Global Community Where Serious Ideas Meet Fun Collaboration!
SCOS is a global network of academics and practitioners, who hail from a hugely diverse range of disciplines and professional backgrounds. We were formed in 1981, originally as an autonomous working group of the European Group for Organizational Studies, but have been an independent academic venture for over 25 yearly conferences. Our central interest is in the interlinked issues of organizational symbolism, culture and change, articulated in the broadest possible sense and informed by our commitment to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary understandings of organization and management. Thus our work draws, inter alia, from organization studies, social anthropology, cultural studies, media studies, philosophy, history, politics and social psychology.
The SCOS philosophy is ‘serious fun,’ which perfectly captures the experience of attending our annual international conferences or regular workshops. Serious, because we are dedicated to the development of unusual and groundbreaking ideas in the analysis of organization, organizing, management and managing. Fun, because the members of our network provide a continual source of enthu-siasm, support and inspiration for each other: for SCOS the social side of our activities is an essential – indeed indistinguishable – element of our intellectual and practical endeavours.
Contact
➤ SCOS 2026 organizers
jair.santos@ulife.com.br
➤ SCOS board
scosboard@gmail.com
Recent Articles in C&O
Relationality, decolonisation and practice-based methods: developing narratives for future making practices
This paper focuses on exploring the intersection between relationality and decolonisation to develop future-oriented practice-based methods. The paper explores the concept of various colonial logics and how it is imbued in the present pursuit of knowledge. The paper looks at decolonialisation through the …
Discretion as inherent transgression – strategic overidentification as organizational resistance
In this article, the works of Slavoj Žižek is made relevant for understanding professional discretion and its relation to bureaucracy. This issue is acute given that social work is facing increased bureaucratization. From Žižek’s theoretical framework, the article argues against using discretion as a form of resistance to thwart …
When work becomes home: an empirical study of the significance of belief and employee receptivity to spiritualised …
This article examines whether belief affects how employees respond to managerial approaches that draw on metaphysical rhetoric, discourses, and values. Drawing on in-depth, qualitative interviews with participants who hold various metaphysical and secular beliefs, it argues that those who …
Structuring for sustainability: overcoming challenges affecting the design and implementation of …
Environmental concerns underscore the urgency for businesses to adopt sustainable practices. As the focus on sustainability grows within the corporate world, a new generation of start-ups are emerging, dedicated to bringing sustainable solutions to the market. Innovative Sustainable Business Models (SBMs) are ...
Tensions in implementing the tenure track system (TTS) in Pakistan’s higher education
Since 2002, the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has introduced a series of educational policies and programs, including a Tenure Track System (TTS) as a new performance and reward system. We researched its introduction at the University of Punjab. The coexistence of the TTS and a pre-existing Basic .…
Inner-focused Sage & Outer-Focused King: sustainable leadership research from two Chinese companies’ cases
‘Inner-focused Sage & Outer-focused King’ describes the Confucian perspective on an individual's transition from self-cultivation to societal contribution. This study applies the concept to leadership, illustrating how business leaders achieve family well-being, corporate success, and social …
Special Events Fund
The SCOS philosophy is ‘serious fun’. Serious, because we are dedicated to the development of unusual and groundbreaking ideas in the analysis of organised life. Fun, because our members provide a continual source of enthusiasm, support and inspiration for each other. For SCOS, the social side of our activities is an essential – indeed indistinguishable – element of our intellectual and practical endeavours.
To encourage the development of often marginalised perspectives on organised life, and the ethico-political promises of such perspectives, the SCOS Board is delighted to offer funding for ‘special events’. The Special Events Fund will be offered every year although the total amount disbursed will depend on the surplus available. Events should challenge and blur the boundaries of conventional thinking in keeping with the SCOS ethos of ‘serious fun’.
“Serious Fun; Innovating with Purpose.”
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For matters related to the conference of this year, please email the conference organizers’ email mentioned above.