Sunday, Jul 27 2025 12:00PM - 1:30PM CEST (GMT+2/UTC+2)
at Bella Center in MR19
Sponsored by STR division.
For further details, see the program page.
Abstract
Decentralization has recently gained increasing attention as an organizing principle due to its alignment with contemporary organizational challenges, including skepticism toward management hierarchies, demands for greater transparency and inclusion, and the need for agility in responding to macro-level disruptions. Research on decentralization is often polarized, reflecting ideological debates and methodological scopes that limit its theoretical and empirical generalizability. Critics have dismissed decentralization as a repackaging of classical organization theories or as a transient management trend, while proponents emphasize the need for new theory due to the potential for addressing pressing matters such as worker participation and broader societal challenges. This symposium aims to advance the discourse by moving beyond fundamental discussions by drawing from a diverse group of scholars and by uniting a multitude of perspectives to refine theory, address empirical challenges, and catalyze high-impact research. Building on discussions from previous AOM sessions, this panel aims to shift the focus toward actionable steps for advancing the theory through decentralization.
· Organizer: Julian Jonathan Markus - Vienna University of Economics and Business
· Organizer: Stephen Dwyer - INSEAD
· Moderator: Rebecca Hewett - Erasmus University Rotterdam
· Panelist: Vivianna Fang He - UCL - University of London
· Panelist: Michael Yanche Lee - INSEAD
· Panelist: Frank Martela - Aalto University
· Panelist: Kaisa E. Snellman - INSEAD
· Panelist: Trevor Daniel Young-Hyman - University of Pittsburgh
Any comments or thoughts before the session? Please reach out via julian.jonathan.markus@wu.ac.at
We hope to see you in Copenhagen! No specific registration is required for this session.
Kind regards,
JJ
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Julian Jonathan (J.J.) Markus
PhD Candidate
WU Vienna U. of Economics and Business.
Vienna
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