TIM Division List Serve
Vol. 5, No. 06 (February 22, 2008)
Table of Contents:
- Symposia and Other Annual Meeting Information
- Call for Submissions
- Position Announcements
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Symposia and Other Annual Meeting Information
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*Apologies for possible cross listings*
The OBTC Doctoral Institute - A Priceless Gift for Your Doctoral Students and ABDs
Do your favorite doctoral students and ABD faculty a big favor - steer them on to the Doctoral Institute (DI) at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (OBTC). The DI will be held June 9-11, 2008 at <st1:placename w:st="on">Babson</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> (<st1:city w:st="on">Wellesley</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">MA</st1:state> - just outside of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:city>), with the full OBT Conference to follow, June 11-14. The intensive two-day DI experience is focused on
students developing skills to balance the demands of teaching, research, and their personal lives. The 2008 DI will feature Drs. Richard Boyatzis of Case Western, Amy Edmondson of Harvard, and Denise Rousseau of Carnegie Mellon. The sessions will be facilitated by Dr. Tim Peterson of Texas A&M with mentorship for students provided by Dr. Amy Kenworthy-U'Ren of Bond U.
Here is the link to formal DI announcement and information:
http://www.obtc.org/doctoralinstitute.asp
Past participants have formed a lasting network of colleagues through the DI and have left the conference immensely gratified.
I hope you will pass along the link to this priceless experience that will help later-stage doctoral students and current ABD faculty at your institution to launch successful careers. Better yet, arrange for your school to pay or contribute to their tuition, which covers all costs to both the Institute and the four-day OBT Conference itself, one of the oldest and most valuable forums for management pedagogy in the world. You can check out the 2008 Conference website at www.obtc.org.
I hope I'll see you there too! Once again, the DI is June 9-11 and the OBTConference follows on June 11-14.
P.S. All DI participants become presenters of a self-designed workshop at the conference later in the week. This may encourage your school's keeper of development funds to underwrite the event.
My best wishes for a prosperous, learning-filled 2008,
Magid Mazen, Ph.D.
Chairperson, Doctoral Institute Committee
OBTS The Teaching Society for Management Educators
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Call for Submissions
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ON behalf of the Organizers:
CMS6
The Sixth International Critical Management Conference
July 13-15, 2009
Warwick Business School,
The University of Warwick, UK
CALL FOR STREAM PROPOSALS
Submissions of stream proposals are now invited on critical management themes and areas, including but not limited to:
"X traditional management functions: accounting, information systems, marketing, industrial relations, etc.
"X long standing organisational dynamics regarding power, gender, resistance, sexuality, identity, space, emotions, etc.
"X emerging contemporary issues: precarity, globalisation, development, new technologies, governance, (in)security, etc.
Proposals should be submitted by 29th February 2008 at CMS09@wbs.ac.uk Proposals must be no longer than 1500 words, excluding references, short profiles and contact details for each of the expected three international convenors of each stream (one of whom should be identified as the lead convenor for administrative purposes). Acceptance decisions will be communicated by 31st March 2008. Accepted streams will be asked to provide a complete list of accepted paper abstracts by 31st October 2008.
We are also inviting proposals for different events, such as workshops, panel discussions, etc. Please contact us with your ideas at CMS09@wbs.ac.uk, or
write your suggestions and comments at :
http://cmsorg.wikispaces.com/CMS+2009
Further information regarding the conference is available at http://group.wbs.ac.uk/cms2009
For additional details on Critical Management Studies, and Warwick Business School visit the following sites:
http://www.criticalmanagement.org
http://group.aomonline.org/cms/
http://wbs.ac.uk
If you have any enquires please do not hesitate to contact us at: CMS09@wbs.ac.uk
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Apologies for Cross Posting
IntEnt Conference: July 17th – 20th, 2008
<st1:placename w:st="on">Miami</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>, <st1:city w:st="on">Oxford</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Ohio</st1:state>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">USA</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Marcum</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Conference</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Join us this year for the 18th Annual IntEnt conference to hear, learn, and exchange ideas and perspectives on the latest trends and innovations from leaders like yourself in the field of entrepreneurship education and training.
