IES Knowledge and Organization Residence Week at Whitman

Professor Roger Koppl presents during the IES Knowledge and Organization Residence Week

On January 15-19, 2026, the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES) sponsored the IES Knowledge and Organization Residence Week.

The Residence Week brought a group of young scholars, including Ph.D. students and assistant professors, to the Whitman school to discuss knowledge and the emergence of organization and to generate new scholarship on the theme. The participants represented universities including Syracuse University; George Mason University; King's College; Baylor University; California State University, Northridge; and others.

On Friday, Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith joined by Zoom and gave a keynote lecture on Adam Smith’s theory of society.

On Saturday, University of Connecticut professor Richard N. Langlois joined by Zoom to lecture on the complementarities among alternative forms of knowledge in emerging organizations. Several promising scholarly projects and new collaborations were launched.

Social interactions were also appreciated during the week and meals included breakfast at Mother’s Cupboard and dinners at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and Oh My Darling. 

Participants enjoying a meal at Oh My Darling