Topics of the day:
1. From the ONE Exec
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Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2017 17:07:25 -0700
From: P Jennings <dj1@UALBERTA.CA>
Subject: From the ONE Exec
Dear *ONE Members*,
Since November, the ONE Executive has been discussing the implications of
the U.S. election and the policies of the new U.S. administration as they
relate to ONE's goals and operations. As part of that discussion, we
consulted with the Academy of Management leadership. It was pointed out to
us that the Academy's charter currently does not allow us to take overt
political stands. Still, like last fall, we think that it is important to
communicate with our division members about our purposes and views with
regard to current unfolding political events, such as those around the U.S.
Executive Order regarding immigration. We feel that our constitution offers
some useful points of engagement. As stated in Article II:
The Organizations and the Natural Environment Division is dedicated to the
advancement of research, teaching, and service in the area of relationships
between organizations and the natural environment. We believe that these
interactions may be among the most significant components in the continued
existence, development, and management of human organizations and
societies. The pollution of air, water, and land, and the depletion of both
renewable and non-renewable resources as a result of actions of formal
organizations are the most obvious manifestations of these interactions and
relationships. *This Division focuses its scholarly attention on the
status, causes, and effects of these and other opportunities and problems
that human organizations and societies encounter in co-existing with the
natural environment, whether that environment is the workplace, the local
community, or the global ecosystem.*
The objectives of the Organizations and the Natural Environment Division
are: 1) to *promote scholarship *on the topics above among its members and
to provide a channel for such scholarship via Academy paper sessions and
symposia; 2) *to develop a network* of scholars interested in these topics
through electronic media and social gatherings at the Academy annual
meetings; 3) to promote *environmental management practices for the Academy*
itself by educating other Academy members as appropriate; and, 4) to
encourage scholars and students in related business disciplines and in
related non-business disciplines (e.g., environmental sciences,
environmental engineering, environmental law, and environmental
ethics) to *participate
in the Academy and to work with practitioners in these fields to promote
environmentally-sensitive policies and practices worldwide.*
The bolded areas show a number of domains where ONE members can clearly
serve without any conflict-of-interest or violation of AoM rules. In
addition, in our new Five Year Plan (which is under review by AoM Board),
we have proposed greater *advocacy for ONE research and practice* inside
and outside of the Academy. As part of that advocacy, the ONE Exec has
expressed to the Academy and other bodies its concern with what we perceive
as unwarranted political restrictions on some U.S.-based data collection
and data interpretation, along with unfair, political treatment of ONE
researchers who are from countries targeted by recent immigration
legislation. Along these lines, we agree with our colleagues in SIM and
elsewhere in the Academy that it is important for us to recall and follow
the AoM Code of Ethics:
"....AOM members are aware of and respect cultural, individual, and role
differences, including those based on age, gender identity, race,
ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation,
disability, language, and socioeconomic status, and they consider these
factors when working with all people. *AOM members try to eliminate the
effect on their work of biases based on these factors, and they do not
knowingly participate in or condone activities of others based upon such
prejudices*. ....."
The Academy leadership has said that in Atlanta it would be interested in
seeing sessions debating the role of science and social science in
combating climate change and how political shifts might be influencing our
research. We look forward to PDW and symposia that do so. We will also be
discussing some of these strategic issues and specific initiatives over the
coming months, including in the ONE Business Meeting, in order to identify
additional positive actions we can take.
*The ONE Executive*
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End of ONE-L Digest - 3 Feb 2017 to 5 Feb 2017 (#2017-24)
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