Dear PNP Division members,
The 2013 European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) colloquium will be held July 4-7, in Montreal.
One of the 55 subthemes of the colloquium is devoted to the study of paradoxes and tensions. We believe that this subtheme can be of special interest for many PNP and third-sector organization scholars. Indeed, while paradoxes have increasingly been recognized as inherent to organizations in general, the multiple goals typically pursued by social enterprises, NPOs, co-ops and other social economy initiatives, but also by public and para-public organizations often create further tensions. As such, these organizations may offer fertile grounds for the advancement of a paradox perspective.
As convenors of the "Embracing Paradoxes and Tensions: Implications for Research, Practice and Theory" subtheme, Wendy Smith (U of Delaware), Luc Audebrand (U Laval) and I thus warmly invite you to consider submitting a short paper for our track. The call for papers is attached; please feel free to circulate it in your networks and to contact us for more details.
Best regards,
Valérie
Valérie Michaud, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, ESG UQAM
Associate researcher, Canada Research Chair on the Social Economy & Centre de recherche sur les innovations sociales
1(514) 987-3000, ext. 5102