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    TIM Division List Serve

    Vol. 8, No. 17 (July 17, 2011)

     

    Table of Contents: (Mouse-over and CTRL+Click to go to entry)

     

    ·         Announcements

    o    PDW Saturday Aug 13, 2011 2-4PM Grand Hyatt,VonhamC – register by 31 July for "Opening the Door to the Francophone Community: Strategies for Developing Successful Research Collaborations Between French and Anglo Scholars"

    o    Understanding and Managing Ecosystems.  Saturday, Aug 13th, 2:00PM - 4:00PM, San Antonio Convention Center in Room 216 A

    o    SAVE THE DATES, The 9th Annual Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, May 15 – 17, 2012, Atlanta, Georgia

    o    2011 All-Academy New Doctoral Student Consortium (NDSC), Saturday, August 13th in San Antonio

    ·         Call for Papers

    o    Submit by 14 November 2011 for Special issue with Industrial Marketing Management on Customer attractiveness, supplier satisfaction and customer value: Changing the perspective in industrial marketing, purchasing and innovation

    o    Call for papers- Submission Deadline August 1, 2011 Management innovation: a journey into the core of research in management EURAM Mini-Conference on Management Innovation (Strategy Special Interest Group) Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands November 24 - 25, 2011

    o    Annual INSCOPE Conference 2011 University of Twente, October 12, 2011; Deadline for submission: September 26, 2011

    o    Small Business Institute® 2012 Annual Conference February 16-18, 2012 San Antonio, TX  Sept 19, 2011 Submission Deadline

    o    International Conference on Technology Management 2012 Bangalore, India 18-20 July 2012  

    o    Submission of papers for special issue is August 31, 2011 for Special Issue of the International Journal for Business Insights and Transformation

    o    Extended abstract submissions due by 30 September 2011 for Special Issue of Journal of Management Information Systems, Information Technology and Organizational Governance: Symbiosis and Dynamics

    o    Special issue of Technovation, Honoring the life's work of Bruce Kirchhoff, Submission deadline: December 1, 2011, Guest editor is Scott Newbert

    ·         Call for Participants

    o    2011 INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition, Call for Submissions. Submission Deadline: August 1, 2011

    o    EURAM 2012 Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Call for Track Proposals: Symposia and Development Working Groups (DWGs)

    o    Finding out the best journal articles published in Management

    o    Academy/Industry conference on "Leadership, Innovation and Sustainability: Bridging the Academic-Practitioner Divide" will be held on August 10th and 11th at the downtown campus of UT-San Antonio

    o    Journal Journal of Commercial Biotechnology Commercial Biotechnology seeks applications for two volunteer Associate Editors

    ·         Job Positions

    o    Tenure Track Position in Strategy and Business Policy, HEC Paris for Academic Year 2012-2013

    o    Faculty Position Announcement: Assistant or Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Norheastern University September 2012

    o    The Strategy & Innovation Department at the Boston University School of Management is seeking candidates for tenure-track faculty positions.

    o    Apply by 21 October 2011 to Washington Information School in its program in information management; seeking two faculty members

    o   The Department of Management at Virginia Tech is recruiting for two positions, both for the fall of 2012-one position in Human Resources Management and one position in Entrepreneurship

    o    University of Colorado Colorado Springs,College of Business and Administration - Assistant or Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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    Announcements – AOM 2011

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    Dear colleagues,

    We would like to draw your attention and cordially invite you to our Professional Development Workshop:

     

    Nous souhaiterions attirer votre attention sur le PDW suivant et vous y inviter cordialement :

     

    OPENING THE DOOR TO THE FRANCOPHONE COMMUNITY:

    STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN FRENCH AND ANGLO SCHOLARS

     

    Saturday, Aug 13 2011. 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM – Grand Hyatt – Bonham C

    Please send us an email to jpr@rouenbs.fr before July, 31st 2011 to confirm your plan to attend this workshop

     

    Co-Chairs:

    Yehuda Baruch (Rouen Business School, France & Middlesex University, UK; yehuda.baruch@rouenbs.fr),

    Jean Pralong (Rouen Business School, France; jpr@rouenbs.fr),

    Terri Lituchy (Concordia University, John Molson School of Business, Canada; lituchy@jmsb.concordia.ca)

    Monique Valcour (EDHEC Business School, France; monique.valcour@edhec.edu)

    Ariane Ollier-Malaterre (Rouen Business School, France; aom@rouenbs.fr)

     

    The PDW is sponsored by the New Careers Chair, Rouen Business School, France. Refreshment will be available, as well as French wine.

