TIM Division List Serve
Vol. 5, No. 03 (January 22, 2008)
Table of Contents:
- Symposia and Other Annual Meeting Information
- Call for Submissions
- Research Questions
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Symposia and Other Annual Meeting Information
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Reminder for TIM Best Dissertation Award: Abstracts due Jan 31st
With apologies for cross-posting, subscribers to this list may be interested in the reminder for the AoM Technology and Innovation Management Division's 2008 Best Dissertation Award, with abstracts due
January 31st.
We accept submissions based on doctoral dissertations completed during calendar years 2006 and 2007 and take a broad perspective on technology and innovation, including aspects of the emergence, diffusion, adoption, commercialization, evolution and consequences of technologies and innovations.
The award process involves two stages. In the first stage, each applicant submits a 5-page dissertation abstract (with up to a further 5 pages of exhibits and 5 pages of references). A committee of experienced scholars then selects the finalists. In the second stage, each finalist is invited to submit a 30-page manuscript based upon their dissertation. All finalists receive extensive feedback from the committee.
The winner will be announced at the 2008 Annual Academy of Management Meetings in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:place></st1:city>, and all finalists will be invited to present their work at a dedicated session during the conference and will receive a cash award of $250. Details on the submission process are posted at http://www.aomtim.org under the 2008 meeting information.
Dissertation Award Co-Chairs:
<st1:placename w:st="on">Victor</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Seidel</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Said</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:city w:st="on">Oxford</st1:city>
victor.seidel [at] sbs.ox.ac.uk
<st1:placename w:st="on">David</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Hsu</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Wharton</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:state></st1:place>
dhsu [at] wharton.upenn.edu
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CALL FOR DISSERTATIONS SUBMISSION
The Barry M. Richman Dissertation Award 2008
The award competition is open to all Ph.D. and D.B.A. students who successfully defend their dissertations during the 2007 calendar year, even if the dissertation has been submitted to other competitions. To be
eligible, the dissertations must contribute to basic or applied knowledge on topics within the domain statement of the IM Division.
Domain Statement: The International Management Division focuses on research in management and organization theory, research, and practice with a cross-border or cross-cultural dimension. Major topics include: the international competitiveness of firms, industries, and nations; the cross-border management of operations, including multi-country, multi-unit strategy formulation and implementation; evolving organizational forms and management practices in cross-border business; the cross-border differential impact of cultural, social, economic, technological, political, and institutional forces on strategies, organizational forms, and management practices; and comparative management studies involving two
or more countries.
How to Apply: Submit electronically a 10-page, double-spaced abstract, set up with margins of one inch (2.5 cm) on every side and no smaller than 12-point font. This abstract should include a description of the
dissertation's objective, theoretical foundations, relation to prior research, methodology, findings, limitations, and contributions to the field of international management. Listings of references are not included within the 10-page limit, but all other text, figures, tables or illustrations are included. Last year's finalists have graciously allowed their proposals to be made available as examples of "best practice". These can be examined at:
http://www2.agsm.edu.au/agsm/web.nsf/Content/ResearchCentres-CCC-Papers-AcademyofManagement
Also, please note the following points:
1. Submit the Abstract in pdf format so that there is no author identification information. Do not list your dissertation committee members or institutional affiliation anywhere in the Abstract.
2. Check the pdf "Properties" so that your name and affiliation does not appear in document information.
3. Do not use your name in the name of the pdf file itself.
4. On the cover page, show the month and year in which you defended your dissertation. (Note that this must be some time in calendar year 2007).
5. Deadline for submitting abstracts is FEBRUARY 9, 2008. Submissions after 11:59:59 EST 9 February will be ignored.
6. Email abstracts to: imd_chair@agsm.edu.au.
The research committee of the International Management Division will review the submissions. Three to five finalists will be selected based on the quality of their abstracts. These finalists will be notified by email by the end of March, 2008. They will be asked to submit their full dissertations to the members of the research committee.
