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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 97 16:55:21 +0100
From: Arnaud Sales
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
Universite de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 3-5, 1997
ORGANIZERS Professor Arnaud SALES, Department of Sociology, Universite de Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA, H3C 3J7. Phone: 514-343-7310 ; FAX 514-343-5722;
Dr. Kamini ADHIKARI, 4F Hemchaya, 40 Ironside Road, Calcutta 700 019 INDIA; Ex. Indian Institute of Management. Phone: 91 33 247 5842; FAX: 91 33 748490.
SPONSORING ASSOCIATIONS
Association des Sociologues et Anthropologues de Langue Francaise (ACSALF) Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (CSAA) Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Research Committee on Economy and Society, International Sociological Association
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Kamini Adhikari (RC 2, ISA, Calcutta, India) Stuart Blume (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Renato Boschi (RC 2, ISA IUPERJ, Brazil) Jean-Fran=E7ois Chanlat (H.E.C., Montreal, Canada) Jean-Pierre Dupuis, (ACSALF, H.E.C., Montreal, Canada) Rogers Hollingsworth (SASE, Madison,USA) Karin Knorr-Cetina (Bielefeld, Germany) Witold Morawski (Warsaw, Poland) Louis Maheu (Montreal, Canada) Jorge Niosi (CIRST-UQAM, Canada) Arnaud Sales (SASE, Montreal, Canada) Joe Smucker (CSAA, Concordia, Canada) Immanuel Wallerstein (ISA, Fernand Braudel Center, Binghamton, USA)
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada La Ministre de L'Education, l'Honorable Pauline Marois, Gouvernement du Quebec Vice-Rectorat =E0 la recherche et =E0 la planification de l'Universite de Montreal Faculte des Arts et des Sciences de l'Universite de Montreal Faculte des Etudes superieures de l'Universite de Montreal Departement de Sociologie de l'Universite de Montreal
GENERAL FRAMEWORK
Scientific and professional knowledge, qualifications and expertise are at the heart of functional and transformational processes at work within contemporary societies where information and technological skills constitute both challenges and strengths. The phenomenon itself is not new, but its intensification in the past decade has changed and, in some senses, revolutionized the economy, culture and even the exercise of political power. Production and employment structures, corporate strategies, the major growth in service industries and competitiveness largely depend on numerous types of formal knowledge and the dynamic application of such knowledge.
The idea that knowledge, the economy and society are closely interrelated is not new either. It is based on the fact that throughout the ages human societies have distinguished themselves through advanced technologies that have had a major effect on their economy, organization and culture. What is new, however, is the notion that within contemporary societies these interrelations can be deliberately produced, that knowledge acts on knowledge and, most important, that the application of scientific and technical knowledge in highly diverse fields for the purpose of specific economic activities can both increase productivity and transform social life. It is imperative that we take stock of this theme from both an analytical and critical perspective.
The highly specialized training undertaken by individuals and the development of knowledge and its application imply a Governance of Knowledge. As part of a process involving the intellectualization of the economy we need to examine: 1) the challenges posed by knowledge-based economies to the educational system; 2) social settings in which knowledge is developed; 3) transformation of the role of the State and public policies with respect to science and technology; and finally 4) the new market dynamics for knowledge-based organizations.
This new knowledge-based mode of development poses considerable challenges for the application and marketing of technologies, which in light of the high costs involved, necessitate the sharing of knowledge. We need, therefore, to examine the strategies employed by firms with respect to technological alliances, technological transfers and the marketing of technological innovations.
If questions with respect to higher education, science- and technology-related policies, the management of innovations and R&D applications, computerization and the often radical changes in management styles play a central role today in both theory and practice, the consequences for occupations and jobs are by no means insignificant. We therefore need to discuss: 1) the future of jobs and the transformation of labour markets in knowledge-based economies; 2) the new dynamics associated with knowledge-based workers and professions; 3) career paths for knowledge-based workers; and 4) questions that arise with regard to gender, ethnic and race inequalities in scientific and professional sectors.
