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Table off Contents
Inside th
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2010 Ann
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Message from
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m Anne S. Tsui, AOM 20010 Program
m Chair
2010 Local Arrangement
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s Committeee Service Prooject...YWC
CA
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Management
History (MH
H) Division Program Uppdate
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Entrepreneurs
ship (ENT) Division
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– PDW
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and Proogram Highllights
Innvitation: LG
GBTQ and Friends
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Receeption, Monttréal 2010
V The New
Visit
w AOM Boooth Located Near Registtration and thhe Exhibits Hall!
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Calls forr Submission
ns, Proposalls and Nomiinations
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Calls for Submissions - Academy
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of Managemen
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nt Publicationns
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Calls
for Submissions - 2011
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Kauffm
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Member Updates
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What is Neceessary for Buusiness Succcess?
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2nnd Research
h Conferencee on Conscioous Capitalissm
6tth Bentley Global
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Businness Ethics Symposium
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Innstitute of Work
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Psychollogy 2010 Innternational Conference on Work, Wellbeing
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annd
Performance,, UK
N Book An
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nnouncemennt - The Susttainable MB
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N Book An
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nnouncemennt - The Hidden Dynamiics of Path Dependence
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N Book An
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nnouncemennt - The Violence Volcanno: Reducinng the Threatt of Workplaace
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Violence
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nnouncemennt - 2 Books from Myronn D. Fottler
N Book An
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nnouncemennt - Organizaation Immunnity to Corruuption
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Member Updates
Messaage from Anne S. Tsui, AO
OM 2010 Program
m Chair
Thhis year’s meeeting is lesss than two months
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awayy! My excitem
ment
levvel keeps rissing in anticiipation of the many wonnderful sessioons
annd activities that
t await uss in Montreaal. Please maake sure thatt you
visit the 2010 Annual Meeeting website to plan youur meeting
prrogram and not
n miss anyy important and
a exciting sessions. In this
Juune newsletteer article, I would
w
like too highlight a few activities
that in particular should deeserve your attention.
All-Acad
demy Eventts
A series of All-Acad
demy events is scheduledd to bring us together to share our schholarship, too
honor ouur colleaguess, and to celeebrate anotheer excellent program
p
andd reunion.
• All-Accademy Wellcome Breakf
kfast. Sundayy, August 8, 8:00
8
– 9:00 AM,
A Le Cenntre Sheratonn,
Salle. Frree to conferrence registraants, a buffeet-style contiinental breakkfast will be offered prioor to
the Awarrds Ceremon
ny and the Prresidential Address.
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• Acadeemy of Mana
agement Preesidential Adddress and Awards
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Cereemony. Sunday, August 8,
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9:00 – 111:00 AM. Lee Centre Sheeraton, Salle.. AOM Presiident James P. Walsh wiill preside ovver
this impoortant session
n. Please com
me to hear his
h speech annd to honor the
t winners of
o the majorr
AOM aw
wards.
• All-Accademy Clossing Receptiion. Tuesdayy, August 100, 5:00 – 7:000 PM, Le Paalais Des
Congres,, Room 710A
AB. Open annd free to all conferencee registrants. Come to ceelebrate the
completion of the 2010 AOM annnual meetingg, enjoy som
me refreshmeents, and expperience an
a
perforrmance by Caroline
C
Petrement. You don’t want to
t miss this! Please makke
exciting aerial
sure to arrrive on timee to the recepption becausse no entrancce will be alllowed whenn the perform
mance
begins.
Welcomiing of New and Internaational Mem
mbers
The Acaddemy’s annu
ual meeting is
i huge and can feel imppersonal for new
n particippants. We haave
many acttivities and sessions
s
to welcome
w
firstt time attenddees and new
w internationnal members to
help them
m ease the an
nxiety and navigate the meeting.
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If Montreal
M
is your first Accademy meeeting,
in additioon to attending the abovee All-Academy events, you
y are stronngly encouraaged to take part
in any off the followin
ng activities or sessions.