Important Obligation for Finalists
Being selected as a finalist is an honor. Finalists are required to present their dissertations at a specially designed session during the August 2008 Annual Meeting in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">CA</st1:state></st1:place>. Please submit your abstracts ONLY if you agree to this requirement, and agree to be present at the division's Business Meeting where the winner is announced.
Prof. Timothy Devinney
2008 IMD Chair
IMD_Chair@agsm.edu.au
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Call for Submissions
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R&D Management Special Issue
Call for Papers OPEN R&D AND OPEN INNOVATION
Guest Editors: Henry Chesbrough, Ellen Enkel and Oliver Gassmann
There is now a broad awareness of the concept of open innovation and its relevance and significance. The implications and trends which underpin open innovation are being energetically discussed in numerous
conferences with business, economic, organisational, behavioural, strategic, legal (IP) and knowledge perspectives. This special issue aims to advance the R&D, innovation and technology management perspective; it builds on the special issue of R&D Management June 2006 ("opening up the innovation process"). There is a increasingly wide range of situations where the concept is seen to be applicable and there are various approaches available to exploit it advantageously, both upstream and downstream in the innovation process. To use the concept effectively needs a good understanding of how and where value can be added in knowledge-intensive processes. There may be a need for a creative interpretation and adaptation of the value propositions or business models in each situation. In other words there are important implications for new and emerging methods of R&D management.
This special issue aims to deepen managers' and researchers' understanding about the management of 'open R&D' and how it can support open innovation. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art, from a theoretical and practical perspective. It also aims to advance the state of the art and to stimulate further research. Submissions are invited from management researchers or collaborative teams (academics with practitioners) and may be based on conceptual, theoretical or empirical research.
Papers are encouraged which link state-of-the-art thinking and research with a practical perspective.
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers will be refereed through a double-blind peer review process.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS (OR FULL PAPERS) BEFORE 8 MAY 2008
SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPERS BEFORE 6 JULY 2008
FEEDBACK AND REVISIONS AUGUST - OCTOBER 2008
ACCEPTANCE FOR PUBLICATION DECEMBER 2008
PUBLICATION 2009
Please submit your papers electronically to Ellen Enkel (ellen.enkel@unisg.ch) with a copy to RnDManagement@mbs.ac.uk. A guide for authors, sample copies of the journal and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the R&D Management website:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0033-6807&site=1
Best regards,
Ellen
(See below that was attached) Call for Papers
Open R&D and Open Innovation
Guest Editors: Henry Chesbrough, Ellen Enkel and Oliver Gassmann
There is now a broad awareness of the concept of open innovation and its relevance and significance.
The implications and trends which underpin open innovation are being energetically discussed in numerous conferences with business, economic, organisational, behavioural, strategic, legal (IP) and knowledge perspectives. This special issue aims to advance the R&D, innovation and technology management perspective; it builds on the special issue of R&D Management June 2006 ("opening up the innovation process"). There is a increasingly wide range of situations where the concept is seen to be applicable and there are various approaches available to exploit it advantageously, both upstream and downstream in the innovation process. To use the concept effectively needs a good understanding of how and where value can be added in knowledge-intensive processes. There may be a need for a creative interpretation and adaptation of the value propositions or business models in each situation. In other words there are important implications for new and emerging methods of R&D management. This special issue aims to deepen managers' and researchers' understanding about the management of 'open R&D' and how it can support open innovation. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art, from a theoretical and practical perspective. It also aims to advance the state of the art and to stimulate further research. Submissions are invited from management researchers or collaborative teams (academics with practitioners) and may be based on conceptual, theoretical or empirical research.
Authors can submit abstracts across a wide spectrum of topics in open R&D and open innovation.
