Department of Applied Psychology

Power & Authority in Groups and Organizations: Going Global

POWER & AUTHORITY IN GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS: GOING GLOBAL
APRIL 4-6, 2008


A three-day temporary experiential learning conference designed to help us understand the complexity of dynamics motivating our behavior in groups and organizations so that we may transform ourselves and our organizations by becoming “responsible reflective citizens of the world."

Why attend?

We live in a world that has become highly interconnected and interdependent. The futurist John L. Petersen states, "As the ability to interact in more sophisticated ways develops, we will see our future tied to others in ways unimaginable five years ago." Given this rapidly changing world environment, we have a responsibility to take a closer look at how we relate to each other and at the organizations we create. By doing this in a constructive way we can engage in a dialogue that moves from mistrust and polarization to collaboration. Our understanding of the ways in which we take up our own authority in organizations and manage our resistance to adaptive change can then lay the groundwork for transforming our participation in organizational life. Transformation is necessary if we want to develop the flexibility and creativity necessary to fully take up our roles as citizens of this global village.

Come join us in this experiential learning laboratory, designed to explore how working in multiple roles and situations with our beliefs, ideas, and experiences can transform our institutions to successfully meet this emerging global challenge.

This conference is an opportunity to:

  • Learn more about the complexity of dynamics in groups and organizations in a global context.
  • Explore how different cultural perspectives impact authority and authorization of roles in groups and organizations.
  • Increase your ability to recognize and manage hidden agendas, stereotypes and unspoken assumptions about Western, Eastern and African groups.
  • Become aware of the inherent dilemmas in collaboration and competition within and among groups.
  • Enhance your skills in managing yourself and others in work roles when ethnocentricity and racial bias stand at the boundary between you.


SPONSORED BY
New York University,Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, Department of Applied Psychology

The New York Center for the Study of Groups, Organizations and Social Systems, an affiliate of the A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems

CONFERENCE CONTACT INFORMATION:

Alicia Muñoz. Conference Administrator: 212 465 7291.nyugrouprelations08@yahoo.com

NYU Steinhardt, Office of Special Programs: 212 992 9380, 212 995 4923 (fax)

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