Open sub-theme:
From ballroom dance to improvisation: complementary dances in organization studies

Convenors:

EGOS Vienna 2007 offers a wide range of sub-themes that provide organization researchers with many arenas to present their works. However, no matter how many tracks are offered, some researchers must always find that the menu of sub-themes fails to address their particular approach, theme or topic and that their motivation and access to the EGOS colloquium is constrained by this. The organizers want to take into account that innovative studies related to the general theme of the conference may not fit very well into the suggested tracks, and will provide therefore an open track that welcomes abstracts from researchers whose work falls outside the announced tracks. Abstracts redirected for selection in the open track are subjected to a competitive review process.

About the convenors

Stefan Güldenberg is Associate Professor at the Institute of Strategic Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. He studied Business Mathematics at the University of Ulm, earned his Doctorate in Business Administration and Social Sciences from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, and received his venia legendi for Business Administration in 2006. Before that, he was a Schumpeter Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. His current research focuses on Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning, Strategy, Leadership and System Dynamics.

Chris Carter, received his PhD in 2001 from Aston Business School. Currently Chris is Professor and Co-Director of Research at the University of St.Andrews, Scotland. His research interests span the disciplinary areas of Critical Accounting and Organization Studies. He is currently working on the management of cities; changes in professions; and a critique of strategy as practice.

Werner H. Hoffmann, is the founder and CEO of Contrast Management Consulting (since 1991) and director of the Austrian Controller-Institute (since 1988). He is also Associate Professor for strategic management and management control at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. Werner has published numerous articles on strategic management, (inter-)organizational networks, management control and management consulting. He has been the management consultant and advisor for senior executives in numerous renowned Austrian and international companies, especially in the field of strategic management and the development and implementation of planning and control systems.

Martin Kornberger, received his PhD in 2002 from the University of Vienna. Currently Martin has a joint appointment as Senior Lecturer in the School of Management and the School of Design at the University of Technology, Sydney. Martin is also a Lecturer at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. His research interests are organizational practices and how they constitute different phenomena including ethics, identity and strategy. Martin’s work has been published in Organization Studies, Organization, Sociological Review, British Journal of Management and others. He is also co-author of the management textbook “Managing and Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice” with Stewart Clegg and Tyrone Pitsis (second edition forthcoming September 2007).

Alan McKinlay, received his PhD in 1985 from the University of Oxford. Currently Alan is Professor and Deputy Head of School at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. His research interests are varied and include studies of public executions in 19th century Scotland, Foucault, labour history and industrial relations. Alan's work has been published in Organization Studies, Organization, Human Relations, Sociology, the British Journal of Industrial Relations and others.