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Dear colleagues, 

We want to draw your attention to the following PDW at the upcoming EGOS Colloquium in Tallinn: 

"Paradox Theory as a Way to Understand Complex Problems" 

Wednesday, July 4, 2018, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Application Deadline: April 30, 2018

Conveners & Facilitators:

Tobias Hahn (ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain)

Jonathan Schad (Cass Business School – City, University of London, United Kingdom)

Garima Sharma (Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico, USA)

Dror Etzion (McGill University, Canada)

Frank Figge (Kedge Business School, Marseille, France)

We invite scholars to submit their work that sits at the intersection of paradox theory and complex problems such as climate change, data privacy, economic crises, and human rights. Complex problems are systemically intertwined across multiple levels, evolve dynamically over time, and have long-term consequences. Oftentimes, addressing complex problems has repercussions on other issues. Paradox theory can inform the study of complex problems, and the context of complex problem can yield novel insights for paradox theory. 

We will select papers based on the fit with the call, and the paper's innovativeness and potential for contribution. Participants will engage in developmental conversations around their work and that of others to further our understanding of tensions stemming from complex problems.  PhD students and early career scholars are particularly encouraged to submit.

Application

The full call for applications can be found here. All submission must be made via the EGOS website. Please submit a single document that includes the following information:

·        A short letter of application containing full details of name, address (postal address, phone and email), affiliation (date of PhD completion for early career scholars), a statement of why the applicant considers it valuable to attend this PDW as well as target journal(s);

·        Working paper with maximum 10 double-spaced pages, including references, figures, or tables