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Davis Conference on Qualitative Research 2012

March 23, 2012 - 3:00pm - March 25, 2012 - 7:00pm Kimberly D. Elsbach Beth Bechky

Co-chaired by Professor Bechky and Professor Elsbach, this year’s conferences features guests from around the world to discuss key topics on qualitative research.

FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012

Afternoon: Hotel check in

Hyatt Place UC Davis
173 Old Davis Road Extension
Davis, CA 95616
530-756-9500

6:45 PM Meet in hotel lobby to leave for dinner

Seasons Restaurant
102 F Street
Davis, CA 95616
530-750-1801

SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012

7:45 AM Meet in hotel lobby to walk to UC Davis Graduate School of Management

2102 Gallagher Hall, UC Davis Campus

8:00-8:15 AM Welcome and continental breakfast

Topic 1 – Institutions, Practices and Social Problems

8:15-9:00 AM – Paper 1

Social innovation in contested domains: Insite – North America’s first supervised injection site for intravenous drug users
THOMAS LAWRENCE, Simon Fraser University

9:00-9:45 AM – Paper 2

Tools of the trades: How institutional logics work on the ground
MICHAEL SAUDER, University of Iowa

9:45-10:00 AM Break

Topic 2 – Group processes: Change and Creativity

10:00-10:45 AM Paper 3

The underpinnings of organizational change: Leveraging personal needs to increase effectiveness and efficiency at the group level
MELISSA MAZMANIAN, UC Irvine

10:45-11:30 AM Paper 4

Modern dancers, entrepreneurs, and product designers: An inductive study of feedback in creative work
SPENCER HARRISON, Boston College

11:30-12:30 PM Lunch

Topic 3 – Scientific Research Practices

12:30-1:15 PM Paper 5

The role of databases in scientific knowledge production
MARIA BINZ-SCHARF, City College of New York

1:15-2:00 PM Paper 6

The never ending story: The translation of “ethnography” within organization studies
TAMMAR ZILBER, The Jerusalem Business School, Hebrew University

2:00-2:15 PM Break

Topic 4 – Boundary spanning: Roles and Objects

2:15-3:00 PM Paper 7

The construction of narratives as boundary objects: The process of emergent problem-handling by boundary spanners in human services work
EMILY HEAPHY, Boston University

3:00-3:45 PM Paper 8

Role theory and the entrepreneur’s autonomy-dependence paradox: Insights from an ethnography of a business incubator
VICTOR SEIDEL, Said Business School, University of Oxford

4:00 PM Depart for Napa, wine tasting and dinner (we will have vans).

5:00 PM Check in Napa Valley Lodge

2230 Madison Street
Yountville, CA 94599-1340
707-944-2468

6:15 PM Meet in hotel lobby to leave for dinner

7:00 PM Private Wine Tasting and Dinner – Brix Restaurant

7377 Saint Helena Highway
Napa, CA 94558-9726
707-944-2749

SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012

On your own in Napa
Morning van to Sacramento Airport

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March 23, 2012 - 3:00pm - March 25, 2012 - 7:00pm Kimberly D. Elsbach Beth Bechky

Kimberly D. Elsbach
Professor of Organizational Behavior

Aug 21, 2012 Organizational Behavior Stephen G. Newberry Endowed Chair in Leadership 

Leadership happens every moment of every day. You always have an opportunity to influence what other people do and why they do it by being a role model. I help students understand their leadership strengths and weaknesses, pushing them to work outside of their comfort zones—for instance, by encouraging those who are not ‘natural leaders’ to take the initiative.”

Courses Taught

The Individual & Group Dynamics
Negotiation in Organizations
Business Policy and Strategy

Research Expertise: Leadership in organizations; perception and management of individual and organizational images; identities and reputations, especially images of legitimacy, trustworthiness and creativity

Degrees

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Stanford University
M.S., Industrial and Management Engineering University of Iowa
B.S., Industrial and Management Engineering University of Iowa

Fast Facts

International Research Fellow, Centre for Corporate Reputation, Oxford University
NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative and National Champion Masters Swimmer
UC Davis Chancellor’s Fellow
Globally visible expert in organizational behavior

Professor Kimberly Elsbach focuses her research on the acquisition and maintenance of organizational images, identities and reputations, especially images of legitimacy, trustworthiness and creativity. She also teaches and studies negotiation skills in competitive business environments. Her research provides a framework for communicating with shareholders, customers and employees in the immediacy of a reputation crisis and through long-term recovery. In a recent paper published in the Harvard Business Review and the Academy of Management Journal, Elsbach showed how Hollywood movie and television producers judge the creativity of people pitching story ideas.

Gallagher Hall
Room 3306

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(530) 752-0910

(530) 752-2924 Fax

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Faculty

Beth Bechky
Associate Professor of Management

May 26, 2011 Organizational Behavior Ph.D., Stanford University

Research Expertise: Organizational theory, sociology of work and occupations, technology and organizations

Beth’s research is at the intersection of organization theory and the sociology of work and occupations. She focuses on the interaction order of the workplace, and is particularly interested in science and technical organizations.

Gallagher Hall
Room 3302

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(530) 752-0911

(530) 752-2924 Fax

babechky[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu