Dear friends and colleagues,
apologies for cross-listing.
We like to draw your attention to the following PDW on collaborative research between academics and practitioners. We expect some cutting edge discussions on the "how" of collaborative research. We kindly ask you to register for this PDW, since we will send each participant a short online survey that we will use to shape workshop questions.
Title:
International Advances in Techniques and Methods of Academic-Practitioner Collaborative Research
Sponsors: RM, OB, ODC, MC
Scheduled:
Saturday, Aug 8 2009 3:20PM - 6:50PM at Sheraton Chicago in Chicago 6
Organizers:
Stefan Krummaker, Leibniz U. Hannover; Holger Schiele; Jacobs U. Bremen; Rita Kowalski, Work Life Consulting LLC
Presenters: Jean M. Bartunek, Boston College; Jacqueline Fendt, ESCP-EAP European School of Management; Alfred Kieser, Mannheim U.; Marilee Adams, Inquiry Institute; Lyle Yorks; Columbia U.
Abstract/PDW Design:
Academic-practitioner collaborative research has provided the Academy of Management with spirited debates about rigor and relevance and about the potential of such cooperation. This PDW's purpose is to create a relational space where we can discuss the methods and techniques that academics and practitioners use for this research. By focusing on the "how" of collaborative research, we aim to generate provocative, engaged conversations across academic–practitioner boundaries and across disciplines and professions. These conversations will identify actions needed to actually do collaborative research. These include not only the methods and techniques such collaborations employ to ensure both rigor and relevance, but the outcomes and behaviors needed to ensure research accountability and success for both task and process. Furthermore, we want to help the participants become conscious of the questions they ask as well as their interactions so that they become reflective practitioners of organizational research. Building an international practice field with pairs of academics and practitioners from Europe and the United States and with pre-workshop input from participants, we will use a World Café format to generate a conversation around themes that matter to participants and presenters alike. The workshop will explore the "how" of such research and develop an action plan to continue the international discussion and relationship building after the session. By discussing and summarizing the different conversations and linking the workshops results to the current debate on collaborative research we offer clear state-of-the-art take home messages for the participants.
Participants are asked to fill in a short online survey that is used to frame questions for the workshop. The conference organizers will send them a link to the survey after they complete the additional registration that is needed for the workshop. Additional registration is required at https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg. The deadline to register online is July 10, 2009.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Chicago!
Kindest regards,
Stefan
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Dr. Stefan Krummaker
Leibniz University of Hannover
School of Economics and Management
Institute for Organizational Behavior and Management
Koenigsworther Platz 1 - DE-30167 Hannover
Germany
phone + 49-511-7624985 / fax +49-511-7625637
mobile +49-172-6074532
http://www.ufo.uni-hannover.de/krummaker.html