Dear IBERO Colleagues,
FERC 2016 The 12th Annual Family Enterprise Research Conference
Fundação Dom Cabral, Aloysio Faria Campus | Nova Lima (MG) – Brazil | June 1-4, 2016
Submission Link: http://www.uvm.edu/business/openconf/
Submission Guidelines
• Extended abstracts of no more than five pages, excluding references and tables (Microsoft Word document).
• Manuscripts may be submitted in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
• Double-spaced with one inch margins in 12-point font, using APA 6th edition for References.
• Submissions on International Entrepreneurship will be considered for the ie-scholars network award.
The following should be addressed in the abstract: Purpose of the project; Gap in the literature; Importance of addressing the gap; Manner in which this project addresses the gap in the literature; Methodology used in this research project; Summary of the results; Implications of the findings for research and practice.
First 40 submissions will be entered in a drawing for an iPad Courtesy of the Anderson School of Management
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Keynote Speakers:
Werner Baer, University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign
Shaker Zahra, University of Minnesota
AWARDS (Over $15,000 in prize money)
Some of the awards to be given are:
• Best Paper Awards ($4,500) sponsored by MCS Family Wealth Advisors
• GVSU (Grand Valley State University) Family Owned Business Institute Resident
Scholars Program
• Best Spanish Paper Award
Journal Special Issues:
- Journal of Business Research - Family Firm Heterogeneity. Due Date - August 1st, 2016.
- Journal of Small Business Strategies – Strategy in Small Family Firms. Due Date – September 30th, 2016.
Career Academy:
Program is designed to address dilemmas and questions at all levels of an academic's life - from a doctoral student to a chaired professor, editor, or senior administrator.
Other Conference Highlights:
- STEP Meetings
- Conference Presentations
- Meet Journal Editors
- Meet Brazilian family business leaders
Key Dates:
- Submission Deadline: January 31st, 2016
- Career Academy Application Deadline: February 15th, 2016
- Notification for Acceptance: March 15th, 2016
- Early bird Registration: April 30th, 2016
Find out more at the conference website www.fdc.org.br/ferc
Or contact the Organizing Team:
Academic Program Chair:
Raj Mahto, University of New Mexico rmahto@unm.edu
Spanish/Portuguese Submissions:
Claudio Muller, Universidad de Chile, Chile cmuller@fen.uchile.cl
Career Academy Chairs:
Rebecca Long rebecca.long@msstate.edu & Joshua Daspit josh.daspit@msstate.edu Mississippi State University
Conference Chair:
Maria Teresa Roscoe, Fundação Dom Cabral – Campus Aloysio Faria teroscoe@fdc.org.br
Host Team at Fundação Dom Cabral: Letícia Diniz Ribas leticia.ribas@fdc.org.br