Section / Research Journey

The work, organized by what it's asking.

A doctoral archive — released papers, construct briefs, discussion posts, and class reflections. Browse the full list, or filter by one of the five themes the program keeps returning to. A piece of writing can sit under more than one theme; that overlap is the point.

See also: research plans — snapshots of where I was and what I was planning at the time. →

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Theme 02

Power & Governance

Who decides, who's liable, and how authority gets reproduced at the top of the org chart and across the labor market.

3 entries

  1. Discussion Post

    Jan 17, 2026

    Gen-AI, Power, and Labor

    Does Gen-AI's combination of capital concentration, rapid diffusion, and state-level strategic competition break the historical pattern of broadly-shared gains from general-purpose technologies?

    7 min →
  2. Class Reflection

    Nov 18, 2025

    Power, Networks, and the CEO Pipeline

    If networks, political values, and educational pipelines all reinforce who reaches the top, is a genuinely diverse CEO pool structurally possible?

    3 min →
  3. Class Reflection

    Oct 15, 2025

    The Fluidity of Agency Theory between the CEO and the Board of Directors

    Can an ultra-high-powered CEO invert agency theory and become the principal over their own board?

    3 min →