They will be quickly advised about the suitability of their proposed paper before being invited to prepare a full paper. Papers presented in the innovation track at EURAM 2008 in Lubljana and Bled, Slovenia (14-17 May), at the R&D Management Conference 2008 in Ottawa, Canada (17-20 June), and at the R&D Management Advanced Workshop 2008 in Linkoping, Sweden (15-16 September) will automatically be considered for publication either in this Special Issue or in other issues of the journal. The Editors welcome informal discussion by email at an early stage.
Papers are encouraged which link state-of-the-art thinking and research with a practical perspective.
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration
for publication elsewhere. All papers will be refereed through a double-blind peer review process.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS (OR FULL PAPERS) BEFORE 8 MAY 2008
SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPERS BEFORE 6 JULY 2008
FEEDBACK AND REVISIONS AUGUST - OCTOBER 2008
ACCEPTANCE FOR PUBLICATION DECEMBER 2008
PUBLICATION 2009
Please submit your papers electronically to Ellen Enkel (ellen.enkel@unisg.ch) with a copy to
RnDManagement@mbs.ac.uk. A guide for authors, sample copies of the journal and other relevant
information for submitting papers are available on the R&D Management website:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0033-6807&site=1
Dr. Ellen Enkel
Head Competence Center Open Innovation
University of St.Gallen (HSG)
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Institute</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Technology</st1:placename></st1:place> Management
Dufourstr. 40a, CH-9000 St. Gallen / <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Phone: ++41 71 224 7222
Fax: ++41 71 224 7301
E-Mail: Ellen.Enkel@UNISG.CH
http://www.item.unisg.ch
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CALL FOR PAPERS AND REVIEWERS
AMCIS 2008 Cross-Organizational and Cross-Border IS/IT Collaboration
Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2008)
14-17 August 2008
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Additional details may be found at:
http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~roztockn/amcis2008cocb.htm
and on AMCIS 2008 primary web site:
http://www.business.mcmaster.ca/amcis2008
Description:
As globalization moves forward, many IS/IT investments are being deployed across organizations located in different countries and world regions. Cross-system and inter-system integration and collaboration technologies play essential roles and often determine investment success or failure. However, economic, social and other factors outside the system must also be taken into consideration for global IS/IT projects to be successful and productive. Academic literature has extensively focused on trying to explain IS/IT
productivity, but has rarely examined the links between international and multi-national collaboration processes and the payoffs from IS/IT investments.
Despite the intensive research for more than two decades of different aspects of IS/IT collaboration, many findings are based on the cultural environment of North America or <st1:place w:st="on">Western Europe</st1:place>. As corporate reality demands that firms cooperate across national, economic and social boundaries, collaboration models need to be constructed, validated, and further refined in terms of the global economy.
IS/IT collaboration in the global economy differs substantially from collaboration in any single country or region for several reasons. First, IS/IT infrastructures vary significantly in terms of stage of development and
maturity. Second, regulatory, legal, social, and cultural environments may also vary substantially. Third, various stakeholders in global IS/IT projects often have different or even conflicting goals and ascribe to their own definitions of project success. In addition, managing globally distributed teams requires a very high level of coordination and collaboration that exceeds that needed for more typical virtual teams within one economy or region. For IS/IT projects to be successful and productive in the global economy esearchers and practitioners need to address the aforementioned and other issues.
In summary, few studies have investigated the linkages between global collaboration and the business value of IS/IT investment. To address these issues and others in terms of the global economy, this mini-track focuses on global collaboration processes and projects and their potential impact on IS/IT productivity and success.
Suggested topics:
- Processes of international/global IS/IT collaboration
- Effects of collaboration on IS/IT productivity
- Success factors of collaboration technologies
- Inter-organizational collaboration and IS/IT productivity
- Conceptual frameworks of IS/IT collaboration in the global economy
- Multinational teams and IS/IT productivity
- Cross-border and cross-organizational value-chains and value-networks
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Paper Abstracts Due (optional) February 5, 2008
Full Papers Due March 3, 2008
Minitrack Co-chairs
Nicholas C. Romano, Jr.
