Business+Impact at the Ross School of Business is proud to bring the Community of Social Innovation (COSI) scholars group to the University of Michigan May 11-13, 2018. The group has a mission to foster and advance the sharing of insights around teaching, data, theory and methods in the social innovation space, and to provide focused opportunities to mentor junior scholars in the domain.
Summit Guests:
Full Bios in the Program
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Sharon Alvarez Tom W. Olofson Chair in Entrepreneurship, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh |
Christine Beckman Professor of Management and Organizations Director of the Center of Social Value Creation, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland |
Marya Besharov Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
Christine Bode Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Technology, Universita Bocconi |
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Lindsey Cameron PhD Candidate, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
Natalie Carlson PhD Candidate, Columbia Business School |
Rodrigo Canales Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Yale School of Management |
Giulia Capellero Assistant Professor, Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management, Universita Bocconi |
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Johan Chu Assistant Professor of Organizations and Strategy, Chicago Booth, University of Chicago |
J. Adam Cobb Assistant Professor of Management Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
Tina Dacin Stephen J.R. Smith Chaired Professor of Strategy and Organizational Behaviour, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON |
Jerry Davis Wilbur K. Pierpont Collegiate Professor of Management, Professor of Sociology Co-Director, ICOS (Interdisciplinary Committee on Organization Studies) Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
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Teddy DeWitt PhD Candidate, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
Stefan Dimitriadis PhD Candidate in Organizational Behavior and Sociology, Harvard Business School |
Laura Doering Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto |
Jim Ferris Professor; Emery Evans Olson Chair in Non-Profit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy; Director, Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California |
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Mary Ann Glynn Joseph F. Cotter Professor; Director of Research, Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics, Carroll School of Management, Boston College |
Michael Gordon Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Social Entrepreneurship Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
Ling Han Postdoctoral Fellow, Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Stanford University |
Shon Hiatt Assistant Professor of Management and Organization, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California |
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Julie Hui Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Information, University of Michigan |
Matt Kelterborn Program Director, Center for Social Impact, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
Anna Kim Assistant Professor, Department of Management, HEC Montreal |
Suntae Kim Assistant Professor of Management and Organization, Caroll School of Management, Boston College |
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Brandon Lee Associate Professor, Business Strategy, Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne |
Chengpang Lee China Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellow, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School |
Matt Lee Assistant Professor of Strategy, INSEAD-Singapore |
Bjoern Mitzinneck PhD Student in Management, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University |
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Nancy McGaw Deputy Director, Business and Society Program, The Aspen Institute, Aspen, CO |
Kelley Packalen Associate Professor of Strategy & Organization, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON |
Aruna Ranganathan Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University |
Francesco Rullani Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Management of Innovation, LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy |
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Maureen Scully Associate Professor of Management, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA |
Angelique Slade Shantz Assistant Professor, Strategic Management and Organization, Alberta School of Business, Edmonton, Alberta |
Sara Soderstrom Assistant Professor in Organizational Studies and Program in the Environment, College of Literature, Science & Arts, University of Michigan |
Tracy Thompson Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Masters in Cybersecurity and Leadership Program, University of Washington, Tacoma, WA |
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Marc Ventresca Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Said Business School, University of Oxford |
Chris White Managing Director, Center for Positive Organizations, Adjunct Faculty in Management & Organizations, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
Trevor Young-Hyman Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Sociology, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh |
Sylvia Dorado-Banacloche Associate Professor of Management, University of Rhode Island |
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Andy Hoffman Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan |
Tanya Upthegrove Division of Student Affairs – Student Success, University of Michigan–Flint |
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In 2010 a small group convened in Montreal to discuss how to collaborate and build a community of scholars with an interest at the intersection of social innovation and social movements. This culminated in the official launch of COSI at the first annual COSI workshop. Those founding Steering Committee members include: – Tina Dacin, Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s University The first COSI workshop was in collaboration with local hosts, Julie Battilana and Alnoor Ebrahim, of Harvard Business School and its affiliated Social Enterprise Initiative. The group developed a mission is to foster and advance the sharing of insights around teaching, data, theory and methods in the social innovation space, and to provide focused opportunities to mentor junior scholars in the domain. The first workshop focused on roundtable discussions on paper development, presentations from junior scholars on their ongoing work and a dialogue on how to facilitate interaction amongst the group. |
Getting to Ann Arbor
Our events will be held at the Ross School of Business (701 Tappan St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109) and our opening session on Friday will be at the Executive Residence (710 East University [at Hill]), where most of you will be staying. The Executive Residence is your first stop to check in for the meeting.
Detroit Metro is North America’s greatest airport and is only 20 miles from Ann Arbor. Unfortunately, it is not overrun with cabs. Here are some options:
1. Pre-arrange a car service
- Metro Car (800-456-1701)
- Royal Limousine (866-697-6925)
- Golden Limo (800-300-5151)
2. Take a bus (http://michiganflyer.com/) – runs 8-12 trips per day
3. Rent a car (surprisingly cheap on weekends; can share with other conferees). Park at Forest Street lot, 1.5 block from Executive Residence, and we will provide voucher
4. Uber/Lyft/other ride-hailing software
Program Line-up
Friday, May 11, 2018
Saturday May 12, 2018
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Sunday, May 13, 2018
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Highlights
Conference sponsors:
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Testimonials
“Our community is purposefully small, not dominated by any one school or perspective, and our objectives remain quite simple. Our goal is to build a community of scholars who teach and conduct research in this area” says Tina Dacin.
“It was an extremely valuable experience for all of us, so thank you so much for the invitation, for the work, and for bringing us together. I very much look forward to our work in building and strengthening this community” wrote Rodrigo Canales, Assistant Professor at Yale School of Management in a follow up note to COSI after the first workshop.
This message was echoed by Wendy Smith, Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Delaware, who commented, “It was an honor and a pleasure to be included in this group. I know that a colleague and I received great feedback on both our theory and empirical projects on hybrid organizations. We really appreciated the opportunity to share our work with this community and look forward to future opportunities to connect with the COSI community.”
Workshop Papers
Watch this space for available papers.