British Academy of Management (BAM) International Symposium, Monash University Prato Centre, Tuscany, Italy, 12-14 June 2022
Please see a link below for info. on a BAM HRM International Symposium at the University Prato Centre, Italy, 12-14 June 2022:
By all means share this with anyone who might be interested, including PhD students! This International Symposium had been scheduled originally for June 2020 with a theme "The Present and Future of HRM, Employment Relations and Work: Sustainability and Inclusion in an age of Artificial Intelligence, Digitization and the Gig Economy". Due to the pandemic, it had to be postponed twice, to June 2022. Deadline for abstract submissions: 7 March 2022.
Symposium summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented changes in the way work is performed and managed (Biron et al., 2021). More than ever, we need to reflect and re-examine how we work and do business and the role of Human Resources (HR) in promoting a sustainable future. In this symposium, we seek to understand the current and future challenges for Human Resource Management (HRM) through a human-centred lens (Cooke et al., 2022). Placing people at the centre of attention in relation to HR practices and policies enables a more humanistic and inclusive appreciation of the way in which employees may add organisational and societal value amidst significant and unparalleled change.
Topics that may be examined include (the list is not exhaustive):
• Designing, implementing, and promoting HRM/Employment Relations practices for the digital age
• Big data, artificial intelligence, and job automation: opportunities and challenges for workforces
• Changing workplace demographics, inclusion, and diversity in the global economy
• The role of HR under micro- and macro-turbulence
• How can we build back better? The post-COVID-19 workplace
• Employee's experience and intersecting crises
• Responsible HRM practices in the context of climate change
• The role of HRM in sustainable and responsible employing organisations
• Opportunities and challenges for talent management in the changing world of work
• HRM practices across different organisation forms and systems
• The gig economy and its implications for HRM in a global context
• Human Resource Development amidst a changing workplace
• Workers' voice and behaviour in the age of teleworking
The Venue
Prato is a picturesque and heritage-listed city in Tuscany, Italy. It is only 17 kilometres northwest of Florence. The city boasts important gastronomic, historical and artistic attractions, with excellent restaurants, museums and a great cultural legacy that started with the Etruscans and reached its peak with the Renaissance when artists such as Donatello, Filippo Lippi and Botticelli left their testimonies in the city. The famous biscotti invented in Prato during the Middle Ages are still produced by local traditional bakers. More recently, Prato's economy has been based on the textile industry. For more information about the city of Prato, click here: https://www.cittadiprato.it/en/default.aspx. For more information about Monash University Prato Centre and its COVID-19 updates, click on www.monash.edu/prato and https://www.monash.edu/prato/visiting-prato/about-prato. There are good-value flights to Italy, especially if they are booked well in advance. Airport options include (in order of proximity): Florence, Pisa, Bologna and Rome. Use this link to access how to get there.
Keynote Speakers include
Professor Thomas A. Kochan, Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA
Professor Jacqueline O'Reilly, Professor and Co-Director, Digital Futures at Work Research Centre, Leeds University/Sussex University, UK/Economic and Social Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation.
BAMhrmPrato20@ncl.ac.uk is managing the abstract submissions/acceptance notifications; BAM is administering the event, while Monash University Prato Centre has expertise on the local logistics and the COVID-19 situation there. The websites will periodically be updated re. the Symposium etc.. Please send any enquiries to those who have the relevant responsibilities and knowledge. Thanks.
FYI The Prato Centre advises that the COVID-19 situation is improving there and that there is usually an improvement re. COVID-19 towards June in Prato. The Symposium aims to hold the refreshment-break aspects outdoors. The event has COVID-Safe plans. The Symposium's various stakeholders are keen for the Symposium actually to take place in person in 2022 and not to be postponed again, as universities reinstate university-related travel and reactivate campuses.
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