Session Summary

Session Number:190
Session ID:S62
Session Title:Cognition's Evolution in the Academy: A Journey into the New Millennium (Knowledge)
Short Title:Cognition's Evolution (K)
Session Type:Showcase Symposium
Hotel:Hyatt West
Floor:LL1
Room:Water Tower
Time:Tuesday, August 10, 1999 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM

Sponsors

MOC  (Kathleen Sutcliffe)ksutclif@umich.edu (734) 764-2312 
OMT  (Joseph Porac)j-porac@staff.uiuc.edu (217) 244-7969 
OB  (Robert Liden)bobliden@uic.edu (312) 996-4481 

General People

Organizer Emrich, Cynthia G. Purdue U. cindy@mgmt.purdue.edu (765)-494-4511 
Organizer Gorman, Margaret D. George Washington U. mgorman@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu 703-729-8394 

Submissions

Individual and Collective Change and Development Journeys in the Study of Cognition in Organizations 
 Fiol, Marlene C. U. of Colorado, Denver mfiol@carbon.cudenver.edu (303)-556-5812 
 Gioia, Dennis A. Pennsylvania State U. dag4@psu.edu 814-865-6370 
Pluralistic Cognition: Building Bridges Across Disciplines and Cultures 
 Huff, Anne S. U. of Colorado / Cranfield School of Management anne.huff@colorado.edu (303)492-4348 
 Starbuck, William H. New York U. bill_starbuck@msn.com (212)-998-0232 
Evolution and Devolution in the Study of Cognition in Organizations 
 Ashkanasy, Neal M. U. of Queensland ashkanasy@commerce.uq.edu.au 011 61 7 3365 7499 
 Weick, Karl E. U. of Michigan Karl_Weick@ccmail.bus.umich.edu (734)763-1339 

Abstract

The study of cognition in organizational settings has expanded dramatically over the last decade. In part, this reflects a response to the interdisciplinary growth of cognitive science. This trend is reflected in the Academy as well. Browse through the San Diego program and you will see scattered throughout nearly every division sessions related to central issues in managerial and organizational cognition. Of course, some of this expansion can be attributed to jointly sponsored symposia between MOCIG, OB, OMT and other divisions on issues such as learning, knowledge, identity, attention, emotion, uncertainty, and language. But much of this expansion stems from the simple fact that research in cognition is becoming increasingly important and legitimate in organizational studies. Still, there are many questions to be asked. What have we learned about these issues over the last decade? Is there any coherence to this emerging field? What research questions or areas have been overlooked, ignored, understudied? Where should we go next? Why is cognition of such broad interest to all divisions? We propose to address these issues and others in a symposium devoted to examining the evolution and expansion of research in managerial and organizational cognition throughout the past decade. We will do so through a series of dialogues between distinguished scholars who have witnessed and shaped the evolution of cognition research in the Academy.