Be involved by submitting your own that may focus on a variety of entrepreneurship education topics, including:
* The impact and effect of entrepreneurship programmes
* Theoretical and methodological approaches in education and entrepreneurship training
* The role of education in the venture creation process
* Innovative ways of transferring education and training facilities
* Innovative ways of teaching entrepreneurship inside and outside our classrooms
* The role of government and the private sector in fostering education/training
* The didactic benefits of business simulations, role playing, case studies
* Submissions on related topics will also be considered.
Authors who want to present their papers at the conference should electronically submit a three-page abstract by March 15th 2008 to Dr. Jill Kickul, Richard A. Forsythe Chair in Entrepreneurship, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Miami</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, kickuljr@muohio.edu
A "FGF-Best-Paper-Award" (1,000 EURO) will be granted for the best research paper presented by scholars at the conference. The award is sponsored by the Foerderkreis Gruendungs-Forschung, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Bonn</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
Finally, hear from our Keynote Speakers:
* Donald F. Kuratko - <st1:placename w:st="on">Indiana</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>
* Shaker Zahra - <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Minnesota</st1:placename>
* Stan Mandel - <st1:placename w:st="on">Wake</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Forest</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>
* Allan Gibb - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Durham University</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
* Alain Fayolle - EM Lyon, France
Additional information including registration and cost is available on our website: www.intent-conference.com
Jill Kickul, Ph.D.
Forsythe Chair in Entrepreneurship
Miami Institute for Entrepreneurship
Farmer School of Business
Miami University, 222 Upham
Oxford, OH 45056
(T) 513-529-9918
Email: kickuljr@muohio.edu
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CALL FOR PAPERS, REVIEWERS AND MODERATORS
CONFERENCE: 4th Academic Business World International Conference 2008
CONFERENCE DATES: May 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2008
CONFERENCE LOCATION: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Nashville</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">TN</st1:state></st1:place> at the legendary OpryLand Hotel
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Full Papers (eligible for Best Paper Award)-May 1, 2008
Full Papers (not eligible for Best Paper Award)--May 15, 2008
Presentation Abstracts and Presentation Outlines--May 15, 2008
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: http://www.abwic.org/Submissions/guidelines.htm
CONFERENCE WEBSITE: ABWIC.org
SUBMIT PAPERS TO: Submissions@ABWIC.org
ABOUT ABW:
Academic Business World (ABW) sponsors an annual international conference for the exchange of research ideas and practices within the three domains listed below (business disciplines, learning, and administration). The aim of the Academic Business World International Conferences is to provide a forum for the discussion of research within business and reference disciplines in education and the social sciences as well as research and experiences in learning and administration in higher education. We wish to promote inclusiveness in research by offering a peer-reviewed venue for the discussion of research in early stages as well as research that may differ from 'traditional' paradigms. A secondary but important objective of each conference is to encourage the cross pollination of ideas by bringing professors from multiple disciplines and backgrounds together for social and intellectual interaction.
PARTICIPATION:
If you are interested in moderating a session or reviewing submitted papers, please contact Dr. Edd R. Joyner (Conference Chair) at eddjoyner@charter.net
PAPERS:
Academic Business World seeks the submission of papers in all of the following three domains:
BUSINESS DISCIPLINES DOMAIN
Papers in all traditional areas of business (Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Management, Marketing, etc.) as well as any of the reference disciplines are solicited, with particular emphasis on papers in early development stages and papers involved with non-traditional paradigms.
LEARNING DOMAIN
Learning oriented papers that describe new or innovative practices in classroom, laboratory, online, face-to-face, distance learning, or other learning environments in higher education are encouraged. Manuscripts that develop a more theoretical focus on teaching/learning are also desired. The discipline involved (accounting, engineering, art, education, etc) should not be the main focus, but rather the primary focus should be on the learning technique/practice.
