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Table of Contents - March 2013
Inside This Issue:
2013 Annual Conference
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A Preview of the 2013 Professional Development Workshops: More Diverse Than Ever!
TLC@AOM: New this year!
Management History’s Track-Record of Hosting Exciting Offsites Continues!
CMS Division Updates
MED Highlights
Coming Soon! RMD Consortium in Summer 2013
HR Division's Pre-Dissertation Doctoral Student PDW
2013 Innovation in HRM Teaching Conference
Calls for Votes, Submissions, and Nominations
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Call for Votes: AOM Board Elections Now Open!
Call for Nominations: Career Achievement Awards
Call for Submissions - AEPP Conference
Call for Submissions: Knowledge, Knowledge Work, and Knowledge Workers
Member Updates
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Visit the New AOM Ethicist Blog Today!
Membership Corner Update
New Special Themed Collections Available!
AMD, AMJ, Annals & Proceedings New Editors!
In Memoriam - Larry Greiner
In Memoriam - Richard J. Hackman
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2013 Annual Conference
A Preview of the 2013 Professional Development
Workshops: More Diverse Than Ever!
The Professional Development Workshop (PDW) program has grown
enormously in recent years, mainly because it offers such an exciting array of
options and such a broad diversity of formats. Whether you are a doctoral
student, job-searcher (at any stage of career), junior faculty and new faculty
member, a more senior professor, an associate dean or director of research,
whether you are interested in sessions about research or teaching, and
whether you want to hear about specific content-issues, theory or techniques,
or to build your skills and networks, I encourage you to make the most of
the options available at our meetings this year in Lake Buena Vista
(Orlando).
The PDW program runs for two full days (Friday and Saturday, August 9th
and 10th 8:00 am to 8:00 pm). This year we want to ease your ability to plan
in advance your AOM-Conference experience. To achieve this, click here
for more program information http://aom.org/annualmeeting/overview/. The
Annual Meeting online program will be available in mid-May and will
provide access to all the details of the 2013 PDW Program and allow you the
ability to create your own AOM Annual Meeting schedule! The following
search words (write them down!) will help you find the kinds of PDWs you
may be looking for: PROGRAM THEME, RESEARCH, TEACHING,
PRACTICE, DIVERSITY, and INTERNATIONAL. Below is a sampling of
the 2013 PDW highlights.
Please note: Many sessions last a full day or more, so arrange your travel
dates accordingly; arriving late to or leaving early from an all-day interactive
PDW is disruptive to all involved. Various sessions also require advance
registration, additional fees, or have limited seating. When the registration
systems open March 26th, be extra-careful to watch for announcements from
your Division's organizers for more information. And remember in mid-May
to use the search words above in the online program (located at the web
address above) to find detailed descriptions associated with the PDWdescriptions below!
• Doctoral Consortia:
Designed and organized by individual Divisions (or consortia of Divisions),
most of these Workshops aim to serve advanced doctoral students. (Students
newer to their Doctoral program might find a better fit with the "new
Doctoral Student Consortium-- see below.) These PDWs offer students
opportunities to learn from and talk with leading scholars in their field about
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topics such as how to decide on their: (1) research projects and streams, (2)
teaching strategies and portfolios, (3) strategies for the job search and
beyond.
The New Doctoral Student Consortium (NDSC) offers a number of
professional development opportunities for first and second year doctoral
students and those considering entering a doctoral program. Activities
include networking events, roundtables with renowned scholars, and
presentations by AOM Division leaders.
Doctoral Consortia offered at the 2013 AOM meeting come from the
following Divisions:
CAR, CMS, GDO, HR, OMT, ONE, and SIM
• Jr. Faculty Consortia:
These Workshops are designed for professors who are relatively new to their
academic career. Here, junior faculty members can talk with others in similar
positions as well as with more senior colleagues about issues such as: (1)
how to develop a longer-term research stream beyond the dissertation, (2)
how to balance research, teaching, service, and the rest of your life, and (3)
how to deal with institutional expectations and political realities.
Jr Faculty Consortia offered at the 2013 AOM meeting come from the
following Divisions:
OB and HR
• Mid-Career:
These Workshops are designed for professors who are in the middle of their
academic career (hence post-tenure typically). Here, faculty members can
talk with others in similar positions as well as with more senior colleagues
about issues such as: (1) how to balance increased service-demands posttenure along with research- and teaching- and outside-work-demands, (2)
how to strengthen leadership skills in one’s school, university, and/or
professional associations as part of the new mid-career portfolio, and more.
At the 2013 AOM meeting are two Mid-career PDWs:
BPS: "Mid-career Workshop: Managing your Evolving Career”
CAR: “Doctoral/Early-Career Faculty Consortium for Mid-life Career
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Changers from Industry to Academia”
CAR’s PDW is the first of its kind: it is designed to help develop the careers
of an underserved population of Academy members: people—including PhD
students as well as junior faculty members-- who: (1) have significant work
experience outside of academia who made a midlife career change to pursue
a doctorate, and/or (2) have combined, or wish to combine, their experiences
in industry and academia. We also invite academic gatekeepers, such as
chairs, deans, and provosts, to join this conversation about how to make a
successful transition from practice to academia and how universities might
better capitalize on the valuable experience of such individuals.
• Job Searchers:
HCM: “Job Search Strategies: Moving Up the Academic Career Ladder”
This PDW is aimed at helping job-searchers at any career-stage use strategies
that can help them climb the career-ladder.
• Associate Deans and Directors of Research:
CAR; "Associate Deans and Research Directors' Workshop".
Another first-time PDW, this is oriented toward helping Associate Deans
and Directors of Research and administrators in general learn strategies for
motivating and/or evaluating research-related activities in your institutions.
• New Member:
This Workshop—sponsored by MH—is designed to help new members of
the Academy of Management learn about volunteer- and professional
development-activities that can help them feel more integrated into the
Academy of Management community.
MH: "New Member Workshop: Volunteerism and Professional
Development"
• Research Incubators:
Two of these exist this year, each sponsored by the OB Division:
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- “Workplace Incivility”
- “LMX Research”
A Preview of Highlighted PDWs (there are too many to list them all; by
random procedure, we present 3 per Category/Search Words; the online
program in May will show you them all, as well as detailed descriptions of
each PDW)!
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Diversity:
34 PDWs, spanning many Divisions, range from gender issues,
inclusiveness issues, and practical hands-on strategies for increasing
inclusiveness within organizations, including the Academy!
3 Examples of 34 more:
D&ITC: “Diversity and Inclusion in AOM Divisions: Survey Results, Best
Practices, and Action Plan”
IM: “Conducting Impactful Cross-Cultural Research: A Workshop on
Scientific Mindfulness”
MSR: “Freedom of religion or freedom from religion in organizations:
Dialogue for giving voice to values”
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International:
102 PDWs. spanning many Divisions, are dedicated to non-U.S issues, crosscultural management issues, and more!
3 Examples of 102 more:
CAR: “Where in the World? A Guide to International Academic
Sabbaticals”
ITC: “The Innovation Process in Large Organizations: An International
Comparison”
ONE: “Sustainability in Management Education: Going Forward in
Adopting and Transforming the Curriculum”
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Practice:
115 PDWs, spanning many Divisions, are devoted to issues that promise to
help the practice of management and to strengthen the bridge between
Scholarship and Practice!
