Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Please join us for the series of exciting Practice Theme Committee Events at the 2014 AOM Annual Conference. Coffee will be served in All PDWs with the PTC as the primary sponsor. See you in Philadelphia!
Best,
PTC Co-Chair: Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, Alliant International
PTC Co-Chair: Kuo Frank Yu, City University of Hong Kong
PTC PDW Co-Chair: Marc Bonnet, Iseor, U. of Lyon 3
PTC PDW Co-Chair: Fedor Ovchinnikov, Center for Evolutionary Leadership
74th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, August 1-5
Practice Theme Committee 2014
PTC Co-Chair: Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, Alliant International,
Kathryn@coherentchange.com
PTC Co-Chair: Kuo Frank Yu, City University of Hong Kong,
frankyu@cityu.edu.hk
PTC PDW Co-Chair: Marc Bonnet, Iseor, University of Lyon,
Bonnet@iseor.com
PTC PDW Co-Chair: Fedor Ovchinnikov, Center for Evolutionary Leadership,
fedor.ovchin@gmail.com
Coffee will be Served in All PDWs with PTC as the Leader Sponsor
Practice Theme Committee (PTC) Social Events
Saturday, Aug 2 2014
Session # 467
5:00PM - 7:00PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 108B
"Fire in the Blood": View the Film and Dialogue in Person with Cipla CEO
“Fire in the Blood” is an award-winning documentary about how the Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla defied conventional corporate norms to work with a unique coalition of doctors, politicians, and journalists and lowered the cost of AIDS drugs to under $1/day in Africa. Cipla Managing Director and Global CEO Subhanu Saxena will be present to participate in a Q&A about pharmaceuticals and the questions raised by the film. Mr. Saxena is a highly accomplished global executive, with experience over the last 25+ years in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia.
Kathryn Goldman Schuyler; Alliant International U
Subhanu Saxena; CIPLA
Session # 493
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 108A
Practice Theme Committee Awards and Reception
In honor of the life and work of Chris Argyris.
Denise M. Rousseau (AOM PTC Scholar Impact Award)
Center for Effective Organizations (PTC Research Center Impact Award)
William R. Torbert (Chris Argyris Lifetime Career Award)
Kathryn Goldman Schuyler; Alliant International U
Kuo Frank Yu; City U. of Hong Kong
Marc Bonnet; ISEOR Magellan / IAE Lyon / U. Jean Moulin
Fedor Ovchinnikov; Center for Evolutionary Leadership
Monday, Aug 4 2014
Session # 1083
11:30AM - 2:00PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 102B
Practice Theme Committee Business Meeting
By Invitation Only
Kathryn Goldman Schuyler; Alliant International U
Kuo Frank Yu; City U. of Hong Kong
Marc Bonnet; ISEOR Magellan / IAE Lyon / U. Jean Moulin
Fedor Ovchinnikov; Center for Evolutionary Leadership
Practice Theme Committee (PTC) as Lead Sponsor of PDWs
Friday, Aug 1 2014
Session # 60
9:00AM - 11:00AM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 111A
What Words provide effective consulting-research feedback in practice? The case of elites
Michel Crozier, French sociologist internationally known (he spent a year studying American unions in particular) died May 23rd 2013. This PDW is an opportunity to pay tribute to his work as intermediary between theory and practice that matches the topic of the Practice Theme Committee. "Listen, Understand, Act" were his three favorite action verbs. We adhere here in the tradition of action research that will interest the Management Consulting Division too (Buono and Savall, 2007). This research approach is similar to the investigation recommended by Dewey (1938). Michel Crozier deals with the practice of restitution, which is a central issue for the situation of researcher consultants. The question of the Power of words is particularly crucial when investigating decision makers of the organization that are from the country's elite who have learned to master and use language.
Frank Bournois; U. Pantheon-Assas (Paris II)
Véronique Chanut; U. Pantheon-Assas (Paris II)
Richard Jackson Major; Institut de Gestion Sociale
Madina Rival; CNAM-LIRSA/LARGEPA
Jacques Rojot; U. Pantheon-Assas (Paris II)
Session # 109
12:30PM - 2:30PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 202B
Bridging the Research-Practice Gap though Evidence-Based Management and Systematic Review
This PDW will explain how to use evidence-based management (EBMgt) and systematic review (SR) to bridge the research-practice gap. EBMgt involves making managerial decisions through a combination of critical thinking and the best available evidence from a range of sources including experiential, organizational and scientific evidence. SR methods start with a specific practice question and then search for, aggregate and critically appraise the best available scientific evidence. Hence, conducing SRs of management research evidence and using their findings are key to EBMgt. Both evidence-based practice and SRs have already been adopted in many areas of practice including medicine, social care, education, and policing and are emerging in management as essential tools for bridging the research-practice gap (see Briner, Denyer and Rousseau, 2009). This highly interactive PDW will first, using real cases, outline the process through which EBMgt and SRs shape management decision-making. Next, taking up the conference theme, The Power of Words, we will consider how words such as “proof”, “evidence”, “science”, “information”, “research”, “evidence-based”, “evidence-informed” are interpreted by managers, researchers and others and how different interpretations may be divisive and act as barriers to bridging the research-practice gap. The third part will focus on SR skills training drawing on our experiences of working with a wide range of trainees including consultants, managers, practitioners and postgraduate management students. Last, we will discuss how SR findings are used in the practice of EBMgt and also how the search for practice-relevant evidence helps identify important practice-based evidence gaps in our scientific knowledge.
