Dear AOM Community:
We warmly invite you to our PDW this Saturday, July 31st, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT.Session link: https://2021.aom.org/meetings/virtual/YcZWkMZW6R2DbkYHw
Shaken to the core by lingering social injustice that continues to permeate into all social structures of society in a vastly interconnected world, this PDW aims to initiate a dialogue amongst management scholars and practitioners who hold a deep and sincere interest to help kindle a sense of mutual acceptance and respect in and outside of workplaces. The fact that social injustice remains such a major impediment in human interactions is a concerning trend, that should instigate profound self-investigation and spiritual exploration, resulting in enhanced consciousness that may lead to more effective results than the thus far widely implemented, yet consistently ineffective diversity training in workplaces. Some hard questions we will deliberate on are, A) What practices could we, as managers, or educators of managers apply in order to end the negative cycle? B) How can we best reach inside ourselves to conjure greater desire to do the right thing, and assist others in awakening to the awareness of interbeing? C) What should we discontinue, either in ourselves or in our behavior or practices, by way of reducing or eliminating divisiveness, suppression, or othering?
We look forward to seeing and engaging with you in this interactive meeting.
With anticipation and gratitude,
Joan Marques, Satinder Dhiman, Ian Mitroff, Ginger Grant, Sharda Nandram, and Benito Teehankee.
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Joan Marques
Professor
Woodbury University
Burbank CA
joan.marques@woodbury.edu------------------------------