Dear Colleagues,
thanks for letting us know about your professional development workshop.
we live and work here in Geneva, Switzerland and have done extensive research and development on poverty alleviation for ILO, WB, WTO. If our travel time permits, we will attend your workshop
you might also find our caucus of interest (see attached).
best regards
Raymond
Professor Raymond Saner, Ph.D.
Organisation and International Management
Sciences Po, Paris & University of Basle, Switzerland
Director. DiplomacyDialogue , CSEND
C.P. 1498 Mont Blanc
1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-906-1720; Fax: +41-22-738-1737
saner@diplomacydialogue.org
Web: http://www.diplomacydialogue.org
**Apologies for Cross Postings**
For anyone interested in research on business, organizations and poverty alleviation - please join us for an engaging professional development workshop at the Academy of Management meeting in Montreal on Friday August 6th at 8:00 a.m. Pre-registration not required and all are welcome.
Navigating the Tensions in Poverty Alleviation Research:
Scholarly Rigor vs. Practical Relevance
Academy of Management, Montreal, August 2010
Submission # 11771
Primary Sponsor: SIM
Co-Sponsors: ONE, PNP, IM, ENT, BPS, ITC & CAR
Friday, Aug 6, 8:00-11:00 a.m. in the Mackenzie Room at The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel
"Be the change you want to see in the world."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Abstract
This PDW will provide a highly interactive forum for PhD students and established scholars from different divisions passionate about the role of business in poverty alleviation. Participants will be able to develop new networks, refine their research ideas with some of the key scholars in the field, share guidance on career paths, and explore issues related to the AOM theme Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion. The overarching goal of this PDW is to strengthen the nascent network of management researchers that share an interest in poverty alleviation and discuss scholars' conflicts between the essential need for scholarly rigor and the overarching desire for practical relevance.
This PDW builds on the success of the 2008 & 2009 PDWs on poverty alleviation which were attended by over 110 senior scholars and PhD students from universities worldwide. The workshop will open with participant introductions, followed by a structured speed networking exercise that will allow all participants to interact and share highlights of their interests. Small-group round table discussions will follow where PhDs will be grouped with senior academics according to common research interests. Discussion questions will include: scholarly rigor vs. practical relevance, current research directions, opportunities and challenges, theory building, and dissertation development in this area. The PDW will conclude with a panel of four academics offering guidance on incorporating scholarly rigor and practical relevance into research on poverty alleviation, and the career challenges new scholars face such as publishing in top journals, developing research networks and framing research for the job market.
Small Group Round Table Themes and their Facilitators
Crafting a Research Stream in Business and Poverty Alleviation Work
Lisa Jones Christensen, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina
Social Intermediation in Base of the Pyramid Markets
Geoff Kistruck, Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
Base of the Pyramid: Venture Development and Mutual Value Creation
Ted London, Senior Research Fellow, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan
Sustainable Innovation and Base of the Pyramid Enterprise Development
Mark Milstein, Johnson School of Management, Cornell University
Microfinance Action Research
Warner Woodworth, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University
Social vs Traditional Entrepreneurship
Jill Kickul, Stern School of Business, New York University
Alliances and other Inter-Organizational Relationships at the Base of the Pyramid
Miguel Rivera-Santos, Babson College