The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Relational Coordination Collaborative

RCC at the Academy of Management 2024

RC at Academy of Management Logo

August 9-13, 2024 in Chicago, IL

Events to share with the Relational Coordination Collaborative? Send to relationalcoord@brandeis.edu.

Academy of Managment 2024

Friday, August 9

Bridging the Gap: Aligning Academic Insights with Practical Excellence in Organizational Change

Time: Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Organizer: Gediminas Baublys, Vilnius U.
Panelist: Clifford Oswick, City U. London
Panelist: David Bright, Wright State U.
Panelist: David Coghlan, U. of Dublin, Trinity College
Panelist: David Jamieson, Jamieson Consulting Group, Inc
Panelist: Patrice Elizabeth Rosenthal, Fielding Graduate U.
Panelist: Ronald Fry, Case Western Reserve U.
Panelist: Greg Voeller, Association of Change Management Professionals
Sponsoring Division: Organization Development and Change

Informal Gathering of the Relational Coordination Collaborative

Time and Location:  6:00-7:30 pm

Brews & Bites Riverwalk
201 - 231 W Riverwalk
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(612) 325-6794
info@brewsnbites.us

Stop by and say hello!

Hosted by: Kartik Trivedi (University of New Hampshire), Wale Olaleye (Deloitte), Jody Hoffer Gittell (Brandeis University), Lauren Hajjar (Suffolk University) and Sijia Wei (Northwestern University)

Brews and Bites

Saturday, August 10

Innovating the Future of Relational Analytics: Bridging Relational Coordination and Social Networks

Time and Location:  Saturday, 8:00 - 9:30 am, Swissotel Chicago  - Vevey 2

Organizer: Scott Soltis, U. of Kentucky
Organizer: Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis U.
Presenter: Anindita Roy Bannya, UNSW Sydney
Panelist: Kristin Cullen-Lester, U. of Mississippi
Panelist: Theresa M. Floyd, U. of Montana
Panelist: Michaela Kerrissey, Harvard U.
Panelist: Ajay Mehra, U. of Kentucky
Panelist: Stephen M. Shortell, U. of California, Berkeley
Panelist: Sijia Wei, Northwestern U.
Sponsoring Divisions: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior, Health Care Management, Research Methods

Seeing the Whole Together: Relational Mapping for Theory, Research and Practice

Time and Location: Saturday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, Marriott Chicago Downtown - Magnificent Mile in Salon C

Participant: Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis U.
Participant: John Paul Stephens, Case Western Reserve U.
Participant: Lauren Hajjar, Suffolk U.
Participant: Olawale Olaleye, Brandeis U.
Sponsoring Divisions: Organization Development and Change, Organization Management Theory, Health Care Management

Introduction to Social Network Analysis

Time:  Saturday, 4:45 pm - 7:15 pm, Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park in Regent Room

Organizer: Prasad Balkundi, U. at Buffalo, The State U. of New York
Organizer: Daniel S. Halgin, U. of Kentucky
Presenter: Raina A. Brands, UCL School of Management
Presenter: Richard DeJordy, Rochester Institute of Technology
Presenter: Yong Kim, Texas A&M U.
Presenter: Evelyn Ying Zhang, Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore  

 Sunday, August 11

Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM Presented by the Center for Positive Organizations

Time and Location: Sunday, 7:30 - 9:30 am, Sheraton Grand Chicago - Chicago Ballroom VIII & IX

This breakfast experience organized by the Center for Positive Organizations gathers together the community of scholars applying the concepts and theories in the field of Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) in their research. Please, join us for the POS gathering to build community, connect with research collaborators, learn about new developments in the field, and generate energy about the possibilities created by using the POS lens.

Purpose-Driven Strategic Renewal, Open Innovation & Generative Change: Models, Governance, Practice

Time: Sunday, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Marriott Chicago Downtown - Magnificent Mile in Northwestern

Panelist: Michael L. Tushman, Harvard U.
Panelist: Henk W. Volberda, Amsterdam Business School, U. of Amsterdam
Panelist: Alberto Di Minin, National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC)
Panelist: Gervase R. Bushe, Beedie School of Business Simon Fraser U.
Session Chair: Albena Björck, ZHAW School of Management and Law
Session Chair: Johanna E. Pregmark, Chalmers U. of Technology
Organizer: Gianluca Gionfriddo, Institute of Management, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Organizer: Tobias Fredberg, Chalmers U. of Technology
Sponsoring Division: Organization Development and Change

Scholarly Foundations of Organization Development and Change

Time: Sunday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Marriott Chicago Downtown - Magnificent Mile in Armitage

Organizer: Danny Van Montfort, Nyenrode Business U.
Organizer: David Bright, Wright State U.
Organizer: Ignacio Pavez, Pontificia U. Católica de Chile
Organizer: Melanie De Ruiter, Nyenrode Business U.
Organizer: Steven H. Cady, Bowling Green State U.
Sponsoring Division: Organization Development and Change

Positive Relationships at Work Microcommunity Gathering

Time and Location: Sunday, 2:00-4:00 pm, Brews and Bites, 201 - 231 W Riverwalk

Brews and Bites is on the south side of the river directly across from the Merchandise Mart. There are beautiful views with covered seating to make both rain and shine comfortable! This is a come-and-go as your schedule permits type of gathering, so the hours are not hard and fast. In other words, even if you can’t make it until 3 or 3:30 pm, please come join us! We should note that we are a non-funded event, so purchases of drinks and food are encouraged at your own discretion.

