ORGANIZATIONS & THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (ONE)
PDW Chair: Ivan Montiel, Zicklin School of Business
Baruch College, City University of New York
2019 ONE Professional Development Workshops: Call for Proposals
The Organizations and Natural Environment (ONE) division seeks proposals for Professional Development Workshops (PDWs) for the 2019 Academy of Management meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. ONE is a community of scholars and teachers with the common desire to advance and promote understanding of the intersection of organizations and the natural environment. We believe that these interactions are 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 resources resulting from the actions of organizations are the most obvious manifestations of these relationships. ONE focuses 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 within the workplace, communities, and/or global ecosystem.
The goal of PDWs is to serve the personal and professional needs of Academy members to develop and update their practical, professional, and intellectual skills. This year's Academy theme, "Understanding the Inclusive Organization" is an excellent opportunity for the ONE division to expand its boundaries. In this topic of inclusivity, ONE is known to be one of the more inclusive and international AOM Divisions. However, we are still under-represented in some areas such as Asia, Latin America and Africa. For this reason, the ONE leadership team strongly encourages PDW and paper submissions from these regions and/or studying these regions in an effort to become a truly global division. Global environmental challenges will be best addressed by truly global and inclusive organizations.
PDWs should promote attendees' professional development, in terms of teaching or research. PDWs differ from the Academy's Scholarly Program and should not mimic symposia or paper sessions in which a series of presentations are made with minimal audience involvement. Instead, PDWs should be inclusive, encourage widespread participation, develop members' skills, foster connections, and promote interactive involvement.
The Academy has developed extensive guidelines on how to develop a valuable PDW. Capturing and maintaining attendees' interest through innovative sessions is critically important. PDWs provide a platform for experimenting with new processes, models, formats, and ideas, and proposers are encouraged to develop something new. These sessions could include new forms of technology (e.g. podcasting, wikis, etc.) and inventive structures.
Traditionally, PDWs have included workshops, town hall meetings, debates, tutorials, panels, tours, roundtable discussions, case studies, invited speakers, and workout sessions. A list of past ONE PDWs is available at the ONE website. We strongly encourage you to make your proposed PDW fun and innovative!
Good PDWs energize participants and provoke members to be attentive and engaged. They should incorporate theories of adult learning (cooperative, relevant, problem-centered, experiential, etc.). Finally, and importantly, PDW must be logistically sound and well-planned in terms of responsibilities, equipment, preparation, and arrangements.
The ONE division has a strong tradition of cross-division proposals. We encourage you to connect with other divisions and be explicit about how you will do so. Since limited time is allotted for PDWs, please remember that the submission process is highly competitive.
PDW proposals should present the goal of the PDW, its underlying rationale, the session's design, its organizers, and its intended audiences. PDW proposals should be three to five pages, single-spaced, with 1.5 spacing between paragraphs and sections. Please refer to the AOM's PDW guidelines for further details.
You are encouraged to discuss your ideas with the ONE PDW Chair, to ensure that proposals fit with our aims. You may send your preliminary ideas via a short e-mail to Ivan Montiel (imontielONE@gmail.com) by Friday, December 7, 2018 for discussion.
The deadline for proposals is Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 5:00 PM ET (NY Time). Please submit your PDW proposals at http://aom.org/annualmeeting/submission/ . Only electronic submissions will be accepted. The submission system opens Tuesday, November 27, 2018 and early submissions are encouraged, as proposals will be considered on a rolling basis. Please note that there is limited space on the PDW program, so acceptance of proposals is competitive.
Professional Development Workshop (PDW) sessions at the annual Academy of Management meeting will be held Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM.
Ivan Montiel
Associate Professor of Management
Zicklin School of Business
Baruch College
City University of New York
https://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty-profile/ivan-montiel/
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Ivan Montiel
Associate Professor of Management
Zicklin School of Business
Baruch College
City University of New York
https://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty-profile/ivan-montiel/------------------------------