| Friday, Aug 1 2014 |
| Session # 60 9:00AM - 11:00AM Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111A | What Words provide effective consulting-research feedback in practice? The case of elites
Michel Crozier, French sociologist internationally known (he spent a year studying American unions in particular) died May 23rd 2013. This PDW is an opportunity to pay tribute to his work as intermediary between theory and practice that matches the topic of the Practice Theme Committee. "Listen, Understand, Act" were his three favorite action verbs. We adhere here in the tradition of action research that will interest the Management Consulting Division too (Buono and Savall, 2007). This research approach is similar to the investigation recommended by Dewey (1938). Michel Crozier deals with the practice of restitution, which is a central issue for the situation of researcher consultants. The question of the Power of words is particularly crucial when investigating decision makers of the organization that are from the country's elite who have learned to master and use language. Frank Bournois; U. Pantheon-Assas (Paris II) Véronique Chanut; U. Pantheon-Assas (Paris II) Richard Jackson Major; Institut de Gestion Sociale Madina Rival; CNAM-LIRSA/LARGEPA Jacques Rojot; U. Pantheon-Assas (Paris II) |
| Session # 109 12:30PM - 2:30PM Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 202B | Bridging the Research-Practice Gap though Evidence-Based Management and Systematic Review This PDW will explain how to use evidence-based management (EBMgt) and systematic review (SR) to bridge the research-practice gap. EBMgt involves making managerial decisions through a combination of critical thinking and the best available evidence from a range of sources including experiential, organizational and scientific evidence. SR methods start with a specific practice question and then search for, aggregate and critically appraise the best available scientific evidence. Hence, conducing SRs of management research evidence and using their findings are key to EBMgt. Both evidence-based practice and SRs have already been adopted in many areas of practice including medicine, social care, education, and policing and are emerging in management as essential tools for bridging the research-practice gap (see Briner, Denyer and Rousseau, 2009). This highly interactive PDW will first, using real cases, outline the process through which EBMgt and SRs shape management decision-making. Next, taking up the conference theme, The Power of Words, we will consider how words such as “proof”, “evidence”, “science”, “information”, “research”, “evidence-based”, “evidence-informed” are interpreted by managers, researchers and others and how different interpretations may be divisive and act as barriers to bridging the research-practice gap. The third part will focus on SR skills training drawing on our experiences of working with a wide range of trainees including consultants, managers, practitioners and postgraduate management students. Last, we will discuss how SR findings are used in the practice of EBMgt and also how the search for practice-relevant evidence helps identify important practice-based evidence gaps in our scientific knowledge. Rob B. Briner; U. of Bath David Denyer; Cranfield U. |
| Saturday, Aug 2 2014 |
| Session # 239 8:00AM - 10:30AM Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 124 | Translating the Results of Scholarship into Actions by Practitioners This Professional Development Workshop will build on the work of the Professional Development Workshop “Translating Scholarship into Practice: How can the Results of Scholarly Research be Translated into Information Practitioners can Use?” that was conducted at the 2013 Academy of Management Conference and Meeting held in Orlando, Florida. This PDW will provide researchers and practitioners the opportunity to discuss and reflect critically on recent initiatives to bridge the research-practice gap and to inspire extensions of current efforts to increase the relevance and usability of research. This workshop will discuss ways and means for closing the gap between management researchers and management practitioners that include strategies for using information technology, such as social media technologies, to link researchers and practitioner. We approach the research-practice gap from several perspectives, including that of the researcher, practitioner, and consultant representing academia, and the public and private sectors. The PDW participants are experts from around the world who will interactively explore with participants how each role contributes to the creation, translation, and dissemination of research results that are relevant and useful to practitioners. Geoffery Seaver; National Defense U Melanie Cohen; U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development; Hans Georg Gemuenden; Berlin Institute of Technology Cathy A Enz; Cornell U. Usha C. V. Haley; West Virginia U. Stefan Krummaker; U. of East Anglia Jennifer S. A. Leigh; Nazareth College Frank Shipper; Salisbury U. Catherine Jo Hand; FDIC Corp U. Julie 'JP' Palmer-Schuyler; Webster U. Janet E. Salmons; Capella U. Claudine SchWeber; U. of Maryland U. College Claudia Verena Peus; Technische U. München Kuo Frank Yu; City U. of Hong Kong |