Societies driven by knowledge-based economies have fortunately until now generally favoured democratic forms of political organization. But the race to enhance productivity and unfettered competitiveness has led to a disturbing intensification of rationalization, evaluation and control processes that were already fairly extensive. Knowledge-based societies pose many ethical problems, and we need to discuss these issues and consider whether we are prepared to deal with them.
Finally, we must examine the mode of development of knowledge-based economies and, in a broader sense, societies in those regions most affected by gaps in technology and knowledge, i.e., central and eastern European countries, newly industrialized countries and especially underdeveloped countries.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE KNOWLEDGE, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY SAVOIR, ECONOMIE ET SOCIETE
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM (Subject to slight changes)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1997 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Registration (Tour centrale, Pavillon Principal, Universite de Montreal)
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1997 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration (Tour centrale Pavillon principal, Universite de Montreal)
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Room M-415 Welcoming Session
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: Inaugural Address
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: The Governance of Knowledge and Knowledge-Based Economies I
Karin KNORR CETINA and Alexandre PREDA (Universitat Bielefeld, Germany), POSTSOCIAL KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES.
Rogers HOLLINGSWORTH (University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.), WHY SOME RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS MAKE MAJOR DISCOVERIES BUT MOST MAKE NONE.
Feiwel KUPFERBERG (Aalborg University, Denmark), FROM WELFARE STATE TO KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY: REDEFINING THE SWEDISH MODEL.
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: Knowledge and Transformation of Societies
Kamini ADHIKARI (Ex. Indian Institute of Management, India), SCIENCE, "MIXED GENRES" AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION.
J. C. SPENDER (Rutgers University), TOWARD A KNOWLEDGE-BASED THEORY OF THE FIRM
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: The Governance of Knowledge and Knowledge-Based Economies II
Shann TURNBULL (M.A.I. Services Pty. Ltd., Australia), THE APPLICATION OF CYBERNETIC KNOWLEDGE IN GOVERNING SOCIETY.
Pierre DORAY (Universite du Quebec =E0 Montreal, Canada) et Diane-Gabrielle TREMBLAY (TElE-Universite, Canada), POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES ET ECONOMIE DU SAVOIR.
Claire POLSTER (University of New Brunswick, Canada), HOW THE LAW WORKS: EXPLORING THE IMPLICATIONS OF EMERGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIMES FOR THE NEW PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE, THE ECONOMY, AND SOCIETY.
Mikhail V. KUZMIN (Foundation of Science & Cultural Development, Ukraine), SYNERGETIC MODELLING OF A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY: GROWTH, INNOVATION, MANAGEMENT.
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Room M-425 Plenary Session: Knowledge and Innovative Institutions
Michel QUERE et Jacques-Laurent RAVIX (LATAPSES-CNRS Universite de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France), PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATIVE INSTITUTIONS: ENTREPRENEURIAL CONDUCTS FROM ACADEMICS.
Charles T. KERCHNER (The Claremont Graduate School, U.S.A.) and David MENEFEE-LIBEY (Pomona College, U.S.A.), EDUCATION AS A BASIC INDUSTRY: THE CASE OF LOS ANGELES.
Roxane BERNIER (Universite de Montreal, Canada), LA RESTRUCTURATION DES SAVOIRS DANS LES ESPACES PUBLICS: LES NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES DANS LES MUSEES.
Eric MYKHALOVSKIY (York University, Canada), TOWARD A SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH.
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Official Dinner of the Conference (Reservations must be made before June 20, 1997)
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1997 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: The High Cost of Advanced Technology and The Sharing of Knowledge: The Firm Strategies
Jerald HAGE (University of Maryland at College Park, U.S.A.), ADAPTIVE COSTS AND BENEFITS: AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE FOR INNOVATION.E Bertrand BELLON (Universite de Paris-Sud, France) and Jorge NIOSI (Universite du Quebec =E0 Montreal, Canada), APPRENTISSAGE ET COOPERATION TECHNOLOGIQUE.
Sergio L. M. SALLES-FILHO (Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil) and Maria Beatriz M. BONACELLI (Universite de Toulouse I, France), LA COMPLEXITE DE LA CONNAISSANCE ET LE PARTAGE DES CO=DBTS DANS LA BIOTECHNOLOGIE - QUELQUES CAS DE FIRMES BRESILIENNES ET FRAN=C7AISES.
Rigas ARVANITIS, Daniel VILLAVICENCIO (ORSTOM, Paris and Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana de Xochimilco, Mexico), Horacio GONZALEZ (University of Baja California-Mexicali, Mexico), THE ROOTS OF THE LEARNING ECONOMY IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY AND THE TECHNICAL LINKS OF THE CHEMICAL FIRMS IN MEXICO.
10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: A Socio-Economic Critique of Rationalization and Control Processes in Knowledge-based Societies
Marja ALESTALO (University of Helsinki, Finland), IS KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOCIETY A RELEVANT STRATEGY FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ?
Stuart BLUME (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), CONTROLLING TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN MEDICINE.
Steve FULLER (University of Durham, United Kingdom), THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY: OR, LIFE IN A STATE OF COOPTATION.
Ullica SEGERSTRALE, (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA), SCIENTISTS ON THE WAR PATH AGAINST "ANTISCIENCE": DEFENDING SCIENCE OR AVOIDING ACCOUNTABILITY ?
Wolfgang SCHOLL (Institut fuer Psychologie, Germany), KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND POWER EXERTION IN ORGANIZATIONS.
2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: Restructuring Occupations and Employment in a Knowledge-Based Economy I
Steven BRINT (University of California - Riverside, USA), RETHINKING THE THEORY OF "POSTINDUSTRIAL SOCIETY": THE FIVE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIES.
Julia EVETTS (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom) and Anna BUCHNER-JEZIORSKA, THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF ENGINEERING: A NEW ORDER OF PROFESSIONALISM.
Arnaud SALES (Universite de Montreal, Canada), THE NEW CHALLENGES OF FORMAL KNOWLEDGE LABOR MARKETS IN A RESTRUCTURING ECONOMY.
Rodrigue TREMBLAY, (Universite de Montreal, Canada), THE INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY OF FACTORS OF PRODUCTION IN A CONTEXT OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND FREE TRADE.
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: Restructuring Occupations and Employment in a Knowledge-Based Economy II
Nancy DITOMASO (Rutgers University, U.S.A.), THE POLITICS OF COMPETENCE. Paolo CALZA BINI (Universita di Roma, "La Sapienza", Italy) and M. CARMELA BOSCO (Universita di Roma, "La Sapienza", Italy), THE SOCIALIZATION OF COMPETENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESSOURCES IN SMALL ENTERPRISE DISTRICTS. Michael R. SMITH (McGill University, Canada), TECHNOLOGY AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY: A CRITIQUE.
Dieter BOGENHOLD (University of Bremen, Germany), THE RISE OF KNOWLEDGE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES: CONTINUITIES, PROBLEMS, AND NECESSITIES.
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Room M-425 Plenary Session: Knowledge-Sharing and Organizational Learning
Dan SENI (Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada), THE LEVEL STRUCTURE OF KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS IN LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS.
Diane-Gabrielle TREMBLAY and David ROLLAND (Universite du Quebec, Canada), JAPANESE FIRMS' STRATEGIES IN THE SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE: A COMPARISON OF CANADIAN FIRMS AND JAPANESE TRANSPLANTS IN CANADA AND PERSPECTIVES ON ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES.
Alice LAM (University of Kent, United Kingdom), THE SOCIAL EMBEDDEDNESS OF KNOWLEDGE: PROBLEMS OF CROSS-NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND TRANSFER IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE VENTURES.
Jackie KRAFFT (LATAPSES-CNRS Universite de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France), INTERFIRM RELATIONS: HOW TO INCREASE AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE.
Marie-Antoinette MAUPERTUIS (Universite de Corse, France), TECHNICAL INFORMATION, MARKET INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL ALLIANCES.
SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1997
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: Knowledge-based Economy and Low Developed Countries Challenges I
Elliott A. KRAUSE (Northeastern University, U.S.A.), PROFESSIONAL GROUP POWER IN DEVELOPING SOCIETIES.
