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Recent News (updated February 2010)
Draft of PNP Winter Newsletter is now available - pdf version; word version!
PNP Nominations are now being accepted!
It is time for our annual nominations! If you are committed to our division and have an interest in serving it and/or know others who are, please nominate yourself and/or others for one of the available positions. I have activated the nomination page for PNP elections. This year we have the following liaison positions up for election: APPAM, ARNOVA, International. The other positions open are the usual ones we have every year: Program Chair, Best Book, Best Article, Best Dissertation, and one person on the Membership Committee. We look forward to your input and your service! Please note that the nomination site will close on February 24.
Gordon Kingsley
Member News
Paul Govekar has been promoted to Associate Professor and has a new book coming out! Here is more information regarding the book: Differentiating Among Volunteers, Donors, and Donor/Volunteers, a new book by Dr. Paul L. Govekar of the James F. Dicke College of Business Administration at Ohio Northern University, explores why some people only contribute money to nonprofit organizations, while others only contribute time, and yet a third group, identified as “helpers” in this study, contributes both money and time. The study creates a model which posits that volunteer and donor behavior are a function of personality (self-esteem and empathy), values and facilitation (an organizational component). The study found that the values and facilitation components of the model were significant, but that the personality component was not. The major implication of the study is that nonprofit managers and researchers must Page 7 of 10 Public Non-Profit: Serving Public Benefit deal with three classes of contributors (volunteers, donors, and “helpers”), and that there are significant differences among these three classes. The book is available through Amazon.com. Congratulations Paul!
Matthew Liao-Troth will become Dean of the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business at Georgia College & State University, effective this July and he has a new book: "Challenges in Volunteer Management" Edited by: Matthew Liao-Troth, Western Washington University. Most of the chapters were presented as papers at PNP sessions at the Academy of Management. The book includes the following chapters: Management Capacity and Retention of Volunteers, Mark Hager and Jeffrey L. Brudney. No "One Best" Volunteer Management and Organizing: Two Fundamentally Different Approaches, Lucas C. P. M. Meijs and Ester M Ten Hoorn. A Typology of Short-Term and Long-Term Volunteers, Linda Hartenian. Streamlining Volunteer Management Through Information Communication, Valentina Mele. Volunteer Management in Community Currency Systems: An Examination of Time Banks, Bruce Clary. Organizational Models for Emerging Volunteers in State Government, Sarah Jane Rehnborg and Thomas McVey. Challenges of Volunteer Management in Kazakhstan, Tamara G. Nezhina, Jeffrey L. Brudney, and Aigerim R. Ibrayeva. Volunteer Management in Polish NGOs: Challenges of Formalization, Angela L. Bies and Stephanie A. Curs. Fine Lines: Design and Implementation Challenges in Employee Volunteer Programs, Mary Tschirhart and Lyndia St. Claire. Fraternal Involvement in Volunteering: The Membership Impact of Join Hands Day, Robert Christensen and James L. Perry. Conclusion: So What? And What's Next? Victor Murray. Congratulations Matthew!
Mary Tschirhart, formerly the Director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University, has moved to North Carolina State University in the sunny South. She is the new director of the Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education, and Engagement and a professor in the Public Administration department at NC State. She invites all her colleagues in the PNP division to contact her using her new e-mail address: mary_tschirhart@ncsu.edu
Call for Award Nominations
Best Article Award
What was the best public or nonprofit management article in 2009 (i.e.
published between January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009)? If you would
like to make a suggestion for the division's Best Article Award, please
send Eric Kong, the Award Chair, a brief statement nominating the
article and stating why it is worthy of the award. Nominations should be
placed by March 1, 2010. Nominations, with a copy of the nominated
article, should be sent to Eric at
kongeric@usq.edu.au
The winner will be announced during the Academy Meeting in Montreal,
Canada in August, 2010, and will receive a plaque recognizing the award.
The Best Dissertation Award Selection Committee for the Public and Nonprofit Division of the Academy of Management requests nominations for the 2010 Best Dissertation Award. Only dissertations defended January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009 are eligible for this award. Sponsored by Jossey-Bass publishers, the award will be announced at the Academy of Management annual conference, August 6 – 10, Montreal. The prize will be a plaque, $250 in books from Jossey-Bass, and a $100 check from the Division.