| Session # 279 10:00AM - 12:30PM Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115AB | Connecting Inner Transformation as a Leader to Corporate and Societal Change: The Power of Words According to Otto Scharmer (Forthcoming), “In most systems today, we face a situation where we collectively create results that nobody wants. We create environmental destruction. We create inequity. We create less and less happiness and well-being in spite of more and more GDP per person.” This PDW highlights how shifting the inner place from which you operate, so you connect to the sources of your own self, your own humanity, your own energy, your own creativity, is key to transformative change. This can enable leaders to reframe difficult issues, develop creative strategies, and shift the environment in the workplace. We focus particularly on the power of words in this global process: how we speak and listen and hear one another, regardless of cultural, political, and religious divides, will impact whether we can envision and implement the kinds of changes we feel are needed. The panelists are internationally-respected leaders, educators, and consultants who have cultivated awareness personally for years, led or facilitated systemic change, and trained leaders to do so. They will discuss the interdependence of contemplative practices and societal action in the context of moving beyond collective paralysis to putting people and the planet first. Breakouts will allow everyone to participate actively. Among our questions are: “How does my quality of attention and connection with people impact how I perceive key strategic decisions?” and “How can we bring about the creation of new containers for conversation that bridge the divides?” Subhanu Saxena; CIPLA Otto Scharmer; MIT Sloan Peter M. Senge; Society of Organizational Learning Susan Skjei; Naropa U. Kathryn Goldman Schuyler; Alliant International U. Kuo Frank Yu; City U. of Hong Kong Fedor Ovchinnikov; Center for Evolutionary Leadership |
| Session # 332 10:00AM - 12:30PM Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115AB | Professional Doctorate Programs: Sharing Success Stories and Secrets
The term Professional Doctorate refers to doctoral-level degrees with a focus on applied research, or research that is directly useful for professional purposes. For many years, professional doctorates have been awarded in certain fields where scholarly research is closely aligned with a particular profession, such as law, medicine, or psychology. In response to the need for further education of business executives and management professionals beyond the M.B.A., professional doctorates in business and management have emerged. This type of professional doctorate (PD) is a terminal degrees with some similarities to a PhD in management. However, PD programs tend to attract business professionals who seek to refine their knowledge, skills and abilities. This PDW brings together the developers and/or directors from some of the earliest and most successful PD programs in the world. The purpose of this PDW is to share key information about these pioneering programs, to identify their key success factors, and to highlight the key challenges that they have faced (and overcome) or are currently facing. The format of this workshop is designed to stimulate questions from the audience and general discussion. Maris G. Martinsons; City U. Of Hong Kong / Pacific Rim Institute for Studies of Management Lisa Anderson; U. of Liverpool Louise Kelly; Alliant International U. Kalle Lyytinen; Case Western Reserve U. Muammer Ozer; City U. of Hong Kong |
| Session # 424 2:15PM - 5:15PM Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113B | DBAs Critical Success Factors : Spanning Research and Practice
This interdisciplinary PDW is an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and recommendations about exemplary DBAs (Doctor of Business Administration). These programs have been designed to bridge the worlds of scholars and practioners. They play a critical role in bridging this divide by stimulating co-creation of knowledge among practitioners and academics. Our aim in this PDW is to explore best practices for launching and sustaining these programs, and how they are developing internationally. The PDW will provide a platform for shared sensemaking on how universities with these programs manage the tensions, opportunities and challenges inherent in their successful implementation. It will also inform universities that do not have DBAs to understand the role and potential for such programs. The PDW will discuss ways of facilitating engaged scholarship (Van de Ven and Johnson 2006), creating "boundary spanners" (Bartunek, 2007), contributing rigorous and relevant research consistent with Pasteur's quadrant (Tushman and O'Reilly (2007), and increasing collaboration between practitioners and researchers, therefore increasing the impact academy may have on practice. Emmanuel Monod; Shanghai JiaoTong U. Louise Kelly; Alliant International U. Michellana Jester; MIT Sloan David Schuff; Temple U. Tom Mierzwa; U. of Maryland U. College Nadine Tournois; IAE U. de Nice Ismael Plascencia; U. Autónoma de. Baja California Patrick Tabchoury; U. of Balamand Karim J. Nasr; U. of Balamand Michel Peron; ISEOR Magellan / IAE Lyon / U. Jean Moulin TL Hill; Fox School of Business, Temple U. Andry Rasolofoarisoa; U. Jean Moulin Lyon III Henri Savall; U. Jean Moulin Lyon III |