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AOM caucus session

  • 1.  AOM caucus session

    Posted 08-15-2011 08:18
    If you have an existing project that is intended to promote faculty
    diversity in higher education and involves both applied and scholarly
    research components, please consider attending the following caucus
    session:

    Title: Promoting Diversity Among Faculty in Higher Education: Challenges,
    Insights, and New Collaborations.
    Organizers: Diana Bilimoria and Mark Roehling
    Time and location: Tuesday, August 16th, 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Hilton
    Palacio del Rio - La Vista North & Center.
    Short description: This caucus is intended for scholars with existing
    projects that are aimed at promoting faculty diversity in higher education
    and involve both applied and scholarly research components. It will provide
    such scholars an opportunity to: 1) discuss their work in progress (e.g.,
    research questions, challenges, insights); and 2) develop new
    cross-institution research collaborations.

    Very truly yours,
    Mark

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Gender & Diversity in Organizations Division Listserv
    [mailto:GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Dianne Murphy
    Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 10:03 PM
    To: GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Don't Miss these Events Even if you are Vaguely Interested in South
    Asia

    Hello GDO-ers,

    The following is posted on behalf of Candice Matthews, The George
    Washington University.

    Hope to see you in San Antonio!

    Dianne Murphy
    GDO Listserv Manager
    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

    ********

    Don't Miss these Events Even if you are Vaguely Interested in South Asia

    If you are conducting research or are interested in conducting research in
    South Asia- or just want to explore the opportunity of collaborating with
    researchers and practitioners focused on South Asia, please attend all or
    some of the following events.

    South Asia is home to more than 1/5th of the world's population, and
    considered one of the fastest growing economies in the world. According to
    the World Bank, South Asia comprises of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
    India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Such a diverse mix of
    countries presents a plethora of cutting-edge business and management
    issues, including rise of third-world multinationals and frugal innovation
    as well as a hotbed of several challenges that the region faces in terms
    of population growth, corruption and cronyism.

    We are highlighting the prominence of the South Asian region by hosting
    the following events:



    1. Meet the Editor of the South Asian Journal of Global Business Research
    (SAJGBR)

    SAJGBR is the only journal dedicated to advancing theoretical and
    empirical knowledge of business and management issues facing multinational
    and local organizations within South Asia. Here you will meet the Editor-
    in-Chief face to face and get to ask her questions about publishing for
    SAJGBR. She will also talk about the Editorial Objectives, Editorial
    Criteria, Scope of the Journal and discuss why you should publish in
    SAJGBR.

    SAJGBR is published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

    Saturday, Aug 13, 2011: 2pm-4pm at the San Antonio Convention Center, Room
    206A



    2. Official Launch of the South Asian Academy of Management (SAAM) and
    Celebration of the Partnership between SAJGBR and SAAM at a breakfast
    networking event

    South Asian Academy of Management is a professional association for
    scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about
    management and organizations in South Asia. This includes information
    about the South Asian diaspora in both the northern and southern
    hemispheres. Please visit http://southasianaom.org for more information.

    Tues, Aug 16, 2011: 7am, San Antonio Convention Center, 210B



    3. East Meets West Symposium- A South Asian Perspective on Management and
    Theories

    In this Symposium, organizers and panelists take the lead from Cappelli et
    al's (2010) argument that American corporations need to look outside the
    U.S., in particular India, in order to incorporate new ways of thinking
    into their management practices and to guarantee success in today's
    intensely competitive environment, Hence, through this Symposium they
    encourage exploration of fresh and indigenous ideas and perspectives on
    managing organizations in South Asia. The emphasis is on critically
    examining the relevance of the mainstream (Western) management theories
    and practices in the South Asian cultural and institutional context, and
    reviewing the existing practices there with the objective of preparing an
    early groundwork for the formulation and propagation of new theories,
    concepts, and models with greater explanatory power than the existing
    management theories. They argue that this is relevant for addressing the
    complex management problems encountered by organizations in the U.S.,
    South Asia and elsewhere; and critical for developing innovative
    approaches to managing organizations globally (Christie, 2010).

    Papers included in this Symposium offer fresh, original and insightful
    perspectives in the management of organizations within contemporary South
    Asia.

    Panelists include:

    Shehla Riza Arifeen, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan

    Yasser Ahmad Bhatti, University of Oxford, UK

    Naresh Khatri, University of Missouri, USA

    Shaista E. Khilji, George Washington University, USA

    Ujvala Arun Rajadhyaksha, Saint Mary's College, USA

    Jawad Syed, University of Kent, UK


    Tuesday, August 16th, 8am - 9:30am, San Antonio Convention Center, Room
    210B

    Please RSVP to Candice Matthews at: cmatthew@gwmail.gwu.edu by Friday,
    August 12th. Due to limited seating at the breakfast networking event and
    the SAJGBR and SAAM launch, RSVP is mandatory. Seating is offered on a
    first come, first serve basis.