     

    Le PDW est parrainé par la Chaire Nouvelles Carrières, Rouen Business School, France. Des rafraichissements vous seront proposés, notamment du vin français.

     

    Francophone academics are experiencing increasing pressure and expectations to publish in top peer-reviewed English-language journals. However, they face daunting challenges in doing so. Francophone academics often lack the networks, training, socialization, and research resources needed to sustain a successful publishing career, and also encounter difficulties familiar to cross-cultural teams in multiple sectors of activity (Earley & Ang, 2003). The ability to collaborate with English-speaking colleagues who have the skills and experience to publish in top journals is becoming increasingly critical. At the same time, academic recruitment is globalized, so that French-speaking scholars are recruited in the US and other Anglo countries in growing numbers (New York Times, 2010a, 2010b). English-speaking scholars are recruited in France, notably in French business schools, and in other French-speaking countries. Therefore, French-Anglo collaborations are likely to increase in the US and other countries impacted by this trend.

     

    In a recent study, Baruch & Pralong (2010) found a very low level of current Anglo-French collaboration in management and organizational science; such collaboration occurred in only nine out of 1092 papers reviewed. Yet survey respondents who had collaborated found the experience beneficial and most would do it again.

     

    What are the keys to success for Anglo-French research collaboration? In this PDW we will facilitate a learning experience – what to do, what not to do, and sharing positive experiences, difficulties and lessons learned. In addition, the PDW will serve as a networking event designed to foster collaborative relationships between Francophone and Anglophone members of the Academy of Management.

     

    Please send us an email to jpr@rouenbs.fr before July, 31st 2011 to confirm your plan to attend this workshop

     

    We are looking forward to meet you at this workshop and will be much honored to welcome you and share with you a typical moment of French "art de vivre".

     

    Best Regards,

    Xavier Philippe
    Rouen Business School

     

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    Dear colleagues,

     

    We hope that you can join us at the Academy for a professional development workshop on Understanding and Managing Ecosystems.  Please see the details below.

     

    Understanding and Managing Ecosystems (Sponsored by TIM, BPS, ENT)

    Professional Development Workshop, 2011 AOM Annual Meeting (San Antonio, TX)

    Saturday, Aug 13th, 2:00PM - 4:00PM, San Antonio Convention Center in Room 216 A

     

    Organizers:

    Rahul Kapoor, University of Pennsylvania

    Anne Parmigiani, University of Oregon

     

    Discussants:

    Ron Adner, Dartmouth College

    Alfonso Gambardella, Bocconi University

    Anita McGahan, University of Toronto

    Will Mitchell, University of Toronto & Duke University

    Harbir Singh, University of Pennsylvania

     

    Workshop overview:

    A firm's ability to create and capture value from its innovation is critically shaped by the web of interdependent activities and technologies that exist within an ecosystem. These ecosystems often span multiple industries and comprise of focal firms, their suppliers, customers and complementors. Thus, to truly understand the nature of firms' innovation efforts and performance implications, we need to look beyond internal resources and capabilities as well as dyadic inter-firm relationships to consider the broader set of interdependencies in the ecosystem. 

     

    Workshop format and registration:

    Participants will have the opportunity to hear and learn from some of the leading scholars in strategy and innovation. We intend this to be a working session, helping authors develop their early-stage work, with a focus on sharpening their questions, framing and contributions. We are open to the different theoretical and methodological approaches.

     

    Interested participants should register at https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg and submit a 3-5 page extended abstract to ecosystem@wharton.upenn.edu by July 19.  Late submissions will not be considered and the slot will be released to individuals on the waitlist. To ensure high quality feedback and discussion, this workshop is limited to 40 participants.

     

    Rahul Kapoor

    Assistant Professor of Management

    The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

    3620 Locust Walk, Suite 2019

    Philadelphia, PA 19104

    Tel: 215-898-6458

    Email: kapoorr@wharton.upenn.edu

     

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    SAVE THE DATES

     

    The 9th Annual Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference

    May 15 – 17, 2012

    Atlanta, Georgia

     

    Hosted by:

    Emory University

    Georgia State University

    The Georgia Institute of Technology

     

    Call For Papers Coming in late September!

     

    Bill Bogner

    Program Chair

     

     

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    There's still space available to register for the

    2011 All-Academy New Doctoral Student Consortium (NDSC)

    Saturday, August 13th in San Antonio

     

    The 2011 NDSC is designed for pre-dissertation stage Ph.D. students from all AoM divisions and fields of study. Through a one-day intensive series of presentations, workshops, and networking events, the NDSC helps doctoral students by both introducing them to the AOM annual conference experience and enhancing their ability to fully participate as an AOM member. Students will have the opportunity to interact with AOM division and interest group chairs and representatives, learn inside information on publishing, meet future collaborators and coauthors, make new friends, and engage in discussions related to their academic goals.