3 Examples of 115 more:
HR: “Narrowing the HR & Management Research –Practice Gap: Solutions
from Multiple Stakeholders”
ODC: “Yes to the Mess: Surprising Leadership Lessons from Improvisation”
(The session will explore leadership efforts to design for improvisation and
innovation. One of the presenters is a jazz musician; the other two presenters
are professional improvisatory actors.)
TIM: “Advances in Patent Research: Data, Tools, and Policy”
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Research:
230 PDWs, spanning many Divisions, are devoted to revisiting theory-based
assumptions, method-based assumptions, specific methodological practices,
and more!
3 Examples of 230 more:
GDO: “Publishing Diversity Research”
The core goal of this session is to advance the careers of junior colleagues –
especially those in under-represented groups – by helping them publish
diversity research in refereed academic journals. This assistance will come
from leading senior scholars in the field who will review manuscripts
submitted by junior faculty in an open discussion, roundtable setting.
MCD: “Management Consulting ‘In the Rough: Linking Research and
Practice to Address Organizational Concerns”.
This session will feature a panel discussion on applied research in
management consulting engagements and emerging topics in MC research.
Organized by Cheryl Jordan and David Szabla, the workshop is divided into
three parts: (1) How to Make Management Consulting Research Useful, (2)
Emerging Research in Management Consulting and (3) Management in the
Rough which will explore potential research projects and establish partners.
RM: The Research Methods Division will once again offer some of its most
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popular PDW’s from prior years, including hands-on sessions addressing
scale development, qualitative analyses, process research, and case-based
research for theory development. The Ask the Experts program will provide
an open forum where you can get help from experts about specific methods
questions, with separate sessions for micro, macro/multi-level, and
qualitative researchers. Among the new PDW’s being offered this year are
sessions on publication bias, meta-analysis, and using Excel automation to
expedite data formatting.
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Teaching:
104 PDWs, spanning many Divisions, are devoted to making us stronger
teachers in classrooms that, increasingly today, are more cross-culturallydemanding, more technology-demanding, and larger in student-size!
3 Examples of 104 more:
OMT: “Teaching Social Networks”
ODC: “That was Great!” More High Impact Exercises for Teaching and
Consulting on Organizational Change”
ONE: “Authentic Sustainability: Paradoxes, Pitfalls, and Pathways in
Conversations for a Better World”
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AOM Theme-related (Capitalism in Question):
56 PDWs, spanning many Divisions, are devoted to provoking all of us to
question what we know and don't know about “Capitalism” and its
consequences.
3 Examples of 56 more:
BPS: “Myths and Realities of Capitalism: Micro and Macro Perspectives”
CMS: “Degrowth, capitalism, and the role of business”
ODC: “Positive Organizational Behavior for a Better World: Premise,
Research, Results and the Art and Science of Values-Based Leadership:
Tools and Techniques for a Better World”
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• Off-site Learning Opportunity:
The 2013 AOM Conference has an offsite PDW offered by the CMS
Division:
CMS: “Getting out of Disney World – Capitalism in question in central
Florida”
This is organized by Sarah Stookey of Central Connecticut State University
and involves a visit to local community -based activist organizations, such as
the Florida Farmworkers Association, to help understand the regional
economy and its social roots.
The PDW Program's Imagineering Took the Heads, Hearts, and Souls
of Many Valuable People
Thank You!
Many people deserve thanks for creating such an innovative and diverse set
of PDWs. First, thanks to the PDW Chairs and to the Academy’s
Committees and Affiliates! Their long hours of planning and tedious
attention to details make them heroes! Please tell them this when you see
them!
PDW Program Chairs:
Business Policy and Strategy (BPS) - Alfonso Gambardella, Bocconi
University Department of Management & Technology
Careers (CAR) - Monique Valcour, EDHEC Business School
Conflict Management (CM) - Mara Olekaln, Melbourne Business School
Critical Management Studies (CMS) - Emma Bell, Keele University Keele
Management School and
Scott Taylor, Loughborough University School of Business & Economics
Entrepreneurship (ENT) - Carlo Salvato, Bocconi University
Gender and Diversity in Organizations (GDO) - Lisa H. Nishii, Cornell
University
Health Care Management (HCM) - Ann Scheck McAlearne, Ohio State
University Health Services Management and Policy
Human Resources (HR) - David P Lepak, Rutgers University
International Management (IM) - Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Northeastern
University College of Business Administration
Management Consulting (MC) - Kathleen A. Edwards, University of Texas
at Austin
Management Education and Development (MED) - Peter McNamara,
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University College Dublin UCD Business School
Management History (MH) - Stephanie Case Henagan, Louisiana State
University Rucks Department of Management
Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) - Kevin W.
Rockmann,George Mason University
Management Spirituality and Religion (MSR) - Kathryn Pavlovich,
University Of Waikato
Operations Management (OM) - Dayna Simpson, Monash University
Organization and Management Theory (OMT) - Nelson Phillips, Imperial
College London
Organization Development and Change (ODC) - David Grant, University of
Sydney
Organizational Behavior (OB) - Joyce Bono, University of Florida
Organizational Communications and Information Systems (OCIS) - Paul
Leonardi, Northwestern University
Organizations and the Natural Environment (ONE) - Jonathan P Doh,
Villanova University
Public and Nonprofit (PN) - Christine Cote, London School of Economics LSE
Research Methods (RM) - Hettie Richardson, Louisiana State University
Rucks Department of Management
Social Issues in Management (SIM) - Harry J Van Buren, III, University of
New Mexico
Strategizing Activities and Practice (SAP) - Anne D Smith, University of
Tennessee
Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) - Mary Tripsas, Boston
College
AOM Committees and Affiliates:
Asia Academy of Management (AAM) - Roberto Galang, Ateneo De Manila
University
Mentoring (MEN) - Atira Charles, Florida State University
Iberoamerica (IBERO) - Jose Crespedes-Lorente, Universidad De Almeria
International Theme Committee (ITC) - Silvia Inés Monserrat, UNICEN
Business School
New Doctoral Student Consortium (NDSC) - Jianhong Chen, Drexel
University
Teaching Theme Committee (TTC) - Claudia Ferrante, United States Air
Force Academy
Teaching Theme Committee (TTC) - Lisa Stickney, University of Baltimore
Practice Theme Committee (PTC) - Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, Alliant
International University
Practice Theme Committee (PTC) - Kuo Frank Yu, City University of Hong
Kong
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Diversity & Inclusion Theme Committee (D&ITC) - Eddy Ng - Dalhousie
University
India Academy of Management (INDAM) - Pawan Budhwar - Aston
Business School
Second, thanks to the staff at AOM Headquarters on the Management
Meetings Team for responding to urgent calls for help at many hours, all
times of day and night, and for doing so always graciously and immediately!
Specifically, thanks to:
The Academy of Management Meetings Team:
Megan Lisi, Meetings Coordinator; Gabriel Bramson, Web
Developer/Programmer; Michelle Donohue, Program Coordinator; Jel
Hampson, Registrar; Taryn Fiore, Assistant Director of Meetings.
Third, thanks to all of you who helped everyone named above and will be
serving as panelists and participants in the 2013 PDWs; truly, it takes a
village!
The creativity and variety of the upcoming 2013 Academy of Management
PDW Program makes it our best yet-- not at all surprising since this HIGH
LEVEL OF IMAGINEERING is precisely what Walt Disney would want
and expect from all of us! But the ultimate value of our PDW Program can
only be experienced with your involvement! Think now about which
workshops above excite you the most; when Annual Meeting Registration
opens on March 26th follow the Registration process-requirements and
schedule your magic carpet ride to Orlando, Florida to experience the best
PDW Program ever! I look forward to seeing you in Orlando...and learning
and experiencing with you the joy of our profession's many domains!
