TIM Division List Serve
Vol. 5, No. 10 (April 3, 2008)
Table of Contents:
- General Announcements
- Annual Meeting
- Other Meetings and Call for Papers
- Position Announcements
- Research
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General Announcements
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The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards program is in full swing. The program honors the top undergraduate and graduate student entrepreneurs through cash prizes, mentorship, donated services and access to the Entrepreneurs' Organization events and activities. This year's prize package exceeds $100,000, and last year the program generated 750 nominations with 23 finalists from 6 countries. Please help us by nominating a student entrepreneur today by going to <http://www.gsea.org> http://www.gsea.org and complete the simple form. Students can also
self-nominate. GSEA was created by <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Saint Louis</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> in 1997, and has become the premier international competition for student entrepreneurs. It has been run worldwide by the Entrepreneurs Organization since 2006. If you have any questions, please contact Greg Hill at mailto:info@gsea.org> info@gsea.org. While the global deadline is 31 August 2008 you are encouraged to submit nominations as soon as possible because regional competitions in <st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place> begin in Spring 2008.
Jerome A. Katz
Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship
John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University
3674 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis MO 63108 USA
314-977-3864w; -1484f; 314-275-8721h; -7513h/f
<mailto:katzja@slu.edu> katzja@slu.edu, <http://eweb.slu.edu/> http://eweb.slu.edu
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Annual Meeting
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Dear all,
Please find below information on a PDW on the Origins of Competitive Advantage at the Academy next August.
We are now soliciting papers from authors doing new work related in some way to if, when, or/and how firms can actually make money from resources and capabilities, especially if & when firms can profit from investments in new technologies.
The submission deadline is the 1st of July.
Best regards, and sorry for any cross-postings!
Tunji.
Tunji Adegbesan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Strategy & Innovation
Lagos Business School, Pan-African University
Km 49, Lekki-Epe Expressway
Lagos, Nigeria
C: +234-803-3688885
T: +234-1-7740280 Ext. 1105
F: +234-1-4616173
E: tAdegbesan@lbs.edu.ng
AoM Annual Meeting 2008: Professional Development Workshop
WHEN AND HOW CAN FIRMS MAKE MONEY FROM RESOURCES? REVISITING THE ORIGINS OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Central to the origins of competitive advantage is the question of how firms can acquire resources and capabilities at a cost inferior to their value-creating ability. This issue was raised just over 20 years ago by Jay Barney, who suggested that luck or superior foresight were necessary to profit from valuable resources and capabilities. Since then, although external linkages have become more
important for understanding resource acquisition/access and accumulation/reconfiguration, our knowledge of how, when, and why firms might profit from such resources and capabilities has not developed as speedily.
Could we therefore say more about when and how firms can make money from resources and capabilities? Are luck and superior expectations the only mechanisms for profitably acquiring resources? Can firms strategize in factor markets? How do real firms behave in strategic factor markets? How do firms and entrepreneurs cope with or exploit expectational asymmetries? What settings and methods might be useful for testing and extending the theory? Can insights from research into entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, executive compensation and mobility, M&As, or other areas shed new light on these questions?
This two-part PDW thus seeks to revitalize interest in the origins of competitive advantage, while providing an opportunity for interested scholars to develop innovative new research projects in this area. The first interactive session will allow participants to meet and engage other scholars with interests in the area, while the second paper-development session will provide successful authors with high quality feedback on new research projects. (Confirmed panelists for the general session include Jay Barney, Rachel Croson, Allison Mackey, Joe Mahoney, and Rich Makadok. To register, please send an email to FactorMarketPDW@yahoo.com.)
We are now soliciting submissions for the afternoon paper development session. The session will provide a wonderful opportunity to receive high-quality developmental feedback, for authors doing work in some way related to if, how, and when firms can make money from resources. Theoretical, empirical, and/or methodological contributions are welcome, and we encourage submissions from multiple perspectives and/or theoretical traditions. Since we also seek to stimulate new research, we
will be happy to receive either full work-in-progress papers, or well-developed paper proposals. Nevertheless, in order to guarantee high-quality feedback, we will only be able to accept a limited number of submissions, and as such, paper (or proposal) quality and creativity are important.
The submission deadline is July 1st 2008, and successful authors will be notified by mid-July. Submissions should be sent by email to FactorMarketPDW@yahoo.com. Full paper submissions should be about 25 double-spaced pages all-inclusive, while proposal submissions should have at least 3 single-spaced pages of text.
You can find more background and details in the attached flyer.
We look forward to your submissions and participation!
Organizers:
Tunji Adegbesan (Lagos Business School, Pan-African University)
Ilgaz Arikan (J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University)
Olivier Chatain (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
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"COGNITION IN THE ROUGH" 2008
Are you working on cognition-related research? Would you like to discuss your work with major scholars in the field? Now is the time to prepare for the 11th annual "COGNITION IN THE ROUGH" workshop to be held at the <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename> conference in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:city></st1:place> this August.
The Cognition in the Rough workshop (CIR) provides an excellent opportunity to discuss your research in an informal, collegial roundtable setting. Each roundtable will have 2-3 scholars and 2-3 researchers, allowing plenty of time for discussion. Regardless of whether you are a more senior or more junior researcher, this workshop offers you an invaluable opportunity to receive detailed feedback from scholars who are often editors or on the editorial board of top journals.