     

    The 2011 NDSC will be held on August 13th, from 8:15am-5:00pm. Other NDSC events include a Happy Hour Social on Friday evening at a local restaurant, and a reception for all NDSC participants, contributors, and supporters at 6 pm on Saturday evening. The reception is being co-hosted with the Management and Education Development division and the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (OBTS).

     

    For more information (including how to register), please visit our website at http://group.aomonline.org/ndsc/. Please note that space is limited, and registration is confirmed on a first-come, first-serve basis. IMPORTANT: you will be prompted to complete a one-item survey about your research interests/areas following your registration. It is CRUCIAL that you do so. We need that information to be able to assign you to different sessions during the workshop that best meet your needs. Failing to do so may result in a "not so relevant" research interest session assignment for you.

     

    If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us by e-mail at pwadhwa@ku.edu or serogers@eden.rutgers.edu

     

    Regards,

    2011 NDSC Organizing Team

     

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    CALL FOR PAPERS

     

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    Call for papers – Deadline November, 1st, 2011

     

    Special issue with Industrial Marketing Management on

     

    Customer attractiveness, supplier satisfaction and customer value:
    Changing the perspective in industrial marketing, purchasing and innovation

     

    Since years it has been commented upon the little progress science and practice have made in the last years trying to improve the success of new product development projects. In the context of open innovation an increasing challenge is the successful early supplier integration in new product development processes and innovation. Recently, the idea has been put forward that an important antecedent to supplier contribution to innovation would be customer attractiveness. If the supplier does not consider the buyer as one of his preferred customers he may be reluctant in dedicating the best resources to any kind of collaborative venture, thus constraining such efforts.

     

    Themes

     

    • Understanding and increasing customer attractiveness, e.g. factors influencing perceived customer attractiveness and theories helping to explain the phenomenon. How to become a preferred customer?

    • Profiting from being a preferred customer, e.g. testing the influence of customer attractiveness on logistics, quality and innovation performance. Could achieving preferred customer status be a pre-condition for early supplier integration in new product development?

    • Understanding supplier satisfaction and its antecedents and consequences, including relationship discontinuation.

     

    More information and the complete call can be found at Industrial Marketing Management's homepage under http://www.elsevier.com/framework_products/promis_misc/cfp_imm0211.pdf

    Many thanks,

    Holger

    Prof. Dr. habil. Holger Schiele

    Professor of Technology Management - Innovation of Operations | School of Management and Governance | University of Twente | P.O. Box 217 NL-7500 AE Enschede | The Netherlands | h.schiele@utwente.nl | phone +31 53 489 5615 | fax +31 53 489 2159 | http://www.mb.utwente.nl/oohr/staff/professorate/schiele/
    University of Twente selected as one of the four global  "Centre of Excellence in Purchasing Research and Education

     

    The original CFP follows:

     

    Call for Papers

    Industrial Marketing Management Special Issue

    Customer attractiveness, supplier satisfaction and customer value: Changing the

    perspective in industrial marketing, purchasing and innovation

     

    Submission Deadline: November 1, 2011

    Guest Editors

    Holger Schiele, University of Twente

    Richard Calvi, Savoie University

    Michael Gibbert, Lugano University

     

    In the last decade, the advent of open innovation has brought about a growing need for closer buyer-supplier relationships. More often than not, firms need to collaborate with partners in order to develop and launch new products. While this trend has been monitored closely in consumer markets and lead-user integration, not all findings apply directly to industrial markets and supplier involvement. In particular, industrial markets are increasingly characterized by an oligopolistic market structure. As a result, suppliers may not dedicate their resources equally to all customers, and become highly selective. In order to be able to collaborate with selected competent suppliers, buying firms therefore need to be more attractive for these suppliers than their competitors are.

     

    This seemingly counter-intuitive inversion of the classical marketing approach (buyers

    competing for suppliers, rather than the other way around) constitutes the starting point for this special issue. We believe that this new perspective offers a chance to considerably advance understanding of buyer-supplier relations and ultimately ensures a new form of competitive advantage. In particular, while purchasing and innovation scholars are interested in finding out how to become a preferred customer, marketing scholars are researching on how to determine the value of a particular customer for the selling firm. Both streams of industrial marketing and purchasing are illuminating the phenomenon of attractiveness in buyer-supplier relations, but from different angles, and with little cross-fertilization.

