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  • 1.  2006 AOM - An invitation

    Posted 06-24-2006 23:16

    You are cordially invited to tour the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site and attend a PDW session on "Contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Management Scholarship and Practice" on Friday, August 11, 2006, from 1-4 pm. This session is co-sponsored by the SIM and GDO Divisions.  The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located at 450 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta. Here is the link for a map: http://www.nps.gov/applications/parks/malu/ppMaps/malumap2.pdf    A modified map is also attached. For logistical information: http://www.nps.gov/malu/documents/visitors_info.htm#directcar

    From 1 to 2 pm, you can tour the exhibits and view audio-visual presentations about Dr. King's life and philosophy of nonviolence in the context of the U.S. civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.  At 2 pm, we will convene in the Fire Station No. 6 for the symposium. (The Ebenezer Baptist Church on the site will be under renovation in August so the Fire Station is the next best location for us.) The presenters and topics are the following:

    * Jeanne Logsdon (U. of New Mexico) will talk about Dr. King's role in the evolution of progressive social values in U.S. society and the development of social movements to achieve social justice.

    * Audrey Murrell (U. of Pittsburgh) will discuss the relationship between social justice and economic equality that was central to Dr. King's work in the later part of his life, especially the connections between race and class.

    * Bernardo Ferdman (Alliant International University) will address Dr. King's approach and philosophy of inclusive leadership that embraced multiple and conflicting stakeholder groups while maintaining one's own identity and beliefs.

    * Laquita Blockson (College of Charleston) will examine the legacy of Dr. King and the civil rights movement on management practice, including issues of fairness in the workplace and true appreciation of diversity.

    * Atira Charles (Arizona State University) will identity aspects of Dr. King's legacy on the research agendas and choices of the next generation of management scholars.

    Transportation to and from the National Historic Site is on your own. Parking is free at the Visitors Parking lot on John Wesley Dobbs Avenue between Jackson Street and Boulevard. The cab fare from the Atlanta Hilton is a flat fee: $8 for the first person, $2 for each additional person.

    While pre-registration is not required, it would be helpful to know how many will be attending the symposium to get an accurate count for chairs and handouts. If you could let Jeanne Logsdon know that you are attending via email (logsdon@mgt.unm.edu), we would appreciate it.  We are excited about this session and hope that you will be able to attend.

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    Audrey J. Murrell, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Business Administration,
    Psychology, Public and International Affairs
    University of Pittsburgh, 312 Mervis Hall
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
    (412) 648-1651 (o); (412) 648-1693 (f)


  • 2.  2006 AOM - An invitation

    Posted 07-27-2006 11:13
    Placida Gallegos and I would like to personally invite you to what we
    anticipate to be a stimulating and evocative session at the AOM 2006
    preconference. The title of our session is : We have been
    collaborating on a model of relational leadership and engagement that
    invites people to dance with differences. We are framing the skills,
    competences and capacities to do so with the following:

    * Transforming Stories Model (a model that emerged from my research),
    * Ken Wilbur's work with the Integral Institute (the AQAL model),
    * Otto Schwarmer's work and the Presencing Model, and
    * Bob Kegan and Lisa Lahey's work on fostering cognitive complexity.

    Our session promises to be interactive using lessons learned from
    applying these concepts to shape an experience that sparks the
    collective knowing among us. We hope you will be able to attend.

    warmly, Ilene and Placida