Sub-theme 66: What It Means to Be Human? Applying a Paradox Perspective to Investigate the Risks and Opportunities of a More-than-Human Organization
Convenors:
Marco Berti, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Camille Pradies, EDHEC Business School, France
Angela Greco, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Session Time Corridor 1: Thursday, July 09, 08:00 to 12:00, Virtual Colloquium (Digivents)
Regrounding Paradox Theory: Foundations, Boundaries, and Conceptual Extensions
Break 1: 09:30 to 10:00
Chair: Angela Greco, Camille Pradies, Marco Berti (Plenary) - see further information for parallel sessions chairs
8:00-9:30 Plenary session 1.1 Foundations of paradox theory: welcome and introduction to the sub-theme
Katrin S. Heucher, Reconnecting the Streams (Discussant, Marc Krautzberger)
Marc Krautzberger, Paradox and organization studies: Beyond competing demands (Discussant: Katrin Heucher)
10:30-12:00 Parallel session 1.2 Mapping and extending paradox theory
Chair: Katrin Heucher
Xin Li, Paradox being both inherent and constructed (Discussant: Siarhei Manzhynski)
Siarhei Manzhynski, When (not) everything becomes a paradox (Discussant: Matthias Werner)
Matthias Werner, Understanding synergy in paradox research (Discussant: Xin Li)
10:30-12:00 Parallel session 1.3 (Chair: Marc Krautzberg)
Iris Seidemann, Paradox Theory and Systems Thinking (Discussant: Sreeja Raghunathan)
Sreeja Raghunathan, How metaphors shape paradox (Discussant: Jingtao Zhu)
Jingtao Zhu, Giving Paradox a Structure (Discussant: Iris Seidemann)
Katrin S. Heucher, Reconnecting the Streams (Discussant, Marc Krautzberger)
Marc Krautzberger, Paradox and organization studies: Beyond competing demands (Discussant: Katrin Heucher)
10:30-12:00 Parallel session 1.2 Mapping and extending paradox theory
Chair: Katrin Heucher
Xin Li, Paradox being both inherent and constructed (Discussant: Siarhei Manzhynski)
Siarhei Manzhynski, When (not) everything becomes a paradox (Discussant: Matthias Werner)
Matthias Werner, Understanding synergy in paradox research (Discussant: Xin Li)
10:30-12:00 Parallel session 1.3 (Chair: Marc Krautzberg)
Iris Seidemann, Paradox Theory and Systems Thinking (Discussant: Sreeja Raghunathan)
Sreeja Raghunathan, How metaphors shape paradox (Discussant: Jingtao Zhu)
Jingtao Zhu, Giving Paradox a Structure (Discussant: Iris Seidemann)
Session Time Corridor 2: Thursday, July 09, 16:00 to 20:00, Virtual Colloquium (Digivents)
Living Paradox: Emotion, Power, Identity, and Persistent Tensions
Break 1: 17:30 to 18:00
Chair: Camille Pradies (session 2.1), Xin Li (session 2.2), Uffe Willemoes-Wissing (session 2.3), Harald Tuckermann (session 2.4).