All nominations must be postmarked by February 28, 2010. Nominators must send each committee member listed below a paper copy of the nominated dissertation, plus a letter of nomination by a faculty member outlining the distinctive strengths of the work. Email copies will not be accepted. If you have questions about the award, contact Dissertation Award Chair Mary E. Guy at mary.guy@ucdenver.edu
Mary E. Guy, Best Dissertation Award Chair University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs 1380 Lawrence St. Campus Box 142 P.O. Box 173364 Denver, CO 80217-3364
Professor Melvin Dubnick 141 Colon Street Beverly MA 01915
Professor Matthew Liao-Troth Management Department Western Washington University 516 High Street, MS 9075 Bellingham, WA 98229-9075
Professor Mary Tschirhart Director, Institute for Nonprofits North
Carolina State University 219 Oberlin Road, Campus Box 7011 Raleigh, NC
27605-7011
Call For Papers
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Business & Society Climate Change: Challenging Business, Transforming Politics Chukwumerije Okereke Bettina Wittneben University of Oxford, UK Frances Bowen University of Calgary and University of Oxford, UK Global climate change has become one of the most pressing issues for industry, government, and civil society in the 21st century. However, articulating the enabling institutional and political processes and the specific conditions required to achieve a response have not proved very easy. Similarly, literature has not been very precise in its attempts to capture the dynamic interactions between governments and businesses and the organizational processes by which states and corporations develop strategies to achieve the massive cuts to greenhouse gas emissions called for by scientists. Increasing awareness of the greenhouse gas emissions implicated in economic activities and the impact of climate change on society have led to growing calls that business has both moral and commercial obligations to take the lead in the effort to combat climate change. The conventional rationale is that harnessing the financial, technological, and organizational resources of business is vital for society to develop effective responses to climate change. In some quarters, there are demands that governments must do more to regulate industries and corporations to promote deep reductions in emissions and foster rapid changes in business practices and culture. However, amid this growing call for a change in philosophy, business is being looked on to finance economic growth and meet the rising demand for consumer goods and services worldwide. The pressure to achieve deep emission reductions and economic growth simultaneously poses challenge to business and government, particularly in the context of the current economic crisis and the ever increasing domestic and global economic competition. At the same time, the last three decades or so have witnessed profound transformations in the global political economy landscape with deep interconnections between the political and the economic domains. This has resulted in the blurring of the traditional divide between the private and the public as exemplified by the proliferation of unique public and private partnerships (PPP). Thus, it is now somewhat difficult to determine what and how much can be demanded from business actors, who would be best placed to demand such changes and where exactly the levers for societywide transformations reside. Three key research questions are the following: (a) What are the process, institutional, and organizational challenges posed by climate change to business, government, and civil society, and to what extent are these challenges transforming relationships within and between these entities; (b) How do firms seek to navigate, influence, dominate, or transform political processes addressing climate change, and what effects does this activity have on the approaches by which states and corporations develop strategies for climate change; and (c) What insights might be drawn for effective climate mitigation and adaption actions from
understanding the interactions between corporate actors, policy makers,
and civil society?
Our objective in this special issue is to bring together insights from strategic management, international business, organization theory, international relationships, and political economy to better understand how climate change is challenging and transforming traditional business models and political approaches. As firms do not act in isolation but rather in concert with or as part of public policy and civil society, insight is needed on business carbon strategy as part of the broad field of climate-change policy.
We would encourage exploration of agency and levers for achieving the much-needed transition to low-carbon business models and society necessary to avert dangerous climate change. Focus might include the roles of individual corporate leaders, organizational culture, competitively valuable capabilities, alternate organizational forms, and sociopolitical regimes in shaping corporate strategies to address climate change. Some of the research areas that might be addressed in the special issue include, but are not limited to, the following: • The political drivers and implications of increased firm engagement in carbon-management strategies, carbon disclosure, carbon labeling, emerging carbon markets, and low-carbon technology diffusion. • Climate change as a site for contestations of power by governments, state departments, business actors, and civil society groups and possible implications for business and society. • The relationship between the political and the economic domains, and how this either facilitates or hinders state and firm actions on climate change. • Assessment of the long-term challenges posed to firms by climate change, and how this might influence the efficiency, and political or symbolic dimensions of carbon-management strategies. • Comparative studies of firms or industries highlighting the role of organizational culture, capabilities, individual leadership, and sociocultural and political contexts in shaping corporate climate strategies. • The precise roles of individual managers and firms in propelling structural change, global values, and approaches to climate-change policies as well as related motivations and institutional barriers. • What