Dear colleagues,
In the afternoon of Wednesday September 7th, 2016, an academic workshop titled "Legitimacy and its Absence in Strategy and Organization Theory" will take place. In this workshop, Rodolphe Durand (HEC Paris), Renate Meyer (WU Vienna), and Patrick Vermeulen (Radboud University) will present their ideas and findings on this and related topics, and discuss new avenues for future research in the intersection between Strategy and Organization Theory.
The program of the workshop is as follows:
13:00 – 13:45 Registration and lunch
13:45 – 14:00 Opening, welcome, and introduction to the workshop
Prof. dr. Tal Simons and Prof. dr. Xavier Martin
14:00 – 14:45 Presentation 1: Title TBA
14:45 – 15:30 Presentation 2: Title TBA
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:30 Presentation 3: Title TBA
16:30 – 17:00 Discussion and plenary sharing of insights
Prof. dr. Tal Simons and Prof. dr. Xavier Martin
We extend you an invitation to attend the workshop, which will be held at Tilburg University, in the TiasNimbas building, room TZ-05 (https://www.tias.edu/en/about-tias/contact/location/tilburg). Should you wish to attend the workshop, we kindly ask you to let us know by registering at a.m.aranda@uvt.nl by Wednesday, August 31st.
In the morning, preceding the workshop, Ana M. Aranda will defend her PhD thesis: "Thank you for (not) smoking: Essays on organizational theory and strategy in a contested industry". For those of you who would like to attend the defense, you are more than welcome to do so. The defense starts at 10:00 sharp in the Aula (Auditorium - Cobbenhagen building) of Tilburg University; and followed by a reception in the Foyer C building. Please note that for the PhD defense, no registration is required.
We have put together a very interesting program that we believe will keep you interested for the whole day and we hope to see you there!