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Speaker

Silvia Candiani, Microsoft Italy

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Silvia Candiani is Microsoft Italy Chief Executive Officer helping Italian companies embracing the digital transformation opportunity and fostering a more inclusive and sustainable society in Italy thanks to innovation. Under her tenure, Silvia Candiani has developed many initiatives to accelerate the adoption of modern technologies among Italian public and private companies to increase their global growth and competitiveness. Join us as she discusses her background and Governing Knowledge and Imagination in the Digital Era. (see full session details)

Imagining, Leading, and Governing the Future of Mobility

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Luis Martins, University of Texas at Austin

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Joseph Porac, New York University

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Violina Rindova, University of Southern California

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Sam Garg, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

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David Kirsch, University of Maryland

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Sandeep Pillai, Bocconi University

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Ithai Stern, INSEAD

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Mary Tripsas, UC Santa Barbara

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Tiona Zuzul, Harvard Business School

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Across several industries, firms are facing a range of mega-disruptions driven by technological changes, new stakeholder demands, and a range of other sources of uncertainty and ambiguity. The goal of the session is to identify important and promising questions that researchers could pursue in understanding how firms can develop effective strategies in such contexts, in which the nature of the future is contested among firms and across a variety of current and potential stakeholders. In particular, the session will highlight the challenges associated with imagining the future, leading and shaping the development of the industry, and the governance issues that must be considered in strategizing in such contexts. The specific context we will use as the grounding for the discussion in this session is the auto industry. The industry faces major disruption as a consequence of the convergence of four trends – autonomous driving, connectivity, electrification, and car sharing – which has generated significant discussion and debate about the future of the industry and of mobility (Gao et al., 2016; Tschiesner et al., 2019). Auto industry executives and various experts have opined on the future of mobility, and this future is hotly debated within the industry. The debate provides a rich context for understanding how firms and key stakeholders imagine, lead, organize, and govern when facing a future consisting of many possible trajectories and discontinuities, some mutually exclusive and some not. (see full session details)

Harnessing life experience into organizational success: Evidence from practice and research

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Giada Di Stefano, Bocconi University

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Lamar Pierce, Washington University in St. Louis

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Riccarda Zezza, Lifeed

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How can firms help employees learn and grow by leveraging the lessons learned from life outside of work? Lifeed was founded in 2015 with the aim to change the way work and life interact. Lifeed's founder, Riccarda Zezza, together with her team, developed a unique learning methodology (the Life Based Learning method) that transforms life experiences into business skills. Riccarda Zezza and Chiara Bacilieri will present the Lifeed method, share experiences from their participants, and discuss potential benefits for employees and employers. (see full session details)

Leaders

Russell Coff, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Libby Weber, University of California, Irvine

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How can interfirm relationships recover from major disruptions? Recovery from major disruptions, like a widespread cyberattack (e.g., 2020 US federal government data breach impacting 1000’s of organizations) or the supply chain interruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is a fundamental problem for management and organizational theory. Such massive disruptions create discontinuities where inter-firm partnerships must adapt to sudden changes that may be temporary or they may represent long term shifts. Unanticipated disruptions can put most contractual relationships under extreme strain as parties are unable to meet contractual responsibilities. The organizations, then, must navigate the disruption as well as the aftermath which may involve adaptation to a new normal. It is likely that the partnership can be an asset, helping the firms move forward. However, rebuilding a productive relationship after a breach may not be so simple and that is the focus of this session. (see full session details)

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Michael Hudecheck, University of St. Gallen

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Charlotta Sirén, University of St.Gallen

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Nina Zachlod, University of St. Gallen

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The analysis of economic and social activity using satellite-based remote sensing data is a domain-relevant methodology for strategic management research and practice. Although this free open-access data source is increasingly entering other fields, it remains under-utilized in management research. We argue that satellite-based remote sensing data is a tool that can be used to investigate many important questions in the field of strategic management. Our interdisciplinary research team is at the forefront of bringing remote sensing analysis to the field of management studies through academic publications, software library development, and community outreach activities. This IMR session outlines currently available satellite data sources, provide examples of their use, and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. (see full session details)