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Hello, folks.  Please see the announcement below for the 2015 Industry Studies Conference.  This has historically been a great intellectual exchange amongst scholars whose research is grounded in a rich, contextual understanding of data-generating processes in firms and workplaces.  As a result, there has always been a healthy contingent of folks interested in and writing about work- and employment-related phenomena, whether they be HR-, labor relations-, OB-, or strategy-oriented.

I am once again chairing the "Labor Markets, Organizations, & Employment Relations" research stream for the conference, so I would be glad to answer any questions that you might have.  As you will see, the submission deadline for a short abstract or a short proposal for a fully-organized panel is December 12^th, 2014.

I'm looking forward to reading some great abstracts!  Adam

____________________________________________________________________
Adam Seth Litwin | Associate Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations
Department of Labor Relations, Law, and History
ILR School, Cornell University 
Twitter: @ProfASLitwin | SSRN Author Page: ssrn.com/author=724509

CALL FOR PAPERS

2015 Industry Studies Conference

http://www.industrystudiesconference.org/

May 26- 29, 2015

Kansas City, Missouri-Kauffman Foundation Conference Center

We cordially invite submissions of individual papers and panels of papers for the 2015 Industry Studies Conference, to be held on May 26-May 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. The field of industry studies includes research on industries and non-profit activities as well as cross-industry analysis. It may also focus on the particular technologies, occupations, or subgroups within an industry or across industries. It draws on a wide range of academic disciplines and fields, including economics and other social sciences, management, operations research, engineering, labor markets and employment relations, and other related research and policy areas.

Industry studies research is grounded in observation of firms and workplaces and in a deep understanding of the markets, institutions, and technologies that shape the competitive environment. We welcome research of all disciplines that incorporates this approach. The Program Committee seeks papers and panels that would not typically be found in methodology-focused or single-discipline conferences, and is especially interested in attracting papers that are unique in their emphasis on observation and insight into a particular industry, or that consider how knowledge gained in studying one industry can provide insights into other industries.

The conference program will include organized panels and individual papers. We strongly encourage organized panel submissions, as we would like to increase these types of sessions on the program. In addition, the program will feature a pre-conference workshop for junior faculty, a plenary session, and an awards luncheon.

2015 Special Theme

Post-Crisis Recovery:  An Industry Studies Perspective

While the 2015 Industry Studies Conference is open to all papers and panels relevant to industry studies, we are particularly encouraging panels and presentations this year that look at this year's theme:  Post-Crisis Recovery:  An Industry Studies Perspective.

The 2008-2009 financial crisis was the most significant economic event faced by the advanced industrial world since the Great Depression.  The effects upon the industrial landscape were significant, and in particular, for the automotive, banking, and construction industries, enormous and devastating.  In addition to these notable casualties, the effects of the Great Recession were felt broadly throughout the economy, with high and protracted levels of unemployment, reductions in industrial output, and financial chaos visited upon many local communities. Now, more than five years out from the onset of the crisis, in what state do industries find themselves?  We seek papers that address this question through an industry studies lens. 

Topics of interest relevant to this theme include but are not limited to:

·         What changes have occurred since 2008 for industries, firms, and policy? 

·         Have industries returned to their former status or have they adapted, changed, or developed in new ways? 

·         What new strategies have emerged? On-shoring, continued off-shoring, or even re-shoring of manufacturing?

·         What have been the implications for shareholders, employees, unions, communities, and governments?

The Submission Process

Researchers may submit abstracts of up to 250 words for single papers. The Program Committee will assign accepted papers to sessions. In addition, we strongly encourage researchers to submit organized panels comprising multiple papers on a common theme (e.g., using one methodology across multiple industries, or multiple diverse approaches to a common problem in a single industry), particularly if it ties into the special theme for this year.  We particularly encourage panels that include or are entirely composed of practitioners to bolster the relevance of the conference to industry. The deadline for abstract and panel submissions will be December 12, 2014. We also encourage submissions of full papers by junior (untenured) faculty to the Rising Stars Best Paper Competition.

Please visit the conference website at www.industrystudiesconference.org to make your submission. Decisions for papers and panels will be made by mid-February.

A number of research streams are listed below relevant to industry studies. However, these streams are not meant to be exhaustive, and the committee also welcomes submissions in the "General Industry Studies" category. This would include industry-specific as well as cross-industry papers and panels. The program committee may shift papers and panels from the general industry studies stream to other more specific streams where appropriate.