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION DOMAIN
Administration oriented papers that focus on new or innovative practices in the operation of any academic unit in higher education are wanted. Topics may include: adjunct vs. full-time issues; budget equity with other units; any accreditation issue; finding good faculty; teaching vs. research issues; assessing programs, faculty, students; academic freedom issues; and others. Please do not view this list as exhaustive; papers in all areas of academic administration are sought.
REVIEW PROCESS:
All papers will be blind reviewed by three or more peer reviewers. In support of our stated goal of inclusiveness, the targeted acceptance rate is 75-80 percent. Authors will normally be notified of the status of their papers within 2-weeks of submission. Accepted articles will be published in the refereed conference proceedings.
ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATION OUTLINES:
While only full papers are eligible for publications in the Journals listed below, Abstracts and Presentation Outlines are welcome for presentation at the conference.
JOURNALS ASSOCIATED WITH ABWIC:
The best papers, as rated by reviewers and receiving a Best Paper Award, will be published (subject to possible revision to meet publication standards) in one of the following journals:
International Journal of the Academic Business World (IJABW). IJABW is a peer-reviewed journal in it's first year of publication and has been accepted for listing in a forthcoming Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities. (ISSN: Applied for)
The Journal of Learning in Higher Education (JLHE). JLHE is a peer-reviewed journal in its third year of publication and is listed in the 7th and 8th Editions of Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Psychology and Administration. (ISSN: 1936-346X)
The Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education (JAAHE). JAAHE is in its third year of publication and is listed in the 7th and 8th Editions of Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Psychology and Administration. (ISSN: 1936-3478)
Mailing address:
Academic Business World
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">PO Box</st1:street> 49</st1:address>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Martin</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">TN</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">38237</st1:postalcode></st1:place>
Thank you for your attention,
Dr. Edd R. Joyner, ABW Conference Chair
edd.joyner@baker.edu or EddJoyner@charter.net
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15th Annual International Conference: Promoting Business Ethics
To be held at the Manhattan campus of St. John's University, New York
http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/ev_aca_081022.stj
October 22, 2008 - October 24, 2008 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Manhattan Campus
Business Ethics: Back to Basics
Sponsored by The Vincentian Universities in the United States
* DePaul University
* Niagara University
* St. John's University
The annual international conference promoting business ethics encourages a very broad-based approach to the discussion of ethical theory and practice and seeks contributions to that discussion from business and academic professionals who are promoting business ethics through:
* traditional business disciplines of accounting, finance, marketing, advertising, management, risk management, actuarial science
* related areas of interest: philosophy, theology, psychology, sociology and language arts
In addition to the general theme for keynote and plenary sessions, the conference is organized in broad topical areas based on proposed submissions. Formal academic sessions are interspersed with panel discussions, interactive conversations, keynote addresses and debates for dynamic participation among the conference attendees.
This is an opportunity for both contribution and growth throughout the formal and informal sessions. We anticipate critical discussion within this congenial conference setting.
Important Dates
* May 15, 2008, Proposals due
* June 15, 2008, Decision date
* August 1, 2008, Registration and payment
* September 15, 2008, Completed paper and abstract for conference printing and distribution due
Format for Proposals
We are looking for business professionals and academics who have an interest in business ethics (in its broadest and widest sense) to submit formal proposals. Final proposals will be selected through a blind referee process. We require only a one page proposal, or an abstract. We will also need information to contact you (mailing address, e-mail address, phone and fax numbers). We invite proposals that:
* reflect timely, cutting-edge insight
* represent collaboration between academic professionals and business professionals (including practical case studies)
Since we will be facilitating the publication of select conference manuscripts, we expect the highest research quality and/or greatest business application from all papers.
E-mail proposals before May 15, 2008, to:
Patrick Flanagan, C.M.
<mailto:flanagap@stjohns.edu> flanagap@stjohns.edu
Conference Registration
The special conference registration fee ($300) includes two continental breakfasts, three lunches, a welcoming reception, daily morning and afternoon refreshments and electronic distribution of conference papers and abstracts.
Hotels and Accommodations
<http://www.cosmohotel.com/> The Cosmopolitan Hotel Tribeca
125 Chambers St
New York, NY 10007
or
95 West Broadway
New York, NY 10007
A few short blocks from St. John's Manhattan campus, reasonably priced,
basic services. Higher priced full service hotels in the area include:
<http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/NYCNYES-Embassy-Suites-New-
York-New-York/index.do?ctyhocn=NYCNYES> Embassy Suites Hotel New York
102 North End Avenue
New York, NY 10282
<http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycws-new-york-marriott-financial-cen
New York Marriott
World Financial Center
85 West Street
New York, NY 10128
<http://www.hidowntown-nyc.com/> Holiday Inn Downtown
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">138 Lafayette Street</st1:street>
<st1:city w:st="on">New York</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">NY</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">10013</st1:postalcode></st1:address>
Date
Wednesday, October 22-24, 2008
Time
12:00 pm
Location
<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Manhattan</st1:place></st1:city> campus
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">101 Murray Street</st1:street>
<st1:city w:st="on">New York</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">NY</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">10007</st1:postalcode></st1:address>
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The 2nd Israel Strategy Conference (ISC 2008)
Tel Aviv, Israel
December 28-30, 2008
Call for Papers
Submission Deadline: June 15, 2008
In a continuous effort to build a thriving international community of strategic management scholars and promote the field of strategic management in Israel, we are proud to announce the 2nd Israel Strategy Conference (ISC2008) to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, on December 28-30, 2008. The tentative program features keynote speakers such as Joel Baum (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">U.</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Toronto</st1:placename></st1:place>), Daniel Levinthal (Wharton), and Michael Tushman (Harvard). ISC2008, sponsored by the Eli Hurvitz Institute of Strategic Management at the Faculty of Management at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tel</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Aviv</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, offers a unique opportunity to explore recent developments and emerging issues in strategic management, as well as receive feedback on your work-in- progress, and network with colleagues from the field.
We invite paper proposals for possible presentation at the conference.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
A. Strategy formulation and implementation
B. Strategic planning and decision processes
C. Managing risk and uncertainty
D. Strategic control and reward systems
E. Resource development and allocation
F. Knowledge management
G. Internationalization and multinational corporations
H. Strategic alliances and networks
I. Diversification and portfolio strategies
J. Competitive strategy
K. Selection and behavior of general managers
L. Corporate venturing
M. Entrepreneurship
N. Corporate governance
Submission guidelines
The ISC will consider unpublished original paper proposals relating to the above topics of interest. International and global perspectives are encouraged. Submissions can be theoretical and/or empirical, quantitative or qualitative in nature. Published papers or papers that were accepted for publication prior to the submission deadline will not be considered for the conference. We seek to accept a relatively small number of high-quality papers that targets top tier academic journals. Submitted paper proposals will go through a double blind review. Submissions will be evaluated based on their academic rigor, relevance, and contribution to the field of strategic management. Accepted papers will be assigned to paper sessions or poster sessions based on this evaluation.
The deadline for online submissions of paper proposals is June 15th, 2008.
Paper proposals, written in English, should clearly identify the research questions and the proposed/actual methodology used. If available, the main results, implications, and contributions should also be briefly discussed.
Paper proposals are limited to 2 pages of text and 1 additional page of references. Use double spacing with 1-inch margins all around and a font size no smaller than 11 pt. The title of your paper must be included in the header and should exactly match the title provided in the online submission form. Please do not include any author identifying information in the proposal. To submit the paper proposal, upload your proposal in a Word or PDF file format to the Submissions Section of the ISC website at:
http://www.isc.org.il/ where additional guidelines will be provided.
Presenting authors must be available to present their papers anytime during the conference. There will be no changes in the program to accommodate specific time preferences. If the presenting author cannot be available during December 29-30, please don't submit a proposal. An author
may be designated as the presenter of only one paper, but can be listed as a co-author of up to 3 papers.
