EGOS sub-theme #44 on "valuation strategy and organisation"(Edinburgh 4-6 July 2019)
Convenors: L. Cabantous, L. Doganova, M. Kornberger.
This EGOS sub-theme on "valuation, strategy and organization" is likely to be of interest to strategy-as-practice scholars. The sub-theme aims at creating a dialogue between organization studies, strategy research, and the sociology of valuation. Despite the fact that value and valuation practices play a central role in organizations, the relationships between valuation, organizing processes and strategy practices are little researched. We are interested in papers that focus on sites or moments of valuation in which valuation practices are questioned or require justification. In particular, we welcome empirical papers that examine valuation practices in atypical organizations; during moments of crisis; in relation with strategy making and/or processes of value creation; or in situations where conflicts over value(s) are presents. Overall, this sub-theme is an invitation to study valuation, as it happens in organizations, by considering places and moments of valuations, power dynamics and expertise game around valuation practice, and the roles of artefacts (e.g., ranking, algorithm) in modalities of valuation.
More information here:
https://www.egosnet.org/2019_edinburgh/general_themeThe deadline for submitting a short paper of 3,000 words (incl. references, all appendices and other material) is Monday January 14th, 2019.
Do not hesitate to contact the sub-theme convenors if you have some questions.