Research streams:

·         Energy, Power, & Sustainability (Coordinator: Guy Holburn; gholburn@ivey.uwo.ca)

·         Globalization: Management & Policy Implications (Coordinator: Gerry McDermott; gerald.mcdermott@moore.sc.edu)

·         Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Coordinator: Jovan Grahovac; grahovac@illinois.edu)

·         Technology Management (Coordinator: Zoe Szajnfarber; zszajnfa@gwu.edu)

·         Labor Markets, Organizations, & Employment Relations (Coordinator: Adam Seth Litwin; aslitwin@cornell.edu )

·         Supply Networks, Operations & Engineering Management (Coordinator: Benn Lawson; b.lawson@jbs.cam.ac.uk )

·         General Industry Studies (Coordinators: Ann Frost & Jane Davies; afrost@ivey.uwo.ca and j.davies@jbs.cam.ac.uk)

The conference is open to all researchers. A discounted conference registration fee will be charged to members of the Industry Studies Association (to become a member, please visit www.industrystudies.org).

The conference web site will be updated regularly as more information about the conference becomes available. Please feel free to contact the Conference Program Leadership below with related questions.

2015 Industry Studies Conference Program Committee

Ann Frost, Western University (program chair) <afrost@ivey.uwo.ca>

Jane Davies, Cambridge University (program co-chair) <j.davies@jbs.cam.ac.uk>

Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University (program co-chair)<eshittu@gwu.edu>

Guy Holburn, Western University, <gholburn@ivey.uwo.ca>

Gerry McDermott, University of South Carolina, <gerald.mcdermott@moore.sc.edu>

Jovan Grahovac, University of Illinois, <grahovac@illinois.edu>

Zoe Szajnfarber, George Washington University, <zszajnfa@gwu.edu>

Adam Seth Litwin, Cornell University, <aslitwin@cornell.edu>

Benn Lawson, Cambridge University, <b.lawson@jbs.cam.ac.uk>

Hello, folks.  Please see the announcement below for the 2015 Industry Studies Conference.  This has historically been a great intellectual exchange amongst scholars whose research is grounded in a rich, contextual understanding of data-generating processes in firms and workplaces.  As a result, there has always been a healthy contingent of folks interested in and writing about work- and employment-related phenomena, whether they be HR-, labor relations-, OB-, or strategy-oriented.

I am once again chairing the "Labor Markets, Organizations, & Employment Relations" research stream for the conference, so I would be glad to answer any questions that you might have.  As you will see, the submission deadline for a short abstract or a short proposal for a fully-organized panel is December 12^th, 2014.

I'm looking forward to reading some great abstracts!  Adam

____________________________________________________________________
Adam Seth Litwin | Associate Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations
Department of Labor Relations, Law, and History
ILR School, Cornell University 
Twitter: @ProfASLitwin | SSRN Author Page: ssrn.com/author=724509

CALL FOR PAPERS

2015 Industry Studies Conference

http://www.industrystudiesconference.org/

May 26- 29, 2015

Kansas City, Missouri-Kauffman Foundation Conference Center

We cordially invite submissions of individual papers and panels of papers for the 2015 Industry Studies Conference, to be held on May 26-May 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. The field of industry studies includes research on industries and non-profit activities as well as cross-industry analysis. It may also focus on the particular technologies, occupations, or subgroups within an industry or across industries. It draws on a wide range of academic disciplines and fields, including economics and other social sciences, management, operations research, engineering, labor markets and employment relations, and other related research and policy areas.

Industry studies research is grounded in observation of firms and workplaces and in a deep understanding of the markets, institutions, and technologies that shape the competitive environment. We welcome research of all disciplines that incorporates this approach. The Program Committee seeks papers and panels that would not typically be found in methodology-focused or single-discipline conferences, and is especially interested in attracting papers that are unique in their emphasis on observation and insight into a particular industry, or that consider how knowledge gained in studying one industry can provide insights into other industries.

The conference program will include organized panels and individual papers. We strongly encourage organized panel submissions, as we would like to increase these types of sessions on the program. In addition, the program will feature a pre-conference workshop for junior faculty, a plenary session, and an awards luncheon.

2015 Special Theme

Post-Crisis Recovery:  An Industry Studies Perspective

While the 2015 Industry Studies Conference is open to all papers and panels relevant to industry studies, we are particularly encouraging panels and presentations this year that look at this year's theme:  Post-Crisis Recovery:  An Industry Studies Perspective.

The 2008-2009 financial crisis was the most significant economic event faced by the advanced industrial world since the Great Depression.  The effects upon the industrial landscape were significant, and in particular, for the automotive, banking, and construction industries, enormous and devastating.  In addition to these notable casualties, the effects of the Great Recession were felt broadly throughout the economy, with high and protracted levels of unemployment, reductions in industrial output, and financial chaos visited upon many local communities. Now, more than five years out from the onset of the crisis, in what state do industries find themselves?  We seek papers that address this question through an industry studies lens. 

Topics of interest relevant to this theme include but are not limited to:

·         What changes have occurred since 2008 for industries, firms, and policy? 

·         Have industries returned to their former status or have they adapted, changed, or developed in new ways? 