Ruy de QUADROS CARVALHO (Universidade de Campinas, Brazil), WHAT IS THE PLACE FOR NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY ? A BRAZILIAN PERSPECTIVE.
Qiwen LU (Harvard University, U.S.A.), LEARNING AND INNOVATION IN CHINESE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY: EMERGING NEW ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE PROCESS OF MARKET TRANSITION.
Claude MARCOTTE (Universite du Quebec =E0 Montreal, Canada), L'APPRENTISSAGE ORGANISATIONNEL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE DANS LES FIRMES IMPLIQUEES DANS DES TRANSFERTS DE TECHNOLOGIE DANS LES PAYS EN DEVELOPPEMENT: LE CAS DE LA CHINE.
10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: Knowledge-Based Economy in Central and Eastern European Countries
Vadim IVANOV (Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia), THE GOVERNANCE OF KNOWLEDGE: RUSSIAN LESSONS TO THE NATIONS.
Leonid GOKHBERG, Natalia GORODNIKOVA, Alexander SOKOLOV (Center for Science Research and Statistics, Moscow, Russia), KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY: TRENDS AND POLICIES. THE CASE OF RUSSIA.
Jochen THOLEN (University of Bremen, Germany), KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS IN ARMENIA, GEORGIA AND UKRAINE.
14:30 p.m. - 15:30 p.m. Joint Plenary Session With The 9th International Conference of Socio-Economics
FEATURED SPEAKER: Lester C. THUROW (Sloan School of Management, MIT, USA), Title to be determined.
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Room M-415 Plenary Session: Knowledge-based Economy and Low Developed Countries Challenges II
Sandra ROTHBOECK (University of Zurich, Switzerland), INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN WORLD DEVELOPMENT: CATCHING-UP OPPORTUNITIES OR HIDDEN REPRODUCTION OF CORE-PERIPHERY CLEAVAGES ?
M.N. PANINI (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), FROM AGRI-CULTURE TO AGRI-BUSINESS: PEASANTS' RESPONSES TO SCIENTIFIC FARMING IN KARNATAKA, INDIA.
Jaime JIMENEZ, Jose AGUIRRE-VAZQUEZ and Juan C. ESCALANTE (Universidad Nacional, Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico), HOW ARE THIRD-WORLD COUNTRIES ADAPTING TO A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY ? A REFLECTION AND DESIGN EXPERIENCE.
5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Conference Conclusion
Kamini ADHIKARI and Arnaud SALES
GENERAL INFORMATION
Date: July 3, 4, and 5, 1997
Location: Pavillon Principal, Universite de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Registration Fees Registration fees are reduced in terms of the date of registration. Speakers are offered the lowest rates: $100 CDN (Early Registration) or $125 CDN (Registration after March 15, 1997).- Early Registration (through March 15, 1997) $100 CDN ISA/SASE/ACSALF/CSAA Members and Speakers $150 CDN Non-members- Registration (From March 16 to July 5, 1997) $125 CDN ISA/SASE/ACSALF/CSAA Members and Speakers $175 CDN Non-members
These fees include the Federal Sales Tax of 7%, and the Provincial Sales Tax of 6.5%. GST N=B0: 108160995 PST N=B0: 1006011132- Participants from LDC and Central and Eastern European Countries qualify for a 50% discount on the above fees.- Currently enrolled students qualify for a 75 % discount on the above fees.
These rates include registration fees, final program, book of abstracts and refreshments during breaks.
The Conference on Knowledge, Economy and Society (July 3-5) will be followed by the International Conference on Socio-Economics (July 5-7), which is being held in Montreal by The Society for The Advancement of Socio-Economics on the main theme: RETHINKING THE WELFARE STATE. Those registering for both events qualify for a 30% discount on the fees for each conference.
Payment (Please fill the form) =85 Visa and MasterCard- Bank Cheque to the order of "Knowledge, Economy and Society". Must be drawn on a Canadian Bank.- Travellers cheques in Canadian dollars to the order of "Knowledge, Economy and Society".- Registration will be accepted only with full payment
Please send your registration form and payment to: International Conference On Knowledge, Economy and Society a/s Arnaud Sales Departement de sociologie Universite de Montreal C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-ville Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7 Canada
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