*sorry for cross-postings; sent on behalf of Anne Smith*
Dear all,
Please find attached the latest newsletter of the Strategizing Activities and Practices (SAP) Interest Group. In this newsletter, we celebrate memorable moments from AOM 2015 in Vancouver, highlight innovations, and provide a glimpse of what lies ahead.
Celebrating AOM 2015 Moments. We celebrate our Distinguished Speaker series begun three years ago at the 2013 meeting in Orlando. At the 2015 meeting, Henry Mintzberg (McGill University) was our third Distinguished Speaker, following previous Distinguished Speakers Robert Burgelman and Kathleen Eisenhardt. Every seat was filled at his talk in one of the largest venue spaces in Vancouver! (p. 2) We also celebrate award winners in our Interest Group (see p. 3) and overflowing crowds at our PDWs (see article on teaching SAP p. 4). We continued our tradition of Friday night AOM dinners and lively Monday night socials, events that we expect to continue and grow in Anaheim AOM 2016.
Innovations at AOM. Program Chair Jane Lê urged chairs to be creative in their paper sessions; she discusses this innovation and positive outcomes in this newsletter. (p. 5) The membership committee also started informal SAP Meet and Greet sessions, an innovation which was a tremendous success (p. 5-6). We also highlight the experiences of a new SAP member (p. 7) and emerging SAP scholars (p. 8) as well as a new addition to this newsletter,– an "on ramp" SAP readings for those new to this area (p. 9-10).
What lies ahead? Of course, AOM 2016! Anaheim as a destination has many inviting aspects beyond Disneyland (see p. 13). There are many ways for you to get involved. First – be a reviewer! Sign up to be a discussant or session chair as well. Second – submit your PDW proposals, papers and symposia to IG (see p. 14-15). Third – be engaged in the SAP Interest Group's activities in Anaheim! There are other ways between now and August to connect with SAP researchers – such as the SAP-Reg (p. 16) and other conferences and Special Issues (p. 17-20). We also highlight a recent article by leading SAP scholars on the danger of studying practices in isolation (p. 11).
So, get a coffee, sit back, and enjoy catching up on the Strategizing Activities and Practices Interest Group!
Yours, Anne Smith
SAP IG Membership Committee
Anne Smith (IG Chair), Rebecca Bednarek, Gary Burke and Katharina Dittrich
Website: sap.aom.org
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Blog: strategizingblog.com
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