Big Mickey Mouse-hugs to all or (if you prefer) a spirited Donald Duck
high-five!
Debra L. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Vice President-Elect/AOM PDW Chair
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TLC@AOM: New this year!
For the first time ever, the Academy of
Management will offer a TEACHING &
LEARNING CONFERENCE (TLC) in
conjunction with its annual meeting.
TLC@AOM will be held Sunday,
August 11, 2013, before the scholarly
program, in Lake Buena Vista
(Orlando), Florida on DisneyWorld
properties.
Designed for maximum participant engagement and interaction, the primary focus is on
improving the practice of teaching in our field. By offering a full-day of diverse
sessions, this event builds on the prior successes of teaching-oriented PDWs and offers
an opportunity to interact and create community with teachers from across all
divisions of the Academy.
The response to the call for this first TLC was outstanding and the result promises to be
a day full of stimulating sessions with takeaways that will inspire and enrich your
classroom teaching. The fee for TLC@AOM is $100 and requires registration for the
2013 Annual Meeting in Orlando. Your TLC@AOM fee covers participation in the
Sunday morning and afternoon sessions, lunch, and a closing cash-bar reception.
Management History’s Track-Record of Hosting Exciting
Offsites Continues!
The Management History Division is hosting another one of its annual offsites, and you
won’t want to miss this one! When you pre-register for Disney’s Epcot: History &
Experience, you’ll be signing yourself up for a fantastic experiential session! The adventure
will begin onsite on Saturday afternoon with a presentation by past and present Disney staff
on the history and management of the magic at Epcot. You will then be escorted to Epcot
(admission included in the workshop fee) for a “Magic of Epcot” scavenger hunt, a special
waterfront viewing of the Illuminations fireworks and Reflections of Earth program, and a
sumptuous coffee and dessert buffet. Be sure to pre-register so you can join us for an
experience that combines management, history, and magic!
CMS Division Updates
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Critical Management Studies (CMS) Division, March 2013
Welcome to the March newsletter! Did you know 18% of members of the CMS Division
are students and 7% are Executives (practitioners)? This issue draws particularly on some
of their voices and reflections. Although most of you are (hopefully) busy reviewing
papers for the Division, please don't miss the chance to exercise your right in nominating
new Division executives and to take part in the election that is fast approaching!
Inside the Division:
1. Call for submissions - 2013 Dissertation Award
2. Call for nominations - CMS Executive positions
3. CMS Doctoral Consortium, Orlando 2013 - Sneak Peek
Outside the Division:
1. The 3rd International Doctoral Consortium on Management and Organizational
Studies, Halifax 2013
2. Criticalmanagement.org
Viewpoint - Student and Practitioner perspectives:
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AoM Africa and Images of African Identity by Vanessa Iwowo
Reflections of a ‘Critter’s’ first time at AoM by Toby Paltridge
What did other students say about Doctoral Consortium 2012?
A moment for critical reflection by Boris Asrilhant
Inside the Division
1. Call for submissions - 2013 Dissertation Award
The Critical Management Studies (CMS) Division of the Academy of Management
announces the 2013 CMS Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation, sponsored by
Organization: The Critical Journal of Organization, Theory and Society
Doctoral dissertations/theses completed within the period May 2011 through June 2013 are
eligible for this year’s competition.
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o What work qualifies as 'critical'? The domain statement of the CMS Division
reads as follows:
The Critical Management Studies Division serves as a forum within the Academy for the
expression of views critical of established management practices and the established social
order. Our premise is that structural features of contemporary society, such as the profit
imperative, patriarchy, racial inequality, and ecological irresponsibility often turn
organizations into instruments of domination and exploitation. Driven by a shared desire to
change this situation, we aim in our research, teaching, and practice to develop critical
interpretations of management and society and to generate radical alternatives. Our critique
seeks to connect the practical shortcomings in management and individual managers to the
demands of a socially divisive and ecologically destructive system within which managers
work.
Sample topics include but are not limited to: critical theories of the nature of managerial
authority, resistance to managerial authority, identity, affectivity, rationality, and
subjectivity; critiques of managerialist theories of management and organization; critical
assessments of emerging alternative forms of organization; critiques of political economy;
critical perspectives on business strategy, globalization, entrepreneurship, technological
innovation, computerization and management consulting practices; critical analyses of
discourses of management, development, and progress; critical perspectives on class,
gender, and race; the profit-imperative and the natural environment; critical epistemologies
& methodologies.
For more information about CMS, go to http://group.aomonline.org/cms/
o Submission Process
Submissions should include three separate documents:
1) A title page and abstract with complete author identification/contact information.
2) An abridged version of the dissertation without author identification that will go out to
the panel of judges. This should include title, abstract, and a summary of each chapter of
the dissertation/thesis [max. total of 40 pages double-spaced, 12 point font, plus
charts/tables and references].
3) A supporting letter of no more than one page from the dissertation chair or lead
supervisor certifying the completion date of the project. This letter may be sent separately.
We will try to accommodate submissions in non-English languages (Spanish, Portuguese,
French, Russian etc. based on our capabilities). Please contact the organizers by email
(listed in the next paragraph) if you would like to submit in a non-English language. A
long abstract of 2500 words in English is required to accompany any non-English
submissions.
Submissions should be received by June 1, 2013 and should be submitted electronically to
Sarah Gilmore sarah.gilmore@port.ac.uk
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Please put: “CMS DISSERTATION AWARD SUBMISSION” in the email subject
heading.
The winner will be announced at the CMS business meeting in Orlando, Florida, and will
receive an award from Organization.
We are also inviting Division members to volunteer to review for the Dissertation
Competition. Your support in this capacity is very important and we greatly appreciate
your willingness to review. Please note that in order to review for the dissertation
competition, you must have a Ph.D. To volunteer to review, please send an email to Sarah
Gilmore sarah.gilmore@port.ac.uk
2. Calls for nominations - CMS Executive positions
The process for nominations is now OPEN! You are eligible to nominate candidates for the
following positions:
• One (1) position for PDW chair (5-year commitment)
• Two (2) positions for Representatives-at-Large (2-year commitment). In addition to the
responsibilities stated in our by-laws, you are responsible for either Dark Side Case
Competition or Webmastering (online communication).
For more information of what are their responsibilities, go to the By-Laws under Articles
III for more information. http://group.aomonline.org/cms/about_us/By-laws.html
Exercise your right! Nominate at http://apps.aomonline.org/DivNomination/login.asp
3. Doctoral Consortium 2013 - Sneak Peek
As the start of the newsletter says, almost a fifth of dDivision members are students. That’s
around 150 people. There’s one space at the annual Academy meeting that is dedicated to
the voices of students, the Doctoral Consortium.
This year, we’re working to make the consortium as useful, reflective, and fun as possible.
It’s only 2 hours long, so that you can also go to the Professional Development Workshops
you want to.
The consortium includes: researching and writing a critical dissertation; potential career
paths and working lives post-doc; one-to-one or small group feedback on individual
dissertations; and the best lunch the Academy hotel can provide.
We’re working to put together a group of people, maximum 50, that includes doctoral
students at all stages of the process; recent post-docs; and more experienced researchers
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and teachers from around the world.