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Oriientations. Friday
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and Saaturday, Auggust 6 and 7,
7 5:30 – 7:000 PM, Le Paalais
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Des Congres, Room 524B. Attend one of these sessions to learn about the wonderful services and
products that the Academy offers. Meet Academy volunteers and learn about how you can
participate as well.
• Presidential Reception for New and International Members. Saturday, August 7, 7:00 – 9:00
PM. Hilton Montreal Bonaventure, Portage. Come for a drink or two, meet up with colleagues,
and make a few new friends.
• New and International Member Hospitality Suite. Friday August 6th through Tuesday
August 10th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Le Palais Des Congres, Room 524A. Come and meet with
various Academy of Management committee volunteers and other members. Come and enjoy a
relaxing atmosphere and make new friends!
All-Academy Theme Program
Joshua Margolis, All-Academy Theme Chair, organized a fantastic All-Academy Theme
program that relates to the program theme of Dare to Care. The program consists of 24 symposia
and 20 Professional Development Workshops. Here are a few select sessions to wet your
appetite.
• Daring to Care: Scholarship that Supports the Courage of Our Convictions
Sunday, August 8, 11:30AM - 1:30PM, Le Palais Des Congres, 511A
• The Value of Caring: Successfully deploying and sustaining strategies around Care
Sunday, August 8, 11:30AM - 1:30PM, Le Palais Des Congres, 516B
• Daring to Care at Southwest Airlines: Inspiration for New Theorizing about Empowerment
and Beyond
Sunday, August 8, 11:30AM - 1:00PM, Le Palais Des Congres, 516C
• Passion for Action: Daring to Create Actionable Research
Sunday, August 8, 2:00PM - 5:30PM, Le Palais Des Congres, 511C
• Creating a Caring Economics: Theory, Research, and Practice
Sunday, August 8, 4:15PM - 5:45PM, Le Palais Des Congres, 516C
• Experience Passion and Compassion in Montreal
Sunday, August 8, 11:30AM – 8:00PM, offsite (interested attendees to meet in room 524A of Le
Palais Des Congres prior to the tour).
The Regular Program (PDWs and Scholarly Sessions)
Another record submission year yielded another exciting and engaging program of professional
development workshops, paper sessions, symposia, and caucuses. In all, the program will have
368 workshops, 822 paper sessions, 257 symposia, and 88 caucuses. I offer a big thank you to all
of the program, PDW, and committee chairs for all their hard work in putting together this
outstanding program. With the abundance of excellent sessions, it’s almost impossible to only
highlight a few. So I invite you to peruse the 2010 Online Program and see it all for yourself.
Please plan ahead to ensure a wonderful meeting experience and not miss any of the exciting
sessions.
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Show Your Compassion to and in Montreal
To support the meeting theme, the Local Arrangements Committee in cooperation with the
Montreal YWCA has organized a Compassion Montreal project that gives every member of the
Academy an opportunity to “Leave a Legacy” in Montreal. In the March newsletter, I challenge
our members to “Dare to Care” by participating in this compassion project, regardless of whether
or not you will be attending the meeting in Montreal. My challenge is a goal of 10,000
gifts/donations in a combination of books and clothing (only 1 piece per person), and another
goal of 10,000 in dollars (only $1 per meeting participant)! Let us leave a memorable legacy in
Montreal by meeting our goal of 10,000. Please visit the Compassion Montreal webpage for
many simple and easy ways you can show your compassion to and leave a footprint in Montreal.
A Special Theme-related Magazine
In collaboration with L’Itineraire Group, a local charitable organization that promotes passion
and compassion towards the less fortunate, an AOM issue of L’Itinéraire Geotourism Magazine
will be published, in addition to the usual meeting program, to celebrate this year’s meeting
theme. The full color magazine will feature a variety of AOM theme-related activities and
sessions. It also will have information about the Montreal city with articles about its geoconscious businesses and many extraordinary city attractions. The PDF version of this magazine
will be available on the AOM meeting website in early July. A hard copy of this magazine will
be available at the meeting registration desk.