In particular, many past CIR participants have emphasized how much they have benefited from their participation in the workshop in terms of developing their theoretical models and their planned methodology. This feedback has been instrumental in helping them further develop and polish their research for publication in top academic journals. Whether this is your first major research project or your fiftieth,
this is a chance you won't want to miss! We are very pleased that the following scholars agreed to participate:
Fran Ackermann, Andrea Casey, Colin Eden, Dov Eden, Mark Fenton-O'Creevy, Marlena Fiol, Raghu Garud, Gerard Hodgkinson, Susan Houghton, George Huber, Lynn Isabella, Theresa Lant, Mark Martinko,
Stephen Mezias, Frances Milliken, Chet Miller, Rhonda Reger, Majken Schultz, Mary Waller
Sponsored by the Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division at the annual <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management Meeting</st1:placename> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:city></st1:place>, the workshop will be held on Sunday, August 10th from 8:30 AM - 12 PM.
Please join us for our 10th anniversary of the Cognition in the Rough Workshop. We look forward to seeing you in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:city></st1:place>!
aniel Gruber, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
Morela Hernandez, University of Washington, The Foster School of Business
SuchetaNadkarni, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Business
Administration
Nils Plambeck, HEC School of Management, Paris
David M. Wasieleski, Duquesne University
11TH ANNUAL "COGNITION IN THE ROUGH" WORKSHOP
Academyof Management conference, Anaheim, California
Sunday, August 10th, 2007, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
WHO:This roundtable workshop is open to junior and senior scholars who are doing research related to managerial and organizational cognition.
WHAT:Your submission should include the following four sections:
I. Brief abstract (not to exceed 150 words) and up to four keywords
II. Overview of research (not to exceed 1500 words)
Research topic
Conceptual framework
Research questions
Methods
Anticipated contributions to research/practice - key findings (if research is complete)
III. Challenges (the area on which you would like to focus discussion) (not to exceed 250 words)
IV. References
KEY DATES & LOCATIONS:
Submissions due: June 15th, 2008
Send to: cir6@unl.edu
mailto:cir6@unl.edu?subject=Re:%20Cognition%20in%20the%20Rough%20LO30331%20-AOM%20August&replyto=97f7edf1.9fcf762a.81c9800@punts2.cc.uga.edu
Acceptance notices sent: July 1st, 2008
Workshop: Sunday, August 10th, 2008, 8:30 AM - 12 PM
Dr. Nils Plambeck
Assistant Professor
Department of Strategy and Business Policy
HEC School of Management, Paris
1, rue de la Libération
78351 Jouy-en-Josas
France
Phone: (33) 1 39 677275
Fax: (33) 1 39 677084
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Other Meetings and Call for Papers
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(Apologies for cross-posting)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Organization Science
Special Issue on "The Cultural Construction of Organizational Life"
Submission deadline: May 30, 2008
Submissions open May, 2008
Guest editors:
Tina Dacin, Queen's University, tdacin@business.queensu.ca
Klaus Weber, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Northwestern</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, klausweber@northwestern.edu
Cultural approaches to organization have experienced a renaissance in recent years. The resurgent interest in the cultural construction of organizational life can be seen as a "second wave" of cultural analysis in organization science. The first wave of cultural approaches to organizations paralleled a broader cultural turn in the social sciences in the 1980s, and sparked interest in collective meaning systems at the level of groups, organizations, industries, fields or countries. An important initial contribution of cultural analysis was to conceptualize contextual constraints on thought and behavior, be it in the form of organizational cultures, national differences or field level isomorphism.
The current "second wave" of cultural research goes beyond this focus on culture as constraining context, by drawing on recent advances in cultural analysis in sociology, anthropology, psychology, history and linguistics. Two differences illustrate the resulting expanded agenda for the cultural analysis of organizations: First, culture is construed as both a pragmatic resource and as a contextual constraint. Individuals and firms use cultural materials in strategic ways, but also face questions of power, skill, audience and variation in the negotiation of meaning. Second, culture is seen as more constitutive than contextual, located inside rather than outside organizing practices. Ideas, moralities and symbols enable and mediate core processes of organizing, so that questions of how culture is produced, transmitted and applied become salient. This approach to cultural analysis promises to transcend or at least re-cast traditional distinctions, such as cultural versus economic explanations, institutional structure versus individual agency, fabricated versus genuine communication, to name a few.
In this special issue, we seek to advance this "second wave" of cultural analysis. We take an expansive view of culture to include a range of symbolic formations and resources, including meaning systems, routines and traditions, frames and logics, codes, language, images and objects. We welcome theoretical and empirical papers at any level of analysis and using any methodology. We especially encourage submissions that address fundamental questions about the nature and role of culture in organizations and fields, suggest innovative designs and methodologies, or re-examine puzzles in existing research that have not traditionally been examined from a cultural lens.
Possible topics include but are not limited to questions of:
1) Identity and meaning making: For example, processes and resources of identity construction, authenticity and skillful self-presentation.
2) The production of culture, myth making and story-telling: For example, what role do leaders, organizations, the state and the media take in shaping collective understandings? What tactics and structures facilitate this task?
3) Tradition and customs: For example, the crafting and experience of organizational heritage, the role of customs and rituals in cultural maintenance and change.
4) The evolution and transformation of central cultural symbols and ideas in organizations: For example, the semiosis of key words, concepts and artifacts, evolutionary models of emergence and change in language and codes over time.