More details of how to get involved will be circulated shortly. Do get involved – it’s one of
the best workshops at the meeting.
Outside the Division
1. Criticalmanagement.org
By Ekaterina Chertkovskaya and Kate Kenny (criticalmanagementorg@gmail.com)
Criticalmanagement.org is an online portal devoted to the area of Critical Management
Studies (CMS). The portal relies on the support of the CMS community and we welcome
contributors.
Criticalmanagement.org was founded in 2005 in response to the problem of access to
information related to CMS. Previously, this was dispersed across various e-mail lists,
websites, research groups and university departments and was difficult to find. Now,
criticalmanagement.org provides a gateway to a vast array of information, in addition to
developing its own content. The site is a helpful resource for both the academic CMS
community and those working in the area including students, activists, journalists and the
wider public. A great advantage of the website is that some content (e.g. announcements,
bibliography) can be added by users themselves. It is very easy to register on the website
and it is intuitive to use.
An active events page (and a calendar) is currently among the most popular features of
criticalmanagement.org. This has information on CMS-related events taking place all over
the world and the listings are open to all, for adding events. Other useful resources include
a library of CMS-related downloadable PhD theses and a list of CMS-related
bibliographies, which are continuously being updated. As CMS research is often informed
by social theory, we have collected short, informative overviews on various theorists
whose work has informed CMS, and their relation to this area. These include Bakhtin,
Butler, Castoriadis, Foucault, Lacan, Laclau and Mouffe, Lefebvre, Marx, Spinoza and
Veblen, and we welcome more. A youtube channel (CMSorg) has also been created, which
provides videos of CMS-related events and other visual material.
The website has the potential for further development and enrichment, and a substantial
update in March 2013 will contribute to this. Criticalmanagement.org will feature
enhanced functionality and user-friendliness, including more ways for users to log in and
add content to the website, for example via social network accounts.
Another crucial factor for the website’s development is to have members of the CMS
community contributing to it, so we would like to encourage everyone to become active
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users of criticalmanagement.org. Below there is a list of specific ways in which you could
contribute.
As a user of the website, you can:
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create announcements
You can create announcements of various events, calls for papers, and job opportunities.
These would appear on the main page of the website and the announcements page. If you
announce an event (i.e. an announcement that is connected to a certain date), it will also
appear on the events page and the events calendar.
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add bibliography
You can add your publications or any other publications to contribute to the bibliography
section.
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leave comments
You can also do the following by getting in touch with us:
- have your PhD added to the PhD theses library
- write an overview on a certain theorist and their link with CMS
- write an overview of the theme you are working on, annotated bibliography or anything
else that you find interesting for our notes section
- send us videos of CMS-related events happening near you
Criticalmanagement.org is entirely dependent on the work of volunteer contributors,
currently led by Ekaterina Chertkovskaya and Ozan Alakavuklar. It was started in 2005 by
Hugh Willmott, Todd Bridgman and Kate Kenny.
2. The 3rd International Doctoral Consortium on Management & Organizational
Studies 2013 (Date: June 3-5, 2013)
Location: Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada
REGISTER NOW!
Students that are interested in attending the doctoral consortium, please go to 3rd
International Doctoral Consortium to access the registration form. Registration forms must
be completed and sent to Maia Sherozia-Iremadze maia.sherozia@smu.ca by April 8,
2013.
For more information, on the doctoral consortium please refer to our website:
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http://www.smu.ca/academic/sobey/phdman/idc.html or
http://group.aomonline.org/cms/news/annoucements/International%20Doctoral%20Consor
tium%20III.html
For specific questions, please contact Nadia deGama (ndegama@yorku.ca), member of the
student organizing committee.
Viewpoint - Student and Practitioner Perspectives
1. AOM Africa and Images of African Identity
by Vanessa Iwowo, London School of Economics & Political Science.
v.iwowo@lse.ac.uk
Africa, my Africa
Africa of proud warriors in ancestral savannahs
Africa of whom my grandmother sings
On the banks of the distant river
I have never known you
But your blood flows in my veins
Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields…
(David Diop, 1927-1960; emphases added)
This excerpt from David Diop’s negritude poetry collection is candidly reminiscent of the
nationalist sentiments pervasive in my elementary school day. At each recital, I remember
how the possessive pronoun ‘my’ would evoke feelings of identity and inclusiveness, of
authenticity and ownership in my keen young mind. As an African schoolchild, this did
two things to my mind.
First and consciously, it brought me face-to-face with a state of ‘being’ that I instantly
coveted and wanted to possess; it gave me an identity of which I felt intensely proud and
consistently defensive – one of African-ness, synonymous with beauty and defiance. In this
conceptualisation, to be ‘African’ solely and indisputably meant to be ‘black’. Therefore,
in addition to the fact of it as my birthplace, I was African because I was black, and so was
everyone of like skin. In my young mind, the basis of my African-ness was my blackness,
a mind-set that was not helped by the music of Peter Tosh blaring from my family home
stereo:
No matter where you come from
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As long as you’re a black man
You’re an African…
The second reaction occurred on a far less conscious level, and this was the construction of
a an(other) identity not necessarily mine – that of ‘non-black’. There was nothing really
wrong with this other identity; it only meant that you were indisputably non-African. This
early conceptualisation of race and identity did not necessarily change as I grew up and
became more discerning, regardless of how many black/ non-blacks I met on /off the
Continent. I recall feeling somewhat puzzled whenever I met a black person who did not
see themselves as African. Indeed it seemed like pretty straightforward reasoning that as
long as you’re a black man, you’re an African, and also, vice versa… till the AOM Africa
Conference in Johannesburg.
My first reaction at seeing so many people from all over the world was one of
bemusement. I wondered if, yet again, the whole world had converged to solve Africa’s
hydra-headed problems and that perhaps Africa was once more that ailing child that had
long refused to walk and was yet again was in dire need of intellectual medic-aid? I felt
slightly indignant. What was everybody doing here? This was the African Academy
Conference, and going by the promotional material, one in which ‘questions’ rather than
‘solutions’ would be explored. I had interpreted this to mean a lot of reflexivity and critical
engagement with indigenous knowledge systems. But at that moment, it felt like a
convergence of ‘experts’ with solutions to the many troubles of a continent. Most of all,
judging by race, it seemed that fewer attendees were (in my mind) truly African.
As the sessions progressed, it emerged that a key strength of the conference was its keen
encouragement of open, frank dialogue, particularly with respect to South Africa’s sociopolitically troubled history. It therefore was not unusual when during Q&A, someone
blurted out exasperatedly
‘But where do we go from here? How do we change things?
I think it’s time we get past issues of race and skin …
I am African and it doesn’t matter what colour I am,
we must put our ideas to practice!’
My eyes followed the words until they rested on a red-haired white woman. Literally, I
froze, astounded by the rather authentical sounding we, and her staunchly confident use of
the plural pronoun. And although she might never know it, the undeniable sense of kinship
I experienced in that moment was one that strongly validated her African identity in my
consciousness. In that instant, it hit me that regardless of race, this young fiery red-head
was just as legitimately African as I was! Just as I do, she also had her own no less valid
experiences of African reality, to which she arguably owed her identity and authentic use
of we; and this, I could in no way discount. It wasn’t just my Africa, it was ours and the
reason we were all here, Africa was an identity of which we were both legitimately part
and parcel.