I am so excited about all of the wonderful activities and sessions that are on the program and
grateful to all those who have contributed to this wonderful program, including the authors, the
reviewers, and the PDW and program chairs. I can’t wait to be in Montreal and I hope you are
too. See you in Montreal!
Anne S. Tsui
Vice President and Program Chair
Arizona State University and Peking University
2010 Local Arrangements Committee Service Project...YWCA
2010 Compassion Project...YWCA
This year's service project challenges all AOM members to "Dare to Care" by displaying passion
for one of Montréal’s oldest community organizations and compassion toward its cause. The
YWCA Montréal has had an integral role in Montréal life, supporting and encouraging women
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and families of all ages, cultures and religions since 1875. To participate in the service project
you can:
Give something
• donate business, fiction and children's books for YWCA families and entrepreneurs
• donate gently used women's clothing for women re-entering the workforce
• drop off your Canadian change before returning home
• donate directly to the YWCA on their main donation page (indicate you are an AOM
member!)
Buy something
• buy a memorable Dare to Care conference t-shirt, displaying the AOM and YWCA logos
• buy a leaf for the Dare to Care AOM / YWCA wall
Learn something
• learn about the YWCA in Canada at the Presidential address (Sunday morning)
• engage with YWCA volunteers at Service Project Grand Central
• share ideas with local Montréal entrepreneurs at the “Sustaining Business” PDW (Saturday,
Aug 7, 11:30AM - 3:30PM, Le Centre Sheraton, Salle Ballroom west)
To learn more about the Service Project, visit the Montréal Compassion website.
Management History (MH) Division Program Update
The key word for this year's Management History Division Program is—timely! Our sessionsboth pre-conference and scholarly paper- provide a valuable perspective on what management
history can tell us about several current societal issues as well as topics of interest to all types of
management scholars. The PDW lineup includes well-regarded standards and some fantastic new
additions.
Two PDWs (an introduction to the AOM and MH division; a workshop on the use of
ethnographic research methods) kick off the program on Friday, August 6. On Saturday, we have
several co-sponsored and sole-sponsored PDWs occupying a range of topic areas from managing
the dissertation process to a conversation with 20 journal editors, how to get published, and even
an interview with Tim Mescon (12:30PM - 2:30PM, Le Palais Des Congres, 510C) designed to
trace the history of the Entrepreneurship Division.
Turning to the paper sessions, there are several offerings that show how business history can
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shed light on contemporary issues facing managers. For example, health care has dominated
both the political and business news throughout the year. Ever wonder about how we got to the
current state of affairs in health care management? We offer a session "Perspectives on Health
Care: Histories of Health Management and Implications for the Present" (Monday, 9:4511:15AM, The Queen Elizabeth, Gatineau) that considers the history of how health care has
evolved and what this history can tell us about the future of health care management.
Another program highlight not to be missed is the symposium “A Conversation with Ed Schein:
The Leader as Helper” (Monday,1:15 - 2:45PM, The Queen Elizabeth, Hochelaga 1). This
session will be held a bigger room this year given the overflow crowds in Chicago for this event!
We also offer a session on public sector reform and the history of immigration (yet another hot
topic this year), along a session built around leadership history “Historical Perspectives on
Leaders, Executives, and Coaching “(Monday, 8:00 - 9:30AM, The Queen Elizabeth, Gatineau),
business histories across the globe, and a unique session “Influencing Great Minds: Ideas and
Events that Shaped the Thoughts of Management Thinkers “(Monday, 3:00-4:30 PM, The Queen
Elizabeth, St-Laurent) that considers how the 'great minds' of management were influenced
early in their careers.
