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   The 24th annual ERU Conference will be hosted in 2009 by the Cardiff Organisation Studies Research Group (CORGies) at Cardiff Business School. This conference presents an opportunity to discuss emerging and future trends within organization theory and analysis. In welcoming contributions that explore the diverse avenues that emerge from this theme we seek to reflexively challenge the ways in which we study organizations. We are especially interested in papers considering:

• New directions in organization theory that attempt to develop existing approaches or integrate multiple perspectives. Co-ordinators: Prof. Martin Kitchener Kitchenermj@Cardiff.ac.uk and Dr Tim Edwards Edwardstj@Cardiff.ac.uk
• New directions in understanding the nature, implications, and management of work. Co-ordinators Dr Sarah Jenkins JenkinsSL@Cardiff.ac.uk and Dr Sarah Hurlow HurlowS@Cardiff.ac.uk

The conference will begin with a keynote address from Professor Royston Greenwood (University of Alberta) and the dinner will be held in the spectacular Cardiff Millennium Centre. The conference concludes with a plenary session of the CORGies professors who include: Hugh Willmott, Robyn Thomas, Mike Reed, Rick Delbridge, Annette Davies, Martin Kitchener, Emmanuel Ogbonna and Jonathon Morris.CORGiesbrings together researchers based at Cardiff Business School who share an interest in developing critical organization research. The members have a strong research programme in the areas of organizational culture, discourse, identity, organizational and institutional change, organizational control and emotional labour. The aim of CORGies is to facilitate collaborative research activities and new research initiatives, support early career researchers, and to provide an arena for seminars and other research activities