5) The cultural construction of markets, competition and industries: For example, how do language games, social codes and frames shape competitive and population dynamics?
6) Power, control, and contestation: For example, the interaction between organizations and public discourse in regulating corporate behavior, dynamics of symbolic management, the politics of culture within and between organizations.
7) Technology and entrepreneurship: For example, how stories and cultural understandings shape technology trajectories and entrepreneurial careers, the strategic use of culture by entrepreneurs, the role of cultural processes in managing R&D projects and alliances.
8) Strategy crafting: For example, cultural variation in strategy making, rhetorical tropes and the discourse of strategy.
9) Organizations as social enterprises: For example, how do cultural practices affect the social and economic good created by organizations? How are objectives, performance and worth constructed in the first place?
10) Globalization and culture: For example, processes of hegemony, hybridization, translation and bricolage and their implication for organizational practices and countries.
This list of questions and topic areas is suggestive rather than exhaustive. We are open to a wide range of approaches that articulate clear and significant contributions to theory, methods and practice.
Submission process: Manuscripts must be submitted by May 30, 2008.
Manuscripts should be submitted through the Organization Science web site (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/orgsci) indicating that the work is intended for this special issue.
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The 2nd Israel Strategy Conference (ISC2008)
Tel Aviv, Israel
December 28-30, 2008
Submit your proposal at: www.isc.org.il
Submission Deadline: June 15, 2008
In a continuous effort to build a thriving international community of strategic management scholars and promote the field of strategic management in Israel, we are proud to announce the 2nd Israel Strategy Conference (ISC2008) to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, on December 28-30, 2008. This year, the conference will include a doctoral consortium for which a separate announcement will follow. The tentative program features keynote speakers such as Joel Baum (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Toronto</st1:placename></st1:place>), Joseph Lampel (Cass), Daniel Levinthal (Wharton), and Michael Tushman (Harvard). ISC2008, sponsored by the Eli Hurvitz Institute of Strategic Management at the Faculty of Management at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tel</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Aviv</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, offers you a unique opportunity to present your innovative ideas and explore recent developments, emerging issues, and trends in strategic management, as well as receive feedback on your work-in-progress, and network with colleagues from the field.
ISC2008 Call for Papers
We invite individuals who engage in strategic management research to submit paper proposals relating to their ongoing research for possible presentation at the conference.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
A. Strategy formulation and implementation
B. Strategic planning and decision processes
C. Managing risk and uncertainty
D. Strategic control and reward systems
E. Resource development and allocation
F. Knowledge management
G. Internationalization and multinational corporations
H. Strategic alliances and networks
I. Diversification and portfolio strategies
J. Competitive strategy
K. Selection and behavior of general managers
L. Corporate venturing
M. Entrepreneurship
N. Corporate governance
Submission guidelines
The ISC will consider unpublished original paper proposals relating to the above topics of interest. International and global perspectives are encouraged. Submissions can be theoretical and/or empirical, quantitative or qualitative in nature. Published papers or papers that were accepted for publication prior to the submission deadline will not be considered for the conference. This year we seek to accept a relatively small number of high-quality papers that targets top tier academic journals. Submitted papers will go through a double blind review by a panel of several reviewers. Submissions will be evaluated based on their academic rigor, relevance, and contribution to the field of strategic management. Accepted papers will be assigned to paper sessions or poster sessions based on this evaluation.
The deadline for online submissions of paper proposals is June 15th, 2008.
Paper proposals, written in English, should clearly identify the research questions and the proposed/actual methodology used. If available, the main results, implications, and contributions should also be briefly discussed. Paper proposals are limited to 2 pages of text and 1 additional page of references. Use double spacing with 1-inch margins all around and a font size no smaller than 11 pt. The title of your paper must be included in the header of the proposal and should exactly match the title provided in the online submission form. Please do not include any author identifying information in the proposal. To submit the paper proposal, upload your proposal in a Word or PDF file format to the Submissions Section of the ISC website at: http://www.isc.org.il/ where additional guidelines will be provided. As part of the submission process you will be required to enter your contact details and affiliation, list your co-authors, and select a topic category that best applies to your paper. Presenting authors must be available to present their papers anytime during the conference. There will be no changes in the program to accommodate specific time preferences. If the presenting author cannot be available during December 29-30, please don't submit a proposal. An author may be designated as the presenter of only one paper, but can be listed as a co-author of up to 3 papers.
The Submission Section of the ISC is now open and will be available until June 15, 2008. Notices to authors will be sent in early August, 2008, indicating whether the proposed paper has been selected for inclusion in the conference program, and whether it has been accepted to a paper session or a poster session. Authors of accepted papers will be required to submit a short abstract and the full-length paper (for paper sessions) by November 1st, 2008. Presenting authors must register to the conference by September 1st, 2008. The conference program, with a detailed schedule of sessions and events will be released in mid November, 2008.
ISC Best Paper Award
A select group of papers which received the highest evaluation in the review process will be nominated as finalists for the ISC Best Paper Award. The finalists will be asked to submit a full paper for an additional round of blind-review process by a distinguished panel of reviewers. The selected winner(s) of the ISC Best Paper Award will receive a plaque and a $1,000 cash prize sponsored by Rotem Strategy, an Israeli-based strategy consulting firm. The wining paper will be announced in the concluding session of ISC.
