Description
Symposium:This panel symposium will assemble leadership scholars from several different countries and disciplinary contexts to discuss in a self-reflexive manner their own participation as front-line workers in the leadership industries. Questions to be addressed include: what do we see when we direct toward ourselves the types of conceptual frameworks and critical tools that we normally apply to the labor dynamics and working conditions that confront leaders, managers, and their employees? What are the terms of employment, financial incentives, professional aspirations, and intrinsic rewards that induce leadership scholars to engage in the leadership industries? What price of admission do academics pay for gold card membership in the corporate leadership development, consulting, and speaking club, with all of its perks and benefits, in terms of scholarly values, research ethics, and professional integrity? How do different scholars in diverse contexts negotiate this exchange and value their return on investment, not only in terms of financial gain, but also in terms of research access and revelance to practice? Conversely, what kinds of constructive influence can leadership scholars hope to exert over the leadership industries, and what might these industries look like without scholarly input or intervention? What important insights and non-transferable skills do scholars bring to the table, and how can we leverage our position as scholars to redress those shortcomings of the leadership industries that some colleagues have criticized, complained about, or outright derided in their research?
| Period | 7 Aug 2023 |
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| Event title | The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2023: Putting the Worker Front and Center |
| Event type | Conference |
| Conference number | 83 |
| Organiser | Academy of Management |
| Location | Boston, United States, MassachusettsShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |