Friends,
The OB Division is sponsoring a PDW on Process Research Methods. Here are the details from Andy Van de Ven, the PDW Organizer (AVANDEVEN@csom.umn.edu):
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Process Research Methods PDW
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Our Division is co-sponsoring a six-hour Process Research Methods Workshop on Saturday, August 4, 2007 before the AOM conference in Philadelphia. This PDW covers a spectrum of theories and methods for conducting process research undertaken to examine how change unfolds in individuals, groups, organizations, and programs. The workshop is designed to support a community of scholars across Academy divisions who want to share and become acquainted with methods for conducting process studies. The morning session includes plenary discussions and exercises lead by the following workshop faculty:
8:30 Introductory overview - Andy Van de Ven, U. of Minnesota
8:45 What is processual analysis? - Andrew Pettigrew, U. of Bath
9:45 Learning from a classic process study - Steve Barley, Stanford U.
10:30 Learning from a study in progress - Paula Jarzabkowski, U. of Aston
11:15 Wrap-up comments on process methods - Harry Sminia, U. of Sheffield
The afternoon session (from 1 - 4 p.m.) focuses on small group round-table discussions with faculty and participants of short papers that are submitted by participants describing their process research projects. These paper discussion groups are being organized by Clive Smallman, Lincoln U., New Zealand. The workshop concludes with a faculty panel session and suggestions for building our community of process research scholars. The panel and group discussions will be lead by the morning workshop faculty, as well as faculty of past process research workshops, including: Kevin Dooley (Arizona State U.), Ann Langley (HEC, Montreal), Brian Pentland (Michigan State U.), and M. Scott Poole (U. of Illinois).
Registration is required to participate in the Process Research Workshop. We ask you to submit a short (1000-2000 word) paper describing your process research project by July 2, 2007. Your paper will be grouped, distributed to, and read before the workshop by other participants and the faculty moderator of each paper session. For further information, visit the Process Research Methods PDW web site at: http://www.processresearchmethods.org/PDW07.htm
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--Nagaraj
OBWeBGuy