Oklahoma State University
William S.Spears School of Business
North Hall 344, 700 N. Greenwood Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74106-0700
Phone: (918) 594-8506
Fax: (918) 594-8281
nicholas.romano@okstate.edu
James Pick
University of Redlands
School of Business
1200 East Colton Avenue,
Redlands, CA 92373-0999
Phone: (909) 748-8781
Fax: (909) 335-5125
james_pick@redlands.edu
Narcyz Roztocki
State University of New York at New Paltz
School of Business
75 South Manheim Boulevard
New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: (845) 257-2935
Fax: (845) 257-2947
roztockn@newpaltz.edu
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With apologies for cross postings
Special issue of the International Business Review
International business, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development
Deadline for submission: 1 June 2008
Guest editors
Ans Kolk, University of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Rob van Tulder, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Call for papers
While attention to the social and environmental impacts of international business is not new, the past years have seen renewed interest due to pressing global problems such as climate change, poverty and HIV/Aids, in which firms are called upon to play a positive role, and thus contribute to more sustainable development. This applies most notably to multinational enterprises (MNEs), given their global influence and activities in which they are confronted with a range of issues, stakeholders and institutional contexts, in both home and host countries. For MNEs, this is part of a balancing act of what can be called corporate social responsibility (CSR), in which they consider their various responsibilities: economic, legal, ethical, environmental and social. In the European context, the term triple P, or People, Planet, Profit, has also been coined to likewise point to the need for managers to focus concurrently on the social, environmental and economic dimensions of corporate activity, in order to help shape the (sustainable) future of societies worldwide.
It is sometimes suggested that MNEs' CSR activities are becoming increasingly strategic, in the sense that they affect the core business of the firm and its growth, profitability and survival. In other words, CSR is moving from a public affairs to a core strategic activity. However, even if true, this is likely to be applicable only under certain conditions, depending on issue, stakeholder, country, industry and firm specific factors. The international dimension of these questions is extremely relevant, but has not yet been addressed systematically in international business research. Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development provide fertile areas in which both existing international business theories can be tested, and from which new insights into the dynamics of the interaction between MNEs and their national and international contexts can be induced. This includes for example, the exact workings of the interactions between Ownership or Firm-Specific Advantages, and Locational or Country-Specific Advantages, and whether or under what conditions CSR (components) may create competitive (dis)advantages at different locations.
This special issue aims to publish papers on CSR and sustainable development that are embedded in international business literature, and aim to contribute to our field as indicated above. We welcome innovative papers, both conceptual and empirical, both qualitative and quantitative, on CSR topics in relation to, for example:
· Degree and spread of internationalisation/regionalisation
· Headquarter-subsidiary relationships and subsidiary roles
· Competitive advantage, growth and development
· Firm performance
· Foreign direct investment
· Convergence/divergence
· Supply chain management, offshoring/outsourcing
· Networks and alliances
· Mergers and acquisitions
· Marketing in consumer and business-to-business markets
· Issue management, reputation and brands
· Codes of conduct and labelling programmes
· Business-government relationships
· The provision of global public goods
· International stakeholder management
Submission guidelines
All paper submissions should conform to International Business Review's standard guidelines for authors, details of which can be found at the IBR website: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ibusrev
Deadline: Manuscripts must be received by 1 June 2008
Papers for this special issue can only be submitted electronically via online submission site at http://ees.elsevier.com/ibr/ and select this "Special Issue: Sustainable Development" as the article type.
Questions about the special issue can be directed at the guest editors via e-mail:
akolk@uva.nl (Ans Kolk) or rtulder@rsm.nl (Rob van Tulder)
This special issue of International Business Review will be published in Spring 2010.
Prof.dr. Ans Kolk
University of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>
The <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>
www.abs.uva.nl
www.abs.uva.nl/pp/akolk
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Research Questions
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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