On Tuesday, we offer an examination of how women have influenced management thought in
“What Have the Women Done?: Women and Their Contributions to Management Theory (and
Management)” (Tuesday, 8:00-9:30 AM, The Queen Elizabeth, St-Laurent) and we are proud to
co-sponsor the showcase symposium “The other North American voice: exploring Canadian
corporate social responsibility” (Tuesday, 11:30 - 1:00PM, The Queen Elizabeth, Mackenzie)
that takes an interesting angle on this year’s conference theme while focusing on the host
country. Finally, be sure to join us at our business meeting Monday at 5:30 (The Queen
Elizabeth, Gatineau) to be followed by the social Monday evening.
In addition to other interesting sessions, this year's program truly offers something for
management scholars of all inclinations. See you there!
Entrepreneurship (ENT) Division – PDW and Program Highlights
This year again sees an extremely rich selection of thematic PDWs, Paper Sessions and
Symposia on Theory, Method, and a range of topical areas of interest for those in the
Entrepreneurship Division, or those just interested in entrepreneurship. Let me highlight just
three of these that may be particularly appealing to colleagues across the Academy.
First, the Entrepreneurship Division has put together various sessions in line with this year’s
main conference theme. Obsession and passion contribute productively towards entrepreneurship
through their combined impact on sustained entrepreneurial action, as explored in highly
interesting papers which include contributions from colleagues across three continents (Session
#843, Monday, Aug 9 2010, 11:30AM - 1:00PM, Le Palais Des Congres, 514B).
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Second, among this year’s
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sessioons that highhlight novel methodologi
m
ical approacches that willl be
attractivee to colleagu
ues in Entreppreneurship and
a
many otther divisionns is a sympoosium on braainbased ressearch. (Prog
gram sessionn #1628, Tueesday, Aug 10
1 2010, 1:115PM - 2:45P
PM, Le Palaais
Des Conggres, 510D). This approach providess a new arsenal of tools that allows the
t reexaminattion of long--held but posssibly incom
mplete theoriees, and to deevelop more robust theorries
that can model
m
the co
omplexity off human behhavior withinn an organizaation.
Third, seeveral imporrtant theoretiical developments have recently beeen made in Entrepreneur
E
rship.
They are: Bricolage, Discovery and
a Creationn, Effectuatioon, and Entreepreneurial Orientation.
O
One
of the higghlights of th
his year’s PD
DW program
m is devoted to discussioon of these diifferent
theoretical areas (PD
DW Session #182;
#
Saturdday, August 7, 2010, 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Le
Palais Des Congres in 515 B).
Mike Wrright
ENT Proogram Chair,, 2010
Invitattion: LG
GBTQ and
d Friends Recepttion, Mon
ntréal 20110
Please join uss for “All in the Family,” an annual reception foor
P
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LGBTQ
perssons and friends at the Academy,
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Satturday, Auggust
7 8:00pm- 10:00pm, Thee Queen Elizzabeth (Fairm
7,
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Once aggain we meett to enjoy goood companyy -- friends, allies,
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and lggbtq memberrs of Academ
my -for the annnual “All in
n the Familyy” reception. Please joinn us. Come, and bring a friend. Thee
receptionn is sponsoreed by the Daavid Eccles School
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of Buusiness (U. of
o Utah) and logistically
supportedd by the GD
DO Division.
What?
All in
n the Familyy: Annual Reeception for LGBTQ Perrsons and Frriends
When?
Saturd
day, August 7, 8:00pm- 10:00pm
Where?
The Queen
Q
Elizabbeth (Fairmoont), Marqueette
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For addittional inform
mation aboutt this receptioon, and for a list of lgbtqq-related PD
DWs and
sessions, visit the (In
nformal) Gayy, Lesbian, Bisexual,
B
Traansgender annd Queer Guuide to the
Academyy of Manageement, at: htttp://group.aomonline.orrg/glbt/ or coontact
glbt@maailaom.pace.edu.
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The 20099 Annual Meeeting themee this year is “Green Mannagement Matters.”
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ment is pleassed to annouunce the launnch of the Grreen Booth!
This booth is designeed to encourage and educate all our members
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ght into how
w all of our acctions and deecisions havve an environnmental imppact,
and how we can all be
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captivatinng and also functional by allowing all
a members make the Grreen choice to switch theeir
journal distribution
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method
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from
m print to elecctronic.