And so for me, the AOM Africa Conference came to enable an ideological re-birth, a
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fundamental paradigm shift in my construction of African identity; a moment of realisation
I have come away from the meeting with among other things, a moment in time well worth
it.
Reference
Diop, D. (1973) Extract from Hammer Blows and Other Writings (ed. S. Mpondo, trs. F.
Jones). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
2. Reflections of a ‘Critter’s’ first time at AoM
by Toby Paltridge, PhD candidate, Monash University
What stood out to me the most during my first time at the Academy’s annual meeting, and
I am sure that many first time attendees had a similar experience, was the sheer size of the
thing! It is simply an enormous conference, both in terms of scale and duration. All
previous conferences I had been to paled in comparison. It is quite intimidating to a first
timer, with the Academy appearing to be a seemingly monolithic and homogenous entity,
difficult to penetrate, while I felt anonymous and insignificant in comparison.
Given the huge number and variety of sessions available, I was initially paralysed by
indecision as to which ones to attend and ultimately ended up making what I have been
told is the classic rookie mistake of trying to do too much all the time. So that after two
days of early mornings, late nights and dealing with jet lag (I had flown from Australia) I
was already exhausted, and the conference wasn’t even half way done yet!
The combination of these factors also made me feel quite lonely in the beginning. I am a
social person and at previous conferences I had been used to seeing the same people at
different sessions, enabling me to make friends quickly, especially with other young PhD
students, so that I had companions to ‘hang out’ with during the conference. Also, I
thought that the purpose of these conferences was to network? However, I found the AllAcademy welcome sessions to be quite deficient in this regard, being far too brief and
generic.
So it was that I was very glad to discover that the CMS Division was essentially the
opposite of the overall Academy meeting. Where the general Academy was massive,
impersonal and predominantly North American, the CMS division was small, close-knit,
friendly and international. Amongst its members I found people who shared my research
interests and were eager to help out a budding young scholar. Attending the doctoral
consortium was a great way to be introduced to CMS, as it enabled me to meet fellow
critical scholars and PhD students in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. As my first direct
exposure to Critical Management Studies it made me feel very much ‘at home’ and it was
from this experience that I realised that I was indeed a ‘critter’. Consequently, CMS
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sessions dominated my itinerary for the remainder of the annual meeting and I very much
enjoyed them. Although the topics and perspectives varied, the passion remained constant.
I am now looking forward to attending my second AoM annual meeting this year. To
renew relationships made last year, enjoy the CMS inspired conference theme (when will a
topic like “Capitalism in Question” ever be raised at AoM again?), and, importantly, to
show around a friend who will be attending the Academy for the first time and help him
find his niche, like I have.
3. What did other students say about Doctoral Consortium 2012?
As for the consortium - It was nice to have the speakers there and the discussion was
interesting. The breakfast together with the whole idea of introducing the PhD's to all the
other scholars felt very welcoming. It created a nice social, non-formal, warm and relaxed
environment and a good opportunity to meet and chat with other CMS scholars from across
the globe. (Hadar Elraz, elrazh@cardiff.ac.uk)
I have only to thank CMS for the grateful experience at the PhD Consortium at AOM
2012. It was a very friendly and opened atmosphere and we had the opportunity to listen to
renowned scholars giving insights on our research and career. I am particularly thankful to
Albert Mills on the ‘one to one’ meeting for his generosity in listening and helping me
through my research queries. Ah, Raza, thanks for the great breakfast!
See you in Orlando 2013! (Sergio Wanderly, PhD at Ebape/FGV Rio-Brazil)
4. A moment for critical reflection
by Boris Asrilhant, Petrobras Senior Consultant
The 2012 Academy of Management was a great opportunity for me to grow, as both
academic and practitioner. As a petroleum engineer in Petrobras, the Brazilian state-owned
oil company, over the last 28 years, I have had to realize ways to bridge practice and
theory, as much as financial and strategic dimensions of management. This is a crucial
issue for Petrobras, because its shares are traded on the stock market and it invests
considerably in employees´ development and the state-of-the-art of technology towards its
successful mega-projects management.
By taking part in a PDW organized by the CMS Division in Boston I had the opportunity
to present management practices which have been devalued or overlooked by the field of
management in general. I had the opportunity to connect my own ideas in a critical fashion
with arguments raised by critical academics from different parts of the world. On the one
hand, the idea that only financial results matter is a myopic behavior considering corporate
longevity. On the other hand, discarding financial performance is a pure escapism from
mechanisms of accountability and transparency that have become increasingly important in
emerging economies. The path in the middle and the management of controversies is a
healthy one.
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While it seemed to me that the notion of critical management is becoming widespread
interestingly for me, at AOM 2012 I also heard from speakers from different parts of the
world that a spiritual dimension must be added to the financial and strategic aims of
organization. A spiritual dimension is lacking in most companies, even those that are
capable of finding a balance between the financial, strategic and human dimensions. As far
as I am concerned, a spiritual dimension is a step ahead in management, like Eolic and
biofuel are for the energy business. The utmost benefit from putting together these
dimensions is to build a more comprehensive understanding of business and management,
bringing the world, society, communities, and welfare to the core of management. What is
the point of management if most of us are not fully benefiting from it? This is a crucial
question raised by members of the critical management studies community. Some
companies, and in the third sector, are slowly taking the first steps to experience the
benefits of thinking spiritually.
I personally believe that this is the path to be followed. It is not acceptable for companies
to neglect the intrinsic uniqueness of employees, the impact of their projects over
communities worldwide or even the responsibility to build a more pleasant, harmonious
workplace. We all must learn with one another so that we could pave a way towards more
plural, critical management ways of thinking.
Boris Asrilhant, Petrobras Senior Consultant and PhD in Business Management from
Warwick University, UK, was one of the presenters, along with senior executives from
BNDES (Brazilian Bank for Development) and Gerdau Steel (largest stell company in
Brazil), at the “Strategic Management and Emerging Economies Otherwise: a Multipolar,
Pluriversal Perspective” organized by the CMS Division and co-sponsored by the BPS
Division. The PDW was led by Janann Medeiros, Alex Faria and Sergio Wanderley (all
from Brazil), with the participation of Anshuman Prasad, Bill Cooke, and David Levy.
MED Highlights
MED would like to highlight a few PDWs and an introduction to the TLC conference.
Dear Colleagues: This has been an amazing year for MED! Teaching and Learning are
going to have a large presence in Orlando! First of all check out the MED PDW
highlights shared by Peter McNamara for Thursday and Friday. He has created an
innovative and engaging program of experiential opportunities for MED members and
the Academy. Then review the MED Scholarly Program scheduled for Monday and
Tuesday developed by Barbara Ritter and focused on effective approaches to advance
management learning.
New this year is the all academy inaugural TLC@AOM Teaching and Learning
Conference to be held on Sunday. Many MED members are actively engaged in the
development and logistics for this new initiative. TLC@AOM will be held Sunday
August 11, 2013, before the scholarly program, in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida
on Disney World properties. Designed for maximum participant engagement and
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interaction, the primary focus is on improving the practice of teaching in our field. By
offering a full-day of diverse sessions, this event builds on the prior successes of
teaching-oriented PDW’s and offers an opportunity to interact and build community
with teachers from across all divisions of the Academy. The response to the call for this
first TLC was outstanding and the result promises to be a day full of stimulating
sessions with takeaways that will inspire and enrich your classroom teaching.
