TIM Division List Serve
Vol. 6, No. 19 (June 22, 2009)
Table of Contents:
- Call for Submissions
- Research Questions
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- Call for Submissions
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CALL-OSWC-XVI
February 4-7, 2010
Pushing Research Frontiers In Organization Science:
Celebrating the Contributions of Arie Y. Lewin
We are very pleased to announce the Sixteenth Anniversary Organization Science Winter Conference (OSWC-XVI). OSWC-XVI. The raison d'être of the conference has been to stimulate theory and understanding about organizations through experimentation and boundary-crossing conversation and to contribute to the ongoing renewal of the field and of the journal Organization Science. OSWC conferences combine the leading-edge ideas of strategy and organization scholars, executives, entrepreneurs, and interested non-business scholars, in a community-enhancing setting. The time and place are February 4-7, 2010 at the newly renovated Sheraton Steamboat Hotel and Conference Center, Steamboat Springs Colorado.
The overarching goal of OSWC XVI is to celebrate Arie Y. Lewin, founder of the journal Organization Science and the OSWC and his contributions to the renewal of the field of organizations which trace back to his departmental editorship in Management Science (Organization Performance, Strategy and Design). He was the founding program director of the Decision Risk and Management Science program at NSF; and most recently his contribution to international business through his transformation of the Journal of International Business Studies.
Arie's research has contributed or often gave voice to new lines of research ranging from his early work on the behavioral aspects of accounting (organizational slack, Williamson model of managerial behavior); frontier analysis (learning from outliers and the development of Data Envelopment Analysis methodology); complexity and co-evolution (innovation, imitation and absorptive capacity) and most recently the international longitudinal study of outsourcing and offshoring with its implications for new organizational forms and globalization of innovation.
To a great extent Arie's research interests revolve around opening up the black box of organizational capabilities (routines and processes) as they relate to organizational adaptation over time (or inability to adapt) within co-evolutionary dynamics and which accounts for the variation in the ability of organizations to appropriate value from different configurations of organizational capabilities.
The widely reported heterogeneity in performance within industries or sectors has many implications for framing and executing research strategies in organization science with implications for organization design. For example advancing approaches for identifying outliers and comparative case analysis; meta routines as the micro foundation for specifying organizational capabilities such as flexibility, resilience, innovation, absorptive capacity etc. Similarly the empirical literature on performance is still very preliminary especially when organizational capabilities such as organizational learning, absorptive capacity, flexibility, and resilience are to be linked to measures of adaptation, growth and survival in turbulent environments or in times of paradigm shifts.
The goal for OSWC 2010 is to recognize that some configurations of organizational capabilities are superior to others on some dimensions (e.g. adaptability) but that equifinality in performance can be a common occurrence; that organizations co-evolve with their socio, political, institutional and economic environments; that organizations reflect different management internationalities and configurations of capabilities; that founding conditions and path dependence matter; that the managing of organizational capabilities for innovation, change, adaptation etc. is of critical importance to practitioners , and that in times of radical change most incumbents are selected out. But some incumbents are able to adapt successfully and "reinvent themselves". These are all themes that have defined the research interests of Arie.
In the tradition of OSWC, we invite proposals for plenary panels and interactive poster papers on the theme of the conference. As has been the case in the past much of the plenary program is implemented from suggestions received from scholars wishing to participate in OSWC. The 2009 OSWC program included three (out of 5) plenary panels that were created from especially salient submitted papers. Most authors will be invited to join another highly acclaimed OSWC tradition-the open-ended evening-long (7–10pm) Interactive Poster Sessions accompanied with delectable finger food, wine, soft drinks and deserts. Historically, 50% of the OSWC attendee roster is reserved for participants new to the conference. In recent years 60% or more of the participants were first time participants in OSWC.
We welcome nominations of a distinguished researcher or practitioner especially known for applying or advancing the ideas Arie's broad research interest. This person will be the featured guest at another OSWC tradition, the Fireside Chat on Saturday evening.