     

    The purpose of this special issue is to bring together these two streams of research. Topics covered include, but are not limited to:

     

    Understanding customer attractiveness:

    ·                     Which factors influence perceived customer attractiveness, e.g. the buyer's corporate

    culture, the life cycle of the product exchanged, geographical, cultural or

    organizational proximity?

    ·                     Which theories could help to explain the preferred customer phenomenon?

    ·                     How to measure attractiveness?

    Increasing customer attractiveness:

    ·                     How to become a preferred customer? How to become more attractive than the

    competitors on the supply market and thus achieve a competitive advantage?

    ·                     How to increase attractiveness in special situations, e.g. for small and medium sized

    companies, those located in third world countries or those located outside their main

    industry clusters?

    ·                     Can the public sector achieve preferred customer status or are legal restrictions

    reducing public actors' attractiveness?

    Profiting from being a preferred customer of leading suppliers:

    ·                     Could achieving preferred customer status be a pre-condition for successful early

    supplier integration in new product development?

    ·                     Testing the influence of customer attractiveness on logistics, quality and innovation

    performance

    Understanding supplier satisfaction:

    ·                     What are the antecedents to supplier satisfaction and how to measure it? Can we link

    supplier satisfaction with outcomes, such as pricing behavior, innovativeness,

    delivery, quality etc.?

    ·                     When do suppliers decide to discontinue business relationships?

    Assessing the value of a customer relationship:

    ·                     How do firms assess the value of customers for them?

    ·                     Dynamic aspects of value creation, i.e. how to assess the value and the risk of

    collaborative innovation and new product launch?

     

    Papers must follow the manuscript guidelines of Industrial Marketing Management. Please

    refer to the latest issue of the journal or its website for the "Guide for Authors."

    http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505720/description#descripti

    on. Please send an electronic copy of the manuscript that includes all tables and appendices in

    one file to the guest editors h.schiele@utwente.nl, rcalvi@club-internet.fr and

    michael.gibbert@usi.ch, as well as to the IMM editorial office plaplaca@journalimm.com.

    (Please indicate that the manuscript is for this special issue.)

     

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    Management innovation: a journey into the core of research in management

    EURAM Mini-Conference on Management Innovation

    (Strategy Special Interest Group)


    Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    November 24 - 25, 2011    Call for papers- Submission Deadline August 1, 2011

     

    Organizing committee:

    Prof. Dr. Henk W. Volberda, RSM, Erasmus University
    Prof. Dr. Frans. A.J. Van Den Bosch, RSM Erasmus University

    Key-note speakers include:

    Prof. Dr. Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School, UK
    Prof. Dr. Fariborz Damanpour, Rutgers Business School, USA

     

    Call for papers:

    Deadline for submission:  August 1, 2011

     

    Purpose

     

    As innovation is considered central to firms' competitive advantage, innovation research has become a cornerstone of strategic management inquiry. However, the vast majority of research attention is dedicated to understanding how firms can stimulate technological innovation. An emerging (or rather resurrecting) research trend espouses the benefits of management innovation. Management innovation refers to the introduction of management practices, processes and structures that are intended to further organizational goals (Birkinshaw, Hamel and Mol, 2008). The emergent dialogue consists of conceptual work (e.g., Birkinshaw et al., 2008), historical outlines of various management innovations (e.g., Mol and Birkinshaw, 2007) and empirical studies (e.g., Damanpour, Walker and Avellaneda, 2009; Vaccaro, Jansen, Van Den Bosch, and Volberda, 2010).

     

    Background

     

    Despite the recent surge in academic interest, management innovation remains an under-researched topic. As recent work emphasizes the importance of management innovation for firm performance, both as a complement of technological innovation (Damanpour et al., 2009) and as an independent phenomenon (Mol and Birkinshaw, 2009), reaching a better understanding of the issues surrounding management innovation should be high on the research agenda. For example, Feigenbaum and Feigenbaum (2005: 96) argue that "the systematization of management innovations will be a critical success factor for 21st century companies".

     

    Research questions

     

    The goal of this EURAM Mini-Conference and special issue is to stimulate academic enquiry by providing a platform to share ideas and state-of-the art research on management innovation. To this end, we invite paper submissions addressing, among others, the following topics:

    -                      Conceptual contributions: What is the level of analysis at which management innovation should be considered? How to conceptualize management innovation as an outcome vs. management innovation as a process? How to describe and analyze management innovation as a process? How to define and describe the degree of newness of management innovation?

    -                      Antecedents of management innovation: Who are the actors that drive management innovation? What is the role of top/middle/line managers in management innovation? Is the generation of management innovation a top-down or a bottom-up process? What is the role of internal and external change agents? What are the organizational conditions that stimulate the introduction of management innovations? How to develop conceptual frameworks focusing on the dynamics of co-evolutionary interactions at both firm and industry level of management innovation?