16:17:30 Parallel session 2.1
Emotion and human–technology tensions
(Chair: Camille Pradies)
Mathew L. Sheep, AI-human paradoxes (Discussant: Russ VInce)
Russ Vince, Emotions in human/technology tensions (Discussant: Uffe Willemoes-Wissing)
Uffe Willemoes-Wissing, More-than-human organizing and the erosion of tension (DIscussant Matthew Sheep)
16:17:30 Parallel session 2.2
Persistence, conflict, and affective tensions (Chair: Xin Li)
Harald Tuckermann, Paradox persistence and transformation (Discussant: Arjun Odedra)
Arjun Odedra, Cognitive and emotional tensions (Discussant: Anna Makhova)
Anna Makhova, The paradox of conflict (Discussant: Harald Tuckermann)
18:00-19:30 Parallel session 2.3
Power, leadership, and identity work (Chair: Uffe Willemoes-Wissing)
Svenja Rehwinkel, “Power-With” a Punchline (Discussant: Sarah Saint-Michel)
Sarah Saint-Michel, Women’s leadership development (Discussant: Lien Desmet)
Lien Desmet, Leader identity development (Discussant: Svenja Rehwinkel)
18:00-19:30 Parallel session 2.4
Embodiment, morality, and lived paradoxes (Chair: Harald Tuckermann)
Maria Dahl Andersen, Empathic sensitivity in ethnographic fieldwork
Ankita Nayak, The moral-emotional genesis of the bioeconomy
Marie-Elodie Laurent, Human accounts in facing new organizational paradoxes
19:30-20:00 Plenary session: Taking stock (Chairs: Camille, Angela, Marco)
Emotion and human–technology tensions
(Chair: Camille Pradies)
Mathew L. Sheep, AI-human paradoxes (Discussant: Russ VInce)
Russ Vince, Emotions in human/technology tensions (Discussant: Uffe Willemoes-Wissing)
Uffe Willemoes-Wissing, More-than-human organizing and the erosion of tension (DIscussant Matthew Sheep)
16:17:30 Parallel session 2.2
Persistence, conflict, and affective tensions (Chair: Xin Li)
Harald Tuckermann, Paradox persistence and transformation (Discussant: Arjun Odedra)
Arjun Odedra, Cognitive and emotional tensions (Discussant: Anna Makhova)
Anna Makhova, The paradox of conflict (Discussant: Harald Tuckermann)
18:00-19:30 Parallel session 2.3
Power, leadership, and identity work (Chair: Uffe Willemoes-Wissing)
Svenja Rehwinkel, “Power-With” a Punchline (Discussant: Sarah Saint-Michel)
Sarah Saint-Michel, Women’s leadership development (Discussant: Lien Desmet)
Lien Desmet, Leader identity development (Discussant: Svenja Rehwinkel)
18:00-19:30 Parallel session 2.4
Embodiment, morality, and lived paradoxes (Chair: Harald Tuckermann)
Maria Dahl Andersen, Empathic sensitivity in ethnographic fieldwork
Ankita Nayak, The moral-emotional genesis of the bioeconomy
Marie-Elodie Laurent, Human accounts in facing new organizational paradoxes
19:30-20:00 Plenary session: Taking stock (Chairs: Camille, Angela, Marco)
Session Time Corridor 3: Friday, July 10, 08:30 to 12:00, Virtual Colloquium (Digivents)
Digital, Ecological, and Civic Paradoxes: AI, Sustainability, and Transformation
Break 1: 10:00 to 10:30
Chair: Marco Berti (3.1), Angela Greco (3.2), Iris Seidelmann (3.3), Rikke Albertsen (3.4)
8:30-10:00 Parallel session 3.1 AI ventures, education, and digital organizing (Chair: Marco Berti)
Corinna Galliano, AI augmented-automated ventures (Discussant: Ammara Awais)
Ammara Awais, AI in management education (Discussant: Samia Khenniche)
Samia Khenniche, AI as a New Vector of Paradoxes (Discussant: Corinna Galliano)
8:30-10:00 Parallel session 3.2 Sustainability and ecological paradoxes (Chair: Angela Greco)
Sun Hye Lee, AI for Sustainability (Discussant: Rikke R. Albertsen)
Rikke R. Albertsen, Hedonistic sustainability (Discussant: Chang Liu)
Chang Liu, Sustainability and resilience in supply networks (Discussant: Sun Hye Lee)
