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Symposium Invitation - Feeling Conflicted: Tensions at the Individual Level within Organizations

  • 1.  Symposium Invitation - Feeling Conflicted: Tensions at the Individual Level within Organizations

    Posted 07-19-2018 11:46
    Please join us at AOM for what promises to be an interesting symposium on tensions experienced at the individual level within organizations!


    Feeling Conflicted: Tensions at the Individual Level within Organizations
    Session Type: Symposium
    Program Session: 1348 | Submission: 12417 | Sponsor(s): (OB, MOC, CM)
    Scheduled: Monday, Aug 13 2018 3:00PM - 4:30PM 
    Sheraton Grand Chicago in Columbus A


    Organizer: Karim GinenaU. of Virginia Darden School of Business 
    Discussant: Marianne W. LewisCass Business School, City U. London

    Tensions, contradictions, paradoxes, and conflicts are an inevitable part of human and organizational life (Jehn & Mannix, 2001; Lewis, 2000; Tetlock, Peterson, & Lerner, 1996). In recent years, the rapid growth and increased complexity of organizations has not only compounded the number of tensions but also made them more salient. A recent review article of the literature by paradox experts recommended that management researchers examine individual approaches to tensions, as the topic remains heavily under-researched (Schad, Lewis, Raisch, & Smith, 2016). This presenter symposium is an attempt to generate discussion and encourage research on this topic. It includes 6 research papers that cut across levels of analysis and methods from scholars across the globe–Australia, Canada, China, and U.S.–and an expert discussant, Marianne Lewis, who has spent her career studying tensions and is one of the authors of the recent review article cited. By enriching our understanding of tensions at the individual level, this symposium contributes to a larger goal–and theme of this AOM conference–of helping people live better lives.


    An Integrated Model of Dynamic Problem Solving within Organizational Constraints
     Presenter: Johnathan CromwellU. of San Francisco 
     Presenter: Teresa M AmabileHarvard U. 
     Presenter: Jean-François HarveyHEC Montréal

    When Does Coping with Conflict Exacerbate Tensions Within Teams?
     Presenter: Elizabeth FollmerU. of Massachusetts, Amherst 
     Presenter: Gihyun KimU. of Massachusetts, Amherst 
     Presenter: Tiffany TrzebiatowskiU. of Massachusetts, Amherst

    Loyalty Tensions: How Firefighters Conceive and Manage Loyalty Tensions
     Presenter: Karim GinenaU. of Virginia Darden School of Business

    Team Ambidexterity: Resolving the Exploration-Exploitation Dilemma
     Presenter: Florian Erik KlonekU. of Western Australia 
     Presenter: Ramon RicoU. of Western Australia 
     Presenter: Sharon ParkerU. of Western Australia

    You Could Cut the Tension with a Knife: How Virtuality Changes Strain on Coworker Friendships
     Presenter: Beth SchinoffBoston College

    Exploring Identity Paradox: How Individuals Enact Dual Identification to Career and Team
     Presenter: Yuhan ZuoSchool of management, Zhejiang U. 
     Presenter: Kun LuanZhejiang U. 
     Presenter: Xiaoyun XieZhejiang U. 

    https://my.aom.org/program2018/SessionDetails.aspx?sid=12417


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    Karim Ginena
    PhD Candidate
    Darden School of Business
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