Dear OMTers,
This is an invitation to join us in beautiful Vienna, Austria for a
scintillating discussion on the role of professions in processes of
institutional change. We invite you to submit empirical and theoretical
papers that examine the relationship between professions, institutions and
processes of institutional change. Specifically, we are interested in papers
that explore the ways in which processes of professionalization stimulate
change in institutions and vice versa. We welcome papers that explore such
issues as:
* the emergence of new professions and new occupational categories
* the professionalization of new social contexts (i.e., management,
education)
* changes in professional logics or changes in the regulatory logics of
professions
* the growth and elaboration of professional networks
* the influence of changes in institutional structures (e.g. regulations)
upon the practices and organization of professions
Further, we are interested in papers that explore the interaction of
professions and other institutional structures, including:
* the co-evolution of professional and economic institutions
* the changing relationship between professions and states
* processes of globalization of professions and professional firms
* jurisdictional conflict between professions
Finally we encourage papers that offer insights into the ways in which
processes of professionalization promote the transnational diffusion and
translation of institutional logics, including:
* the role of professions in promoting global institutional standards
* the role of professions and rational world systems
* the influence of national institutions upon emerging transnational
professional agencies
We welcome papers that take stock of existing knowledge and apply it to new
contexts. We also welcome papers that bring new perspectives, new methods
and new assumptions to understanding the role of professions in promoting
and shaping institutional change.
Further details are available at:
http://www.egosnet.org/conferences/collo23/sub_32.shtml
Submission guidelines and Paper abstracts can be submitted at:
http://www.egosnet.org/conferences/sub_guidelines.shtml
We look forward to seeing you in Vienna,
Roy Suddaby (University of Alberta), Kerstin Sahlin-Andersson (Uppsala
University), Royston Greenwood (University of Alberta).
Roy Suddaby
Pearson Faculty Fellow
Department of Strategic Management & Organization
Alberta School of Business
Phone: 780-492-2386