Sponsor:  Positive Relationships at Work Microcommunity

Relating Across Differences: Tools for Repairing Breakdowns in Interpersonal Understanding

Time and Location: Sunday, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Chicago - Horner
Organizer: Niranjan Srinivasan Janardhanan, London School of Economics
Organizer: Natalie Longmire, Tulane U.
Discussant: Tracy Dumas, Ohio State U.
Participant: Natalie Longmire, Tulane U.
Presenter: Niranjan Srinivasan Janardhanan, London School of Economics
Presenter: Andrea Dittmann, U. of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Participant: Kyle Dobson, U. of Virginia
Participant: David Yeager, The U. of Texas at Austin
Presenter: Michal Lehmann, Carnegie Mellon U. - Tepper School of Business
Participant: Shir Genzer, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem
Participant: Nur Kassem, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem
Participant: Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Hope College
Participant: Anat Perry, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem
Presenter: Jennifer Wiseman, U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business
Participant: Jared Mitchell Poole, U. of Massachusetts, Boston
Participant: Amelia Stillwell, U. of Utah
Presenter: Yingli Deng, Durham U. Business School
Participant: Hooria Jazaieri, Santa Clara U.
Participant: Cynthia S. Wang, Northwestern Kellogg School of Management
Participant: Jennifer Ann Whitson, U. of California, Los Angeles
Sponsoring Division: DEI, Managing Organization Change, Organizational Behavior

R2: Amplifying Rigor and Relevance to Address Today’s Grand Challenges 

Time and Location:  Sunday, 2:00-3:45, Marriott Downtown, Addison – 4th Floor

Chairs:  Jill Paine (IE Business School) and Richard Stackman (University of San Francisco)

  • Sustainability (Judith Walls)
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (Bobbi Thomason)
  • The Future of Work and Well-being (Jean Bartunek)
  • Healthcare (Jody Hoffer Gittell)
  • The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Work (Natalia Levina)

Sponsoring Division:  Organization Development and Change

Rigor-Relevance Award and Reception: In Conversation with Jane Dutton and Kathleen Eisenhardt

Time and Location: Sunday, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, Marriott Chicago Downtown - Magnificent Mile in Addison, followed by reception 5:30-6:30 pm

Program Chair: Michael Jarrett, INSEAD
Organizer: Quy Nguyen Huy, INSEAD
This event brings together eminent scholars who share their experiences in the pursuit of both rigor and relevance in their research, followed by a reception!
Sponsoring Division: Organization Development and Change

Monday, August 12

The Stakeholder Value Creation and Appropriation Model: A New Tool for Addressing Grand Challenges?

Time and Location: Monday, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Sheraton Grand Chicago - Ontario

Panelist: Marvin B Lieberman, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Panelist: Sophie Catherine Bacq, International Institute for Management Development Panelist: Marco Testoni, Miami Herbert Business School
Panelist: Philipp Kern, Loughborough U.
Organizer: Philipp Kern, Loughborough U.
Moderator: Gerhard Schnyder, Loughborough U.
Sponsoring Division: Strategic Management

Navigating Paradox: Exploring Contradictions in Organizational Change

Time and Location: Monday, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, Marriott Chicago Downtown - Magnificent Mile in Great America 1

Session Moderator: Jean M. Bartunek, Boston College

Sponsoring Division: Organization Development and Change

Tackling Emerging Design Challenges: Breaking New Ground in Organization Design Theory

Time and Location: Monday, 3:00 - 4:30 am, Sheraton Grand Chicago - Missouri

Organizer: John Joseph, U. of California, Irvine
Organizer: Metin Sengul, Boston College
Discussant: Todd Zenger, U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business
Panelist: Felipe Csaszar, U. of Michigan
Panelist: Claudine Madras Gartenberg, The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania
Panelist: Ozgecan Kocak, Emory U., Goizueta Business School
Panelist: Tobias Kretschmer, LMU Munich

Sponsoring Divisions: Organization Development and Change, Strategic Management. Organization and Management Theory

Organization Development and Change Distinguished Scholar - Denise Rousseau

Time and Location: Monday, 5:00 - 6:00 pm, Marriott Chicago Downtown - Magnificent Mile in Clark

Division Chair: Richard W. Stackman, U. of San Francisco
Program Chair: Michael Jarrett, INSEAD
Distinguished Speaker: Denise M. Rousseau, Carnegie Mellon U.

Sponsoring Division: Organization Development and Change

Organization Development and Change Social

Time and Location: Monday, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Marriott Chicago Downtown - Magnificent Mile in Armitage

Sponsoring Division: Organization Development and Change

Tuesday, August 13

Time and Location: Tuesday, 9:00-9:50 am, Starbucks Coffee Reserve Roastery - 646 Michigan Ave. (Room: Michigan Avenue Cocktail Bar)

  • During the social hour, the winners of the 2024 SNS Awards will be announced
  • For more info or to get on the email list, contact Stefano Tasselli <s.tasselli@exeter.ac.uk>

 Sponsor: Social Network Society, Organizational Behavior Division