Sub-theme 48: Social-Symbolic Work: Aspirations, Efforts and Struggles
Convenors:
Thomas B. Lawrence, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Nelson Phillips, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Stephanie Creary, Cornell University, USA
Session I: Thursday, July 06, 11:00 to 12:30, M A127 (1st floor)
Welcome and Introduction to Social-Symbolic Work
Chair: Thomas B. Lawrence, Nelson Phillips & Stephanie J. Creary
Harald Askeland
Institutional leadership and social-symbolic work: Intentional work to institutionalize purpose, values and identity in a
faith-based organization?
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Courtney L. McCluney
Session II: Thursday, July 06, 14:00 to 15:30, M A127 (1st floor)
Meaning, Passion, and People
Chair: Stephanie J. Creary
Courtney L. McCluney
Becoming clergy: Black women’s social-symbolic work of authentic expression
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Benedikte Brincker and Ida Jørgensen
Benedikte Brincker
Social symbolic work in context. Promoting regional development through 'the good organisation'
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Carrie Oelberger
Carrie Oelberger
There’s more to life than (meaningful) work: How the desire for intimate relationships influences career decisions through
the meaning prediction process
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Xavier Philippe, Véronique Steyer and Sébastien Picard
Session III: Friday, July 07, 09:00 to 10:30, M A127 (1st floor)
Spooky Work – Secrets, Stigma, and Rehabilitation
Chair: Nelson Phillips
Xavier Philippe, Véronique Steyer and Sébastien Picard
Clandestine legitimacy work: When the real reshapes the rules. The case of the World Equestrian Games
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Maik Günther and George Ferns
Maik Günther and George Ferns
Stigma work in action: The case of the global fossil fuel divestment movement
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Valeria Cavotta, Nelson Phillips, Thomas B. Lawrence and Elena Dalpiaz
Valeria Cavotta, Nelson Phillips, Thomas B. Lawrence and Elena Dalpiaz
Recovering trees from bad orchards: rehabilitation and reintegration in corrupted fields
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Simon Pek, Stephanie Bertels and Jennifer Howard-Grenville
Session IV: Friday, July 07, 11:00 to 12:30, M A127 (1st floor)
Social-symbolic Work and the Natural Word
Chair: Thomas B. Lawrence
Ashley Metz, Lisa Hehenberger and Johanna Mair
Not Taken for Granted: uncovering subtle power dynamics at work in fields
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Tuomas Kuronen and Aki-Mauri Huhtinen
Simon Pek, Stephanie Bertels and Jennifer Howard-Grenville
Constructing the sustainable organization from within: The role of cultural change work
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Lindie Botha and Ralph Hamann
Lindie Botha and Ralph Hamann
Making nature: Organizations’ boundary work in the rhino wars
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Ashley Metz, Lisa Hehenberger and Johanna Mair
Session V: Friday, July 07, 14:00 to 15:30, M A127 (1st floor)
Tools and Titles
Chair: Stephanie J. Creary
Tuomas Kuronen and Aki-Mauri Huhtinen
Officers of the office: Social-symbolic work in a military HQ
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Daisy Chung
Daisy Chung
Fueling change: Artifacts as levers for institutional work
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Maxim Voronov and William M. Foster
Session VI: Saturday, July 08, 09:00 to 10:30, M A127 (1st floor)
Consuming Symbols
Chair: Nelson Phillips
Maxim Voronov and William M. Foster
“We used to know who we are”: History, authenticity, and goodness
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Benjamin Huybrechts, Dylan Nelson and Teresa Nelson
Dylan Nelson, Benjamin Huybrechts and Teresa Nelson
The social-symbolic organizing work of co-operatives
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Sébastien Mena
Sébastien Mena
Unintended consequences of social-symbolic work: Corporate sustainability and the sustaining of social inequality in rural
Côte d’Ivoire
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Guy Huber, Jessica Mayers and Russ Vince
Session VII: Saturday, July 08, 11:00 to 12:30, M A127 (1st floor)
Symbolism and Going Forward
Chair: Thomas B. Lawrence
Guy Huber, Jessica Mayers and Russ Vince
Isomorphic cultural change: Uncovering beliefs and sentiments through symbolism
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Harald Askeland