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AOM 2018 PDW: Institutional Voids: Refining Academic Tools for the Global Economy
Sponsor: International Management Division
Dear colleagues,
If you are interested in institutional approaches to management, entrepreneurship and international business, please consider joining our PDW on Institutional Voids next Friday.
The concept of institutional voids (IVs) has become a dominant framework for scholars seeking to characterize developing economies. However, it also has considerable limitations when used to describe and analyze non-Western business systems. Given the prominence of the concept in IB research, it is time to explicitly discuss what is often only implicit. The confirmed speakers for this PDW are leading experts in international business and management studies and represent institutions from a broad geographical range covering North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. We hope that the PDW will provide a platform for an interdisciplinary discussion that would help us to sharpen our theoretical tools, allowing for a truly scientific and value-neutral analysis of the global economy.
The PDW will take place on Friday 10th August, 2018 12:30pm-2:30pm at Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A.
Schedule:
Introduction (10 min)
Plenary 1 (45min) "Current developments and editorial perspectives"
Speakers:
Michael Carney (Concordia University, Canada)
Jonathan Doh (Villanova University, United States)
Douglas Fuller (Zhejiang University, China)
Geoff Kistruck (York University, Canada)
Jennifer Oetzel (American University, United States)
Suzana Rodrigues (FUMEC, Brazil)
Ayse Saka-Helmhout (Radboud University, Netherlands)
Interactive session (discussion of pre-selected papers, but open to all) (40 min)
Table 1: IVs and (E)MNE strategy (Michael Carney & Doug Fuller)
Table 2: IVs and social issues (Geoff Kistruck & Jennifer Oetzel)
Table 3: IVs and institutional theory/capabilities (Ayse Saka-Helmhout)
Table 4: IVs and non-market strategies (Jonathan Doh & Suzana Rodrigues)
Plenary 2 and conclusion (55min) "Taking Stock and Moving On"
Looking forward to seeing many of you there!
Gerhard Schnyder (Institute for International Management - Loughborough University London)
Luda Svystunova (Institute for International Management - Loughborough University London)
Rob Nason (Concordia University, Canada)
Joel Bothello (Concordia University, Canada)