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Athens 2016
Institutional and organizational foundations of inequality
The impact of specific routines, structures and practices on social inequality
The effects of technology on the persistence and creation of inequality
The role of elites in creating and/or reproducing self-serving structures of inequality
The institutional work of specific individual organizational actors to increase or decrease social inequality
The use and exposure of devices that disguise inequality
The legitimization of domains of activity that lead to greater or lesser inequality
The roles of power and political structures in the creation and maintenance of structures of inequality
Strategies that disrupt institutionalized structures of inequality
The implications of inequality for theories of organization studies
We are delighted that the session will conclude with a specially convened panel comprising four leading scholars who have significant expertise in our areas of interest. They will be with us during our discussions and thus will also be able to comment directly on individual papers.
Panelists:
Professor Paul Hirsch, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Professor Johanna Mair, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin & Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Stanford University
Professor Marc Schneiberg, Sociology Department, Reed College
Professor Maureen Scully, College of Management, University of Massachusetts, Boston
John M. Amis is Professor of Strategic Management and Organisation at the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK. His research is focused on issues of organizational and institutional change. It has been published in journals that include 'Academy of Management Review', 'Academy of Management Journal', 'Organizational Research Methods', 'Human Relations', 'American Journal of Public Health', and 'Journal of Change Management'. He sits on a number of editorial boards including 'Academy of Management Review', 'Organization Studies' 'Journal of Management Inquiry', and 'Journal of Change Management'.
Thomas B. Lawrence is Professor of Strategy at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK. His research focuses on the dynamics of power, change and institutions in organizations and organizational fields. It has appeared in such journals as 'Academy of Management Journal', 'Academy of Management Review', 'Administrative Science Quarterly', 'Human Relations', 'Journal of Management Studies', 'Organization', and 'Organization Studies'. He is a co-editor of "Institutional Work: Actors and Agency in Institutional Studies of Organization" (2009), and the "SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies" (second edition, 2006). Lawrence has also edited special issues of 'Organization Studies' on "The Legacy and Relevance of Max Weber for Organization Studies" (2005) and "Institutional Work: Current Research, New Directions and Overlooked Issues" (2013). He has been a member of the editorial boards of 'Academy of Management Perspectives', 'Journal of Management Inquiry', and 'Strategic Organization'.
Kamal A. Munir is Reader in Strategy and Policy at University of Cambridge's Judge Business School, UK. His research focuses on social change and stability, as well as innovation and technological shifts in society; it also spans the competitive advantage of nations. Munir has published several articles in leading organizational and technology journals. His work has also been featured widely in media including TV, print and online. He has been a consultant to several organizations including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He is a co-founder of OTREG, an international discussion forum for organizational theorists, and an Associate Editor of the 'Journal of Management Inquiry'.
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Professor John Amis
Director, Doctoral Programme &
Chair in Strategic Management & Organisation
University of Edinburgh Business School
29 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9JS. UK
Tel.: +44 (0)131 651 5545 (o)
+44 (0)7758 138971 (m)
Skype: john_amis
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