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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none">We kindly invite early career researchers (PhD candidates, post doctoral researchers and junior faculty) to participate in the 4th KIN Summer School to be held in Amsterdam, June 29 – July
2, 2014. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This Summer School is organized by the KIN<a name="_GoBack"></a> Research
<span style="color:#1F497D">G</span>roup of the VU University Amsterdam (<span lang="NL"><a href="http://www.kinresearch.nl"><span lang="EN-US">www.kinresearch.nl</span></a></span>) together with the Amsterdam Business Research Institute (ABRI). During 4 intensive
days participants and faculty will discuss research in the field of IT, Knowledge and Innovation. The teaching faculty consists of an international group of professors, known for their research in the field: <b>Samer Faraj (McGill University, Canada), Raghu
Garud (Penn State University, USA), Davide Nicolini (Warwick Business School, UK), Hans Berends and Marleen Huysman (KIN<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>Research, VU University Amsterdam)</b><span style="color:#1F497D">.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none">Participants will engage in intensive sessions with faculty focusing on recent theoretical and methodological advances and are asked to be well prepared; a list of 15 – 20 will be sent upon
acceptance. The format provides ample opportunity to discuss related topics such as process and practice based research methods, reviewing and getting published. In small groups we will also discuss participants’ own work in progress.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none">Deadline for applications is May 1<sup>st</sup>, 2014.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none">For further information please visit the ABRI website <a href="http://www.abri.vu.nl/en/events/courses-and-workshops/kin/index.asp">www.abri.vu.nl/en/events/courses-and-workshops/kin/index.asp</a> or
contact ABRI’s Program Manager, Katie Stephenson (<a href="mailto:K.A.Stephenson@VU.NL">K.A.Stephenson@VU.NL</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none">Marleen Huysman<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor of Knowledge & Organization<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">D<span style="color:#1F497D">ls</span>epa<span style="color:#1F497D">r</span>tment of Economics and Business Administration<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL">VU University Amsterdam<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><a href="http://www.kinresearch.nl">www.kinresearch.nl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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