Conference format
The conference will start with a reception and a special session which will be held on the evening of December 28th. Papers will be assigned to parallel sessions based on common themes, scheduled on December 29 and 30. Each author whose paper is accepted for presentation in a paper session will be given 15 minutes to present the paper. Following the presentations, designated discussants who have carefully read the papers will present their main comments and provide suggestions for improving the papers and getting them ready for publication. Discussants will also offer an integration of the papers presented in their sessions, which will be followed by questions from and general discussion by the audience. In addition, the conference will feature themed poster sessions which will offer authors the opportunity to interactively present their papers and discuss them with the audience. The conference will also feature keynote speeches and special sessions to be noted in the conference program.
Conference location and accommodation
ISC2008 will be held at the Faculty of Management, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Tel Aviv University</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>. The following hotels are in proximity to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tel</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Aviv</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> and offer a special rate to conference attendees:
1. Sheraton Moriah Tel Aviv
Hayarkon 155, Tel Aviv 63453, Tel: 1-888-625-5144 or (972)(3)6213322, Fax: (972)(3)6213350,
Email: Itzik.Doanis@Sheraton.com, Website: www.starwoodhotels.com
Mention SET Code 357874 when making your reservation (Cut-off date: October 27, 2008)
2. Tal Hotel Tel Aviv
Hayarkon 287, Tel Aviv 63453, Tel: (972)(3)5425500, Fax: (972)(3)5467687,
E-mail: reservations@atlashotels.co.il, Website: www.atlas.co.il
Mention ISC. Limited availability (Cut-off date: November 27, 2008)
3. Alexander Suites Tel Aviv
Havakuk 3, Tel Aviv 63505, Tel: (972)(3)5452222, Fax: (972)(3)5469346,
Email: hotel@alexander.co.il, Website: http://www.alexander.co.il/
Mention ISC. Limited availability of family suites (Cut-off date: October 27, 2008)
Attendees are responsible for making their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Transportation will be arranged between the above hotels and conference sites per the program schedule.
Conference Registration
Registration to the conference will open on August, 2008. Attendees are advised to register early. Please visit the ISC website to register during the registration period at http://www.isc.org.il/. Payment instructions will be posted on the conference website.
The conference registration fee is as follows:
Early registration fee: <st1:city w:st="on">NIS</st1:city> 400
Early registration fee for students: <st1:city w:st="on">NIS</st1:city> 250
Late registration fee: <st1:city w:st="on">NIS</st1:city> 500
Late registration fee for students: <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">NIS</st1:place></st1:city> 300
Early registration fee will be accepted by November 1st, 2008. Late registration fee will be applicable after November 1st, 2008 and on-site. Attendees are nevertheless advised to register online by November 1st. Students must present valid student ID upon admission to the conference. An additional fee will be applicable for those registering to a social event.
Conference co-organizers
Niron Hashai (Hebrew University) - nironH@huji.ac.il
Dovev Lavie (Technion & UT Austin) - dlavie@tx.technion.ac.il
Ithai Stern (Northwestern University) - i-stern@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Advisory committee
Shmuel Ellis (Tel Aviv University) - sellis@post.tau.ac.il
Avi Fiegenbaum (Technion) - avif@ie.technion.ac.il
Avi Meshulach (Hebrew University) - msavim@pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il
Zur Shapira (New York University) - zshapira@stern.nyu.edu
For additional information, visit the ISC website at http://www.isc.org.il/ or contact one of the conference co-organizers at info@isc.org.il.
We look forward to seeing you in Tel Aviv!
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Dr. Dovev Lavie
Sloan Industry Studies Fellow
Landau Fellow - supported by the Taub Foundation
Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management
The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa 32000
Israel
Email: dlavie@ie.technion.ac.il<mailto:dlavie@ie.technion.ac.il>
Tel: 972-4-8294435
Fax: 972-4-8295688
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CALL FOR PAPERS
6TH WEST COAST RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
And
10TH ANNIVERSARY STANFORD TECHNOLOGY VENTURES PROGRAM
SEPTEMBER 5TH AND 6TH, 2008
Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (University of Washington), Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (USC), and Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship (University of Oregon) are jointly sponsoring the 6th West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship and STVP-Research‚s 10th Anniversary this year.
Theme: Technology Entrepreneurship: New ventures and established corporations.
Location: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Stanford</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>.
Date: Friday and Saturday, September 5 and 6, 2008.
We invite authors to submit papers to the research symposium. Our goal is an exciting forum for scholars interested in technology entrepreneurship research to exchange ideas. The location is <st1:placename w:st="on">Stanford</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> in the heart of <st1:place w:st="on">Silicon Valley</st1:place>. Papers focusing on corporate venturing, innovation, and entrepreneurship in technology-based settings will be given preference. There will also be a pre-conference doctoral consortium on Thursday, September 4 (details to follow).
We expect an intimate conference of about 40 leading scholars from around the world. The conference organizing committee invites the submission of unpublished working papers that advance the state of knowledge on technology entrepreneurship. The committee will select papers for presentation.
The DEADLINE for submission is Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Submit papers at wcrs-entre@lists.stanford.edu
We hope to see you at Stanford!
CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Kathy Eisenhardt, Stanford University
Suresh Kotha, University of Washington
Alan Meyer, University of Oregon
Nandini Rajagopalan, University of Southern California
CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford University
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Washington
Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Southern California
Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Oregon
Kathleen M. Eisenhardt
Stanford Warren Ascherman M.D. Professor
Co-director, Stanford Technology Ventures Program
415 Terman Building
Department of Management Science & Engineering
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4026
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Call for Papers
Team Performance Management in the Sports Industry
Team Performance Management
Guest Editor
Vanessa Ratten, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Duquesne University</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Sport is a global industry that places emphasis on the role of team performance (Schnytzer and Weinberg, 2008). Most types of sport involve team work whether it is on the field or in the workplace. The composition
of a team will influence its performance (Higgs, Plewnia and Ploch, 2005). It is important for all types of industries to learn from teamwork (Pineda and Lerner, 2006). As the worldwide economy becomes more competitive it is important to understand how organizations can deliver superior value through focusing on team-based performance (Sumanski, Kolenc and Markic, 2007).
The aim of this Special Issue in Team Performance Management is to examine in more detail what makes a good team and how both academics and practitioners can help their teams improve. Consistent with the objectives of the journal, this special issue is interested in how to build high performance teams in the sports context. Professional and amateur sporting teams and organizations are useful to analyze to see how they enhance teamwork and performance for their members (Ross, 2008). All different types of research paradigms including both empirical and conceptual papers are welcome in this special issue. The special issue will focus on team performance management in the sports industry and includes, but is not
limited to, the following topics:
. The role of innovation to team performance management
. Sports marketing and entrepreneurial best practices in team performance
. Challenges of working with global teams in sporting clubs
. The role of social networks to develop sporting teams
. Ethics and social responsibility in sporting teams
. Targeting and segmentation strategies in sports-based team management
. Positioning and competitive advantage in sports teams
. How managers of sporting organizations successfully manage their team's performance
. Drivers and motivations of a successful sporting team
. Organizational work teams in sporting clubs
. How professional sporting organizations reward and compensate for good team performance
. The role of team-based performance in sports
. The secrets of successful team building and development in sport
. Managerial examples of effective sporting teams
. Human resource development in sports teams
. The impact of team-work for sales managers in sports organizations
. The role of organizational change and managerial development for sports teams
Manuscripts must be received by September 30th 2008. All manuscripts will undergo a double-blind review process. Manuscripts submitted to then Special Issue of Team Performance Management should not have been previously published nor be submitted to any other journals during the review process. As a guide, articles should be approximately 3000-6000 words in length. More information about the journal can be found on: http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=tpm
Please submit manuscripts by September 30th in a word-compatible format electronically to:
<st1:placename w:st="on">Vanessa</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Ratten</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">A.J.</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Palumbo</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Administration</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Duquesne</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">PA</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">15282</st1:postalcode> <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Email: vanessaratten@gmail.com
References
Higgs, M., Plewnia, U. and Ploch, J. (2005) 'Influence of team composition and task complexity on team performance', Team Performance Management, 11(7-8): 227-250.
Pineda, C.R. and Lerner, L. (2006) 'Goal attainment, satisfaction and learning from teamwork', Team Performance Management, 12(5-6): 182-191.
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ross</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">S.D.</st1:state></st1:place> (2008) 'Assessing the use of the brand personality scale in team sport', International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 3(1/2): 23-38.
Schnytzer, A. and Weinberg, G. (2008) 'Testing for home team and favorite biases in the Australian Rules Football Fixed-Odds and Point Spread Betting Markets', Journal of Sports Economics, 9: 173-190.
Sumanski, M.M., Kolenc, <st1:place w:st="on">I.</st1:place> and Markic, M. (2007) 'Teamwork and defining group structures', Team Performance Management, 13(3-4): 102-116.
Vanessa Ratten
Assistant Professor
Leadership, Ethics & Global Business Division
A J Palumbo & J F Donahue Schools of Business Administration
464 Rockwell Hall
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Ph: 412 396 1907
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Apologies for multiple postings.
The Department of Management Studies, University of the West Indies – Cave Hill Campus - is hosting our Third International Management Conference which we expect will again bring together the best minds in the region and abroad to discuss and interrogate the Management concerns we face as developing countries. Our theme this year is: "Effective Management Strategies for Developing Countries." http://www.domsinternationalconference.com/index.htm
Keep these important dates in mind:
Paper Submission
Abstract and Relevance Statement April 04, 2008
Tentative Notification of Acceptance May 02, 2008
Paper Submission July 04, 2008
Confirmation of Final Acceptance August 22, 2008
Final Paper Submission September 30, 2008
Conference – <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Bridgeton</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Barbados</st1:country-region></st1:place> November 20-21, 2008
Registration
Online Registration Open May 04, 2008
There is no doubt that every year since this process began, our conference has brought together some of the best minds in academia as well as practitioners of various industries. To maintain this trend we want you to partner with us in promoting the conference to as many of your cohorts by forwarding our conference poster.
DOMS 3RD INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS
We want to welcome you to the UWI Department of Management Studies' 3rd Annual International Management Conference 2008.
This year's exciting and provocative theme is "Effective Management Strategies for Developing Countries". This is a topic of relevance to people from countries around the world. More and more, developing world companies are moving into developed countries, and those from developed countries are seeking opportunities in developing ones. It is timely for a conference that addresses the specifics of effective management in developing countries, and how this is similar to, or different from, management elsewhere.
We invite you to join us in the beautiful island country of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Barbados</st1:place></st1:country-region>, itself a developing country. This venue gives participants the opportunity to explore the reality of management in the <st1:place w:st="on">Caribbean</st1:place>, while enjoying the sun and sea, in the stimulating environment of a rigorous academic debate.
Researchers and practitioners will find the conference papers and presentations provide insights drawn from academic research as well as practical experience. We believe all participants will benefit from these insights. This conference will move forward our understanding of effective management in developing countries.
The conference hopes to promote contributions to the broad theme from any discipline(s) and/or functional area(s) of management relating to the following topics:
- Strategic Planning and Corporate Governance
- Effective Leadership in a Changing Environment
- Creativity and Innovation
- Entrepreneurship (including issues in Marketing, Accounting, and Budgeting)
- Organisational Culture and Human Resource Management
- Project Management and Evaluation
- International Business Planning and Management
- Globalization and Economic Outlook
- Information Technology for the Business Environment
Details of the International Management conference are as follows:
Theme: Effective Management Strategies for Developing Countries
Dates: November 20-21, 2008
Fees: $350 USD
To learn more about the 3RD International Management Conference 2008, please visit: http://www.domsinternationalconference.com/index.htm
All the best for 2008
Betty Jane Punnett, Ph.D.
Professor, International Business & Management
University of the <st1:place w:st="on">West Indies</st1:place>, Cave Hill
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Darlene's quick translation of the original French (French version follows)
We are pleased to present to you the Institute European for the Management and the Prevention of Stress. The world economies are sources of stress, uncertainties, falling self-confidence and lack of confidence in others. They represent also a chance of success, of blooming. The idea to help the companies, the organizations and the people who work there to fight against this plague which stress has germinated in our spirit for a long time, because the consequences of stress are many and heavy. Institutes of scientific research work on the origins of the stress, on its consequences on man, the manner of evaluating it, of fighting it, and on its effects on health at work. The question of the costs of work-related stress is tackled very little in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>, but already an awakening exists. The bond towards methods of prevention, with a particular and concrete glance on the question of Management is approached, even if in a rather surface way.
The IEMAPS (Institute for the Management and the Prevention of Stress) proposes to devote all its energy to help the companies, the organizations, the managers, and the other actors to treat in-depth questions of stress. Our approach to the question of stress in the company and the organizations is concrete and pragmatic. We work mainly in two directions: - towards each person to help to install tools and a new glance which will enable him to appreciably increase resistance levels to stress. - towards the Management of the Company and the Organization, so that the values of Man are again driving, creative performance and wellbeing.
We will not be able to change the economic environment in which the companies and the organizations bathe, but we can bring a different, more serene and perennial manner to consider the Company, the Organization, Management and the Men who work there. And so "more values" was synonymous with "more performance"? We work to show that what is possible. The IEMAPS wants to address all those which feel concerned by the question of work stress: scientists, organizations, companies, managers, women and men. We want to create a dynamics which will make it possible to throw footbridges between those which work better knowing stress and its effects, those which suffer from it, those where stress costs too much money, too much energy, and those who act to control it. We will gradually set up spaces for your expressions, questions, and intervenions. This platform which is the IEMAPS is yours, provided that you, your vision and your objectives combine in the direction of "better living" with work and in the personal life.
Please note that the website for IEMAPS is in French and the original posting that follows was received in French. http://www.iemaps.eu/
Nous avons le plaisir de vous présenter l'Institut Européen pour le Management et la Prévention du Stress.
Les données de l'économie mondiale sont sources de mal être, de stress, d'incertitudes, de baisse confiance en soi et dans les autres. Elles représentent aussi une chance de réussite, d'épanouissement.
L'idée d'aider les entreprises, les organisations et les personnes qui y travaillent à lutter contre ce fléau qu'est le stress a germé dans notre esprit depuis longtemps, car les conséquences du stress sont nombreuses et lourdes . Des Instituts de recherche scientifique travaillent sur les origines du stress, sur ses conséquences sur l'homme, sur la manière de l'évaluer, de le combattre, sur ses effets sur la santé au travail.
La question des coûts du travail liés au stress est assez peu abordée en Europe, mais déjà une prise de conscience existe .
Le lien vers des méthodes de prévention, avec un regard particulier et concret sur la question du Management est peu abordée, sinon de manière assez superficielle.
L'IEMAPS (Institut pour le Management et la Prévention du Stress) se propose de consacrer toute son énergie à aider les entreprises, les organisations, les managers, et les autres acteurs à traiter en profondeur de la question du stress.
Notre approche de la question du stress dans l'entreprise et les organisations est concrète et pragmatique.
Nous travaillons principalement dans deux directions :
- vers chaque personne pour l'aider à mettre en place des outils et un nouveau regard qui lui permettront d'augmenter sensiblement son niveau de résistance au stress.
- vers le Management de l'Entreprise et de l'Organisation, pour que les valeurs de l'Homme soient à nouveau motrices, créatrices de performance et de bien-être.
Nous ne pourrons pas changer l'environnement économique dans lequel baignent les entreprises et les organisations, mais nous pouvons apporter une manière différente, plus sereine et plus pérenne de considérer l'Entreprise, l'Organisation, le Management et les Hommes qui y travaillent.
Et si "plus de valeurs" était synonyme de "plus de performance"? Nous travaillons à montrer que cela est possible.
