We are pleased to announce the fourth CSOL Academy, a no-fee summer school to be held fully online on June 15-19, 2026. The Academy is organized by the Carnegie School of Organizational Learning, a community of scholars interested in organizational theory, learning, decision-making, and adaptation. We are seeking out a diverse group of participants, old and new to the field, who would like to deepen their knowledge about the "Carnegie School."
The motivation for the summer school is to facilitate the dissemination of foundational ideas and recent developments in the tradition of the Carnegie School. As such, the summer school will be taught by scholars who have contributed to our understanding of the complexity of how organizations behave and adapt. The lecturers this year include:
Chiara Spina (INSEAD)
Daniel Keum (Columbia)
David Maslach (Florida State)
Hila Lifshitz-Assaf (Warwick)
Luke Rhee (UC Irvine)
Maciej Workiewicz (ESSEC)
Markus Becker (Southern Denmark)
Ronald Klingebiel (Frankfurt School)
Sungyong Chang (Cornell)
Tentative topics to be covered: Organizational design; information processing; routines; phenomenon-driven research; uncertainty; attention and multilevel structures; learning from rare events; morality, social preferences, and emotions in behavioral theory; scientific entrepreneurial decision-making; skilling and learning with AI.
The program structure will involve each scholar giving a one-hour pre-recorded lecture, suggesting a list of key readings complementing that lecture, and a live virtual 90-minute Zoom seminar, as well as panel discussions. The participants will also have full access to all the materials from last year (available at https://www.csolconference.org/academy-materials).
Participation in the CSOL Academy will equip you with a deep understanding of not only the foundational work of behavioral theory, organizational learning, and the Carnegie School but also more recent 'hot topics' in the field. Participants will be expected to read seminal articles in the field, watch the pre-recorded lectures, and be prepared to ask questions in the live virtual seminars. There is no fee for attending the summer school.
How to Apply:
(1) Complete the application form via this link (you need to have a Google account):
https://forms.gle/dGBK93TwZyxmPZQU8
- Upload your CV (via the application form linked above)
- Upload a one-page document describing your current research activities and how a stronger understanding of the Carnegie School could contribute to them (via the application form linked above)
(2) For doctoral students, please ask a member of your doctoral committee to send a brief recommendation letter to Amy, Dong Nghi, and Jose.
Applications are due no later than March 31, 2026. Admitted candidates will be notified by late-April 2026. For any specific inquiry or clarification, contact Amy Zhao-Ding (amy.zhaoding@uci.edu), Dong Nghi Pham (dongnghi.pham@esade.edu), Franziska Lauenstein (franziska.lauenstein@klu.org), or Jose Arrieta (j.p.arrieta@uva.nl)
We kindly encourage you to extend this invitation to your network of doctoral students and junior researchers who may be interested in this program.
CSOL Academy Organizing Committee:
Amy Zhao-Ding (UC Irvine), Dong Nghi Pham (ESADE), Franziska Lauenstein (KLU Hamburg), Jose Arrieta (University of Amsterdam), Daniella Laureiro Martinez (ETH Zurich), David Maslach (Florida State University), and Phanish Puranam (INSEAD)
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Amy Zhao-Ding
Assistant Professor
University of California Irvine
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