Individuals having substantive questions are invited to contact the program co-conveners for OSWC-XVI: Professor Linda Argote (argote@cmu.edu) and Professor Richard Burton (rmb2@mail.duke.edu). The program committee members are William Ocasio (wocasio@kellogg.northwestern.edu), Silvia Massini (silvia.massini@manchester.ac.uk), and Koen Heimeriks (KHeimeriks@rsm.nl).
If you are interested in attending OSWC-XVI but not as participant on the program please submit a statement expressing your interest in participating, mentioning one or two of your interests in major controversies. Please also suggest significant practitioners who you may be able to bring as well. The application deadline for panel proposals, individual papers or posters or individual applications to attend is October 16, 2009. However, as in the past the co-conveners, will issue invitations on a rolling basis as proposals come in.
Invitations to attend will be extended by the co-conveners of OSWC-XVI, Linda Argote, and Richard Burton. Panel proposals, posters and statement of interest in participation should be submitted by email to Richard Burton c/o Stefanie McAdoo (smcadoo@duke.edu).
Stefanie McAdoo [smcadoo@duke.edu]; on behalf of; Rich Burton [rich.burton@duke.edu]
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CALL FOR PAPERS
April-June 2009 Issue of IJGMS and IJGMSQ
International Journal of Global Management Studies (IJGMS) Print ISSN: 1945-3876 Online ISSN: 1945-3884 http://www.IJGMS.org
International Journal of Global Management Studies Quarterly (IJGMSQ) Print ISSN: 1945-385X Online ISSN: 1945-3868 http://www.IJGMSQ.org
For a quick review of the abstracts of the current issue, please visit:
http://ijgms.org/ and http://ijgmsq.org/
IJGMS and IJGMSQ are listed in all four directories of Cabells (www.cabells.com), and their content recently licensed to EBSCO Publishing.
SCOPE OF PUBLICATION
Quality scholarly and practitioner research articles on Contemporary and Global Issues in various business disciplines are invited:
Accounting
Challenges in Corporate Governance
Contemporary Research in eLearning
Ethics
Global Cultural Issues
Geographic Information Systems
Organizational Issues in Management
Global Outsourcing and Management
Information Systems Security
International Business
International Economics and Finance
Management of Information Systems
Management Science and Operations Management Marketing Project Management Social Networks Strategic Management Technology Management and Innovation General topics in Management Studies
IJGMS and IJGMS-Q are supported by the Association of Global Management Studies (www.association-gms.org). It is a multidisciplinary international association committed to the development of theoretical and practice knowledge pertaining to the global issues in all business and related fields, and advances the dissemination of knowledge through its activities.
For author guidelines please visit the following link:
http://www.association-gms.org/Journals/Information_authors.html
The topics envisioned for the upcoming issue are broad and they can be tied to the global/systemic issues of management studies.
Please submit your paper to the editor Dr. Mukesh Srivastava at editor@ijgms.org. Papers will be double-blind peer, and acceptance decisions will be based on the standards described in the information for authors with a quick turnaround from reviewers.
Dr. Mukesh Srivastava
Editor-in-Chief
Int'l Journal of Global Management Studies
email: editor@ijgms.org
[1] www.ijgms.org
[2] www.ijgmsq.org
[3] www.association-gms.org
Dr. Mukesh Srivastava
Editor-in-Chief
Int'l Journal of Global Management Studies
email: editor@ijgms.org
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Robert W. Gore Materials Innovation Project Center for Contemporary History and Policy Chemical Heritage Foundation
The Center for Contemporary History and Policy (CCHP) of the Chemical Heritage Foundation is seeking scholars to write case studies on contemporary materials innovation. The case studies, typically 25-35 pages in length, will consist of empirical investigations on research and development, production, marketing, and use of new materials since ca. 1980. Studies should describe the underlying scientific and technical advances, but the primary analytical orientation should be on the broader social, economic, and political context of materials innovation, including but not limited to: the role of regulation; the influence of standards and standard-setting institutions; the role of organizational factors; the impacts of changing markets and supply chains on corporate innovation; the effects of the changing innovation environment.