The Greeen Booth willl be a free-sstanding boooth convenienntly located near both thhe Registratioon
and Exhiibit hall areaa. We look foorward to meeeting you thhere!
AOM Coonnect
AOM Connnect, the Accademy’s onnline social community,
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will
be on handd in the exhibit hall durinng the Annuual Meeting. Stop
by to learnn more aboutt creating yoour network of colleaguees,
sharing yoour work witth others, posting docum
ments and
informatioon, participatting in groupp discussionss and more! This
is your ressource to connnect with otther memberrs and share
knowledgee, resources and events. You can leaarn about
Connect online everydday just by visiting
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The Acaademy’s Stra
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The Acaddemy of Maanagement haas embarkedd on a strateggic planning process to make
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for membbers and the world. Our mission is too build a vibbrant and suppportive com
mmunity of
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Scholar One Manusscript Subm
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Academy reequires that all
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the individuual journal’s Scholar Onee/Manuscrippt Central Web
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AMJ: http:///mc.manuscrriptcentral.com/amj
AMR: http:///mc.manusccriptcentral.ccom/amr
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Note that authors must first establish a user account on each site before submitting. These
ScholarOne sites are neither affiliated nor connected to the AOM member database. Please
follow site instructions for the Web-based submission system, making sure you have a
manuscript Word file that does not include a title page or any other identifying information.
Advertise with the Academy
The Academy of Management’s print and online publications reach thousands of Masters and
Ph.D. level students, Business Practitioners, Professors and Scholars each year. Stop by the
AOM Publications Booth, located near Registration and the Exhibits Hall, to learn how large
print circulations and online reporting can boost your organization’s visibility by increasing
exposure.
Calls for Submissions - Academy of Management Publications
The Academy of Management is currently looking for papers for the forthcoming special issues
of AMJ, AMR, AMP and AMLE. Please click on the individual link below for further
information:
AMR
AMR SPECIAL TOPIC FORUM: UNDERSTANDING AND CREATING CARING AND
COMPASSIONATE ORGANIZATIONS
“Creating Caring and Compassionate Organizations” seeks to expand on emerging trends by
considering how the worlds of management, organizations, and management and organization
scholarship might change if themes of compassion and caring were at the forefront of thinking
about organizing.
AMP
Call for Papers
The important theme of articles in the Academy of Management Perspectives is that they will be
evidence-based and focused on important developments in the world of management and
business. As the title suggests our goal is to bring fresh perspectives to the Academy.
AMJ
Process Studies of Change in Organization and Management
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This special research forum is devoted to research aimed at understanding process questions
about how and why things emerge, develop, grow, or terminate over time – as distinct from
variance questions focusing on co-variations among dependent and independent variables.
AMLE
Teaching Leadership - Special Issue 2011
The purpose of this special issue is to explore the teaching of leadership both theoretically and
empirically, and to assess the learning and educational implications of different philosophies,
designs, and approaches to the teaching of leadership.
Calls for Submissions - 2011 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship
Program
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is now accepting proposals for the 2011 Kauffman
Dissertation Fellowship Program.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation supports doctoral students through the Kauffman
Dissertation Fellowship Program. The Foundation will award up to 15 Dissertation Fellowship
grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A. or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations
in the area of entrepreneurship.
This competitive program is open to students seeking doctoral degrees from accredited U.S.
institutions of higher education. This program is intended for students who are in the process of
formulating their dissertation proposals as well as doctoral candidates with recently approved
dissertation proposals. It is expected that applicants will complete their dissertation during the
2011-2012 academic year. The deadline for this year’s program is 7:00 PM Central Time on
Wednesday, September 15, 2010.
This initiative will help launch a cohort of world-class scholars into this exciting field, thus
laying a foundation for future scientific advancement. We hope that the findings generated by
this effort will be translated into knowledge with immediate application for policy makers,
educators, service providers and entrepreneurs.
