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The premise of the PDW Creating Alternative Economic Futures through Teaching at the AoM meetings in Anaheim is simple, namely that a business school education can stimulate the emergence of alternative – i.e., more democratic and inclusive – organizational goals, forms and institutional contexts.  This PDW considers how we, as teacher-scholars, can develop curricula that fulfill this aspiration.    

We've developed a hands-on workshop that will expose participants to teaching materials and ideas and foster a network of kindred teacher-scholars for future collaboration and development of additional curricula.  The PDW is designed around several concrete "deliverables" including content that can be inserted into existing classes, complete syllabi, and examples of degree programs, certificates and other student-oriented experiences, all of which will encourage students to envision and enact more democratic organizations and organizational contexts.  Inserts to existing classes include materials for lectures, power point slide decks, exercises, videos, cases, and other experiential activities that can be integrated into an existing class (e.g., Strategic Management, Economics, Organization Behavior, Entrepreneurship, etc.)  In addition, we will have examples of complete syllabi of classes appropriate for a business school including those in in Social Entrepreneurship, Business & Society, Worker-Owned Organizational Forms and New Economics. A third set of materials will include designs for degree programs, concentrations and other immersive and experiential programs that connect students to the field.  

To register and to find more information, visit http://pd.aom.org/2016/Session_Details.asp?print=true&SubmissionID=13397

Note:  This PDW is part of The Beyond Markets Series which examines the interactions of firms and non-market actors - members of civil society and the state. Providing resources for both research and teaching, the PDWs cover a broad range of topics that include stakeholders, social movements, alternative economic systems, and business collective action. Information and registration links (if required) are provided below.  The three PDWs conclude with a networking social for a chance to meet and mingle with the day's participants - we hope to see you there!

Jochem Kroezen, Jocelyn Leitzinger & Tracy Thompson

Business Collective Action in the 21st Century #13102
Sean Buchanan, Jochem Kroezen, Lærke Højgaard Christiansen, & Jose Carlos Marques
8:00 - 11:00, Marriott Marquis Northwest Ballroom
Part one of the "Beyond Markets" PDW series addresses the topic of business collective action-the collaboration of private sector organizations to achieve common objectives. The PDW's aim is to grow a research community of scholars interested in this understudied phenomenon. It provides a forum to learn about ongoing research on business collective action, to interact with experts in the area, and to receive high quality feedback on research ideas. For more information, visit http://pd.aom.org/2016/Session_Details.asp?print=true&SubmissionID=13102

Social Movements, Stakeholders, and Non-Market Strategy #13344
Jocelyn Leitzinger & Brayden King
11:15 - 2:15, Marriott Marquis Northwest Ballroom
The second PDW in the series aims to create a research community on activism and markets, bringing together scholars from social movements, stakeholder theory, and non-market strategy traditions. The session consists of a round of short research presentations and a senior scholar research panel, research feedback round-tables, and time for networking. For more information, including how to register for the round-table portion of the PDW, visit http://pd.aom.org/2016/Session_Details.asp?print=true&SubmissionID=13344

Creating Alternative Economic Futures through Teaching #13397
Tracy A. Thompson, Jill M. Purdy, Jerry Davis, & Paul Adler
3:00 - 4:30, Marriott Platinum Ballroom 1
Part three of the Beyond Markets Series focuses on our role as educators. "Creating Alternative Economic Futures through Teaching" provides a forum to share and develop content for existing classes, syllabi, and examples of degree programs, certificates and other student-oriented experiences which encourage students to envision and enact more democratic and inclusive organizational goals, forms and institutional contexts. To register and to find more information, visit http://pd.aom.org/2016/Session_Details.asp?print=true&SubmissionID=13397

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Tracy A. Thompson, Ph.D.                            Milgard School of Business            

Associate Professor                                       University of Washington, Tacoma

tracyat@uw.edu                                             1900 Commerce St, Box 358420

ph. (253) 692-5636 fax 692-4424                Tacoma, WA  98402-3100

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