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Release Date: 4/02/2008
Babson Sociology Professor Wins Academy of Management Case Writing Competition
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2008 Dark Side Case Competition Mary Godwyn, assistant professor of sociology at Babson College is the  2008 winner of the Dark Side Case Competition, sponsored by the Critical Management Studies Interest Group and Management Education Division of the Academy of Management. The prize comes with a cash award of $500. Now in its seventh year, the Dark Side Case Competition is designed to encourage and acknowledge case writing that addresses the dark side of contemporary capitalism. They want to see cases that lead discussion of broader social-political-economic structures and help students think critically about the consequences of these structures. “This case, Hugh Connerty and Hooters, is about how we define entrepreneurial success,” explains Godwyn. “It uses sociological research methods and Babson’s framework for ethical decision-making as tools to critically assess whether enterprises are successful. The case is a combination of sociology, ethics and management and is an example of how these disciplines can be integrated and taught through case studies.” Godwyn wrote the case after being awarded a sub-grant from the Harold Geneen Foundation supporting teaching that integrates ethics across the first-year liberal arts and business undergraduate curricula at Babson. She will present the case and receive the award at a special session of the 2008 Academy of Management meeting in California on August 10th. “The reviewers each were of the opinion that Godwyn’s case, Hugh Connerty and Hooters, should receive the ‘best case’ award,” according to Anne T. Lawrence and Emmanuel Raufflet, 2008 Dark Side Competition Co-Chairs, “and we agreed. Her case presents a compelling issue, is richly detailed, and will engage students with its lively writing,” Lawrence continued. “The instructor’s manual was theoretically grounded and well written.” Godwyn holds a B.A. in philosophy from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Brandeis University. She has lectured at Harvard University and taught at Brandeis University and Lasell College, where she was also Director of the Donahue Institute for Public Values. At Babson, Godwyn teaches Sociology, Gender Studies, Women’s Studies and an interdisciplinary first year course in History and Society. Her research is concerned with social theory as it applies to issues of equality, and she has published in journals such as Current Perspectives in Social Theory, Symbolic Interaction and the Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. She is working on a book (co-authored with Babson associate professor Donna Stoddard, D.B.A.) tentatively titled Getting into the Game: Minority Voices in Entrepreneurship and the Democratization of Resources and Influence. This ethnographic exploration of minority women business owners and case study analysis of their businesses integrates sociological theory and entrepreneurship studies. |
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