10:30-12:00 Parallel session 3.3 AI safety, digital harms, and control (Chair: Iris Seidemann)
Dirk Schneckenberg, Control-Autonomy Paradox in AI Safety (Discussant: Rosie Boparai)
Rosie Boparai, AI-enabled harms and polarisation (Discussant: Giulia Maragno)
Giulia Maragno, Human and non-human agency in digital transformation (Discussant: Dirk Schneckenberg)
10:30-12:00 Parallel session 3.4 Digital transformation, green organizing, and civic systems (Chair: Rikke Albertsen)
Heidi Reed, Green digital transformation ( Discussant: Jan Heilmann)
Jan Heilmann, Digital change and civic participation (Discussant: Arno Bakkeren)
Arno Bakkeren, Hybrid crisis governance (Discussant: Heidi Reed)
Corinna Galliano, AI augmented-automated ventures (Discussant: Ammara Awais)
Ammara Awais, AI in management education (Discussant: Samia Khenniche)
Samia Khenniche, AI as a New Vector of Paradoxes (Discussant: Corinna Galliano)
8:30-10:00 Parallel session 3.2 Sustainability and ecological paradoxes (Chair: Angela Greco)
Sun Hye Lee, AI for Sustainability (Discussant: Rikke R. Albertsen)
Rikke R. Albertsen, Hedonistic sustainability (Discussant: Chang Liu)
Chang Liu, Sustainability and resilience in supply networks (Discussant: Sun Hye Lee)
10:30-12:00 Parallel session 3.3 AI safety, digital harms, and control (Chair: Iris Seidemann)
Dirk Schneckenberg, Control-Autonomy Paradox in AI Safety (Discussant: Rosie Boparai)
Rosie Boparai, AI-enabled harms and polarisation (Discussant: Giulia Maragno)
Giulia Maragno, Human and non-human agency in digital transformation (Discussant: Dirk Schneckenberg)
10:30-12:00 Parallel session 3.4 Digital transformation, green organizing, and civic systems (Chair: Rikke Albertsen)
Heidi Reed, Green digital transformation ( Discussant: Jan Heilmann)
Jan Heilmann, Digital change and civic participation (Discussant: Arno Bakkeren)
Arno Bakkeren, Hybrid crisis governance (Discussant: Heidi Reed)
Session Time Corridor 4: Friday, July 10, 16:00 to 18:30, Virtual Colloquium (Digivents)
Enacting Paradox in Work, Leadership, and Future Organizing
Break 1: 17:30 to 17:45
Chair: Sotiris T. Lalaounis (4.1); Marco Berti (4.2); Camille Pradies, Angela Greco, Marco Berti (4.3)
16:00-17:30 Parallel session 4.1 Workplace paradoxes (Chair: Sotiris Lalaounis)
Valentina Rillo, Hybrid work and skilled migrants (Discussant: Sotiris Lalaounis)
Yue Cong, Non-permanent contract academics (Discussant: Valentina Rillo)
Sotiris T. Lalaounis, Luxury brand ambidexterity (Discussant: Yue Cong)
16:00-17:30 Parallel session 4.2 Leadership mindsets and paradoxical identity development (Chair: Marco Berti) Stefanie Acksteiner, Developing a Paradox Mindset in Leadership (DIscussant: Tea Lempiälä)
Tea Lempiälä, Integrative practices and paradoxical identities (Discussant: Stefanie Acksteiner)
17:45-18:30 Plenary 3– Conclusions: What´s next? (Chairs: Camille, Angela, Marco)
Valentina Rillo, Hybrid work and skilled migrants (Discussant: Sotiris Lalaounis)
Yue Cong, Non-permanent contract academics (Discussant: Valentina Rillo)
Sotiris T. Lalaounis, Luxury brand ambidexterity (Discussant: Yue Cong)
16:00-17:30 Parallel session 4.2 Leadership mindsets and paradoxical identity development (Chair: Marco Berti) Stefanie Acksteiner, Developing a Paradox Mindset in Leadership (DIscussant: Tea Lempiälä)
Tea Lempiälä, Integrative practices and paradoxical identities (Discussant: Stefanie Acksteiner)
17:45-18:30 Plenary 3– Conclusions: What´s next? (Chairs: Camille, Angela, Marco)
Session Time Corridor 5: Saturday, July 11, 08:00 to 12:30, Virtual Colloquium (Digivents)
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