Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to attend our presenter symposium on "Organized Crime: Perspectives on Societal Challenges, Threats, and Crises" on Tuesday, Aug 13 2024, 3 pm to 4:30 pm CT (UTC-5) at Fairmont in Regal Room.
Organized crime groups (OCGs) are important business and institutional actors in several locations around the world. In this symposium, we explore how the presence and activities of OCGs influence emerging societal challenges, threats, and crises. Our investigations use OCGs as a metaphor for pursuit of extreme profit motive and instrumental practices that contribute towards perpetuating social inequalities and exploitation. By digging deeper into the workings of organized crime groups, we develop theoretical and practical implications for what constitutes firms' ethical and socially responsible behavior.
We thank our discussant Pino G. Audia, presenters, and participants for their efforts and support.
- Tommaso Ramus, Riccardo Maiolini, and Marco Omizzolo: From Chains to Change: The Constraining and Empowering Role of Places
- Francesca Capo, Elisa Operti, Riccardo Maiolini, and Francesco Rullani: Network Resilience in Face of Exogenous Shocks: How Criminal Actors Restore Network Efficiency
- Stefano Pascucci: Theorizing Institutional Logics of Organized Violence in Socio-ecological Crises
- Heewon Chae, Pino G. Audia, and Giambattista Dagnino: Peripheral Actors, Sudden Threats, and the Founding of Social Movement Organizations: The Case of Antimafia Organizations
- Himanshu Bhatt and Elisa Operti: Don Corleone-Greedy Businessman or Benefactor? Examining the Impact of Italian Mafia Organizations on Income Inequality
We look forward to seeing you there. Please feel free to contact the organizers Himanshu Bhatt (himanshu.bhatt@kcl.ac.uk) and Heewon Chae (heewon.chae@asu.edu) for any questions.
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Himanshu Bhatt
Assistant Professor
King's Business School
LONDON
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