To view the official Request for Proposals, or to submit a proposal, please visit
http://www.kauffman.org/kdfp . Please direct all questions to kdfp@kauffman.org.
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What is Necesssary for Business
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Success??
Canada’s fastest
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growiing companiies reveal theeir HR practtices
TORONTO
O, ON, Aprril 7th, 20100 - The importance businnesses place on
their strateggic human reesource choiices can deteermine succeess or failuree.
The idea off HR as a “sttrategic playyer” has gainned substantiial ground ovver
the years. According
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too the March 2010 editionn of the Acaddemy of
Managemeent News, “O
One area that has really seen a dramaatic increase in
[conferennce] submisssions relates to what is known
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as Strrategic Humaan Resourcee
Managem
ment…[the] sessions adddress relationns among firrm characterristics, organnizational
strategiess, HR strateg
gies and pracctices on firm
m performannce.” Their annual
a
confeerence is slatted to
take placce in Montreal, Quebec later this yeaar. With overr 18,000 actiive memberss, the confereence
is sure too be a successs.
Recognizzing the need
d to determinne the “peopple practices” employed by successfu
ful businesses
today, Thhe Workforcce Consultannts surveyed and intervieewed compannies belonging to the Proofit
100: Cannada’s Fastesst Growing Companies.
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Approximattely 80% of the
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Profit 100 have less than
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200 em
mployees.
Accordinng to Lynda Zugec, Interrnational Consultant andd Chairman, The Workfoorce Consultants,
“The survvey results reveal
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that thhe advantagees smaller orrganizations have is the ability
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to moove
quickly on
o decisions coupled witth an understtanding of thhe business and
a industryy as a whole.
Oftentim
mes, in largerr organizations, many people are far removed froom the businness goals annd
objectivees and thus leess aware off what they’rre striving foor,” explainss Lynda.
Survey participant
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Tiina Oxford, VP Human Resources,
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Managed
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measuredd on the succcess of achieeving those goals.”
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Warren H.
H Wong, VP
P & Chief Talent Officerr, Elastic Paath Software Inc., also paarticipated inn the
survey annd concurs with
w the needd to involve talent at all levels as he asserts, “Talent manageement
is a functtion that willl enable the achievemennt of the business strategyy and visionn. The
engagem
ment of emplo
oyees is key.”
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ng of the busiiness along with
w the abillity to move quickly andd engage
A solid understandin
employeees, are not th
he only elem
ments seen inn these fast growth
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organnizations. Lyynda maintains
that “Thee other notab
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them to where
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deterrmine where they end upp in the futurre.”
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The Workforce Consultants is a network of specialized consultants within the area of HR. The
consultants that comprise the network are at the forefront of research and practice. Professors
and graduate students at universities worldwide collaborate with industry professionals to deliver
organizational HR solutions. If you would like to join the network or obtain additional
information, please contact: info@theworkforceconsultants.com
EDITORS: If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview,
please contact Kathy Wrzos or Lynda Zugec at 646-797-2946 or via email at:
info@theworkforceconsultants.com
2nd Research Conference on Conscious Capitalism
The 2nd International Research Conference on Conscious Capitalism will be held at Bentley University in
Waltham, MA on May 24-25, 2010.
The theme this year is “Conscious Capitalism: Issues, Insights and Implementation.” What
started as a dream for a small band of dedicated and inspired CEOs, academics and thought
leaders a little over two years ago has blossomed into a global movement that now counts dozens
of companies, numerous authors, academics and thought leaders as participants and supporters,
as well as a number of allied organizations that are fellow travelers on the path to humane,
holistic and healthful business practices.
Over 100 such leaders have spoken at one or more of our major conferences, each of which has
been a landmark event. Our May 2010 event promises to be another memorable gathering of
outstanding leaders and thinkers. Corporate leaders include Kip Tindell of The Container Store,
Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Yogurt and Doug Rauch of Trader Joe’s. Thought leaders include
luminaries such as Stuart Hart of Cornell, John Sterman of MIT, Dipak Jain of Northwestern
University, Nitin Nohria, Rohit Deshpande and Kash Rangan of Harvard Business School, James
O’Toole of the University of Denver and many others.