The Submission Section of the ISC website will be available in early April, 2008. Notices to authors will be sent in early August, 2008, indicating whether the proposed paper has been accepted to a paper or poster session.
ISC Best Paper Award
A select group of papers which received the highest evaluation in the review process will be nominated as finalists for the ISC Best Paper Award. The finalists will be asked to submit a full paper for an additional round of blind-review process by a distinguished panel of reviewers. The selected winner(s) of the ISC Best Paper Award will receive a plaque and a $1,000 cash prize sponsored by Rotem Strategy.
Conference Registration
Registration to the conference will open on August, 2008 on the ISC website at http://www.isc.org.il/. Payment instructions will be made available on the website.
The conference registration fee is as follows:
Early registration fee: NIS 400
Early registration fee for students: NIS 250
Late registration fee: NIS 500
Late registration fee for students: NIS 300
Conference co-organizers
Niron Hashai (Hebrew University) - nironH@huji.ac.il Dovev Lavie (Technion
& UT Austin) - dlavie@tx.technion.ac.il Ithai Stern (Northwestern
University) - i-stern@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Advisory committee
Shmuel Ellis (Tel Aviv University) – sellis@post.tau.ac.il Avi Fiegenbaum
(Technion) - avif@ie.technion.ac.il Avi Meshulach (Hebrew University) -
msavim@pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il Zur Shapira (New York University) -
zshapira@stern.nyu.edu
For additional information, visit the ISC website at http://www.isc.org.il/ or contact one of the conference co-organizers by email at info@isc.org.il.
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Reminder Call for papers: Deadline Fast approaching
Dear Colleagues:
How about visiting <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Washington</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">DC</st1:state></st1:place> in the Spring of 08?
Call for papers: Conference Date March 28, 2008 (Submission deadline February 25, 2008)
School of Management and School of Public Policy at George Mason University, Fairfax VA invite you to participate in a one-day research conference on entrepreneurship with a focus on entrepreneurship across disciplines. The topics may include innovation, risk taking, autonomy, regional development, small business, IPO, succession plans, new product/service launch etc. Hence, we are looking for participation by researchers from not only Business Schools but also from school of public policy, school of education, school of engineering, school of nursing, college of arts and science etc.
Please plan to submit and also please forward this call for papers to other academic units in your respective institutions. The conference date is March 28, 2008 and the deadline for full papers or abstracts in February 25.
Further details:
1. Sankaran Venkataraman, Editor, Journal of Business Venturing from Darden Graduate School of Business, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Virginia</st1:placename></st1:place> has graciously agreed to be the keynote speaker.
2. The morning session will focus on fully developed papers whereas afternoon session will focus on work in progress. So please arrange to submit either type of the paper we also and request you to circulate this call for papers to possible interested researchers. .
3. For more details: please visit: http://entrepreneurship.gmu.edu/conference.html
4. SAVE THE DATE: MARCH 28, 2008.
We hope to see you at this conference.
Warm regards,
Roger Stough <rstough@gmu.edu>
Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Development, and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">External</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Relations</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Public Policy
Mahesh Joshi <mpjoshi@gmu.edu>
Associate Professor of Management
School of Management
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Opportunities, organizations, and entrepreneurship.
Call for Papers: Strategic Entrepreneurship Issue on <st1:place w:st="on">Opportunity</st1:place> Formation and Exploitation
Sharon Alvarez (<st1:placename w:st="on">Ohio</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>) and Jay Barney (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Ohio</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>)
How are opportunities to generate economic profits formed? How do they come into being and assume an identity? Do the origins of opportunities have an impact on how they are exploited? Do different types of opportunities have different impacts on industries, on technological innovation, or on society as a whole? While scholars have asked a broad range of questions about entrepreneurship, questions about the relationship between opportunities, organizations, and entrepreneurship remain under examined.