·         What new strategies have emerged? On-shoring, continued off-shoring, or even re-shoring of manufacturing?

·         What have been the implications for shareholders, employees, unions, communities, and governments?

The Submission Process

Researchers may submit abstracts of up to 250 words for single papers. The Program Committee will assign accepted papers to sessions. In addition, we strongly encourage researchers to submit organized panels comprising multiple papers on a common theme (e.g., using one methodology across multiple industries, or multiple diverse approaches to a common problem in a single industry), particularly if it ties into the special theme for this year.  We particularly encourage panels that include or are entirely composed of practitioners to bolster the relevance of the conference to industry. The deadline for abstract and panel submissions will be December 12, 2014. We also encourage submissions of full papers by junior (untenured) faculty to the Rising Stars Best Paper Competition.

Please visit the conference website at www.industrystudiesconference.org to make your submission. Decisions for papers and panels will be made by mid-February.

A number of research streams are listed below relevant to industry studies. However, these streams are not meant to be exhaustive, and the committee also welcomes submissions in the "General Industry Studies" category. This would include industry-specific as well as cross-industry papers and panels. The program committee may shift papers and panels from the general industry studies stream to other more specific streams where appropriate.

Research streams:

·         Energy, Power, & Sustainability (Coordinator: Guy Holburn; gholburn@ivey.uwo.ca)

·         Globalization: Management & Policy Implications (Coordinator: Gerry McDermott; gerald.mcdermott@moore.sc.edu)

·         Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Coordinator: Jovan Grahovac; grahovac@illinois.edu)

·         Technology Management (Coordinator: Zoe Szajnfarber; zszajnfa@gwu.edu)

·         Labor Markets, Organizations, & Employment Relations (Coordinator: Adam Seth Litwin; aslitwin@cornell.edu )

·         Supply Networks, Operations & Engineering Management (Coordinator: Benn Lawson; b.lawson@jbs.cam.ac.uk )

·         General Industry Studies (Coordinators: Ann Frost & Jane Davies; afrost@ivey.uwo.ca and j.davies@jbs.cam.ac.uk)

The conference is open to all researchers. A discounted conference registration fee will be charged to members of the Industry Studies Association (to become a member, please visit www.industrystudies.org).

The conference web site will be updated regularly as more information about the conference becomes available. Please feel free to contact the Conference Program Leadership below with related questions.

2015 Industry Studies Conference Program Committee

Ann Frost, Western University (program chair) <afrost@ivey.uwo.ca>

Jane Davies, Cambridge University (program co-chair) <j.davies@jbs.cam.ac.uk>

Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University (program co-chair)<eshittu@gwu.edu>

Guy Holburn, Western University, <gholburn@ivey.uwo.ca>

Gerry McDermott, University of South Carolina, <gerald.mcdermott@moore.sc.edu>

Jovan Grahovac, University of Illinois, <grahovac@illinois.edu>

Zoe Szajnfarber, George Washington University, <zszajnfa@gwu.edu>

Adam Seth Litwin, Cornell University, <aslitwin@cornell.edu>

Benn Lawson, Cambridge University, <b.lawson@jbs.cam.ac.uk>

Please note the deadline is this Friday!

Hello, folks.  Please see the announcement below for the 2015 Industry Studies Conference.  This has historically been a great intellectual exchange amongst scholars whose research is grounded in a rich, contextual understanding of data-generating processes in firms and workplaces.  As a result, there has always been a healthy contingent of folks interested in and writing about work- and employment-related phenomena, whether they be HR-, labor relations-, OB-, or strategy-oriented.

I am once again chairing the "Labor Markets, Organizations, & Employment Relations" research stream for the conference, so I would be glad to answer any questions that you might have.  As you will see, the submission deadline for a short abstract or a short proposal for a fully-organized panel is December 12^th, 2014.

I'm looking forward to reading some great abstracts!  Adam

____________________________________________________________________
Adam Seth Litwin | Associate Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations
Department of Labor Relations, Law, and History
ILR School, Cornell University 
Twitter: @ProfASLitwin | SSRN Author Page: ssrn.com/author=724509

CALL FOR PAPERS

2015 Industry Studies Conference

http://www.industrystudiesconference.org/

May 26- 29, 2015

Kansas City, Missouri-Kauffman Foundation Conference Center

We cordially invite submissions of individual papers and panels of papers for the 2015 Industry Studies Conference, to be held on May 26-May 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. The field of industry studies includes research on industries and non-profit activities as well as cross-industry analysis. It may also focus on the particular technologies, occupations, or subgroups within an industry or across industries. It draws on a wide range of academic disciplines and fields, including economics and other social sciences, management, operations research, engineering, labor markets and employment relations, and other related research and policy areas.

