Does it make a difference? Practices, Directions and Challenges of Impactful Scholarship
July 31, 2021, 8 - 10 am (ET)
>> The application deadline for part II has been extended until July 15, 2021. <<
Distinguished Senior Scholars & Area of Expertise:
- Jennifer Howard-Grenville (University of Cambridge) - Environmental Sustainability
- David Seidl (University of Zurich) - Grand Challenges
- Eero Vaara (University of Oxford) - Change & Legitimation
- Angelique Slade Shantz (University of Alberta) - Social Change & Social Entrepreneurship
Organizers
Lorenzo Skade and Yanis Hamdali (European University Viadrina)
Sponsor & Co-Sponsors
SAP; SIM, OMT, ONE
Link to the AOM Virtual Meeting Platform
https://2021.aom.org/meetings/virtual/TTNkSMjrvGc2GJMBi
How can scholars create societal impact with their research while succeeding in building careers and delivering on expected results in the competitive academic world? This question has spurred the ongoing commitment of scholars to rethink the impact of their research, leading to a growing body of thought-provoking works, embedded in a variety of discourses. Yet, especially early- and mid-career scholars often struggle to understand the process of creating and enunciating this impact in their careers-to-come. This SAP Professional Development Workshop (PDW) brings together distinguished senior scholars with dedicated participants across different AOM DIGs to collectively reflect on the role and relevance of management and organization research in addressing societal, economic, and environmental issues through rigorous and relevant research.
The workshop will be split into two parts: Part one will be open for all interested participants and feature short presentations and a panel discussion to showcase different aspects of scholarly impact. Part two will provide 30 pre-selected early- and mid-career scholars with the opportunity to reflect upon the impact of their work during roundtable sessions, hosted by the distinguished senior scholars. The goal of this workshop is to discuss (1) what "impact" is and why it matters, (2) the practices of creating impactful scholarship, and (3) ways of impactful engagement in the academic and the public discourse.
For the first part of this PDW, no application is required. For the second part of this PDW, participants have to register by sending an application to the organizers. This application should consist of (1) a 500-words abstract of the participants' current research project(s), (2) two questions for the panelists, and (3) three roundtable preferences. Please send your application as one single PDF file to skade@europa-uni.de until July 15, 2021. Please feel free to reach out if you should have any questions. Attached, you find a PDF file with the call. We look forward to your applications and interesting discussions.------------------------------
Yanis Hamdali
European University Viadrina
hamdali@europa-uni.de------------------------------