PROS is an annual event organized in conjunction with the annual series Perspectives on Process Organization Studies, published by Oxford University Press, and it takes place in a Mediterranean island, in June every year. Click here to check out our first 10 gatherings.
11th International Symposium
on Process Organization Studies
Organizing in the Digital Age: Understanding the Dynamics of Work, Innovation, and Collective Action
19-22 June 2019
Minoa Palace Resort, Chania, Crete, Greece
Conveners
Michael Barrett, Professor of Information Systems and Innovation Studies, University of Cambridge, UK (m.barrett@jbs.cam.ac.uk)
Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor of Information Systems, McGill University, Canada (Emmanuelle.Vaast@mcgill.ca)
Ann Langley, HEC Montreal, Canada (ann.langley@hec.ca)
Haridimos Tsoukas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus & University of Warwick, UK (process.symposium@gmail.com)
Keynote Speakers
Diane E. Bailey, Associate Professor, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin, USA, co-author of Technology Choices
Samer Faraj, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Technology, Management and Healthcare, McGill University, Canada, Senior Editor, Information Systems Research
Shaun Gallagher, Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Philosophy, University of Memphis, USA, founding editor of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, author of Enactivist Interventions: Rethinking the Mind
Timothy Ingold, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Aberdeen, UK, author of Making and The Perception of the Environment
12th International Symposium
on Process Organization Studies
Organizing beyond organizations for the common good: Confronting major societal challenges through process studies
1-4 September 2021 (Online)
Conveners:
Joel Gehman, University of Alberta, Canada (jgehman@ualberta.ca)
Paula Jarzabkowski, City University of London, UK & University of Queensland, Australia (P.Jarzabkowski@city.ac.uk)
Ann Langley, HEC Montreal, Canada (ann.langley@hec.ca)
Haridimos Tsoukas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus & University of Warwick, UK (process.symposium@gmail.com)
Keynote Speakers:
Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Diageo Professor in Organisation Studies, University of Cambridge Judge Business School, UK
Catherine Keller, Professor of Constructive Theology, Drew University, USA, author of Political Theology of the Earth and On the Mystery: Discerning Divinity in Process
Steven Maguire, Professor of Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Sydney Business School, Australia
13th International Symposium
on Process Organization Studies
Organizing on the Precipice: Process Studies in Extreme Contexts
25-28 June 2022, Rhodes, Greece
Conveners:
Mark de Rond, University of Cambridge, UK (mejd3@cam.ac.uk)
Gail Whiteman, University of Exeter, UK (G.Whiteman@exeter.ac.uk)
Ann Langley, HEC Montreal, Canada (ann.langley@hec.ca)
Haridimos Tsoukas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus & University of Warwick, UK (process.symposium@gmail.com)
Keynote Speakers:
Beth Bechky, Seymour Milstein Professor of Ethics and Corporate Governance and Strategy. New York University, USA, author of Blood, Powder and Residue: How Crime Labs Translate Evidence into Proof (Princeton University Press, 2021)
Loïc Wacquant, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, USA, author of Body and Soul: Ethnographic Notebooks of An Apprentice-Boxer (OUP, 2004)
Dan Zahavi, Professor of Philosophy, University of Copenhagen & University of Oxford, Co-editor-in-chief of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, author of Phenomenology: The Basics (Routledge, 2018)
14th International Symposium
on Process Organization Studies
The Process of Social-Symbolic Work: Understanding the Role of Agents in the Ongoing Construction of Organizational Life
18-21 June 2023
Minoa Palace Resort, Chania, Crete, Greece
Conveners:
Tom Lawrence, Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK (tom.lawrence@sbs.ox.ac.uk)
Nelson Philips, College of Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA (nelson_phillips@ucsb.edu)
Paula Jarzabkowski, The University of Queensland, Australia & City, University of London, UK (p.jarzabkowski@uq.edu.au)
Ann Langley, HEC Montreal, Canada (ann.langley@hec.ca)
Haridimos Tsoukas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus & University of Warwick, UK (process.symposium@gmail.com)
Keynote Speakers:
Nina Bandelj, Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California at Irvine, Co-Editor, Socio-Economic Review, Vice-President, American Sociological Association, USA
Tina Dacin, Stephen J.R. Smith Chair of Strategy and Organizational Behavior, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Canada
Dermot Moran, Joseph Chair in Catholic Philosophy, Boston College, USA, former Co-editor of the book series “Contributions to Phenomenology” (Springer), author of Introduction to Phenomenology and Edmund Husserl: Founder of Phenomenology.
15th International Symposium
on Process Organization Studies
Improvisation, resilience, and the ongoing (re)construction of organizations
General process-oriented and theme-focused papers are invited
24-27 June 2024, Coral Beach Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
Conveners:
Michelle Barton, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, USA
Miguel Pina e Cunha, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.
Paula Jarzabkowski, University of Queensland, Australia
Mark de Rond, University of Cambridge, UK
Ann Langley, HEC Montreal & University of Warwick, Canada
Haridimos Tsoukas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus & University of Warwick, UK
Keynote Speakers:
Brian Massumi, Université de Montréal, Canada, author of Semblance and Event: Activist Philosophy and the Occurrent Arts, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Ann Miner, Wisconsin School of Business, USA
Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, USA