Logics and Emotions: When It All Gets Exciting

Organizers: 
Christopher Steele, U of Alberta
Madeline Toubiana, U. of Alberta
Taehyun Lee, Boston College

When:  Friday, 2:30-4:30 pm

Where:  Coffee at 200 Peachtree, 200 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

Continuing last year’s successful OMT Café, we will be coming together again this year to meet and talk institutions and logics in a casual, relaxed setting - and we invite anyone who would be interested in this broad topic to join us for an hour or two! This year, we wish to focus on the intersection of logics and emotions. Institutional logics are, roughly speaking, the rules of the game that organize particular domains of social life. Recently it has been observed that these rules are inevitably bound up with emotions; often in complex and exciting ways. Logics seem to be sustained, even energized, by emotions - as successes are often rewarded by positive emotional experiences, and 'missteps' often accompanied by shaming. At the same time, logics can constrain and elicit emotions. In particular, logics are associated with emotional registers - norms about appropriate emotional expressions and responses, which prescribe how people should feel and behave if they want to appear 'rational' and 'competent'. As the logic perspective evolves, the intersection of institutions and emotions is becoming increasingly central, and we want to take this opportunity to push the conversation forward informally, and to build connections between those primarily interested in logics and those primarily interested in emotions. We encourage anyone interested in this intersection to join us as we explore such topics as: the constitutive power of logics over emotions, and vice versa; the emotional dynamics of institutional complexity; and the ways in which emotions can be identified during field work.


Hierarchy and its Organizational Alternatives

Organizers: 
Trevor Young-Hyman, University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Keum, New York University

When:  Saturday 10AM to 11:30AM
Where:  Cafe Lucia, 57 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

Hierarchy, defined as a formal decision-making structure based on unequal power relations, has long been the predominant form among market-based organizations. However, there is substantial recent interest in organizational forms that diverge from hierarchy. Focusing in innovation intensive sectors, some argue that attention to alternatives is motivated by the demands of increasingly dynamic markets and the potential of technologies that lower coordination costs. Others justify closer examination of alternatives by emphasizing their consequences for societal welfare. With increasing concerns about the effect of hierarchical investor-owned firms for societal inequality, organizational forms like open source communities and worker cooperatives offer an alternative means of coordinating production. Yet, these points of departure generate a wide range of questions. How do we categorize these various alternatives to hierarchy? In what ways do these forms retain elements of hierarchy? How do hierarchy and its absence co-exist within organizations? How does hierarchy evolve over time within organizations? How does the effect of hierarchy vary across different types of workers? How do institutional forces shape the prevalence of hierarchy within industries or geographic areas? These questions span micro-social and macro-social levels of analysis, and a range of sub-disciplines within the management field. We welcome researchers currently conducting research on hierarchy and those interested in the topic to join us for a free-ranging conversation.


Monitor Academics: Complementarities and Conflicts Across Academia and Consulting

Organizer:
Hovig Tchalian, Claremont Graduate University

When:  Saturday, August 5, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: Pulse

Did you work for or with the consulting firm, Monitor Group? It seems there are a lot of ex-Monitor folks in academia. May not be surprising, considering the firm's quirkiness and the large number of academics it tended to hire. If you're up for an informal chat and coffee, to discuss the old firm, life inacademia, and crossovers with consulting, please join us for a reunion of sorts. And if you worked for a 'rival' firm, we hold no grudges. Feel free to join us to talk more generally about the crossover between academia and consulting. We look forward to seeing you!


ASQ Editor’s Chat

Organizers: 
Henrich Greve

When:  Saturday 2-3:30 pm
Where: Cafe Lucia 57 Forsyth St. NW`Atlanta, GA 30303

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Join Henrich Greve , the editor of Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ), and other members of the ASQ editorial team for a casual chat to discuss theoretical contributions, improvements of empirical evidence, writing style and impact of research, along with impact of coffee of course. When you arrive at the cafe, please put on your Academy name badge so you can locate the ASQ OMTers.



Crafts, craftsmanship and organization studies

Organizers:
Innan Sasaki, University of Lancaster
Davide Ravasi, Cass Business School
Roy Suddaby, University of Victoria and Newcastle University

When:  Saturday, August 5th, 3.00-4.00 pm
Where: Cafe Lucia, 57 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

The 21st century is witnessing a resurgence of crafts and craft products in several industries; in others, an ageing workforce is endangering the survival of century-old skills and cultural traditions. Craft firms need to carefully balance innovation and tradition, art and technology, authenticity and market appeal, past, present and future. Join us in our effort to intensify research on these fascinating organizations, to explore their unique features and prospective role in the changing landscape of advanced economies.
 

Shared Leadership with Members of the Grammy-nominated A Far Cry

Organizers: 
Sorah Seong, INSEAD
Alex Fortes, A Far Cry

When:  Saturday 3:45-4:45 pm
Where: Cafe Lucia 57 Forsyth St. NW`Atlanta, GA 30303

Are you excited about the upcoming PDW on “The Sound of Leadership in Shared Dynamics: An Evening with the GRAMMY-nominated A Far Cry”? (www.pdw2017-sharedleadership.com) Then come join us for a more intimate coffee chat with some of the “Criers” from A Far Cry before the session starts! A Far Cry is a self-conducted chamber orchestra hailing from Boston, and has toured extensively across America and Europe. Such conductor-less model is changing the classical music world by encouraging a stimulating energy that is specific to spontaneous, ongoing shared dynamics. It also resonates with, and has important implications for, our field’s persistent calls to move away from the narrow definitions of leadership as a collection of individual attributes and behaviors toward what emerges across actors at the constant interface of actions and interaction. As our increasingly open world gives rise to the mantra of “there is leadership but there is no one leader,” the time may be ripe for us to refocus our attention from “leaders” to “leading.” To that end, we believe we can benefit greatly from connecting the dots between the shared dynamics of musical performance and 21st-century organizing. 



