Charlie Wankel, ever sensitive to our international members and friends, has
asked me to clarify to the list the track I'm chairing for the upcoming ICAM
meeting in Baton Rouge. I had indicated "OB Track Chair" beneath my
signature in the earlier note, however I probably should have spelled out
"Organizational Behavior" (OB) and also clarified in the content of that
message that it's the "Organizational Behavior Track" that I'm chairing. I
apologize for any misunderstanding that I may have caused, particularly for
our international members who may not be familiar with the acronym "OB" that
many of us take for granted. I truly had not even thought about it until
Charlie pointed this out.
But, having now clarified that it's the Organizational Behavior Track, I
also take a broad view of OB, particularly for an international conference.
I am far more concerned with the quality of the work itself than the extent
to which that work conforms to what we normally place within the narrow
boundary of OB. I'm not looking for papers just on motivation, job design,
leadership, or other exclusively OB topics. While those topics are fine, so
are boundary-spanning and interdisciplinary topics that draw from economics,
anthropology, political science, history, and literature. I'm looking for
challenging, insightful, and thought provoking papers, either empirical or
conceptual, that speak to a broad range of issues about human behavior at
work. Consequently, I'll be glad to consider just about anything for the OB
track that is well researched and well written and addresses some important
aspect of human behavior at work.
Finally, while I'm writing, I should also clarify that this is the 6th
Annual International Conference on Advances in Management (ICAM), and the
meeting will be held at the Baton Rouge Hilton, Baton Rouge, Louisianna,
from July 7-10, 1999.
Best,
Larry Pate
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1999 ICAM - Organizational Behavior Track Chair
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>Dear Raj (and others on the list),
>
>There is still some room on the program of the International Conference on
>Advances in Management (ICAM), to be held in Baton Rouge, Louisianna, in
>early July 1999. As one of the Track Chairs, I'd be happy to consider your
>paper(s) for presentation. That goes for others on the list too. I'd like
>to be able to add about 10 more papers to my track. Thanks.
>
>Best,
>
>
>Larry Pate
>University of Wisconsin-Madison
>1999 ICAM OB Track Chair
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>At 06:18 PM 3/3/99 +0000, you wrote:
>>Dear All,
>>
>>I have recently joined this mailing list but did not introduce myself to
>>the group first. So, apologies and a precis:
>>
>>Am currently an IS lecturer at Coventry University (in the UK). I am
>>completing a PhD in Organisational Culture and MIS. My current research
>>has spawned a few papers:
>>
>>(1) a conceptual model for MIS implementation in small business (SMEs)
>>(2) a case-study based on the implementation approach (with ethnographic
>>vignettes)
>>(3) a literature review of organisational culture and IT
>>(4) access and the role of ethics when undergoing ethnographic immersion
>>
>>I am therefore interested in submitting one or more of these
>>papers/articles. If anyone should now of a suitable outlet, I trust that
>>you will let me know.
>>
>>Kind Regards.
>>
>>Raj Bali
>>==============
>>
>>Raj Bali
>>MIS
>>Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry. W-Mids CV1 5FP
>>Tel: +44(0)1203 838901
>>email:
r.bali@cov.ac.uk
>>
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