social expectations of climate-change adaptation and mitigation actions by firms are realistic given the current and likely future institutional context? • What is the potential for fundamental structural change toward low carbon growth in society today; where do the levers for change lie; what factors might trigger changes, and in what directions are such changes most likely to occur? • The emergence, types, and roles of unique partnerships that address climate change and implications for the intersection of business organizations and political institutions. • The role of civil society and the media in reporting, assessing, and promoting climate-change mitigation by governments and corporations. Submission Instructions Submissions to the special issue should be sent electronically to the guest editors at submission.bands@smithschool.ox.ac.uk. The format of the papers must follow Business & Society guidelines. Business & Society uses the American Psychological Association citation and reference system (please see any recent copy of the journal for a sample). Papers should include a 100-150 word abstract followed by 3 to 5 keywords. The paper itself should contain no indications of authorship. A title page containing full author contact information should be sent as a separate document to the coeditors. Dates and Timetable The tentative timetable for the special issue is as follows: March 1, 2010 Paper submitted electronically to coeditors July 1, 2010 Authors invited to resubmit revised papers September 30, 2010 Revised papers due (incorporating editors’ and external reviewers’ comments) November 30, 2010 Authors notified if paper selected for special issue January 30, 2011 Delivery of full set of papers and guest editors’ introductory paper Duane Windsor, Ph.D., BAS Editor The Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Management The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business Rice University Regular Mail: MS-531 P.O. Box 2932 Houston, TX 77252-2932 Physical Delivery Only (FEDEX, UPS, etc.): McNair Hall 227 (Jones School Building) 6100 Main St. Houston, TX 77005 Voice 713-348-5372 Fax 713-348-6296 Email odw@rice.eduSECoPA Hello Public Administration Scholars, Practitioners and Students: I am pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 2010 Southeastern Conference on Public Administration (SECoPA) to be held in Wilmington, NC on October 13-16. The Conference theme is Setting the Course for Excellence in Public Service and we welcome papers and proposals from practitioners, students and academics. Please see attachment for details on conference tracks and format for submissions which are due April 30, 2010. SECoPA 2010 is hosted by the UNC Wilmington MPA program and the Southeastern North Carolina Chapter of ASPA. We look forward to seeing you this fall in historic Wilmington on the beautiful Cape Fear coast! For information on the conference hotel and local attractions visit our website at http://www.secopa2010.org secopa2010@uncw.edu 2010 RGK Center Summer Fellowship Program The RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service in the LBJ > School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin invites graduate students from across the country to apply for a unique academic opportunity to critically examine issues in the nonprofit sector. The RGK Center Summer Fellowship Program will be held June 1 – June 25, 2010 at The University of Texas at Austin and is open to current PhD students and Master?s level students considering doctoral work. $3000 stipends will be awarded to students selected to participate and housing will be arranged and paid for through the RGK Center. The application deadline is March 5, 2010. Facilitated by Peter Frumkin, Director of the RGK Center, the program will explore pressing issues in the world of nonprofit organizations, voluntary action, philanthropy and international civil society. Students selected for the program agree to participate in an intensive four-week seminar and expand and refine their research papers to become part of RGK Center’s working papers series. The application deadline is March 5, 2010. Application procedure: Download and complete the application form at http://www.rgkcenter.org/fellowship Email the completed application form, draft research paper and current resume to moira@austin.utexas.edu
2010 iGov Research Institute July 18-25, 2010 The Hague & Delft, The Netherlands
The Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany is pleased to announce the 2010 iGov Research Institute held in the Netherlands, from July 18-25, 2010. Supported by the US National Science Foundation, the Institute was created for doctoral students from around the world who are interested in the impacts of information and communication technologies on government and governance. The iGov Institute includes both academic sessions and practical field work and is organized around the experiences of a city or region using advanced information policies and technologies for economic, cultural, and social benefits. The faculty team comprises internationally known researchers as well as senior government officials. This year our field venue is The Hague in the Netherlands. Our local university partner and residential location is TU Delft. Past iGov students have given the program high praise, calling it "the best experience in collaborative interdisciplinary research" connected to practical e-governance challenges. I hope you will identify and encourage qualified doctoral students to apply to this week-long, intensive residential program focused on ways to advance, study, and understand digital government research in an international context. Please also share this announcement with your colleagues. For more details about the program design, please read summaries http://www.ctg.albany.edu/institute?sub=past of programs from previous years. The 2010 iGov application submission deadline is March 15, 2010. To learn more and to apply, please visit the institute website http://www.ctg.albany.edu/institute.
The slides from the PNP Academy of Management Meeting Business Meeting are available!
The PNP Spring Newsletter 2009 is now available (pdf version) or (word version)!
The Special Academy of Management Program Edition is also available (pdf version) or (word version)!
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