The fee for TLC@AOM is $100 and requires registration for the 2013 Annual Meeting
in Orlando. Your TLC@AOM fee covers participation in the Sunday morning and
afternoon sessions, lunch, and a closing cash-bar reception. Best, Toni Toni Ungaretti
2013 MED Chair MED PDW Highlights This year, MED has 17 PDWs on the
program, with a further 20 co-sponsored with other divisions of AOM. We encourage
all members to explore the PDWs as there is something for most educationalists of
interest. While we are enthused by all the PDW, Peter McNamara is particularly
adament that all educators consider attending one of the following 5:
1. Management Education for the Future - Towards Responsibility, Sustainability, and
Integrity This is a large PDW with a unique format and is being kicked off by a
keynote from the head of UN PRME.
2. Education Researchers: Daring to Respond Addressing Reviewer Comments (2
hours) This PDW will bring together editors, former editors and editorial board
members from AMLE, JME, Mgt Learning, AMJ, ORM, AMR, Venture Capital,
Strategic Organization, ETP, International Jrnl of Mgt Reviews, and BJM amongst
others. In this PDW you will have an opportunity to learn further about R&R reviews
and the process of absorbing and acting on reviewer feedback successfully.
3. Dynamite Case Discussion: Question Design & Use for Insightful Learning - In
Class and Online This PDW focuses on one of the most challenging problems for case
educators - how do we stimulate in-class and on-line case discussion that leads to
educationally insightful learning outcomes, and how do we manage in class case
discussions successfully? It follows on from a series of successful Case teaching PDWs
hosted by MED. It features demonstrations of teaching techniques (on and off line) and
table facilitated discussions amongst participants by experienced case teachers from
Universities and Case Clearing Houses from around the world.
4. Natural Education and Development for Practicing Managers Following a packed
2012 MED keynote Henry Mintzberg and colleagues return for a workshop that
explores new ways of engaging in management education and development for
participants that have considerable managerial experience. The educational ideas that
are central to the International Masters in Practicing Management (IMPM.org) will be
demonstrated and participants will join in discussion of program development and
explore experiences and consequences for the development of their own programs.
5. Identifying Cheating Behaviours and Developing Strategies/Techniques This PDW
raises a deeper question about cheating behaviour: if students are allowed to cheat in
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assessments in university does this have consequences for their development as good
corporate citizens. The PDW provides insights from research on prevalence,
consequences and strategies to manage cheating behaviours by students in assessments.
Insights are offered into the use of technology, honour codes and instructor influence
strategies to manage cheating. Space is provided for participates to share their
experiences and strategies in managing this issue. Enjoy and learn from the MED PDW
days. It is what Peter intends to do, if only he can find the time and space in Disney!
Coming Soon! RMD Consortium in Summer 2013
The Research Methods Division, with support from the Center for the Advancement of
Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA), will sponsor its first Consortium in the
summer of 2013. More information on presenters, dates, and applications will be
coming soon.
The Consortium will be for advanced Ph.D. students and for junior faculty interested in
developing methodological contributions. Topics will include learning and teaching
foundational methods, managing dissertation issues, careers as a methodologist, mixed
methods, and crafting a methodological contribution. Sessions will be conducted
virtually (once a week for five weeks) in three tracks (Macro methods, Micro methods,
and Qualitative methods) followed by a Social at the AOM meeting in August. More
information on presenters, dates, and applications will be coming soon.
Lisa Schurer Lambert
Research Methods Division Chair
Georgia State University
lisalambert@gsu.edu
HR Division's Pre-Dissertation Doctoral Student PDW
We are planning a number of exciting sessions that should be of interest to doctoral
students in the early stages of their training. The sessions cover a variety of topics that
are relevant for both U.S. and international doctoral students. Sessions will include:
• How can I best manage coursework and other formal requirements?
Why Ph.D. seminars are different from every other class you've
ever taken
Don't just survive the comprehensive exam, use it to your
advantage
Managing multiple demands and expectations
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• How can I begin a program of research when I'm just learning about the field?
• Building and managing relationships with faculty
• Thinking like a scholar, not a student
• Identifying good questions and good topics
• Career choices: What should I be doing now to prepare for the job market and
my future career?
How searches are typically executed (e.g., AOM placement, job
postings, job talks)
Thinking about positioning your personal brand (e.g., OB, HR,
strategic HR)
Timing and resources
Differences in career path (i.e., US/Canada vs. non-US/Canada)
Who can attend? Doctoral Students who are in the first or second year of their
programs (pre-dissertation stage).
How do I register? Register through the PDW central registration system, which can
be accessed once you've registered for the conference.
The PDW should be both fun and informative. This is a great opportunity to develop
networking opportunities with your peers and learn more about the profession and the
HR division. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando!
For more information, please contact:
Michal Biron (mbiron@gsb.haifa.ac.il), Clint Chadwick (clint.chadwick@ku.edu) or Jill
Ellingson (ellingson_7@fisher.osu.edu)
2013 Innovation in HRM Teaching Conference
Be Innovative. Make plans now to join HR educators at the 2013 Innovation in HRM
Teaching Conference brought to you by the HR Division and SHRM. We have a great
program planned, and we hope you and your colleagues will join us.
Day/Date/Location: Saturday, June 15, 2013, Sheraton Chicago—held in conjunction
with the SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition.
Cost: HR Faculty and Ph.D. students who teach HR-related courses at either the
undergraduate or graduate level get two events for one price—$425 for the Saturday
Innovation event plus SHRM Conference, Sunday through Wednesday. Want to attend
just the Saturday Innovation event? Attend one day only for $175.
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How to Register: Click here to download the registration form (PDF)
Program Preview:
The conference features Keynote speakers Libby Sartain, Stephen Cerrone, Deb
Cohen and Wayne Cascio. You will also hear from well-known HR professionals and
academicians. In addition to the names on the program, you will hear Ken Brown,
Professor of Management & Organizations and Tippie Research Fellow, The
University of Iowa, and Tim Baldwin, Eveleigh Professor of Business Leadership,
Indiana University, describe the mastery of HR teaching. Recipients of the AOM HR
Division’s Innovative Teaching Award will facilitate sessions with HRM professors on
effectively using technology in the classroom, and on implementing community
service learning initiatives. Tips for publishing will be given by journal editors,
including Bill Heisler, Editor of the Journal of Human Resources Education (JHRE).
For more information on the Innovation in HRM Teaching Conference program, click
here.
Visit the SHRM Conference and Exposition site to preview the Sunday – Wednesday
program and to view housing and travel information, click here.
Plan now to join us in June. We look forward to seeing you there. Questions? Contact
the Conference Chair Catherine Giunta (giunta@setonhill.edu)
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Calls for Votes, Submissions, and Nominations
Call for Votes: AOM Board Elections Now Open!
Dear Colleagues,
The Academy's election website is open to accept your votes from February 20 –
March 22, 2013. I strongly encourage you to vote in this election to choose three
Representatives-at-Large to the Board of Governors and a new Vice President-Elect
and Program Chair-Elect to the Board of Governors! The ballots list an impressive
group of proven leaders who have demonstrated their strong commitment to the goals
and ideals of our professional association. We are fortunate that they all are willing to
continue their service in these demanding academy-wide roles!
As we begin the election, please be respectful of AOM’s campaigning philosophy,
which values elections that are free of active "politicking" by voting members and
nominees. It is certainly appropriate to ask fellow members of the Academy for further
information about a candidate you do not know, but active campaigning is inconsistent
with our professional norms.
Thank you for voting. In so doing, you will help shape AOM’s future! For more
information about the elections process, please visit the nominations and elections page
of the AOM website.
Anne S. Tsui
Past President and
Chair of the AOM Nominating Committee
Call for Nominations: Career Achievement Awards
Each year, the Academy of Management recognizes four outstanding individuals, who
have made significant contributions to the field of management through their service,
research, innovative teaching methods, breakthrough developments, and more over the
course of their career. The Career Achievement Awards Committee is accepting
nominations for the following awards through April 30, 2013.
• Distinguished Educator Award
• Distinguished Service Award
• Distinguished Scholar-Practitioner Award
• Distinguished Scholarly Contributions to Management Award
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The Career Achievement Awards will be presented at the 2013 AOM Annual Meeting
in Orlando, Florida. Learn more about these awards and check out the impressive list
of historical award recipients at: http://aom.org/Meetings/awards/Career-AchievementAwards.aspx .
Nominate a deserving colleague today! To submit your nominations for one of these
important awards, please contact 2013 Career Achievement Awards Committee Chair,
Karen Golden-Biddle at kgbiddle@bu.edu.
Call for Submissions - AEPP Conference
The 21st Annual International Conference of the Association on Employment Practices
and Principles (AEPP) will be held from October 9 - 11, 2013 at the Embassy Suites
Atlanta – at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia (USA).
The theme for this year’s conference is Frontiers in Employment Practices and
Principles: Emerging Trends, Issues, and Challenges. Papers related to the
conference theme are encouraged from all business disciplines. Proposals for symposia
and panels are also welcome. Theme-related topics include employee engagement,
social media, immigration reform, health care, managing demographics, managing
work-life balance, etc.
Submissions should be emailed to both wheisler@troy.edu and aepp@instituteleadership-global.org. The deadline for submissions is 30 June 2013. Additional
information regarding the conference and specific submission requirements can be
found at www.aepp.net or obtained from Conference President and Program Chair,
William Heisler, at wheisler@troy.edu.
Call for Submissions: Knowledge, Knowledge Work, and
Knowledge Workers
EURO XXVI – INFORMS Joint International Conference July 1-4, 2013, Rome Italy
presentation submission announcement
EURO XXVI-INFORMS INFORMS and EURO XXVI are holding a joint
international conference on OR, Management Science, and other related subjects in
Rome, Italy, from July 1-4, 2013. The Program Committee chaired by Marc Sevaux
(EURO) and David Simchi Levi (INFORMS) and the Organizing Committee chaired
by Paolo Dell’Olmo (AIRO), are preparing a high quality scientific program and an
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exciting social program for the conference.
I am organizing a cluster of sessions on Knowledge in Organizations—Managing
Knowledge and topics broadly covering Knowledge, Knowledge Work, and
Knowledge Workers. On behalf of the organizers, I invite you to present your research
or share your experience. This meeting is bringing researchers from around the globe
to present developments in all topics related to knowledge in operations. If you accept
to present at EURO XXVI-INFORMS 2013 in Rome, please do the following:
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Let me know by email (ad.amar@shu.edu) that you are interested.
Organize your thoughts into a brief abstract of 50 words (600 characteristics) to
be submitted online. Your presentation will be based on this abstract.
Give a title to your presentation.
Ask me, and, since it is an invited presentation, I will provide you the access to
EURO XXVI-INFORMS website to submit your abstract.
At the conference, you will have a PPT-assisted presentation to last about 15-20
minutes. If you have a written paper ready, you may distribute it at the conference. A
number of journals are typically present at these meetings to offer publication
opportunities to those authors with completed papers. Let me know at
ad.amar@shu.edu if you need any additional information regarding this submission.
For more information about the conference, please go to http://www.EURO2013.org/.
Alternatively, you may ask me. Hope to see you in Rome.
A.D. AmarProfessor of Management (Strategy, Policy and Knowledge) Stillman
School of Business
650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA; Telephone
973 761 9684
ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar
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Membership Updates
Visit the New AOM Ethicist Blog Today!
http://ethicist.aom.org
Have you heard about the monthly AOM Ethicist
Blog? If you have, visit the Ethicist Blog at its new home
on AOM.org. If you haven't heard about or read the
Ethicist Blog, visit today to read and discuss the ethics of
research, teaching and professional life. What would
YOU do when confronted with an ethical issue?
Read the monthly AOM Ethicist Blog at http://ethicist.aom.org to read and discuss the
ethics of research, teaching and professional life. Read the new Thought Leader Series
or read about double-blind review in the age of Google. What would YOU do about
ethics in different research scenarios? What types of ethical boundaries exist in
professor-student relationships? Do you have questions about how ethics fit in your
professional life? To read about all these topics and more, visit the Ethicist Blog
today!
THE ETHICIST communicates the Academy’s commitment to ethical conduct as a
priority of the organization. The purpose of the blog is to raise awareness about
everyday ethical issues and ethics in the context of the Academy and the profession.
The blog also provides a location for experts to respond to members’ questions and
concerns about ethics. The blog is sponsored by the AOM Ethics Education
Committee. Be sure to read some of the archives:
• Double-Blind Review in the Age of Google and PowerPoint
• Help! My students want to friend me! Boundaries, relationship and the “yuck” factor
in professor-student relationships
• Managing University Service Work
• Student Recommendations: To give, or not to give, that is the
Question
• Scientists Behaving Badly: Insights from the Fraud Triangle
THE ETHICIST, coordinated by Lorraine Eden, has three regular columnists:
• Research: Lorraine Eden – Texas A&M University – leden@tamu.edu
• Teaching: Kathy Lund Dean - Gustavus Adophus College - lunddean@gustavus.edu
• Professional Life: Paul Vaaler – University of Minnesota - vaal0001@umn.edu
The blog format allows for both postings and comments on other posts to be written by
any member of the Academy. Individuals are encouraged to write posts on topics
related to any area of ethics in the Academy.
A minimum of one article per month is written by each columnist, in rotation, starting
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with Research in August 2011, followed by Teaching, and Professional Life. Each
columnist is assisted by an advisory panel of four-to-six individuals chosen by the
columnist. The AOM Ethics Committee and Ethics Education Committee are also
members of each advisory panel. The advisory panels suggest topics and provide
comments on drafts of articles before publication on THE ETHICIST website. Any
AOM member may suggest a topic for one of the regular bloggers on THE ETHICIST
by sending an email to the coordinator and/or the columnists; please put the words
THE ETHICIST in the subject line of your email. General questions should be
addressed to the coordinator.
We hope that a dialogue on ethical issues will result from this interaction.
Membership Corner Update
Dear Colleagues:
It’s hard to believe, but here we are already gearing up for the
Annual Meeting in Orlando! Submissions are in, reviews are
completed, and nominations and elections for your division and
BOG leadership are in full swing. I encourage everyone to start
thinking about your travel and housing plans so you can book
your arrangements as soon as registration officially opens on
March 26th!
I also encourage all members to reach out to your Division(s) and ask how you can
help! Volunteering with your division(s) is crucial as this organization is driven by
volunteer leaders who have sought to create a forum of shared values and intellectual
growth in all fields of human endeavors. America grew up with a tradition of its
citizens having a rich volunteerism ethic, and volunteers are beneficiaries of their own
giving because they build new skills and add to their own networks.