The purpose of this special issue of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal is to focus attention on the causes and consequences of opportunity formation and exploitation. We aim to sharpen scholars' collective understanding of how entrepreneurial opportunities are formed, how they are exploited, and how the combination of opportunity formation and exploitation affects the survival and growth of new ventures. Some questions central to this research effort include:
1. What types of environments spawn economically viable opportunities?
2. What characterizes a "promising opportunity?"
3. Can the opportunity formation/exploitation process limit entrepreneurial efforts?
4. Do some opportunities require organizing to exploit early-mover advantages, and if so, how viable are these firms?
5. How do organizations learn over time about an opportunity space?
6. How do successful ventures re-interpret their purpose, re-position themselves, and re-organize to sustain alignment between the organization and the opportunities they seek to form and exploit?
7. How do the origins of an opportunity and the process of forming an organization to exploit an opportunity interact?
8. How do human skills and collective competences both influence and emerge from the opportunity formation/exploitation process? How are organizational capabilities forged as a firm assumes a more coherent identity?
9. When and how does the formation/exploitation process lead from flexibility to commitment?
10. How do successful nascent enterprises reduce ambiguity without committing themselves to paths that later prove too hazardous? How do they develop and institutionalize productive routines when the definition of their niche and boundaries are moving targets?
11. How does an emerging enterprise locate itself in a web of social connections, forge the social capital it needs to survive, and legitimate its existence?
12. How do entrepreneurs and/or entrepreneurial teams form opportunities, and choose among them?
13. How does the choice and definition of an opportunity affect the formation of an organization intended to exploit it?
14. What is the process by which nascent organizations exploit initial opportunities?
These questions all focus on forming and exploiting opportunities that result in the creation of organizations and the effects of opportunities and organizations on industries and society. By directing attention to the specific challenge of organizing to form and exploit an opportunity, we wish to highlight the unique contribution that strategic entrepreneurship can make to the broader, inter-disciplinary research conversation about entrepreneurship.
In the newly evolving tradition of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, we welcome both empirical and theoretical papers that seek to break new ground and move beyond normal science. We especially encourage papers that bring together multiple strands of research, multiple disciplinary perspectives, and multiple methodologies in addressing these, and related, questions. We actively promote submissions that aim to launch new lines of inquiry, re-direct the trajectory of a current theory stream, and/or challenge long-held assumptions and empirical findings.
The due date for submissions is April 1, 2008. Please submit papers to:
Sharon A. Alvarez
alvarez_42@cob.osu.edu
Sharon A. Alvarez
Jay B. Barney
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Max</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">M.</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Fisher</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Business
The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Ohio</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
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Dear Scholars,
The joint conference of the 15th International Conference on Advances in Management (ICAM) and the 1st International Conference on Social Intelligence (ICSI) will be held at Hyatt Harborside Hotel, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:city> (www.harborside.hyatt.com) on July 16-19, 2008.
You are invited to submit summaries of your papers (about 1200-1500 words) to the
ICSI website: http://www.ICSI2007.COM
and/or ICAM website: ICAM1990.COM on or before March 15, 2008.
Our distinguished speakers are James Carter (<st1:placename w:st="on">Harvard</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Medical</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype>), John Grant (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of Northern</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Colorado</st1:state></st1:place>), and Eric von Hippel (MIT Sloan School of Management). Our annual series, Current Topics in Management (Vol. 14, Transaction Publishers) will publish selected papers from the conference.
You are also invited to participate in our 3-day (July 13-15) Writers' Workshop (ICSI2007.COM) which is designed to help faculty, Ph.D. students, and consultants to publish papers in scholarly journals.
Submission Procedure:
1. After you are in one of the websites, Click on "(click here)" after Register Online.
2. Click on "click here to create your account."
3. After completing registration, Click on "Submit Papers."
4. A. Cut and paste the title of your paper (upper-lower cases).
B. Type name, affiliation, and email of each author.
C. Type country of origin
D. Select appropriate track.
E. Cut and paste the summary of your paper.
(The summary will be converted to plain text which cannot accept symbols and figures. There is no need for references)
5. Click on Update.
6. logoff.