    -                      Consequences of management innovation: What are the implications of management innovation for firm performance in different environmental conditions? How is management innovation related to technological innovation over time and under different conditions? For what outcomes other than financial performance may management innovation be important?

    -                      Methodological contributions: How to measure management innovation? What are appropriate scales? How to obtain objective measures of management innovation?

     

    Empirical, conceptual, and practitioner-oriented papers from a plurality of theoretical perspectives, units of analyses, contexts, and research designs are welcome, with particular encouragement for those integrating multiple theoretical lenses and/or methodological approaches. The focus is on high quality papers that potentially move the field of management innovation forward. Papers will be selected for publication in a special issue of European Management Review and a Themed Section in Organization Studies. Please send papers and address all correspondence to: Kevin Heij MScBA (kheij@rsm.nl ), Department of Strategic Management & Business Environment, RSM Erasmus University, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The EURAM Mini-Conference is sponsored by the Strategy Special Interest Group of EURAM and the top institute INSCOPE – Research for Innovation (www.inscope.nl).

     

    Deadline for submission of papers: August 1, 2011

     

    Notification to authors: September 15, 2011

     

    Location:        Rotterdam School of Management,
    Erasmus University, M-Building, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
    3062 PA ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands (located near city centre)

     

    Preliminary programme:
                                   
    Thursday evening (November 24): Dinner and key-note
                                    Friday (November 25): Key-note Julian Birkinshaw
                                                                                    Paper presentations
                                                                                    Lunch
                                                                                    Paper presentations

                                                                    Key-note Fariborz Damanpour
                                                                                   

    Transfer:

    By air:   Arrival at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam: Direct train connection to Rotterdam Centre "Centraal   Station" from the airport railway station, then take a taxi to the Erasmus University campus Woudestein (15 minutes).

    Arrival at Rotterdam Airport (European flights only): Taxi to Erasmus University Rotterdam, Woudestein campus (approximately 20 minutes).

     

    More information about travelling to the RSM Erasmus University can be found on the website: www.rsm.nl/home/about/contact

     

    References

    Birkinshaw, J., Hamel, G., Mol, M.J. (2008), 'Management innovation', Academy of Management Review, 33 (4): 825 – 845.

    Birkinshaw, J., Mol, M. (2006), 'How Management Innovation Happens', MIT Sloan Management review, 47 (4): 81 – 88.

    Damanpour, F., Schneider, M. (2006), 'Phases of the Adoption of Innovation in Organizations: Effects of Environment, Organization and Top Managers', Britisch Journal of Management, 17: 215 – 236.

    Damanpour, F., Walker, R.M., Avellaneda, C.N. (2009), 'Combinative Effects of Innovation Types and Organizational Performance: A Longitudinal Study of Service Organizations', Journal of Management Studies, 46 (4):  650 – 675.

    Feigenbaum, A.V., Feigenbaum, D.S. (2005), 'What Quality Means Today', MIT Sloan Management Review, 46 (2): 96.

    Hamel, G. (2006), 'The Why, What, And how of Management Innovation', Harvard Business Review, 84 (2): 72 – 84.

    Mol, M.J., Birkinshaw, J. (2007), Giant steps in management: Innovations that change the way we work. Financial Times Prentice Hall. Harlow UK.

    Mol, M.J., Birkinshaw, J. (2009), 'The sources of management innovation: When firms introduce new management practices', Journal of Business Research, 62 (12): 1269 – 1280.

    Vaccaro, I.G., Jansen, J.J.P., Van den Bosch, F.A.J., Volberda, H.W. (2011), 'Management Innovation and Leadership: The Moderating Role of Organizational Size', Journal of Management Studies (in press).

    Walker, R.M., Damanpour, F., Devece, C.A. (2010), 'Management Innovation and Organizational Performance: The Mediating Effect of Performance Management', Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (in press).

     

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    Annual INSCOPE Conference 2011


    Location: University of Twente, October 12, 2011
    Deadline for submission: September 26, 2011
    More information: www.utwente.nl/nikos or www.inscope.nl

     

    Key-note: Prof. Shaker A. Zahra (University of Minnesota)

    Panel discussion with:

    Prof. Steven Walsh (University of Twente)
    Prof. Jonathan Linton (University of Ottawa)
    Prof. Benson Honig (DeGroote School of Business)

    The research group of Innovation & Entrepreneurship of IGS (Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies) of the University of Twente is since last year a partner in INSCOPE. INSCOPE –Research for Innovation, with prof.dr. Henk Volberda as scientific director, is a top institute in social innovation. Nikos the Netherlands Institute for Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship, forms a large part of this IGS research group and exists 10 years. In the week of the 10th of the 10th, 2011 we are celebrating this occasion (see www.utwente.nl/nikos) and invite you to celebrate this with us on 12th of October at the INSCOPE annual conference on Social Innovation.