8 Reasons to Volunteer:
1. To gain confidence and a sense of achievement
2. Learn new skills
3. Feel good by giving back
4. Establish yourself in a community
5. Find new interests
6. Add to your resume
7. Add to your social network
8. Meet new people
I can only reiterate what’s been said before, that how you get involved is up to you, but
it’s the collective involvement of members that makes the Academy such a valuable
network. I encourage you to explore and take advantage of the significant opportunities
available to you! Don’t sit back and wait for the Academy to come to you, reach out to
your Division with an email and find out how you can get started.
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As Membership Chair, I’m interested in learning how you've heard about us, and what
your own personal goals and expectations of membership might be. Please continue to
share your thoughts and ideas with me. Your needs and expectations are important to
us as we plan for our members. I am excited about seeing all of you in Orlando!
Warmest Regards,
Gemma George, Membership Committee Chair
AOMMCChair@gmail.com
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Within Connect you can engage in real time discussions, share information and post
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of resource information. Use the search tool to find colleagues of similar interests. Get
started connecting now!
EMERITUS MEMBERSHIP RATES:
The Academy of Management currently offers an Emeritus category to long time
members who have retired from full-time work and have been an Academic or
Executive member of the Academy for 10 or more consecutive years. The Emeritus
category offers a reduced rate of $91.00 per year for membership, and a reduced
registration rate of $88.00 for the annual meeting in August.
If you qualify for this Emeritus rate and are due to renew your membership, please
contact our Member Services Department and they will be happy to update your
record. They can be reached via email at membership@aom.pace.edu, or by phone at
(914) 923-2607.
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AMD, AMJ, Annals & Proceedings New Editors!
The Academy of Management Board of Governors
is pleased to announce new editor-elects:
The Academy of Management Board of Governors
is pleased to announce new editor-elects:
Academy of Management
Discoveries
Andrew H. Van de Ven
University of Minnesota
Academy of Management
Journal
Gerard George
Imperial College London
Academy of Management Annals
Sim B. Sitkin
Duke University
and
Laurie R. Weingart
Carnegie Mellon University
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John Humphreys
Texas A&M University – Commerce
In Memoriam - Larry Greiner
Once again some very sad news – long-time AoM and MC Division
member Larry Greiner passed away on March 1st.
Larry was one of those unique individuals who captured that
wonderful mixture of insight and
intelligence combined with a fun-filled spirit, generosity and
warmth. He
will be deeply missed…
Below is a brief note about Larry’s life and accomplishments.
Larry Greiner, PhD
December 6, 1933 – March 1, 2013
Our good friend and colleague Larry Greiner passed away a few days ago on March 1st. His
last days were in a caring hospice program and he passed in the arms of his wife, Marta.
His colleague Tom Cummings, who Larry helped attract to USC, referred to Larry as the
“patriarch” of the Management and Organization (MOR) Department at USC. As Tom noted,
“Larry led the department from virtual obscurity in the early 1970s to establish the sound base
that we are building on today. He brought the likes of Ed Lawler, Steve Kerr, Warren Bennis,
Sue and Monty Mohrman, Mary Ann Von Glinow, and Chet Schreisheim to MOR… Larry was
global before global was global. He had more deep, personal friends and colleagues across the
world than anyone I know. Name a country, and Larry would have a friend and colleague there
who would greet you like a long lost relative when you visited. Larry was integrative before
integrative was integrative. He led the design and creation of Marshall’s EMBA and GEMBA
programs, which were forerunners of integrative, theme-based education in business schools.”
“Less visibly, Larry was generous beyond belief. Several former MOR doctoral students would
not have graduated had Larry not dipped into his own pocket for financial help; the same goes
for MOR colleagues who faced a rough monetary patch and needed help to move their lives
forward. Let Larry know that you were considering buying a house in Palos Verdes, Pasadena,
or the West Side, going on a vacation to Hawaii, or taking a sabbatical in Europe, and within a
week, there would be a folder of clippings and Xeroxed stuff in your mailbox listing in detail
homes for sale, places to stay, and universities to visit. All of this, well before there was the
Internet.”
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Tom also noted that “Professionally, Larry was not your traditional scholar with hypotheses to
test, methods to describe, and results to confirm and discuss. He conceptualized about big things
and took the applied route to knowledge creation, generation and dissemination.” Among his
many accomplishments are his classic 1972 Harvard Business Review article, “Evolution and
Revolution as Organizations Grow,” which has been cited over 3,350 times; he wrote the first
book on power and organization development; his management consulting text was a best seller;
and his recent book, Dynamic Strategy Making, describes in detail what it means to enact the
“process view” of strategy in organizations.
A native of Akron, Ohio, Larry had an outstanding career and served on the faculties at the
Harvard Business School, Oxford University, University of Kansas, INSEAD in Fontainebleau,
France, and, of course at USC, where he was also a former chair of the Management and
Organization department. His list of consulting clients was long and included such firms as
Coca Cola, Pacific Bell, Olivetti, Merck, Times-Mirror, U.S. Forest Service, Internal Revenue
Service, Korn-Ferry International, Andersen Consulting, KinderCare, Health Systems
International, and American Golf Corporation.
At AoM, Larry was Chair of the Management Consulting Division as well as the Organization
Development and Change Division. In addition to his myriad intellectual contributions to the
Academy, in 2000 he also served as a strategy consultant to AoM President, Andy Van de Ven,
and the Board of Governors and helped them create the first strategic plan for the Academy,
which was recently updated two years ago.
In 2005, Larry received the Management Consulting Division’s Robert G. Wright Founder's
Award, the Division's highest award which is given only for sustained, exemplary leadership
contributions to the MC Division. Larry counts among the four recipients of the prestigious
award, and it was very appropriate that he received it at the annual AoM meeting in Hawaii, a
place that he loved.
Larry was a beloved friend to many of us in MCD. At an age when many academics begin to
pull away from the limelight, Larry was still actively involved, drawing on his extensive
network and connections in support of MCD activities, and lending his insights and expertise to
all those around him. We will miss him dearly.
Larry is survived by his wife Marta, two daughters, two sons-in-law, and four
grandchildren.
In Memoriam - Richard J. Hackman
Hackman, Richard J. Richard J. Hackman, 72, of Cambridge, MA, Bethany,
CT, and Bradford, NH, died peacefully in Boston, MA, on January 8, 2013
surrounded by family. Born in Joliet, IL, on June 14, 1940, he was the only son
of the late John E. and Helen Grace (Davis) Hackman. He leaves his wife Judith
Dozier Hackman, two daughters, Julia Beth Proffitt (W. Trexler) and Laura
Dianne Codeanne (Matthew J.), four grandchildren, George R., Lauren E., and
Edward M. Proffitt and Mattox J. Codeanne, one uncle and three cousins.
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Richard attended public schools in Virginia, IL and received a BA in
mathematics from MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL) and his PhD in
psychology from the University of Illinois.
In 1966, he joined the Yale University faculty of psychology and administrative
sciences and then moved to the Harvard faculty of psychology and the Harvard
Business School in 1986. Friends may visit with the family at the Magni
Funeral Home, 365 Watertown Street, Rt. 16, Newton, MA between 6 and 9 pm
on Friday, January 11. Memorial gifts are suggested to the Orpheus Chamber
Orchestra (NY, NY), Nature Conversancy, Housatonic Valley Association,
Charles River Watershed Association, Powder River Basin Resource Council
(Sheridan, WY), or MacMurray College. A memorial service will be held in
spring 2013 with burial in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, CT.
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