7. If you want to revise your submission, please click on Login and not on "click here to create your account." If you have any problem, send an email to admin@icam1990.com.
Afzal Rahim, President, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Joint</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Conference</st1:placename>
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OPEN RESEARCH SOCIETY, http://www.open-knowledge-society.org announces:
THE FIRST WORLD SUMMIT ON THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/summit.htm
<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Athens</st1:place></st1:city>, September 26-28, 2008
Proceedings: Springer LNCS
Important dates
Submission of papers 10th May 2008
Notification to authors 25th June 2008
Camera ready papers 25th July 2008
AT A GLANCE:
Five Main Tracks:
MAIN TRACK A: Government and Democracy in the Knowledge Society
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/track1.htm
MAIN TRACK 2: Social & Humanistic Computing for the Knowledge Society
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/track2.htm
MAIN TRACK 3: Knowledge, Learning and Education for the Knowledge Society
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/track3.htm
MAIN TRACK 4: Information Technologies and Information Systems for the
Knowledge Society
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/track4.htm
MAIN TRACK 5: Culture and Tourism in the Knowledge Society
http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/track5.htm
Call for Papers: http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/cfpsummit.htm
Call for Sessions: http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/sessions.htm
Program Committee: http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/pc.htm
Special Issues: http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/specialissues.htm
Proceedings: http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/proceedings.htm
Submissions: http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/submissions.htm
Registration: http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/registration.htm
JOIN OUR PROGRAM COMMITTEE: MAIL TO: OPENRESEARCHSOCIETY@GMAIL.COM
SUBJECT: MEMBER of the PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Provide your NAME, AFFILIATION, email / Requirement to review 1 article of your expertise and to help in promoting the event locally.
Letter from the Organizing Committee
Dear All,
The World Summit on the Knowledge Society, is an international attempt to promote the dialogue for the main aspects of the Knowledge Society towards a BETTER WORLD for all. The World Summit on the Knowledge Society will bring together Academics, People from Industry, Policy Makers, Politicians, Government Officers and active citizens to look at the impact of Information Technology, and the knowledge-based era it is creating, on key facets of today�s world: the state, business, society and culture.
Five general pillars provide the constitutional elements of the Summit:
- Government and Democracy in the Knowledge Society
- Research and Sustainable Development in the Knowledge Society
- Social and Humanistic Computing for the Knowledge Society
- Information Technologies for the Knowledge Society
- Education, Culture, Business, Tourism, Entertainment in the Knowledge
Society.
The <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:city> provides a distinct, unique forum for cross-disciplinary fertilization of research, favoring the dissemination of research that is relevant to international research agendas as the EU FP7.
We need a better world. We contribute with our sound voices to the agenda, policies and actions. We invite you to join your voice with ours and all together to shape a new deal for our world. Education, Sustainable Development, Health, Opportunities for well being, Culture, Collaboration,
Peace, Democracy, Technology for all. Open Minds for a Better World.
Summit Co-Chairs
Professor David Avison
Distinguished Professor in Information Systems
President-Elect of the Association for Information Systems
Professor Thomas Davenport
President's Chair in Information Technology and Management at Babson
College
Professor Ernesto Damiani
University of Milan
Dr. John Davies
Leader of Next Generation Web, BT Exact
Professor Gottfried Vossen
University of Muenster
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POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW
This position within the Chair of Corporate Strategy & Innovation at EPFL (www.epfl.ch) in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Lausanne</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:country-region></st1:place>, is designed for a junior scholar just starting on an academic career. The start date is negotiable through 2008. The successful candidate must have completed the PhD prior to starting the post-doc and have interests highly consistent with the themes found on the web site csi.epfl.ch. Must be fluent in spoken English with the ability to write effortlessly in English. The duties are largely research-oriented with some administration and PhD student mentoring. Minimal teaching required, although if the candidate would like to do a little teaching to build up an academic dossier, that can be arranged. Salary is highly competitive and EPFL provides excellent research support, including IT support and a small research budget. The Fellowship is for one year and can be renewed for a second year.