     

    Key note speaker will be Shaker A. Zahra, the 3 TU-professor of International Entrepreneurship at Nikos, and Shaker is the Department Chair, Robert E. Buuck Chair of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Strategy & Organization in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, where he is also the Academic Director of the Entrepreneurship Center. The provisional title for his key note is: "Global Technological Developments and Social Innovation"

     

    The contribution of Twente research to INSCOPE focuses on the role technology based innovation and entrepreneurship in social innovation. On this topic we will organize a panel discussion on the results of this research and development of the research agenda. In this panel Steven Walsh, KvK/Civi professor on renewal of industry at Nikos and Walsh is the Black Professor of Entrepreneurship at University of New Mexico's Anderson School of Management and serves as the director of the Technology Entrepreneurship Program and the co-director of the Management of Technology program. Jonathan Linton, Power corporation professor at the University of Ottawa, and chief editor of Technovation, and Benson Honig, Professor, Organizational Behaviour, Teresa Cascioli Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership will discuss on the research agenda. Furthermore, Kees Eijkel, director of Kennispark Twente will discuss the development potential of an innovation ecosystem for a region with Bart van Looy professor of entrepreneurship at KU Leuven and in the organizing innovation research subgroup at IGS and Rob van Lambalgen executive director of Venture Lab Twente and former director of Innovation Platform Twente.

    In 6 sessions we will organize the possibility for you to present your research.  The six sessions are;

    ·                     Flexible organizational forms;

    How do various flexible organizational forms and restructuring enable social innovation? And how do flexible organizational forms enhance competitiveness and productivity? The focus is especially on how organizations can increase the velocity of internal change, optimize self-organization and synchronize advanced levels of efficiency and productivity with investment in creation of new opportunities. 

    Theme coordinator: Prof.dr. Justin Jansen

    ·                     Dynamic management capabilities;

    What kind of managerial capabilities should an organization develop to increase competitiveness and productivity and how should they do it? The focus is especially on profound domain expertise, broad management experience regarding various managerial roles and leadership styles, knowledge absorption capacity, entrepreneurial attitude and the ability for higher order learning.

    Theme coordinator: Prof.dr. Frans Van den Bosch

    ·                     Development of human capital;

    How can human and social capital grow within education and the firm? How can knowledge and skills of individual employees be maintained and developed? The focus is on the development of human capital in schools and the connection between initial education and the skill demands in the labour market and the best way to address any skill gaps through formal and informal modes of lifelong learning.

    Theme coordinator: Prof.dr. Andries de Grip

    ·                     Learning alliances and open innovation;

    How should managers balance strong and weak ties in globalization networks? How should entrepreneurs collaborate in alliances and cope with dynamically changing virtual organizations?

    Theme coordinators: Prof.dr. Aard Groen

    ·                     Management of Institutional Stakeholders;

    Which actors at a regional, national, European and international level affect the determinants of social innovation? How can mutual relationships affect and reinforce social innovation? What are best practices of stakeholder management?

    Theme coordinator: Dr. Fietje Vaas.

    ·                     Monitoring of social innovation;

     

    What are the current strengths and weaknesses of Dutch organizations regarding social innovation? How can organizations involve producer, user and community involvement? What are the social-cultural aspects of adoption of innovation and methods to forecast and improve adoption? What methods release the creative and innovative powers of staff?

    Theme coordinator: Prof.dr. Henk Volberda.


    There is a possibility that selected papers will be asked to go into a review process for several special issues. The special issues include at least Technovation and Management & Organisatie (Dutch). Check the website for developments on the topic(s) and journal(s).

    Questions relating a certain theme can be asked to the specific theme coordinator. Papers can be submitted to Kevin Heij MScBA by email (kheij@rsm.nl) or by postal service: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Room T11-49, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.  The deadline for submission of papers is September 26, 2011. Please mention in your email or letter that you submit your paper for the annual INSCOPE Conference and mention to which of the six themes your paper belongs.