We also have outstanding authors and thought leaders such as Alan Webber, Richard Leider,
Richard Whiteley and Polly LaBarre. We will also have the incomparable Ben Zander, conductor
of the Boston Philharmonic and co-author of The Art of Possibility to entertain, enlighten and
inspire us. If you are interested in a proven superior way to practice and teach business that
serves society and the planet while creating multiple kinds of wealth for all stakeholders, you
cannot afford to miss this event. We have put together an exciting, energizing, inspiring and
affordable experience for you.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Conscious Capitalism Institute (www.cc-institute.com).
Please visit our web site at http://conscious-capitalism.bentley.edu/ for more details, to register
and to make your travel plans.
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6th Bentley Global Business Ethics Symposium
The 6th Bentley Global Business Ethics Symposium sponsored by the State Street
Foundation: WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY? Differing Perspectives on Sustainable Business
Performance in the Global Context, Monday, May 17, 2010, LaCava Campus Center, Bentley
College, Waltham, Massachusetts.
The symposium, the sixth in a multi-year partnership, is intended to unite business and higher
education in the common goal of building a strong ethical foundation from which to serve our
many constituencies and communities. The event will bring together international experts for indepth discussions of current practices and challenges in business ethics, corporate responsibility
and sustainability. Over 30 speakers and panelists from leading companies, universities and
NGOs will share their thoughts on: Defining Sustainability, The Business of Peace, Strategies for
Sustainable Business Practice, Critical Challenges in Sustainability, Building Sustainable
Organizations, Institutions and Societies, and Managing the Sustainable Enterprise: Trends,
Challenges and Next Steps.
The program and registration details are available at www.bentley.edu/symposium. The event is
held in memory of Timothy B. Harbert, Chairman and CEO of State Street Global Advisors and
Trustee and Alumnus of Bentley College.
Institute of Work Psychology 2010 International Conference on
Work, Wellbeing and Performance, UK
The IWP Conference 2010; Work, Well-being and Performance: New Perspectives for the
Modern Workplace, is being held from 29th June to 1st July at the St. Paul’s Hotel, Sheffield
City Centre, United Kingdom. It is hosted by the Institute of Work Psychology, University of
Sheffield, a distinctive community of researchers focused on work psychology and related areas,
such as organizational behavior and human resource management.
This conference follows our extremely successful event in 2008 which attracted over 250
delegates from 36 different countries. Once again this conference has been publicized worldwide
to much initial interest and enthusiasm from both academics and practitioners across a range of
disciplines. We anticipate an audience of some 200 – 300 delegates for whom this will be a
major showcase for their research and a unique networking opportunity.
Three internationally recognized keynote speakers have been confirmed for the conference: Gary
Johns from Concordia University Canada, Ann Marie Ryan from Michigan State University,
USA and Arnold Bakker from Erasmus University, Netherlands. In addition we will also have a
keynote from Rear Admiral Philip Willcocks, Royal Navy. A series of ten half day workshops
will be delivered on Tuesday 29th June at venues in St Paul’s Hotel, the Novotel and the
University of Sheffield. Topics range from workplace coaching, selecting a positive workforce,
organizational stress interventions, diversity, work-life balance, leadership and statistics.
