University of St Andrews

"Information Demand and Stock Market Volatility"
Dr Nikos Vlastakis
Cranfield University
Thursday 25 August 2011, 3.15pm
Location: Lecture Room 2, The Gateway
more: The paper (authors: Vlastakis N. and Markellos R.N.) is forthcoming in Journal of Banking and Finance.
Invited by Financial Institutions and Markets Group

"Knowing, Evidence and Policy: Exploring the Inter-linkages"
Professor Huw Davies, University of St Andrews
Professor Jan Bebbington, University of St Andrews
Professor Carlos Larrinaga, University of Burgos
The following two papers will be presented and discussed with the themes and issues emerging from them being a focal point of the conversation:

1. Accounting for sustainable development: (re)constructing the agenda, and
2. What do we talk about when we talk about QOF? Research shapes policy in subtle and surprising ways.

Wednesday 14 September 2011, 3:00-5:30pm
Location: Seminar Room 6, The Gateway
Organised by the Knowledge and Practice thematic group and the Ethics, Sustainability and Accountability thematic group

"Struggling for Sustainability: Evaluating the value of carbon in Latin America"
Dr Steffen Boehm, Essex Business School
Dr Maria Ceci Misoczky, School of Administration, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Wednesday 12 October 2011, 2:30pm
Location: Boardroom, The Gateway
more: Steffen Boehm's webpage; Abstract (Misoczky and Boehm) pdf
Invited by Ethics, Sustainability and Accountability Group
Discussant: Professor Jan Bebbington

"Drugs Trading in The Wire: An ethological investigation of the flexibility of organisational adaptation"
Dr Mike Zundel
University of Liverpool
Wednesday 19 October 2011, 3.15pm
Location: Lecture Room 2, The Gateway
more: Abstract (Zundel) pdf 
Invited by Knowledge and Practice Group

"Measuring and Organising: The Construction of the Organisation as a Countable Entity in Employee Surveys"
Dr Peter Svensson
Department of Business Administration
Lund University
Wednesday 16 November 2011, 3.15pm
Location: Seminar Room 6, The Gateway
more: Peter Svensson's webpage
Invited by Organisations and Society Group

"The Impact of a Corporate Culture of Sustainability on Corporate Behavior and Performance "
(paper by Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim)
Dr Ioannis Ioannou
Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
London Business School
Tuesday 29 November 2011, 3.15pm
Location: Boardroom, The Gateway
more: Ioannis Ioannou's webpage
Invited by Financial Institutions and Markets Group
Discussant: Dr Andreas Hoepner

"CSR and the Open Society"
Professor William Rees
Professor of Financial Analysis
University of Edinburgh
Tuesday 28 February 2012, 12.30pm
Location: Boardroom, The Gateway
more: CSR and the Open Society on SSRN; Bill Rees's webpage
Invited by Ethics, Sustainability and Accountability Group
Discussant: Dr Andreas Hoepner

"On the concept of practice in the study of organisation"
Professor Davide Nicolini
Professor of Organization Studies
University of Warwick
Thursday 1 March 2012, 1.15pm (2.45pm finish)
Location: Lecture Room 2, The Gateway
more: Davide Nicolini's webpage
Invited by Knowledge and Practice Group
Discussant: Dr Gail Greig

"Pension Plan Funding and the Cost of Equity Capital"
Dr Ronan Gallagher
Queens University Belfast
Wednesday 14 March 2012, 4.00pm
Location: Seminar Room 6, The Gateway
more: Overheads (Gallagher) pdf
Invited by Financial Markets and Institutions Group/ Professor John Wilson
Discussant: Dr Andreas Hoepner

"We are all critical now: but critical of what, for whom?"
Professor Mike Saren
School of Management
University of Leicester
Wednesday 28 March 2012, 3.15pm
Location: Boardroom, The Gateway
more: Mike Saren's webpage
Invited by Organisations and Society Group

"Where is the Warm Glow? Donated Labour in the Health and Social Work Industries"
Dr Alasdair Rutherford
School of Management
University of Stirling
Wednesday 2 May 2012, 3.15pm
Location: Boardroom, The Gateway
more: Alasdair Rutherford's webpage; Abstract (Rutherford) pdf
Invited by Organisations and Society Group

"The Challenges of Crafting Qualitative Research"
Professor Ann L Cunliffe
University of New Mexico
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 2pm
Location: Boardroom, The Gateway
more: Abstract (Cunliffe) doc
Invited by Knowledge and Practice Group
Discussant: TBA

"Embodying Management"
Dr Ben Hardy
Open University Business School
Wednesday 16 May 2012, 3.15pm
Location: Boardroom, The Gateway
more: Ben Hardy's webpage; Abstract (Hardy) doc
Invited by Knowledge and Practice Group
Discussant: TBA

"Sensemaking and Storytelling"
Dr Thomas Basbøll
Honorary Research Fellow, School of Management
Monday 21 May 2012, 3.15pm
Location: Boardroom, The Gateway
Invited by Organisations and Society Group
Discussant: Nick Butler

Title TBA
Professor Bert Scholtens
University of Gronigen
Thursday 24 May 2012, 2.00pm
Location: Lecture Room 2, The Gateway
Invited by Financial Markets and Institutions Group
Discussant: TBA

"How Do International Bankers Vote in Developing Country Elections?"
Professor Paul Vaaler
Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota
Wednesday 30 May 2012, 3.15pm
Location: TBC
Paul Vaaler's webpage; Working Paper (Vaaler) pdf
Invited by Financial Markets and Institutions Group
Discussant: Dr Andreas Hoepner