L'IEMAPS veut s'adresser à tous ceux qui se sentent concernés par la question du stress au travail : scientifiques, organisations, entreprises, managers, femmes et hommes. Nous voulons créer une dynamique qui permettra de jeter des passerelles entre ceux qui travaillent pour mieux connaître le stress et ses effets, ceux qui en souffrent, ceux à qui le stress coûte trop d'argent, trop d'énergie, et ceux qui agissent pour le maîtriser.
Nous mettrons progressivement en place des espaces pour vous exprimer, poser des questions, intervenir. Cette plateforme qu'est l'IEMAPS est la vôtre, pourvu que vous, votre vision et vos objectifs alliez dans le sens d'un "mieux vivre" au travail et dans la vie personnelle.
IEMAPS - APC
Tour Sébastopol
3, quai Kléber
67000 Strasbourg
T +33 388 23 70 22
F +33 388 23 70 00
Internet : www.iemaps.eu
mail : ap@iemaps.eu
Vous souhaitez des informations complémentaires : cliquez ici
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The 2007 Kauffman Symposium on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Data brought together more than 100 experts to learn about 38 data sets. Proceedings for the Symposium are now available and include data set
overviews, presentations from Symposium, and audio files of presentations - http://www.ssrn.com/link/2007-Kauffman.html
The Kauffman Foundation is pleased to announce the 2008 Kauffman Symposium on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Data. This year's theme is "Proposals to Advance Measurement of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>." Papers are sought that would advance our understanding of entrepreneurship and/or innovation through exploring possible changes in data collection efforts. As with the 2007 event, researchers, data providers, and policy analysts will be invited. The Symposium will be held in early winter 2008 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Washington</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">DC</st1:state></st1:place>.
Deadline for application: May 13, 2008 at 5pm CST. More information is available at:
http://www.kauffman.org/dataSymposium/resources/KF2008DataSymposium.pdf
Thank you!
E.J.
E.J. Reedy
Research and Policy
Kauffman Foundation
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">4801 Rockhill Road</st1:street> <st1:city w:st="on">Kansas City</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">MO</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">64110</st1:postalcode></st1:address>
816.932.1078 816.751.6866 (fax)
mailto:ereedy@kauffman.org
Kauffman Firm Survey - www.kauffman.org/kfs
Call for Papers – 2008 Kauffman Symposium on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Data -
www.kauffman.org/datasymposium
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Please excuse cross-listings
Department of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">David</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Eccles</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Utah</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Salt</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Lake</st1:placetype> City, UT 84112
The David Eccles School of Business of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Utah</st1:placename></st1:place> announces an opening for the Pierre Lassonde Chair in Entrepreneurship. A Ph.D. in a relevant discipline such as strategy, organization theory, etc. is required. The successful candidate will be an established and nationally respected researcher in entrepreneurship or a related area such as the management of technology and innovation. He or she will be prepared to work with established senior scholars and to lead and mentor the research efforts of several junior faculty and doctoral students. The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Utah</st1:placename></st1:place> values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and who possess a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.
The David Eccles School of Business faculty is well-recognized for its research and scholarship. It was ranked 28th in the world in research in the most recent Financial Times Executive MBA Rankings. The Department of Management includes established scholars in Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior, and Production and Operations Management. Adjacent to the campus is a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Research</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype></st1:place>, home to more than 30 technology-oriented businesses with close research and operational ties to the University. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:city></st1:place> is known as a hotbed for technology-oriented business startups that provide great opportunities for student learning and research.
The ideal candidate will be interested in becoming involved with some or all of the activities of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Pierre</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Lassonde</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Entrepreneur</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>. In 2006, a $13.25 million donation from David Eccles School of Business alum, Pierre Lassonde, endowed the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Pierre</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Lassonde</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Entrepreneur</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>. The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Pierre</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Lassonde</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Entrepreneur</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> sponsors a number of programs that focus on new venture development and helping inventors make the transition from breakthrough invention to a marketable product and start up company.
Today, the <st1:placename w:st="on">Pierre</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Lassonde</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Entrepreneur</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype> represents the largest entrepreneur center of its kind in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The Center currently holds equity stakes in 14 start-up companies. The David Eccles School of Business is also the host institution for the University Venture Fund, the largest student-run venture fund in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
The <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Utah</st1:placename> is located in <st1:city w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:city>, site of the 2002 Winter Olympics, at the foot of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Wasatch</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountains</st1:placetype></st1:place>. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:place></st1:city> is the state capitol and home to many businesses and nonprofit organizations. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately one million residents and is a major urban center in the intermountain west. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:place></st1:city> has extensive arts and cultural activities and a major airport close to downtown. It is at the foot of the <st1:place w:st="on">Rocky Mountains</st1:place> and has four distinct seasons, including mild winters and warm summers and offers excellent opportunities for outdoor recreation, including easy access to the mountains, the red rock country of the Colorado Plateau, and eight national parks.
Interested individuals should send a letter indicating interest and a complete vita to,
Dr. Bill Hesterly
Associate Dean
University of Utah
David Eccles School of Business
1645 E. Campus Center Dr., Room 106
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9304
mgtwh@business.utah.edu
801-587-3869
The University of Utah is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from women and minorities, and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of applicants and employees. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Bill Schulze
Professor, Strategy & Entrepreneurship
and David Eccles Research Fellow
The <st1:placename w:st="on">David</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Eccles</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of Business
The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Utah</st1:placename></st1:place>
1645 <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">East Campus Center Drive</st1:street>
<st1:city w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">UT</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">84112</st1:postalcode></st1:address>
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Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Erasmus</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> invites applications for seven tenure-track positions:
- Three positions in the area of Innovation and/or Technology Management.
