Professional Development Workshops in this Year's (2008)
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename></st1:place> Meeting in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:place></st1:city>
Every year in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:personname w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of Management</st1:personname> Meeting</st1:place>, the Asia <st1:personname w:st="on">Academy of Management</st1:personname> (AAOM) organizes some sessions of Professional Development Workshops (PDWs). Basically, PDWs are non-traditional sessions targeted at promoting professional exchanges and activities. In this year's (2008) <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:personname w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of Management</st1:personname> Meeting</st1:place> at <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:place></st1:city>, AAOM will organize three sessions of PDW and co-sponsor two sessions with the International Management Division. The following are the three sessions that AAOM will organize this year. As an AOM member, you are invited to participate in these sessions.
(1) SAVING A GOOD BUT REJECTED PAPER
Chair: Professor Daphne YIU (The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chinese</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on"> University</st1:placetype></st1:place> of <st1:place w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:place>)
Time: <st1:date w:st="on" month="8" day="10" year="2008">August 10, 2008</st1:date> (Sunday); <st1:time w:st="on" hour="8" minute="30">8:30a.m.</st1:time> – <st1:time w:st="on" hour="12" minute="0"> 12:00p.m.</st1:time>
Venue: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on"> Convention Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> 206B
The objective of this Roundtable session is to help the participants to "save good but rejected research papers" by learning from experienced editors and reviewers about how to publish Asian relevance research (research with concepts and th<st1:personname w:st="on">eo</st1:personname>ries related to <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place> or studies using an Asian sample) in top-tiered management journal. We will invite prolific Asian management scholars with editorial experience to give detailed comments on good but rejected papers submitted by the participants. We will accept a limited number of good papers that were unfortunately rejected by conferences/journals in five key management areas including entrepreneurship, human resources management, international business, organizational behaviors, and strategic management. Each accepted submission will have an experienced panel member to review the paper and reviewers' comments, and give detailed comments to the authors. Participants will have about ten minutes of presentation time, followed by the panelist's comments and roundtable discussions to encourage maximum interactions among workshop participants. In addition, each of the panelists will share with the workshop participants about their experience of publishing Asian relevant research in top-tiered management journals.
If you want to participate in this PDW, you may submit your good but unfortunately rejected paper to Professor Daphne YIU (email: dyiu@cuhk.edu.hk) together with the comments of the editor/reviewers you have received on or before <st1:date w:st="on" month="4" day="19" year="2008">April 19, 2008</st1:date>. Or, you may just come and join the discussion.
(2) DIRTY TO STUDY DIRTY WORK?
Chairs: Professor Rico Long W. Lam and Kai Wai CHAN (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Macau</st1:placename></st1:place>)
Time: <st1:date w:st="on" month="8" day="9" year="2008">August 9, 2008</st1:date> (Saturday); <st1:time w:st="on" hour="9" minute="30">9:30a.m.</st1:time> – <st1:time w:st="on" hour="12" minute="0"> 12:00p.m.</st1:time>
Venue: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on"> Convention Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> 212B
Dirty work, as defined by Hughes (1958), describes occupations in which employees have to perform tasks that are physically, socially, or morally tainted. There is a growing literature of dirty work in the field of organizational behavior (e. g. Ashforth and Kreiner, 1999; Kreiner, Ashforth, Sluss, 2006). The study of "dirty work" is also relevant for <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place> as gaming industry is booming in this region. However, some dirty works are regarded as sinful because of nature of the work involved (e. g. prostitute), while some are considered dubious because workers are thought to employ deceptive methods (e. g. bill collectors). It is therefore argued the study of dirty work may actually promote "dirty business", resulting in harmful effects on the community. This session therefore invites you to join the discussion: "Is it dirty to study dirty work?" We will invite speakers to discuss the construct of "dirtiness", to describe studies concerning sex-workers and gaming industry, and to share the research experience in the study of dirty work. The following speakers have confirmed their participation and each will deliver a 10-15 minute presentation to facilitate discussion:
1. Rico Lam (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Macau</st1:placename></st1:place>): "Introduction of the Session"
2. Blake ASHFORTH (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Arizona</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>): "The challenges of studying dirty work"
3. Jennifer LAI and Anita CHAN (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Macau</st1:placename></st1:place>): "Perceived work dirtiness"
4. Ziguang CHEN (City University of Hong Kong): "A study of sex-workers in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>"
5. Davis FONG (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Macau</st1:placename></st1:place>): "Pathological gamblers in <st1:place w:st="on">Macau</st1:place>"
6. Wing LAM (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Polytechnic</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>): "Publishing dirty work: Negative comments from reviewers"
If you want to share your experiences in doing related projects in this PDW, you may contact Dr. Ka Wai (Anita) CHAN (email: anitakwc@umac.mo) on or before <st1:date w:st="on" month="4" day="19" year="2008">April 19, 2008</st1:date>. Or, you may just come and join the discussion.
(3) JAPANESE BUSINESS RESEARCH – PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Chair: Professor Shige MAKINO (The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chinese</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on"> University</st1:placetype></st1:place> of <st1:place w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:place>)
Time: <st1:date w:st="on" month="8" day="9" year="2008">August 9, 2008</st1:date> (Saturday); <st1:time w:st="on" hour="9" minute="30">9:30a.m.</st1:time> – <st1:time w:st="on" hour="11" minute="0"> 11:00a.m.</st1:time>
Venue: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on"> Convention Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> 303A
This session is designed for those who are interested in doing research on Japanese business organizations and practices. The members of the Association of Japanese Business Studies are invited to give an introductory talk about the evolutionary development of Japanese business research. Following the talk, participants will share their experiences and explore the opportunities for collaborative research projects with other participants. The following speakers have confirmed their participation and each will deliver a 20-minute presentation to facilitate discussion:
1. Professor Tom ROEHL (Department of Management, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on"> Business</st1:placename></st1:place> and Economics, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Western</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Washington</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>) will talk about the status of research on Japan-specific institutions and business.
2. Prof. Yasuo Sugiyama (Graduate School of Economics, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Kyoto</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on"> University</st1:placetype></st1:place>) will talk about the status of strategy research in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
3. Prof. Norihiko Takeuchi (School of Management Tokyo University of Science) and Prof. Tomoki Sekiguchi (Graduate School of Economics, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Osaka</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on"> University</st1:placetype></st1:place>) will talk about the status of Japanese HRM research.
4. Prof. Allan Bird (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business Administration</st1:placename></st1:place>, University of Missouri-St. Louis) will make comments and ask questions for the panel.
If you want to share your experiences in doing research projects related to Japanese business organizations and practices in this PDW, you may contact Professor Shige Makino (email: makino@baf.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk)on or before April 19, 2008. Or, you may just come and join the discussion.
On top of the above PDW sessions, AAOM will hold a reception on <st1:date w:st="on" month="8" day="10" year="2008">August 10, 2008</st1:date> (Sunday) from <st1:time w:st="on" hour="17" minute="0">5:00p.m.</st1:time> to <st1:time w:st="on" hour="19" minute="0"> 7:00p.m.</st1:time> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Convention Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> 206B. You are invited to come to meet old and new friends who are interested in doing research that have <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place> relevance.