Inaugural Symposium 

How Do Organizations Matter?   

Annenberg Hall Room 345

October 16, 2009 (8:30am -12:30pm) 

In this inaugural event, SION brings together an interactive panel of prominent organizational scholars to discuss how organizations matter in different academic fields, what organizational theory and research has to offer, as well as the critical issues facing the field.      

Speakers 

Stephen R. Barley: Charles M. Pigott Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University.   


Elisabeth S. Clemens: Professor of Sociology and Master of the Social Science Collegiate Division at The University of Chicago.  


Jerry Davis: Wilbur K. Pierpont Collegiate Professor of Management at the Ross School of Business and Professor of Sociology, The University of Michigan.  


Janet Fulk: Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, Professor of Management & Organization, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California 


Walter W. Powell: Professor of Education and (by courtesy) Sociology, Organizational Behavior, Management Science and Engineering, and Communication at Stanford University.  
 

Breakfast & Lunch will be served 

Program 
The format of this symposium is highly interactive. There are no traditional paper presentations. While each speaker will present a short perspective on the guiding question, much of the morning will involve interaction with participants. 
 

Attending the Symposium 
The event is open to all. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to a-kenney@northwestern.edu before September 16^th. Please indicate your lunch preference in responding: Roast Beef, Turkey or Vegetarian. 

About SION 
Our group—Social Interaction and Organizing at Northwestern (SION)—aims to bring together Northwestern faculty and students with an interest in how organizations shape and are shaped by the way people, communities, and markets interact. SION provides a community for sharing ideas and resources, and a forum for discussion. The SION speaker series brings prominent and emergent scholars to campus and offers innovative formats for debate. The SION homepage provides a repository of faculty interests and related course offerings at Northwestern University. For more information, visit www.soc.northwestern.edu/sion. 
 

Becoming an affiliate of SION 
If you are a faculty member, post doc or graduate student with an interest in organizations or organizing processes, consider becoming affiliated with SION. Please contact Paul Leonardi by sending an email to leonardi@northwestern.edu.