The CCHP will provide selected scholars with stipends and research funds to conduct research and write the case studies, as well as other administrative support to publish and disseminate the final results.
Successful scholars will be required to visit Philadelphia for a mid-term review and a final presentation.
Selected scholars will retain copyright of the case studies, and the CHF encourages them to publish the results as scholarly articles and book chapters.
About the Gore Materials Innovation Project New materials pervade our contemporary world. From novel metal alloys and plastics, to semiconductor and biomedical materials, materials are, almost by definition, the fundamental building blocks of the human-built civilization. Nevertheless, our understanding of how materials innovations come to be has so far been extremely limited.
While substantial work has been done in the field of innovation studies, materials innovation, by virtue of its invisibility, has been largely neglected barring a few exceptions of bakelite, nylon, and duralumin.
In an age where nanotechnology claims to build new materials from the bottom up, the need to gain a better understanding of materials innovation has come increasingly to the fore. The main goals of the Gore Materials Innovation Case Studies Project are: (1) to illuminate the innovation process of new materials; and (2) to identify current changes in the innovation environment. We hope that the case studies will help governments better prepare for economic and social changes; allow industry leaders to organize better for successful innovation; give universities tools to provide better links to industry; and offer insights to the public and nongovernmental organizations.
Begun in 2006, the Gore Materials Innovation Case Studies Project has four completed and six ongoing case studies on a variety of topics.
Previous studies include: biodegradable plastics at BASF; chemically amplified photoresists at IBM; Nanomesh water-filtration system; and the role of DARPA in the development integrated photonics. Completed case studies can be viewed on the CHF website at http://www.chemheritage.org/about/about-cchp-pubs-materials-innovation.html
Preferred Themes for 2009-2010
While we will accept proposals on all topics covered within the broad boundaries outlined above, in order to maintain the balance of the overall project, we plan to give preference to proposals engaging in the following themes.
(1) Materials innovation in non-U.S. contexts, especially in Asia
(2) Emerging regulatory regimes in nano-materials
(3) Failed materials innovations, which become a bottleneck in technological development
For clarifications on preferred themes, please get in touch with the Program Associate, Innovation Studies Program.
How to Apply
The deadline for proposal submission is 31 July 2009.
Submissions should include:
(1) Cover letter including the following information: name; mailing
address to be used for future correspondence; telephone and fax numbers; e-mail address; present rank and institution name; date Ph.D.
received or expected; and title of your research project.
(2) Case study proposal of not more than 1,000 words in length.
(3) Curriculum vitae.
(4) (For graduate students only) One letter of recommendation sent
directly to the Program Associate, Innovation Studies Program.
Please send the complete package to:
Chi Chan, Program Associate, Innovation Studies Program cchan@chemheritage.org Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Proposals will be reviewed by CCHP and outside reviewers, and candidates will be notified of results by mid-August 2009. We expect the first draft of the selected case studies to be completed by spring 2010.
For more information about CCHP activities, please visit our website at http://www.chemheritage.org/about/about-cchp.html
To make further inquiries about the project and/or application procedure, please contact Chi Chan, Program Associate, Innovation Studies Program at 215.873.8249 or cchan@chemheritage.org.
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Call for Papers: The Eighth Workshop on E-Business (WeB)
This workshop is designed to engage IT researchers to explore and respond to the challenges of next generation e-business systems. We invite research articles with a broad coverage of technical, managerial, economic, or strategic issues relating to e-business.
A broader list of submission topics is available at the conference webpage http://www.som.buffalo.edu/isinterface/Web09/
All papers must be submitted online and will be blindly reviewed. We solicit both completed research and short research-in-progress submissions. Complete research papers should be no more than 12 pages in length, including the abstract, text, figures, tables, and references. Short research-in-progress papers should not exceed 7 pages. WEB 2009 will have a poster/demo session. For participants interested in presenting in this poster/demo session, an extended-abstract submission is required and will be reviewed. Poster/demo submissions should be limited to 2 pages (as extended abstracts). Please explore the workshop website for more details.
