**Apologies for Cross Postings**

For anyone interested in research on business, organizations and poverty alleviation - please join us for an engaging professional development workshop at the <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename> meeting in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Montreal</st1:place></st1:city> on Friday August 6th at 8:00 a.m. Pre-registration not required and all are welcome.

Navigating the Tensions in Poverty Alleviation Research:

Scholarly Rigor vs. Practical Relevance

<st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Montreal</st1:city></st1:place>, August 2010

Submission # 11771

Primary Sponsor: SIM

Co-Sponsors: ONE, PNP, IM, ENT, BPS, ITC & CAR

Friday, Aug 6, 8:00-11:00 a.m. in the <st1:placename w:st="on">Mackenzie</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Room</st1:placename> at The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Fairmont Queen</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Elizabeth</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Hotel</st1:placename></st1:place>

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Abstract

This PDW will provide a highly interactive forum for PhD students and established scholars from different divisions passionate about the role of business in poverty alleviation. Participants will be able to develop new networks, refine their research ideas with some of the key scholars in the field, share guidance on career paths, and explore issues related to the AOM theme Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion. The overarching goal of this PDW is to strengthen the nascent network of management researchers that share an interest in poverty alleviation and discuss scholars' conflicts between the essential need for scholarly rigor and the overarching desire for practical relevance.

This PDW builds on the success of the 2008 & 2009 PDWs on poverty alleviation which were attended by over 110 senior scholars and PhD students from universities worldwide.  The workshop will open with participant introductions, followed by a structured speed networking exercise that will allow all participants to interact and share highlights of their interests. Small-group round table discussions will follow where PhDs will be grouped with senior academics according to common research interests. Discussion questions will include: scholarly rigor vs. practical relevance, current research directions, opportunities and challenges, theory building, and dissertation development in this area. The PDW will conclude with a panel of four academics offering guidance on incorporating scholarly rigor and practical relevance into research on poverty alleviation, and the career challenges new scholars face such as publishing in top journals, developing research networks and framing research for the job market.

Small Group Round Table Themes and their Facilitators

Crafting a Research Stream in Business and Poverty Alleviation Work

Lisa Jones Christensen, <st1:placename w:st="on">Kenan-Flagler</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">North Carolina</st1:placename></st1:place>

Social Intermediation in Base of the Pyramid Markets

Geoff Kistruck, <st1:placename w:st="on">Fisher</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of Business, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Ohio</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>

Base of the Pyramid: Venture Development and Mutual Value Creation

Ted London, Senior Research Fellow, William Davidson Institute, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Michigan</st1:placename></st1:place>

Sustainable Innovation and Base of the Pyramid <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Enterprise</st1:city></st1:place> Development

Mark Milstein, Johnson <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Cornell</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>

Microfinance Action Research

Warner Woodworth, Marriott <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Brigham</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Young</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>

Social vs Traditional Entrepreneurship

Jill Kickul, Stern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">School of Business</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state></st1:place> University

Alliances and other Inter-Organizational Relationships at the Base of the Pyramid

Miguel Rivera-Santos, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Babson</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype></st1:place>