     

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    Call for Papers

     

    Small Business Institute® 2012 Annual Conference February 16-18, 2012 San Antonio, TX 

     

    Sept 19, 2011 Submission Deadline

     

    "Rope your Passion, Ride your Future with SBI"

     

    Papers - Best Practices – Workshops - Roundtables

     

    Conference Tracks

    Accounting & Finance

    Ethics & Environmental Responsibility

    Experiential Learning

    Family Business

    Global Entrepreneurship

    Marketing

    Social Entrepreneurship

    Small Business

    Women & Minority Business

    Legal & Regulatory

    Interdisciplinary/Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum

     

    Important Deadlines

                            Sept 19, 2011 - Submission Deadline

                            Oct 3-24, 2011 - Blind Review Process

                            Nov 2, 2011 - Acceptance/ Rejection Decisions

                            Nov 16, 2011 - Notification to Author[s]

                            Dec 14, 2011 - Preliminary Conference Schedule Published

                            Save with "EARLY BIRD" Conference Fee Registration Rate (See website for "Early Bird"  Rate and Date)

                            Jan 16, 2012 - Hotel Registration deadline @ conference rate ($99/single, $109/triple, $119/suites per night; includes internet, breakfast & exercise facilities)

     

    La Quinta Inn & Suites

    San Antonio Convention Center

     

    SBI Awards

    Empirical, Conceptual, Applied & Teaching Papers

    Best Practices

    Best Workshop

     

    Small Business Institute®

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    CALL FOR PAPERS  International Conference on Technology Management 2012 Bangalore, India 18-20 July 2012 

     

    The International Conference on Technology Management (ICTM) 2012  aims to provide a forum for researchers in the area of technology management  to discuss its role in business expansion and economic development. The  conference aims at integrating experiences of academicians, industry leaders,  technology managers and innovators towards effective knowledge creation  and economic development. We invite contributions in the form of research  articles and case studies. 

     

    Possible topics include, but are not limited to:  0 Policy, Institutions and Governance                             * Science and technology policies                * Entrepreneurship development                * E-governance                  * Technology and Social policy  0 Corporate management, R&D Strategy and Competitiveness                               * R&D Management                        * Technology forecasting and roadmaps                           * Integration of business and technology strategy                 * Technology adoption, negotiation, absorption, and standardization                * R&D and innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises  0 Financing, Commercialization and IPR                         * Challenges in marketing basic R&D outputs                       * Technology nurturing and incubation                          * Technology transfer, marketing and commercialization                 * Protection of intellectual capital  0 Economic development, Sustainability and Inclusiveness                * Technology, society and social change                  * Role of technology in development                          * Technology management in developing countries                            * Technologies for social goods                       * Technology and Sustainability                 * Engineering management and climate change  0 Intellectual capital, HRM, and organizational development                   * HRM for building innovation competitiveness                   * Open innovation and collaboration                      * Organizational learning and knowledge management                    * Organization development for technology intensive growth  0 ICT for Technology Management                  * Logistics and supply chain management                     * ICT for emerging technologies                  * ICT for industrial capability building                     * ICT in Banking, Railways and Infrastructure 

     

    The conference will also feature a CEOs Conclave deliberating on the  mega technology trends, a Innovation valuation conclave featuring innovators,  bankers and venture capitalists discussing issues related to valuation of  intellectual capital, and a Innovators confluence and exhibition where a  number of peer reviewed innovations from IISc, DRDO, SMEs, and  National laboratories will be showcased.  

     

    Paper Submission

    Extended abstracts of up to 500 words has to be submitted first by  30 September 2011. Upon review of these abstracts you will be invited to  submit your full paper by 31 December 2011 and the final review decision  will be announced by 31 March 2012.  Extended abstracts and full papers  can be submitted at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ictm2012.  Detailed instructions for the preparation of your paper abstract and full paper  along with online submission instructions can be found at the conference  website http://mgmt.iisc.ernet.in/ictm/

     

    Publication

     

    All submissions will be peer reviewed by a panel of experts and the  accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. A select  list of papers presented in the conference will be invited for  submission for special issues in the following journals: International Journal  of Indian Culture and Business Management, International Journal of  Business Excellence, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research,  and South Asian Journal of

    Management.

     

    Important Dates       
    Abstract Submission                             30 September 2011       

    Invitation to submit full paper                  31 October 2011        
    Full paper submission                            31 December 2011        
    Paper acceptance notification                31 March 2012        
    Final paper submission and                   30 April 2012        
    Early registration deadline         Main conference events                         18-20 July 2012 

     

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    Special Issue of the International Journal for Business Insights and Transformation

    The deadline for submission of papers to be considered for this special issue is August 31, 2011.

     

    Dear Colleague,

     

    Please note the call for papers for a special issue of International Journal of Business Insights and Transformation.   The deadline for article submission has been extended.  The Cabell entry for the journal has been added for your reference.   

     

    Niranjan Pati, Ph.D.