Important dates
Abstract Submission 29 Aug 2009
Deadline for paper submission 12 Sep 2009
Acceptance notification 17 Oct 2009
Deadline for early registration 31 Oct 2009
Deadline for regular registration 15 Nov 2009
Anjana Susarla
Assistant Professor, Information Systems
Foster School of Business, University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3200, USA
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With apologies for cross postings.... please consider summer in Australia.
CALL FOR PAPERS - REMINDER
23rd Annual Conference 2009
AUSTRALIAN and NEW ZEALAND ACADEMY of MANAGEMENT (ANZAM)
Melbourne, Australia 1-4 December 2009
Hosted by Monash University (Business and Economics)
The 2009 Conference theme Sustainable Management and Marketing will explore the critical issues facing our local, national and global community; and provide opportunities for educators, management practitioners and not-for-profit, government and community sectors to connect professionally and socially to make an invaluable contribution to achieve sustainable management and marketing.
PAPERS and WORKSHOP/SYMPOSIA are invited on research related to the conference theme and key management areas. Please note that all papers will be double-blind refereed.
Online paper submissions close – Friday 26 June 2009
Go to www.anzam.org/conference for paper and workshop submission guidelines and conference details.
TIMELINES
• Full papers for refereed submissions – 26 June 2009.
• Proposals for workshop/research symposia submissions - 26 June 2009.
• Notification of acceptance/rejection - 28 August 2009.
• Final refereed papers for proceedings – 2 October 2009.
• Early bird registration closes – 2 October 2009.
BONUS OPTION
Delegates travelling to Melbourne can choose to attend two conferences. The annual ANZAM conference will be preceded by the annual ANZMAC conference. ANZAM and ANZMAC (Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy) will be held back-to-back, with Wednesday 2 December 2009 offering a combined program day, plus a joint cocktail reception at the National Gallery of Victoria.
The collaboration of these primary professional bodies for marketing and management educators, researchers, students and practitioners in Australia and New Zealand will see two similarly themed conferences run with one common overlapping day. Separate papers may be submitted to either conference (not the same paper to both), and a fee structure has been established to accommodate those wishing to attend some or all of both conferences.
The ANZAM 2009 Conference registration form in PDF format is now available at www.anzam.org/conference/registration
INVITED SPEAKERS include: Professor Tim Flannery, internationally acclaimed writer, scientist, explorer and Australian of the year 2007 and Professor Dexter Dunphy, a leading authority in culture and organisational transformation.
VENUE: Crown Promenade Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
QUESTIONS: If you have any queries, please email: promaco@promaco.com.au
Please forward this email to any of your colleagues who may be interested!
Mark your diary now to be in Melbourne, 1-4 December 2009. We look forward to seeing you there.
Professor James C Sarros
Department of Management
Monash University University
ANZAM 2009 Conference Chair
Professor Amrik Sohal
ANZAM President, 2009
www.anzam.org
Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd
P O Box 890
Canning Bridge 6153
Western Australia
Tel: (08)93322900
Fax: (08)93322911
Email: promaco@promaco.com.au
Website: www.promaco.com.au
Michelle Greenwood
Department of Management
Faculty of Business and Economics
Box 11e
Monash University
Victoria 3800
AUSTRALIA
61 3 9905 2362
Michelle Greenwood
Department of Management
Faculty of Business and Economics
Box 11e
Monash University
Victoria 3800
AUSTRALIA
61 3 9905 2362
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- Research Questions
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Is anyone aware of any published or unpublished research using the Federal Reserve Board's Surveys of Consumer Finance (SCF) between the years 1989 and 2007? I am completing a meta-analysis on SCF and risk tolerance. Thank you in advance.
Darlene Alexander-Houle
dahoule@sbcglobal.net
dahoule@email.phoenix.edu
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Darlene,
Darlene Alexander-Houle
TIM Division List Serve Manager
Adjunct, University of Phoenix
Global Program Manager, Hewlett Packard
dahoule@sbcglobal.net
dahoule@email.phoenix.edu