An OT Perspective on Creative Industries and Cultural Markets

Organizers: 
Michael Mauskapf, Columbia Business School
Frédéric Godart, INSEAD
Patrick Reilly, UCLA

When:  Saturday, 4:30-6 pm
Where:  Georgia Beer Garden (420 Edgewood Ave SE)


The study of creative industries--including music, movies, fashion, and food--has historically been undertaken by cultural sociologists, and thus remained outside the scope of mainstream management research. Economist Richard Caves has argued that creative domains such as the arts are often considered less serious and consequential than, say, financial services. Moreover, we have lacked large-scale datasets to study these phenomena, making replicable empirical research difficult to publish. This, however, is beginning to change: a growing number of OT scholars in Europe and the US are now conducting research on creative industries and cultural markets (i.e., Jones, Lorenzen, and Sapsed 2015), a trend that has been buoyed by an abundance of new tools and specialized datasets, resulting in a creative industries “turn” in organizational theory. This OMT Cafe serves as a forum for people interested in studying this fascinating and diverse sector. We hope to motivate why OMT is ideally situated to shed new light on the creative industries, and grow a community of scholars committed to sharing ideas, methodologies, and tips about how to conduct and publish research in this area.


Beyond Markets

Organizers: 
Paul Adler, USC
Jerry Davis, U. of Michigan
Brayden King, Northwestern University
Jocelyn Leitzinger, McGill University

When:  Satrday, 5:15 pm-6:30pm
Where:  Pulse, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Ave, Atlanta, GA 30303


Please join the organizers of the Beyond Markets Series (three PDWs on the intersection of firms, civil society, and the state) for a continuation of the day's conversations. This year’s Beyond Markets Series addresses many of the “big questions” facing both scholars and practitioners, covering a broad range of topics that include stakeholders, social movements, alternative economic systems, and the role of markets and enterprises in our ever-changing world. This is a great opportunity to join the conversation, meet many of the scholars working in this space, and enjoy a drink (or two). We hope to see you there!



Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation

Organizers: 
Christian Hampel, U. of Oxford
Derin Kent, Queen’s University

When:  Sunday, 11.00am-11.45am
Where: Cafe Lucia 57 Forsyth St. NW`Atlanta, GA 30303
 
Entrepreneurs face daunting challenges that are at the heart of organization theory. They set up, grow, and defend their ventures despite lacking track records and often facing established competitors. Their entrepreneurial challenges include managing social evaluations (e.g., identity, legitimacy, status, reputation), navigating institutions (e.g., practices, fields), acquiring resources (e.g., funding, networks, employees), learning, and undertaking organizational change. Our OMT café will explore current debates at the intersection of entrepreneurship research and organization theory. We want to bring together scholars with an interest in these topics to discuss interesting trends, opportunities for research, and promising methods. We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!



Bringing Managers Back In: The Role of Managers in Organization Studies

Organizers: 
Federica De Stefano, Bocconi University

When:  Sunday, 2-3:30 pm
Where:  Cafe Lucia, 57 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

An increasing amount of scholarly and practitioner attention is surrounding the question: do managers matter? The purpose of this OMT Café is to bring together researchers interested in the role of managers in shaping organizational practices and performance. During this event, participants will have the opportunity to discuss the role of managers in a variety of areas, such as the organization of work, politics within organizations, and workplace inequality. In so doing, the Cafè aims to stimulate a number of conversations on the status quo and the future trends of research in this area, as well as on the emerging trends in managerial practice.


OMT Drinks on Organizational Stigma

Organizers: 
Christian Hampel, Oxford University
Wesley Helms, Brock University
Bryant Hudson, IESEG School of Management
Evelyn Micelotta, University of New Mexico
Karen Patterson, University of New Mexico
Thomas Roulet, Kings College

When:  Sunday, 4-5:30

Where:  Pulse, Atlanta Marriott Marquis 265 Peachtree Center Ave Atlanta, GA 30303

Are you interested in organizational stigma?  Are you researching a stigmatized practice, organization, or broader context? The organizers of the Research on Stigmatization: Understanding Stigma across Audiences, Categories and Levels PDW and a few of their colleagues are hosting an OMT Café to continue the conversation, to socialize, and to talk about this under theorized but impactful topic. We hope that you’ll join us for a beverage! We look forward to seeing you there!  



OMT Sports Café

Organizers: 
Marvin Washington, U of Alberta

When:  Monday, 2:00-3:30 pm
Where: Cafe Lucia 57 Forsyth St. NW`Atlanta, GA 30303

Sports are an interesting context for OMT scholars to discuss many of our theoretical questions. One only has to look at this year’s AOM to see there are many presentations that discuss sport and its connection to society as well as examine theoretical issues using sport as a context. I myself will be presenting at an All Academy Symposium on Sunday discussing the interface between College Athletics, Universities, and society.   More broadly, as someone who has a keen interest in using sport to answer many theoretical questions as well as showcasing that sports are an empirical setting is also worthy of its own scholarship, I welcome the opportunity to chat about sports and when and how it makes sense to use sport data to examine OMT related questions.