Note: This CFP is also available at the website of the South Asian Academy of
Management:http://southasianaom.org/?p=128
Call for Papers for a Scholarly Symposium at the Academy of Management 2011
East Meets West: A South Asian Perspective on Management Theories and Practices
San Antonio, Texas (August 12-16, 2011)
http://annualmeeting.aomonline.org/2011
Symposium organizers:
* Jawad Syed, University of Kent, UK,
j.syed@kent.ac.uk<mailto:
j.syed@kent.ac.uk>
* Naresh Khatri, University of Missouri, USA,
khatrin@health.missouri.edu<mailto:
khatrin@health.missouri.edu>
* Shaista E. Khilji, The George Washington University, USA,
sekhilji@gwu.edu<mailto:
sekhilji@gwu.edu>
This is a call for papers for a symposium entitled, ‘East meets West: A South
Asian perspective on management theories and practices’ that we intend to submit
for formal review to one or more of the following divisions of the Academy of
Management: International Management (IM); Organization and Management and
Theory (OMT); Organizational Behavior (OB); and, Critical Management Studies
(CMS)
Note: The papers accepted for this symposium will also be considered for a
Special Issue of the South Asian Journal of Global Business Research (SAGBR) to
come out in early 2012. Published by Emerald, SAJGBR is devoted to advancing
theoretical and empirical knowledge of business and management issues facing
organizations in South Asia, thus expanding the scope of international
business/management theories (Editor-in-Chief: Shaista E. Khilji). This special
issue will be Guest-edited by Jawad Syed and Naresh Khatri.
Aims of the symposium:
The aim of this symposium is to highlight the indigenous workplace theories and
practices from South Asia, as well as to draw attention to the many challenges
that organizations of all kinds confront in South Asia. The emphasis is on
critically examining the relevance of the mainstream (Western) management
theories and practices in the South Asian cultural and institutional context as
also on formulation and propagation of new theories, concepts, and models that
have more explanatory power than existing management theories in understanding
complex management problems and challenges that organizations in South Asia
currently face and are likely to encounter in years to come.
South Asia is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises an
emerging economic giant India and a number of pre-emerging/frontier economies
including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri
Lanka. With a population exceeding 1.6 billion, South Asia is home to
approximately one fourth of the world’s population, making it one of most
densely populated and one of the world’s fastest economically growing regions.
Broadly, we welcome papers and/or abstracts that address the 2011 AOM conference
theme: “West meets East: Enlightening, Balancing, Transcending.” More
specifically, the papers on the following topics or issues will fit the scope of
the symposium:
* Western and Eastern societies vary significantly on a number of cultural
dimensions. It would be of interest to explore how the different, and sometimes
opposite, cultural assumptions may affect behaviors of individuals and
organizations in respective cultures.
* The civilization in South Asia is one of the oldest and has seen a lot of
ups and downs and survived. There is a lot of wisdom and many lessons that it
has learnt over time. The papers bringing and highlighting the wisdom of South
Asia in managing organizations effectively will be very useful.
* The South Asian culture may differ not only from the Western culture but
also from the culture of the Fareast Asian countries. The systematic study of
such differences is likely to be quite fascinating. Especially, China and India
are two major emerging economies. Both have their unique strengths and
weaknesses. The examination of their contrast is likely to be of deep interest
to scholars and practitioners for a long time to come. Well-informed and argued
propositions on where these societies are headed will be relevant for the
symposium.
* Companies in and from South Asia are playing an active role in global
expansion and innovation. The world appears to be in a transition from “West
leads East” to “West meets East”, or possibly “East leads West” as has been
argued by Cappelli et al (2010)[1]. What are the special features of emerging
companies and businesses in South Asia? Can they compete at the world stage?
* A potpourri of countries included in the South Asian region presents a
plethora of interesting issues and challenges and offers an opportunity for
creative thinking based on the “East-West” debate.
* South Asia is faced with several challenges in terms of population growth,
poor infrastructure, corruption and cronyism, dysfunctional political culture,
elitism, and fractured societies. In order to turn these challenges into
opportunities, we will need to draw on enlightenment, balance, and
transcendence.
* In sum, we are interested in new ideas and insights that are likely to
improve management of organizations in South Asia.
Format and deadline:
Scholars need to submit their paper in two stages: (a) long abstract (approx.
1000 words with references) due by December 1, 2010, and (b) full papers
(approx. 7000 words including references) due by March 1, 2011. Abstracts
received by Dec 1, 2010 will be evaluated on their contribution to the symposium
theme and cutting-edge ideas. You will be notified of the selection (or not) by
Dec 15, 2010. Those selected will be invited to submit full papers by March 1,
2011.
We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers for the special issue. We do
not have a preference for a research paradigm, therefore welcome any appropriate
research methodology.
This call is open and competitive, and the submitted papers will be blind
reviewed in the normal way. Submission will be taken to imply that a paper
contains original work that has not previously been published and is not under
consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors should follow the AOM’s regular
guidelines.http://annualmeeting.aomonline.org/2011
AOM Rule of 3 + 3: All intended participants need to agree to participate and
confirm that they are not in violation of the AOM rule of 3 +3. The Rule of
Three + Three allows an individual to submit or be associated with up to three
PDWs and up to three scholarly submissions (papers and symposia). This does NOT
mean that the individual can submit or be associated with 6 total submissions.
The maximum number of participation in the PDW program (Friday – Sunday) is
three, and the maximum number of participation in the scholarly program (Sunday
– Tuesday) is three. This is why this rule is called the Rule of Three + Three.
South Asian Academy of Management
The South Asian Academy of Management (SAAM) is a professional association for
scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and
organizations in South Asia. This includes information about the South Asian
diaspora in both the Northern and Southern
hemispheres.http://southasianaom.org<http://southasianaom.org/>
Prospective contributors are welcome to liaise with the symposium organizers
before the submission date to discuss the suitability of their work for this
symposium/publication.
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[1] Cappelli, P., Singh, H, Singh, J., & Useem, M. (2010). The India way:
Lessons for the US. The Academy of Management Perspectives, 24 (2): 6-24.
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Dr Jawad Syed
Senior Lecturer in HRM
Kent Business School
University of Kent
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7PE
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 1227 824114
Fax: +44 (0) 1227 761187
Email:
j.syed@kent.ac.uk
http://www.kent.ac.uk/kbs/community/staff/profiles/syed_jawad.html
http://kent.academia.edu/Jawadsyed