Or perhaps bitten off more than he could chew??

On 13 Feb 2006 at 19:39, Philip Hancock wrote:

> Must have a chip on his shoulder!
> 
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> Insane sects grow with the same rhythm as big organizations. 
> It is the rhythm of total destruction. 
> (Theodor Adorno, 1951)
> 
> >>> [log in to unmask] 12/02/06 21:22:23 >>>
> 
> Ha, ha, ha, I thought, Lunch Studies, what a great windup! Until, that
> is, our head of Post-graduate programs saw the email and decided we
> need an MSc in International Snack Management. I had assumed that in
> the current satirical climate people would think about the possible
> consequences before they start taking the piss.
> 
> Cheers, Dave Mc.
> 
> >>> [log in to unmask] 10/02/06 17:40:14 >>>
> Apologies for cross-posting - fwding this for Andy Sturdy - I've taken
> out the attachment as it's just what the text of the mail says -
> cheers - Jo
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: Andrew Sturdy [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Fri 10/02/2006 13:51
> To: Andrew Sturdy
> Cc: [log in to unmask] 
> Subject: FOOD, WORK AND ORGANISATION - call - special issue -
> HumanRelations
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> Along with Rob Briner, I am editing a special issue of Human Relations
> on what we feel is a largely neglected yet interesting topic of 'food,
> work and organisation. The details are set out below and on the
> attached call for papers.
> 
> Hopefully, you will be interested in preparing and submitting
> something on this topic and/or you will be able to circulate it to
> people who you think might be interested, either individuals or
> groups/networks you are involved with.
> 
> If you have any queries or suggestions, please do contact either
> myself or Rob.
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Andy Sturdy
> 
> 
> 
> Special Issue of Human Relations
> Call for papers:  Food, Work and Organization
> 
> The Editors of human relations intend to publish a special issue of
> the journal on the subject of Food, Work and Organization.
> 
> Guest editors:  Rob B Briner (Birkbeck College) and Andrew Sturdy
> (Warwick Business School)
> 
> Eating and drinking have long been recognised as being of sociological
> and psychological significance and yet have been largely neglected in
> the context of paid work and organisations.  Food, drink and their
> consumption can play important roles for individuals, groups,
> organizations and communities, both reflecting and shaping numerous
> social and organizational processes such as: identity, work-non-work
> relationships, socialization, status, power, intimacy, deviance, the
> body, sexuality, organizational boundaries, and so on.
> 
> Empirical and theoretical papers are invited from any social science
> discipline or mix of disciplines including sociology, folklore
> studies, organizational psychology, history, anthropology and
> organizational behaviour.  Papers should make a contribution by
> showing ways in which food, drink and their consumption are relevant
> to, and elaborate, an understanding of social and organizational
> processes and/or theories.
> 
> Although the study of food and drink industries and organisations is
> important, in this issue, we are particularly concerned with the acts
> of eating and drinking. For example, the relationships between food,
> work and organization can be observed in a number of contexts such as:
> 
> Food occasions and events
> *       Coffee/tea/cigarette breaks; People bringing in their own
> meals; Celebratory food, drinks and parties; The Business lunch,
> dinner and breakfast; The conference buffet; After-work and other
> drinking; Going out to get lunch for other people; Asking work
> colleagues out for dinner or lunch; Shopping at lunchtime for food to
> take home (and companies that deliver groceries to the office); Food
> and drink for visitors and in meetings
> 
> Food technologies and artefacts
> *       Drinking water machines, water coolers
> Vending machines (drinks, crisps, etc); Coffee and tea 'schemes' at
> work (like who buys the milk, keeps the fridge clean, and clean tea
> towels, who doesn't pay?); Food/drink related equipment - microwaves,
> kettles, sandwich toasters, corkscrews, plates, tea mugs, fridges; The
> office kitchen - the sink, cleaning, etc; Canteens and food on the
> shopfloor, farm etc
> 
> Foods and drinks
> *       Chewing gum; Office snacks; Sweets and candy; Left over food
> from visitors being put in public places for everyone to eat;
> Foodstuffs brought back from holiday for 'the office' - chocolates,
> local delicacies, etc; Food as reward
> 
> People in organizations and food
> *       People on diets; People fasting or eating particular foods for
> religious or other reasons; Influences of food on behaviour; Meals and
> group dynamics and processes
> 
> The above list is not intended to be exhaustive and we welcome
> submissions which explore other aspects of eating and drinking in
> organisations.  Please address any initial queries about any intended
> submissions to both the guest editors. Contributors should note the
> following: *       This call is open and competitive, and the
> submitted papers will be blind reviewed in the normal way. *      
> Submitted papers must be based on original material not under
> consideration by any other journal or outlet. *       The Editors will
> select five papers to be included in the special issue, but other
> papers submitted in this process may be published in other issues of
> the journal. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2006. Authors
> will be notified by the end of December if their papers have not been
> accepted for review. Those accepted will be sent for blind peer review
> in the journal's standard way. The special issue is intended for
> publication in the second half of 2007. It is hoped to be able to hold
> a workshop at the University of Warwick in the summer of 2006 for
> those with draft papers to present and discuss. Some UK travel
> expenses may be available for this. Submissions of papers, to be
> considered for this special issue should be submitted online at
> http://www.tavinstitute.org/humanrelations/submit.htm.  Please note:
> Manuscripts should include the title of this special issue, 'Food,
> work and organisation' at the top of the title page. Rob B Briner
> Department of Organizational Psychology Birkbeck College University of
> London Malet Street LONDON WC1E 7HX UK
>         Andrew Sturdy
> IROB
> Warwick Business School
> The University of Warwick
> Coventry
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> UK
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