Rob B. Briner; U. of Bath
David Denyer; Cranfield U.
Saturday, Aug 2 2014
Session # 239
8:00AM - 10:30AM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 124
Translating the Results of Scholarship into Actions by Practitioners
This Professional Development Workshop will build on the work of the Professional Development Workshop “Translating Scholarship into Practice: How can the Results of Scholarly Research be Translated into Information Practitioners can Use?” that was conducted at the 2013 Academy of Management Conference and Meeting held in Orlando, Florida. This PDW will provide researchers and practitioners the opportunity to discuss and reflect critically on recent initiatives to bridge the research-practice gap and to inspire extensions of current efforts to increase the relevance and usability of research. This workshop will discuss ways and means for closing the gap between management researchers and management practitioners that include strategies for using information technology, such as social media technologies, to link researchers and practitioner. We approach the research-practice gap from several perspectives, including that of the researcher, practitioner, and consultant representing academia, and the public and private sectors. The PDW participants are experts from around the world who will interactively explore with participants how each role contributes to the creation, translation, and dissemination of research results that are relevant and useful to practitioners.
Geoffery Seaver; National Defense U
Melanie Cohen; U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development;
Hans Georg Gemuenden; Berlin Institute of Technology
Cathy A Enz; Cornell U.
Usha C. V. Haley; West Virginia U.
Stefan Krummaker; U. of East Anglia
Jennifer S. A. Leigh; Nazareth College
Frank Shipper; Salisbury U.
Catherine Jo Hand; FDIC Corp U.
Julie 'JP' Palmer-Schuyler; Webster U.
Janet E. Salmons; Capella U.
Claudine SchWeber; U. of Maryland U. College
Claudia Verena Peus; Technische U. München
Kuo Frank Yu; City U. of Hong Kong
Session # 279
10:00AM - 12:30PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 115AB
Connecting Inner Transformation as a Leader to Corporate and Societal Change: The Power of Words
According to Otto Scharmer (Forthcoming), “In most systems today, we face a situation where we collectively create results that nobody wants. We create environmental destruction. We create inequity. We create less and less happiness and well-being in spite of more and more GDP per person.” This PDW highlights how shifting the inner place from which you operate, so you connect to the sources of your own self, your own humanity, your own energy, your own creativity, is key to transformative change. This can enable leaders to reframe difficult issues, develop creative strategies, and shift the environment in the workplace. We focus particularly on the power of words in this global process: how we speak and listen and hear one another, regardless of cultural, political, and religious divides, will impact whether we can envision and implement the kinds of changes we feel are needed. The panelists are internationally-respected leaders, educators, and consultants who have cultivated awareness personally for years, led or facilitated systemic change, and trained leaders to do so. They will discuss the interdependence of contemplative practices and societal action in the context of moving beyond collective paralysis to putting people and the planet first. Breakouts will allow everyone to participate actively. Among our questions are: “How does my quality of attention and connection with people impact how I perceive key strategic decisions?” and “How can we bring about the creation of new containers for conversation that bridge the divides?”
Subhanu Saxena; CIPLA
Otto Scharmer; MIT Sloan
Peter M. Senge; Society of Organizational Learning
Susan Skjei; Naropa U.
Kathryn Goldman Schuyler; Alliant International U.
Kuo Frank Yu; City U. of Hong Kong
Fedor Ovchinnikov; Center for Evolutionary Leadership
Session # 332
10:00AM - 12:30PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 115AB
Professional Doctorate Programs: Sharing Success Stories and Secrets
The term Professional Doctorate refers to doctoral-level degrees with a focus on applied research, or research that is directly useful for professional purposes. For many years, professional doctorates have been awarded in certain fields where scholarly research is closely aligned with a particular profession, such as law, medicine, or psychology. In response to the need for further education of business executives and management professionals beyond the M.B.A., professional doctorates in business and management have emerged. This type of professional doctorate (PD) is a terminal degrees with some similarities to a PhD in management. However, PD programs tend to attract business professionals who seek to refine their knowledge, skills and abilities. This PDW brings together the developers and/or directors from some of the earliest and most successful PD programs in the world. The purpose of this PDW is to share key information about these pioneering programs, to identify their key success factors, and to highlight the key challenges that they have faced (and overcome) or are currently facing. The format of this workshop is designed to stimulate questions from the audience and general discussion.
Maris G. Martinsons; City U. Of Hong Kong / Pacific Rim Institute for Studies of Management
Lisa Anderson; U. of Liverpool
Louise Kelly; Alliant International U.
Kalle Lyytinen; Case Western Reserve U.