- Three positions in Operations/Logistics/Supply Chain Management and/or Operations Research (with a focus on Operations or Supply Chain Management Research);
- One position in the area of Purchasing and Supply Management.
All positions are at the Assistant Professor and/or Associate Professor level in the Department of Management of Technology and Innovation. The successful candidates will take the appointments up as soon as possible.
The positions have been created to meet our continuing expansion in research and teaching, particularly in the domain of our international M Sc, MBA and Executive programs.
Rotterdam School of Management, <st1:placename w:st="on">Erasmus</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>, located in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Rotterdam</st1:place></st1:city>, The Netherlands, is a top-ranked international business school renowned for its ground-breaking research in sustainable business practice and for the development of leaders in global business. Offering an array of bachelor, master, doctoral, MBA and executive education programs, RSM is consistently ranked amongst the top 10 business schools in Europe, with its full-time and executive MBA programs ranked in the top 40 world-wide, its international CEMS MSc Program ranked 2nd in Europe, and its research ranked 3rd in Europe.
Applicants for the Innovation and/or Technology Management positions should have a PhD degree in Innovation Management, Strategy, Organizational Behavior or related areas. Applicants for the Operations Management positions should have a PhD degree in Operations Management, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering or closely related areas. Applicants for the Purchasing and Supply Management position should have a PhD degree in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Marketing or closely related areas. The candidates should have demonstrated potential for excellent teaching and research in one of the above areas.
Base salaries are in the range of €53,000 - €90,000 per annum with attractive benefits. Substantial tax benefits apply to non-Dutch citizens conditional on the permission granted by the Dutch Tax Office.
Questions regarding the Innovation and/or Technology Management positions can be addressed to professor <st1:personname w:st="on">Jan van den Ende</st1:personname>, Professor of Technology and Innovation Management, tel +31-10-4082299, jende@rsm.nl, and/or professor Harry Barkema, Professor of Innovation Management, +31-10-4082911, hbarkema@rsm.nl. Questions regarding the Operations Management positions can be addressed to professor <st1:personname w:st="on">Steef van de Velde</st1:personname>, Chair Management of Technology & Innovation, at +31-10-4082025 or svelde@rsm.nl. Questions regarding the Purchasing and Supply Management position can be addressed to professor <st1:personname w:st="on">Finn Wynstra</st1:personname>, Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management , at +31-10-4081990 or fwynstra@rsm.nl.
Further information about <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">RSM</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Erasmus</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> can be found at www.rsm.nl. Information about the research environment can be found at www.erim.nl.
Applicants should send their letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and three names of references to the email address of the contact person mentioned above. Screening will start April 1, 2008 and continue till these positions are filled.
Submitted by,
Jan van den Ende
Professor of Management of Technology and Innovation
<st1:placename w:st="on">Rotterdam</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Erasmus</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 3062 PA <st1:city w:st="on">Rotterdam</st1:city> The <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Tel: +31 10 408 2299
jende@rsm.nl http://www.rsm.nl/jvandenende
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TIM COLLEAGUE:
RESEARCH QUESTION
– adding Paul Adler's email for your responses (repeat posting to encourage participation:-))
Respond to: padler@usc.edu.
I am doing some research on work motivation in the context of what I have been calling "large-scale collaborative creativity" (LSCC) -- by which I mean situations where individual tasks require simultaneously (a) high levels of creativity and (b) close coordination with a large number of other creative contributors. I wonder if anyone can point me to descriptions of work and creativity in this setting.
Some background to my question:
Using the term "large scale", I'm thinking of the design of a new generation automobile or airplane or software system -- versus small scale projects where the team can coordinate using face-to-face mechanisms. Using the term "collaborative creativity", I am referring to projects where there is a lot of interdependence among components -- versus situations where the degree of modularity of the system is high and contributors do not have to worry about the impact of their component's design on other components' performance.
In these LSCC settings, contributors have to take into consideration not only the work of others in their immediate design team (where the small-scale of their interdependence can be managed by informal "mutual adjustment"), but also the work of many others outside that immediate team (which requires more formalized coordination mechanisms such as formal authority and formal design standards and requirements).
What most intrigues me is that to create a really first-rate product of this kind, component-level engineers need to embrace -- rather than merely reluctantly conform to -- these formal constraints.
I'm looking for first-hand accounts of work in this kind of setting, where contributors describe what it's like to experience these "constraints" not as impediments to their creative autonomy, but as stimuli for creative solutions that contribute to the overall effort.
Happy to compile any suggestions and make them available to others.
Thanks in advance
Prof. Paul S. Adler
Management and Organization Department
Marshall School of Business
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Southern California</st1:placename></st1:place>
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Darlene
Darlene Alexander-Houle
Global Program Manager, Hewlett-Packard
Adjunct Global Business and Management, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Phoenix</st1:placename></st1:place>
281-514-0111 (office) 281-851-3924 (mobile)
dahoule@sbcglobal.net
dahoule@email.phoenix.edu