Sub-Plenary 1-2

The Civic Lives of Cities: Global Perspectives
on Studying Cities and their Organizations

When:  Thursday, July 7, 2022, 16:00–17:30 CEST
Where: TC.0.02 and TC.1.02 ---> WU interactive campus map

This sub-plenary investigates organizational perfection and imperfection in studying the “civic life” of contemporary cities. We put our research on civil society in global cities around the world into conversation to better understand how organizations deal with the challenge of pursuing perfection in an imperfect world. We inquire about the challenges of organizing “perfectly” for beneficiaries and causes whose continued existence is proof of ongoing failures to enact real change.
 
The sub-plenary will showcase organizing for the greater good in the non-profit sectors of San Francisco, Vienna, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Sydney.

ORGANIZER:

Christof Brandtner

Assistant Professor
emlyon business school,
France


ORGANIZER:

Krystal Laryea

PhD scholar
Stanford University,
USA


ORGANIZER:

Hokyu Hwang

Associate Professor
UNSW Business School,
Australia


Panelist:

Winnie Jiang

Assistant Professor
INSEAD, Singapore


Panelist:

Danielle Logue

Associate Professor
University of Technology Sydney,
Australia


Panelist:

Florentine Maier

Senior Researcher
WU – Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

Panelist:

Woody Powell

Professor
Stanford University,
USA


Panelist:

Wenjuan Zheng

Assistant Professor
Hong Kong University
of Science and Technology