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These woorkshops willl be a marriage of acadeemic theory and reliable work place practices. The
statistics courses incllude half dayy session on Tuesday 299th June on Multi-level
M
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modeling
followedd by another half day session on team
m level statisstics by Jerem
my Dawson. On Friday 2nd
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July theree will be an all day sessiion on 'Strucctural Equatiion Modelingg using Mpllus. There wiill
also be a full program
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a a poster session. The week kicks off with a follow-up too
2008’s veery popular Postgraduate and Early Careers Eveent. Visit ww
ww.iwpconfeerence.org foor
more infoormation or contact Carool Tighe, Buusiness Manaager, on c.tigghe@shef.acc.uk
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Schreyöggg, G. & Sydoow, J. (2010))(Eds.): The Hidden Dynnamics of Paath
Dependencce. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
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The theoryy of path deppendence conntinues to atttract great innterest in a wide
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range of diisciplines, inncluding bussiness studiess, organizatiion research,,
economic history,
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poliitical sciencee, and regionnal studies. An
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organizatioonal inertia, strategic perrsistencies, institutional
rigidities, annd
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regional loock-ins. Mosst recently, even
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issues of
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path depeendencies haave been adddressed. Thiss book preseents a selection of paperss that have been
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presentedd and discussed at a seriees of confereences includding the Acaddemy of Maanagement
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Grroup of Orgaanization Stuudies (EGOS
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Thus, all members of
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reduce thhreats of vioolence and how to responnd if they occcur.
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authors’ analogy of the volcano to explain how
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criminal justice,
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"A real winner!
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The authors' recoommendatioons should bee embraced at
a all organizzational andd
educationnal levels." -- Mike Cochhran, longtim
me Associateed Press wriiter in Texas.
"It is based on solid research
r
andd offers practtical suggesttions that enable manageers to both
reduce thheir liabilitiees and exerciise their sociial responsibbility for dealing with whhat has becom
me
an endem
mic problem for our orgaanizations. " -- Mark J. Martinko,
M
Baank of Amerrica Professoor of
Managem
ment, Floridaa State Univversity.
"The Vioolence Volcaano providess important insights into the trends annd causes off workplace
violence and offers concrete
c
and practical guuidelines for helping conntrol it. I givee this importtant
book my highest reco
ommendatioon.” -- Rickyy W. Griffin, Distinguishhed Professorr of Manageement
and Bloccker Chair in
n Business, Mays
M
Busineess School, Texas
T
A&M University. David D. Van
Fleet & Ella
E W. Van Fleet. (20100).
The Viollence Volcan
no: Reducin
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Publishin
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nouncement - 2 Books from
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Myron D.
D Fottler (Th
he Universityy of Central Florida) hass recently puublished twoo new books as
follows:
* Myroon D. Fottlerr and Donnaa M. Malveyy, The Retail Revolution in Healthcaare. Santa Baarbra,
CA.; Praeger, 2010.
C
P. Heeaton, Achieeving Service Excellencee:
* Myroon D. Fottlerr, Robert C. Ford, and Cherrill
Strategiees For Health
hcare (Chicaago): Health Administrattion Press. 20010.
New Book
B
Ann
nouncement - Orgganizatioon Immun
nity to Corruptioon
Orgaanizational Immunity
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to Corruption:: Building Thheoretical annd
Reseearch Founddations Editeed by Agata StachowiczS
-Stanusch.
Addrressing a widde range of topics
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aboutt corruption in
i 33 chapters
acrosss 3 levels of analysis (uunderstandinng corruptionn, ways to
increease organizaational immuunity to it annd best practtices / cases how
to figght against corruption),
c
t book briings together 48 leadingg
this
scholars from fivve continentss. That makees it possiblee to look on
corruuption from a multilevel and multicuultural perspective.
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"Wow! What a book! This really captures the essence of corruption, what it is, where we find it,
and what to do to get rid of it. Thank you for inviting me to review this wonderful new book.
This is an impressive collection of writings on corruption from respected scholars and seasoned
practitioners from around the world, probably the most diverse and insightful volume on this
important topic that has ever been assembled. This book is full of testable hypotheses and rich
theoretical connections on the many layers of corruption that make it essential reading for any
serious researcher. The book also contains immediately practical and valuable advice for
practitioners who face the daily challenge of identifying, reducing, and containing the impact of
corrupt behavior in the workplace. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to gain a
deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of corruption."
from the review of Larry E. Pate, Professor and Burwell Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, University of North Dakota
The book will be published by Information Age Publishing, USA and available on May 15th
2010 (www.infoagepub.com). ISBN 978-1-61735-050-4
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