Please send cover letter expressing interest, academic CV, and the names of three references to Lara Rossi at lara.rossi@epfl.ch. Applications accepted until position filled.
Christopher L. Tucci, Ph.D.
Professor of Management of Technology
Chair in Corporate Strategy & Innovation
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
EPFL-CdM-CSI
Odyssea 1.04
Station 5
CH-1015 <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lausanne</st1:place></st1:city>
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Tel. +41.21.693.0021
Fax. +41.21.693.0020
Email. <christopher.tucci@epfl.ch>
URL. <http://csi.epfl.ch>
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Department of Management
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">David</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Eccles</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Business
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Utah</st1:placename></st1:place>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">UT</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">84112</st1:postalcode></st1:place>
The David Eccles School of Business of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Utah</st1:placename></st1:place> announces an opening for the Pierre Lassonde Chair in Entrepreneurship. A Ph.D. in a relevant discipline such as strategy, organization theory, etc. is required. The successful candidate will be an established and nationally respected researcher in entrepreneurship or a related area such as the management of technology and innovation. He or she will be prepared to work with established senior scholars and to lead and mentor the research efforts of several junior faculty and doctoral students. The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Utah</st1:placename></st1:place> values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and who possess a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.
The David Eccles School of Business faculty is well-recognized for its research and scholarship. It was ranked 28th in the world in research in the most recent Financial Times Executive MBA Rankings. The Department of Management includes established scholars in Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior, and Production and Operations Management. Adjacent to the campus is a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Research</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype></st1:place>, home to more than 30 technology-oriented businesses with close research and operational ties to the University. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:place></st1:city> is known as a hotbed for technology-oriented business startups that provide great opportunities for student learning and research.
The ideal candidate will be interested in becoming involved with some or all of the activities of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Pierre</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Lassonde</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Entrepreneur</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>. In 2006, a $13.25 million donation from David Eccles School of Business alum, Pierre Lassonde, endowed the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Pierre</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Lassonde</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Entrepreneur</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>. The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Pierre</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Lassonde</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Entrepreneur</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> sponsors a number of programs that focus on new venture development and helping inventors make the transition from breakthrough invention to a marketable product and start up company.
Today, the <st1:placename w:st="on">Pierre</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Lassonde</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Entrepreneur</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype> represents the largest entrepreneur center of its kind in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The Center currently holds equity stakes in 14 start-up companies. The David Eccles School of Business is also the host institution for the University Venture Fund, the largest student-run venture fund in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
The <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Utah</st1:placename> is located in <st1:city w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:city>, site of the 2002 Winter Olympics, at the foot of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Wasatch</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountains</st1:placetype></st1:place>. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:place></st1:city> is the state capitol and home to many businesses and nonprofit organizations. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately one million residents and is a major urban center in the intermountain west. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Salt Lake City</st1:place></st1:city> has extensive arts and cultural activities and a major airport close to downtown. It is at the foot of the <st1:place w:st="on">Rocky Mountains</st1:place> and has four distinct seasons, including mild winters and warm summers and offers excellent opportunities for outdoor recreation, including easy access to the mountains, the red rock country of the Colorado Plateau, and eight national parks.
Interested individuals should send a letter indicating interest and a complete vita to,
Dr. Bill Hesterly
Associate Dean
University of Utah
David Eccles School of Business
1645 E. Campus Center Dr., Room 106
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9304
mgtwh@business.utah.edu
801-587-3869
The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Utah</st1:placename></st1:place> is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from women and minorities, and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of applicants and employees. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Bill Schulze
Professor, Strategy & Entrepreneurship
David Eccles Research Fellow
The David Eccles School of Business
The University of Utah
1645 East Campus Center Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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Darlene
Darlene Alexander-Houle
Global Program Manager, Hewlett-Packard
Adjunct Global Business and Management, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Phoenix</st1:placename></st1:place>
281-514-0111 (office) 281-851-3924 (mobile)
dahoule@sbcglobal.net
dahoule@email.phoenix.edu