Posted by moderator on behalf of
"Cameron, Kim" <
cameronk@bus.umich.edu>
Professional Development Workshop:
Contributions of Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) to Knowledge
and Action
Saturday, August 12th - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Atlanta Marriott Marquis, International 9 - International Level
Divisions: OB, ODC, OMT, MOC
This three-hour workshop will stimulate discussion about new findings,
new contributions, and new explanatory mechanisms that are uncovered
when conducting research using the perspective of Positive
Organizational Scholarship (POS). A POS perspective focuses on dynamics
in organizations that enhance human and institutional strength, produce
resilience and restoration, foster vitality, and cultivate spectacular
individual and organizational outcomes (e.g., Cameron, Dutton, & Quinn,
2003). In the 2004 Academy Meetings, a similar PDW dedicated to POS was
the highest attended at the meeting and, since that time, POS continues
to attract a great deal of attention among organizational scholars. For
example, at least a half-dozen edited books are under contract by
various authors on POS.
A POS research perspective is not limited to a particular theory or
framework, or a singular level of analysis, but draws from the full
spectrum of organizational theories and methods to understand, explain,
and predict the occurrence, causes, and consequences of extraordinary
individual, unit, and organizational performance. Researchers using a
POS lens have drawn from identity theory, institutional theory, network
theory, coordination theory, organization design theory,
self-determination theories, theories of empowerment and change,
organizational culture, leadership, and emotions, and others. Examining
the highest potential and the best of the human condition across
multiple domains are targets of research focus.
The specific objectives of the proposed workshop include:
* To share knowledge about the POS perspective
* To examine what new findings, contributions, and methods are
emerging in POS-related research
* To examine how participants own research can be informed by a
POS perspective
* To facilitate building a community of scholars interested in
POS
Organizers:
Kim Cameron
Robert Quinn
Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
kim_cameron@umich.edu
requinn@umich.edu
Facilitators:
Ruth Blatt (University of Michigan)
Laura Morgan Roberts (Harvard University)
Leslie Sekerka (Naval Post-Graduate School)
Monica Worline (Emory University)
Pre-Registration
Please email Janet Max at
jmax@bus.umich.edu to register.
Please feel free to share this invitation with any colleagues you think
might be interested.
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POS at the 2006 Academy of Management Meeting in Atlanta
For links to more information about the items below, visit the bulletin
board on the home page of the Center for Positive Organizational
Scholarship website (http://www.bus.umich.edu/Positive):
PDW: "Learning about Resilience: Research, Teaching, and Professional
Aspiration" Sunday, August 13th, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Pre-register with Jane Dutton at
Janedut@umich.edu.
A Gathering of POS Scholars
Sunday, August 13th, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Pre-register with Janet Max at
jmax@bus.umich.edu
Several All-Academy and Showcase symposia have
an explicit POS focus this year (see the website to learn more:
http://www.bus.umich.edu/Positive/POS-Research/Conferences/POS-RelatedSYmposia06.htm)