The AoM conference is the world's largest meeting place for researchers in the field of organization and management. This year's conference was held in Copenhagen in the last days of July, in collaboration with Copenhagen Business School. INN University participated with two entries in the programme during the conference, which gathered more than 10,000 participants.
Study on behavior and work environment
Associate Professor Afra Koulaei of INN University received the “Best Paper” award in the “Organizational Behavior” subgroup for the study “The Impact of Instigator Target of Apologies on Bystander Responses to Workplace Incivility.”
The study found that people react more positively when an apology for bad behaviour is directed at people who were not directly affected by the behaviour. In other words, it is not just that you say sorry that counts, but also who you say it to.
“It is a tight squeeze to get on the programme during the AoM conference. Therefore, there is extra reason to be proud when a study from INN University also received an award for best paper,” says Ingeborg Flagstad, vice dean of education at Inland School of Business and Social Sciences.
Methods for engaging students
Ingeborg Flagstad herself organized a workshop on teaching entitled “Sustainability in Action: Experiential Teaching Games and Simulations for Educators.”
Sustainability challenges require students to develop knowledge, but also practical skills and creative problem-solving. Many educators lack the time and tools to transfer research into teaching. The workshop was conducted to provide educators with methods to engage students in learning about sustainability.
Participants were able to try out role-playing, simulation, a nature-based "Escape Room" and training in perspective-taking using artificial intelligence.
"Letting students learn through experience, instead of passive knowledge transfer, can give them insight into sustainability that lasts a lifetime. The workshop was intended as inspiration for everyone who teaches topics related to sustainability," says Ingeborg Flagstad.
Contact
- ingeborg.flagstad@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 61 28 82 26