Conference on the importance of classical sociology to the future of organization studies; August 9-10, 2007, Philadelphia, PA or NY City

这是一个致力于组织研究的前提，可以通过重新参与社会学经典，经受住时间考验的关键文本来振兴。 一批杰出的学者已同意担任会议发言人。 每个人都将准备一篇关于组织社会学经典著作中的一系列思想的论文，在每种情况下讨论（a）在其历史和知识背景下的思想，（B）迄今为止这些思想对组织研究领域的影响，以及（c）受这些思想启发的未来研究的可能性。这些文件不仅仅是调查，而是创造性的评估，提供明确的观点。会议将主要讨论这些文件草稿，以便组织科学家的跨学科听众能够提出批评和意见。 除了演讲者和一些受邀的讨论者，会议将开放给其他感兴趣的教师和研究生。它将在美国国家管理学院会议之后和美国社会学协会在东海岸举行会议之前举行，以鼓励这两个主要研究团体的参与。 预计研究生将特别受益于参与这些讨论，并从互动与资深学者谁出席。 NSF的资助将使10名研究生能够前往参加。 此外，这些论文将对博士生教育具有价值，因为它们将综合和整合对组织的看法，并为未来的研究提出有希望的途径。

This is a conference dedicated to the premise that organization studies can be revitalized by renewed engagement with the classics of sociology, key texts that have stood the test of time. A set of distinguished scholars has agreed to serve as conference speakers. Each will prepare a paper on a set of ideas from the classics of organizational sociology, addressing in each case (a) the ideas in their historical and intellectual context, (b) the impact of these ideas on the field of organization studies so far, and (c) the possibilities for future research inspired by these ideas. The papers are not to be mere surveys but, rather, creative assessments offering sharply defined points of view. The resulting set of papers will be made available in draft form on the web and, in final form, in a published volume.The conference will consist mainly of discussion of the draft papers in a format that will enable critique and contribution by an interdisciplinary audience of organization scientists. In addition to the speakers and some invited discussants, the conference will be open to other interested faculty and graduate students. It will be held in the days just after the National Academy of Management meetings and just before the American Sociology Association meetings on the east coast, so as to encourage participation by both these key research communities. It is anticipated that graduate students will particularly benefit from participation in these discussions and from interaction with the senior scholars who attend. NSF's funding will enable ten graduate students to travel to participate. In addition, the papers will be of value for doctoral education as they will synthesize and integrate perspectives on organizations as well as because they will suggest promising pathways for future research.