction, aligning structure to implement strategy, and leading individuals within the...

2012-13

STRAMGT 207: Strategic Leadership

This course examines fundamental issues of general management and leadership within an organization. You will learn about setting an organization's strategic direction, aligning structure to implement strategy, and leading individuals within the...