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The purpose of the section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work is to foster the development of these branches of sociology through the advancement of theory and research, and through the communication of knowledge. The Section focuses on concepts and theories from the various social sciences as they apply to problems of organizations, occupational roles and the changing nature of work.

Welcome to the OOW web pages. You will find current section information here, including news of conferences, position openings, the section newsletter, awards and information about the annual meeting when that becomes available.

It is time to reflect on the contributions that have been made to the field of organizations, occupations and work. Annually we recognize the contribution of our peers to the discipline by awarding Weber, Thompson and Scott awards. It is time to gather those nominations. Please send your nominations to the respective selection committee chairs. You may find descriptions of each of the awards on the awards pages in this site: Weber, Thompson, and Scott.

Here are pictures of some of the 2008 winners:

Rakesh Khurana (Harvard), the Weber Award, with Howard Lune (William Paterson), presenting.		Taekjin Shin (University of California, Berkeley) the Thompson Award with Pamela Stone (Hunter College, CUNY) presenting.

A description of all the awards may be found on the Weber, Thompson, and Scott award pages.