Today's class will be devoted to an in-depth discussion of Dan Halgin's research on basketball coach careers. The focus is on the process of theorizing, particularly the generation of alternative theories and the generation of testable implications from each theory.

Topics

• Theorizing process

• Testing theories

Articles

• Halgin, D. 2009. “The Effects of Social Identity on Career Progression: A Study of NCAA Basketball Coaches.” [pdf]

Related Modules

• theorizing 1

• theorizing 2

Optional

• Halgin, D. 2009.  “The Effects of Social Identity, Network Connectivity, and Prior Performance on Career Progression and Resilience: A Study of NCAA Basketball Coaches.” [pdf] (this is full dissertation)