Muammer Ozer; City U. of Hong Kong
Session # 424
2:15PM - 5:15PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 113B
DBAs Critical Success Factors : Spanning Research and Practice
This interdisciplinary PDW is an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and recommendations about exemplary DBAs (Doctor of Business Administration). These programs have been designed to bridge the worlds of scholars and practioners. They play a critical role in bridging this divide by stimulating co-creation of knowledge among practitioners and academics. Our aim in this PDW is to explore best practices for launching and sustaining these programs, and how they are developing internationally. The PDW will provide a platform for shared sensemaking on how universities with these programs manage the tensions, opportunities and challenges inherent in their successful implementation. It will also inform universities that do not have DBAs to understand the role and potential for such programs. The PDW will discuss ways of facilitating engaged scholarship (Van de Ven and Johnson 2006), creating "boundary spanners" (Bartunek, 2007), contributing rigorous and relevant research consistent with Pasteur's quadrant (Tushman and O'Reilly (2007), and increasing collaboration between practitioners and researchers, therefore increasing the impact academy may have on practice.
Emmanuel Monod; Shanghai JiaoTong U.
Louise Kelly; Alliant International U.
Michellana Jester; MIT Sloan
David Schuff; Temple U.
Tom Mierzwa; U. of Maryland U. College
Nadine Tournois; IAE U. de Nice
Ismael Plascencia; U. Autónoma de. Baja California
Patrick Tabchoury; U. of Balamand
Karim J. Nasr; U. of Balamand
Michel Peron; ISEOR Magellan / IAE Lyon / U. Jean Moulin
TL Hill; Fox School of Business, Temple U.
Andry Rasolofoarisoa; U. Jean Moulin Lyon III
Henri Savall; U. Jean Moulin Lyon III
Practice Theme Committee (PTC) as Co-Sponsor of PDWs
Saturday, Aug 2 2014
Session # 180
1:30PM - 5:30PM
Offsite in TBD
Getting Out of the Hotels: Words and Action in Philadelphia
Sarah Stookey; Central Connecticut State U.
Session # 267
9:00AM - 11:30AM
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown,
Room 304
Research in Practice: Connecting Theory and Work Through Academic / Practitioner Collaborations
Mary Kate Stimmler; Google Research
Jennifer Kurkoski; Google
Geoffrey C. Ho; Google People Innovation Lab
Jean M. Bartunek; Boston College
Deb Cohen; Society for Human Resource Management
Geoffrey Kistruck; Schulich School of Business
Jane E McKenzie; Henley Business School
Christine M. van Winkelen; U. of Reading
Katherine L. Milkman; U. of Pennsylvania
Jennifer Louise Petriglieri; INSEAD
Mikolaj Jan Piskorski; IMD
Masamichi Takahashi; Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
David M. Sluss; Georgia Institute of Technology
Session # 350
12:30PM - 2:30PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 118B
Internal Consulting: Exchanging “Words” between Research and Practice
Julie Smendzuik-O'Brien; Fielding Graduate U.
David Jamieson; U. of St. Thomas
David Coghlan; Trinity College Dublin
Andreas Werr; Stockholm School of Economics
Argerie Vasilakes; GOJO Industries
Session # 354
12:30PM - 3:00PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 109B
Living Planet @ Work: Bold Talks and Walks for Bettering Our World
Oana Branzei; U. of Western Ontario
Haiying Lin; U. of Waterloo
Marlene Janzen Le Ber; Western U
David Graham Hyatt; U. of Arkansas
Ralph Hamann; U. of Cape Town
Amelia C. Clarke; U. of Waterloo
Nino Antadze; U. of Waterloo
Karin Strzeletz Ivertsen; Copenhagen Business School
Lea Stadtler; U. of Geneva
Jonathan Lewis Johnson; U. of Arkansas
Jonathan P Doh; Villanova U.
Ans Kolk; U. of Amsterdam
Miguel Rivera-Santos; EMLYON Business School
Dwarkaprasad Chakravarty; Richard Ivey School of Business
Barbara Gray; Pennsylvania State U.
Jenna P. Stites; Pennsylvania State U.
Session # 378
1:30PM - 3:30PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Room 112B
The Power of Words: Assessing the International Impact of Research
Usha C. V. Haley; West Virginia U.
Elena P. Antonacopoulou; U. of Liverpool
Marcio Alves Amaral-Baptista; INDEG-IUL ISCTE Executive Education
Guillaume Carton; U. of Paris Dauphine
William D Guth; New York U.
Kathryn Rudie Harrigan; Columbia U.
Kuo Frank Yu; City U. of Hong Kong
Tyrone S. Pitsis; Newcastle U.
Session # 463
4:45PM - 7:45PM
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown,
Grand Ballroom Salon C
Researching Organizational Mindfulness and Mindful Organizing: Theory, Method, and Practice
Jutta Tobias; Cranfield School of Management
David Denyer; Cranfield U.
Andrey Pavlov; Cranfield School of Management
Jochen Reb; Singapore Management U
Christian Gaertner; Helmut-Schmidt U.
Timothy J. Vogus; Vanderbilt U.
Diana Danziger; Cranfield School of Management
We thank the following sponsors for their generous support for PTC events:
Academy of Management
Newcastle University
University of Technology Sydney
Macquarie Graduate School of Management