Organization and Management Theory OMT

The Sustainability of Firm's Growth: Integrating Corporate and Stakeholder Strategies PDW
Academy of Management, Atlanta, USA
Saturday August 5th 2017  (2.15pm - 4.45 pm)

Description:

The objective of this PDW is to offer the opportunity to engage in a collective discussion on theoretical, empirical and managerial challenges related to the sustainability of firm growth. The theoretical agenda we propose can be viewed as the possible integration of corporate strategies related to the speed and the modes of growth with stakeholder strategy choices related to the degree of involvement of multiple classes of stakeholders in strategic decision-making processes.

The discussion will be stimulated by bringing together two important observations. On the one hand, there is evidence of evolutionary trends towards increasing levels of stakeholder-orientation by firms across industries and geographies, with positive long-term performance implications. On the other hand, however, there is little theoretical and empirical research on whether and how such trends influence the economic, social and environmental sustainability of corporate development initiatives.

The PDW will take place both in plenary and small group settings. Panelists will share their perspectives building on their specific field of expertise, and elaborate on lessons learned for the sake of future research efforts. Then, table facilitators will coordinate participants' discussions on the development of a research design aimed at tackling research questions related to this overarching theoretical gap at the intersection of corporate strategy and stakeholder strategy.

To register, please send (a) your name, (b) a short Bio, and (c) a brief description of your research interest to Peter Snoeren (p.m.snoeren@tilburguniversity.edu) by July 28th, 2017. This will help us in managing the roundtable discussions.

PDW Format:

·         FIRST PART (Open, No registration required): the speakers will share their thoughts in their respective knowledge domains. This will be done in a debate, rather than presentation format, moderated by the organizers, aimed at unearthing both the theoretical insight and the ways in which they have been trying to tackle the empirical challenges of this type of research. There will be also several opportunities for the audience to engage with the speakers during the flow of the debate.

·         SECOND PART (Registration required): Small group discussions (roundtables, each chaired by one panelists) on specific research questions, bridging corporate and stakeholder strategy. The objective is to have a hands-on experience of learning, in which participants will discuss and develop a research design on the linkage between these highly interdependent, but mostly separately treated research domains.

Panelists:
Emanuele L. M. Bettinazzi, EMLYON Business School (FR)
Joseph M. Mahoney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (US)
Kerstin Neumann, University of Innsbruck (AT)
Peter Snoeren, Tilburg University (NL)
Maurizio Zollo, Bocconi University, (IT)

Organizers:
Emanuele L. M. Bettinazzi, EMLYON Business School, France. bettinazzi@em-lyon.com
Kerstin Neumann, University of Innsbruck, Austria. kerstin.neumann@uibk.ac.at
Peter Snoeren, Tilburg University, Nederland . p.m.snoeren@tilburguniversity.edu

We look forward to meeting you in Atlanta!

All the best,
Emanuele Bettinazzi, Kerstin Neumann & Peter Snoeren
PDW Organizers