Industry studies research is grounded in observation of firms and workplaces and in a deep understanding of the markets, institutions, and technologies that shape the competitive environment. We welcome research of all disciplines that incorporates this approach. The Program Committee seeks papers and panels that would not typically be found in methodology-focused or single-discipline conferences, and is especially interested in attracting papers that are unique in their emphasis on observation and insight into a particular industry, or that consider how knowledge gained in studying one industry can provide insights into other industries.

The conference program will include organized panels and individual papers. We strongly encourage organized panel submissions, as we would like to increase these types of sessions on the program. In addition, the program will feature a pre-conference workshop for junior faculty, a plenary session, and an awards luncheon.

2015 Special Theme

Post-Crisis Recovery:  An Industry Studies Perspective

While the 2015 Industry Studies Conference is open to all papers and panels relevant to industry studies, we are particularly encouraging panels and presentations this year that look at this year's theme:  Post-Crisis Recovery:  An Industry Studies Perspective.

The 2008-2009 financial crisis was the most significant economic event faced by the advanced industrial world since the Great Depression.  The effects upon the industrial landscape were significant, and in particular, for the automotive, banking, and construction industries, enormous and devastating.  In addition to these notable casualties, the effects of the Great Recession were felt broadly throughout the economy, with high and protracted levels of unemployment, reductions in industrial output, and financial chaos visited upon many local communities. Now, more than five years out from the onset of the crisis, in what state do industries find themselves?  We seek papers that address this question through an industry studies lens. 

Topics of interest relevant to this theme include but are not limited to:

·         What changes have occurred since 2008 for industries, firms, and policy? 

·         Have industries returned to their former status or have they adapted, changed, or developed in new ways? 

·         What new strategies have emerged? On-shoring, continued off-shoring, or even re-shoring of manufacturing?

·         What have been the implications for shareholders, employees, unions, communities, and governments?

The Submission Process

Researchers may submit abstracts of up to 250 words for single papers. The Program Committee will assign accepted papers to sessions. In addition, we strongly encourage researchers to submit organized panels comprising multiple papers on a common theme (e.g., using one methodology across multiple industries, or multiple diverse approaches to a common problem in a single industry), particularly if it ties into the special theme for this year.  We particularly encourage panels that include or are entirely composed of practitioners to bolster the relevance of the conference to industry. The deadline for abstract and panel submissions will be December 12, 2014. We also encourage submissions of full papers by junior (untenured) faculty to the Rising Stars Best Paper Competition.

Please visit the conference website at www.industrystudiesconference.org to make your submission. Decisions for papers and panels will be made by mid-February.

A number of research streams are listed below relevant to industry studies. However, these streams are not meant to be exhaustive, and the committee also welcomes submissions in the "General Industry Studies" category. This would include industry-specific as well as cross-industry papers and panels. The program committee may shift papers and panels from the general industry studies stream to other more specific streams where appropriate.

Research streams:

·         Energy, Power, & Sustainability (Coordinator: Guy Holburn; gholburn@ivey.uwo.ca)

·         Globalization: Management & Policy Implications (Coordinator: Gerry McDermott; gerald.mcdermott@moore.sc.edu)

·         Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Coordinator: Jovan Grahovac; grahovac@illinois.edu)

·         Technology Management (Coordinator: Zoe Szajnfarber; zszajnfa@gwu.edu)

·         Labor Markets, Organizations, & Employment Relations (Coordinator: Adam Seth Litwin; aslitwin@cornell.edu )

·         Supply Networks, Operations & Engineering Management (Coordinator: Benn Lawson; b.lawson@jbs.cam.ac.uk )

·         General Industry Studies (Coordinators: Ann Frost & Jane Davies; afrost@ivey.uwo.ca and j.davies@jbs.cam.ac.uk)

The conference is open to all researchers. A discounted conference registration fee will be charged to members of the Industry Studies Association (to become a member, please visit www.industrystudies.org).

The conference web site will be updated regularly as more information about the conference becomes available. Please feel free to contact the Conference Program Leadership below with related questions.

2015 Industry Studies Conference Program Committee

Ann Frost, Western University (program chair) <afrost@ivey.uwo.ca>

Jane Davies, Cambridge University (program co-chair) <j.davies@jbs.cam.ac.uk>

Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University (program co-chair)<eshittu@gwu.edu>

Guy Holburn, Western University, <gholburn@ivey.uwo.ca>

Gerry McDermott, University of South Carolina, <gerald.mcdermott@moore.sc.edu>

Jovan Grahovac, University of Illinois, <grahovac@illinois.edu>

Zoe Szajnfarber, George Washington University, <zszajnfa@gwu.edu>

Adam Seth Litwin, Cornell University, <aslitwin@cornell.edu>

Benn Lawson, Cambridge University, <b.lawson@jbs.cam.ac.uk>