Author: Tommaso Vitale Date: To: ML movimenti Bicocca Subject: [movimenti.bicocca] CfP - Effects of Social Movements on
Organizational Processes - EGOS Amsterdam 2008
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> CALL FOR PAPERS: EGOS 2008 (July 10-12, 2008)
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> Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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> Sub-theme 41: The Effects of Social Movements on Organizational
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> Due Date for Abstracts: January 13th 2008
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> Convenors:
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> Sarah A. Soule
> Cornell University, Ithaca (USA)
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> Frank den Hond
> Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
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> Frank G.A. de Bakker
> Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
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> Call for papers
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> One of the central forms that 'upsetting organizations' take is of
> stakeholders who demand change from corporations. Curiously, one of
> the most understudied kinds of stakeholder groups in organization
> studies are social movements. Social movements, both historically
> and contemporaneously, target organizations for a variety of
> reasons, ranging from dissatisfaction with corporate performance,
> to annoyance at price increases, to perceived wrong-doings of the
> corporation (including negligence and corruption), to anger at
> specific organizational policies. They are in the business of
> 'stirring up' business organizations. From an organizational
> perspective, this type of interaction has mainly been dealt with
> through stakeholder theory; from a social science perspective the
> focus has been on social movement studies. These streams of
> research have largely developed independently of each other, but
> have recently started to attract interest among scholars from both
> perspectives (e.g. Davis et al., 2005), as also witnessed by recent
> special issues of the Academy of Management Review (July 2007) and
> Business & Society (forthcoming
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> Over the past several years, there has been growing attention to
> questions of how organizational scholars can bring social movement
> theory and tools to bear on questions of organizational-level
> processes such as those described above. At the same time, there
> has been resurgence in interest by social movement scholars about
> how fundamental organizational processes underlie the emergence of
> social movements and mediate their impact on society. We propose to
> convene scholars from both social movement and organization studies
> in order to continue the dialogue between social movement and
> organizational theories. Our ultimate goal is to produce an edited
> volume focusing on the effects of social movements, as key
> stakeholders, on organizations.
> We seek to continue the dialogue between social movement and
> organizational studies by inviting papers that draw on both
> organizational and social movement theories that deal with the
> relationship between activist groups and corporations; we would
> prefer empirical papers but some theoretical contributions might
> also fit in. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to):
> the consequences of heterogeneity and dissent within the network of
> activist groups (cf. radical flank effect; Haines 1984);
> the choice of tactics (e.g., their sequential adoption, the
> relationship between collaboration and confrontation, and in
> relation to the issue of co-optation);
> the use and outcomes of shareholder activism and its role in the
> repertoire of tactics;
> the consequences of transnational social movement activity on the
> policies and practices of multinational enterprises, and the role
> of the state and public authorities therein;
> how social movements are able to draw public and media attention to
> alleged corporate misconduct and fraud;
> how social movements shape or create organizational fields, e.g.,
> in areas such as food and (counter-)culture;
> how ecological processes shown to affect for-profit organizations
> affect social movement organizations;
> the development, role and influence of counter-movements [cf.
> http://www.ngowatch.org/];
> the historical uniqueness of contemporary anti-corporate campaigns;
> the ways firms organize internally for coping with stakeholder
> influence.
> The above topics are intended as guidelines for potential
> submissions, not as limits. Papers from other angles, though linked
> to the overall theme, are also welcomed.
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> Please submit your abstracts (800 words) through the EGOS website
> by January 13, 2008. Guidelines for the submission of abstracts can
> be found athttp://www.egosnet.org/conferences/sub_guidelines.shtml.
> Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to
> contact any of the convenors.
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> This information can also be found at http://www.egosnet.org/ > conferences/collo24/sub_41.shtml.
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> Kind regards,
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> Frank de Bakker
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> Dr. ir. Frank G.A. de Bakker
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> Vrije Universiteit - Faculty of Social Sciences
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> Dept. of Public Administration & Organization
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> de Boelelaan 1081, 1081HV Amsterdam
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> the Netherlands
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> phone +31-20-5986912
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> fax +31-20-5986820
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> email: fga.de.bakker@???
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> URL http://home.fsw.vu.nl/fga.de.bakker >
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