| AoM 2014 Professional Development Workshop:
How to Measure Meaning at the Collective Level |
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| CALL FOR PROPOSALS |
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| Primary Sponsor: | Managerial & Organizational Cognition (MOC) |
| Co-Sponsors: | Organization and Management Theory (OMT); Research Methods (RM) |
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| Time: | Saturday, August 2, 2014: 4.15pm-6.45pm |
| Location: | Loews Philadelphia Hotel: Commonwealth A2 |
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| Part I
(4:15pm–5:30pm): | Tales from the Field (no registration required) |
| Part II
(5:30pm–6:45pm): | Roundtable Facilitated Discussion with Panelists (please submit proposal by July 1, 2014) |
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| Are you interested in social cognition? Would you like to develop your methodological repertoires beyond measuring cognition "one brain at a time" (Weick & Roberts 1993: 358)? If so, join us for the Measuring Collective Meaning PDW on Saturday, August 2nd, at the 2014 Academy of Management Annual Conference in Philadelphia. |
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| Part I (open to all attendees and does not require pre-registration)
Our expert panelists will provide an introduction to social cognition, focusing on theories of identity, categorization, and culture. These experts will pay particular attention to the various ways in which these concepts are measured, walking though examples of techniques from both published and ongoing research. At the culmination of Part I our expert panelists will address questions and offer advice. |
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| Part II (proposal submission and pre-registration required)
Our expert panelists will interact in small-group roundtables to discuss the specific methodological challenges that scholars are having. To ensure that these discussions are fruitful, we will align experts and authors based on specific interests. Therefore, pre-registration is required for this part of the workshop. A one-page "brief" write-up of a research dilemma should be submitted to the organizers by July 1, 2014. These "briefs" will be selected and shared for pre-reading among group members in advance of the PDW. |
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| PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DETAILS |
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| Who: | The Part II roundtable workshop is open to all faculty and students who are involved in ongoing empirical research into social cognition that requires collective meanings to be measured. |
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| What: | Your submission should be approximately 1 single-spaced page of written text. Please include the following in your submission: 1. Research topic and conceptual framework
2. Key research questions
3. Methodological approach
4. Key challenges/issues you'd like to discuss |
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| Key Dates: | Submissions due: July 1, 2014. Send to: lee.watkiss@bc.edu.
Acceptance notices with registration code will be sent by July 8, 2014. |
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| EXPERT PANELISTS |
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| We are very pleased that the following scholars have agreed to participate: Michel Anteby
Julie Battilana
Peer Fiss
Simona Giorgi
Mary Ann Glynn
Michael Lounsbury
Mary-Hunter McDonnell
Lauren Rivera
Tyler Wry |
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| Remember, you may attend one or both parts of the PDW. Part I is open to all attendees. Part II is by invitation only if your proposal is accepted. We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia! |
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| Lee Watkiss | Christi Lockwood |
| lee.watkiss@bc.edu | christi.lockwood@bc.edu |
| Boston College | Boston College |