    Dean and Professor

    William G. Rohrer College of Business, Rowan University

    Bunce Hall, Dean's Suite, 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro, NJ 08028

    Phone: (856) 256-4025, Fax:       (856) 256-4439, E-mail: pati@rowan.edu

     

     

     Guest Editor: Niranjan Pati, Ph.D., Dean and Professor of Management

    International Journal of Business Insights and Transformation (IJBIT), a Cabell listed peer- reviewed journal, will be publishing a special issue on "Achieving Sustainability Through Innovation." Manuscripts are invited for this special issue. The thematic areas of this issue are:

    • Innovative strategies in implementing sustainability

    • Innovative strategies in greening supply chains

    • Innovative human resource practices to foster sustainability

    • International comparison of innovative strategies in sustainability

    • Innovation and learning in sustainable organizations and systems

     

    IJBIT (http://www.ijbit.org/ ) provides a lively and friendly forum for academicians, practitioners, and policy makers, at all levels and stages of their careers, from different parts of the world, to present and discuss their latest findings in management. "Sustainability" being an important area of interest to people and planet, IJBIT's emphasis in this issue is contemporaneous and will serve its audience of academic researchers, educators, and business professionals.

     

    Authors are asked to conform to the article submission guidelines available at https://sites.google.com/a/ijbit.org/www/articlesubmission. Manuscripts in MS-Word or pdf format should be submitted by e-mail to pati@rowan.edu. Please mention "IJBIT Manuscript" on the subject line. Although not recommended, paper can be mailed to the following address.

    Niranjan Pati, Ph.D. Dean and Professor Rohrer College of Business Rowan University 218 Bunce Hall, Dean's Suite Glassboro, NJ 08028

     

    The deadline for submission of papers to be considered for this special issue is August 31, 2011. The review reports will be e-mailed by October 31 and the selected manuscripts will be published in the January 2012 issue of IJBIT. IJBIT full text is available on the EBSCO Publishing's database.

     

    CONTACT INFORMATION:

    Vinod V.Sople, Editor

    International Journal of Business Insights and

    Transformation

    ITM Business School

    25-26, Institutional Area, Sector 4

    Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210 India

    Phone: 91-22-27742793

    Email: editor@ijbit.org

    Website: http://www.ijbit.org/

     

    REVIEW PROCESS:

    Acceptance Rate: 14%

    Invited Articles: 0-5%

    Type of Review: Blind Review

    External Reviewers: 2

    In-House Reviewers: 1

    Time to Review: 2-3 months

    Reviewer's Comments: Yes

     

    PUBLICATION INFORMATION:

    Sponsor/Publisher: ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai

    Frequency of Issue 2 Times/Year

    Launch Date: Printed: 2009 Electronic:

    ISSN: Printed: 097

     

    MANUSCRIPT SPECIFICATION:

    Manuscript Style: See Manuscript Guidelines

    Manuscript Length: 30+

    Copies Required: Electronic Only

    Reader: Academics

     

    TOPICS:

     

    Advertising & Promotion Management; Business Education; Business Information Systems (MIS); Business Law, Public Responsibility & Ethics; Communication; Direct Marketing; E-Commerce; Global Business; Labor Relations & Human Resource Mgt.; Marketing Research; Marketing Theory & Applications; Non-Profit Organizations; Office Administration/Management; Operations Research/Statistics; Organizational Behavior & Theory; Organizational Development; Production/Operations; Public Administration; Purchasing/Materials Management; Retailing; Sales/Selling; Services; Small Business Entrepreneurship; Strategic Management Policy; Technology/Innovation; Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure; Transportation/Physical Distribution.

     

    MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES/COMMENTS:

    About the Journal

     

    IJBIT recognises that the world of management is full of excellent ideas possessed by both

    academics and practitioners. IJBIT gives you an opportunity for refereed recognition by way of

    dissemination of your written work to both academicians and industry practitioners in the field of management.

     

    We welcome and honour your sincere interest in researching across a wide cross-sectional arena of management literature. IJBIT is devoted to an understanding of issues in the management of global enterprises, global management theory & practice and providing theoretical and management implications useful for the further development of research.

     

    IJBIT provides a lively and friendly forum for academics, practitioners and policy makers, at all

    levels and stages of their careers, from different parts of the world, to present and discuss their

    latest findings in management sciences of particular interests areas but are not limited to:

    Business strategy, economics, finance and risk management, organizational behaviour, human

    resource management, marketing, operations and supply chain management, quantitative

    techniques in business, corporate governance, business laws and intellectual property rights,

    management information system and information technology. IJBIT is designed to serve an

    audience of academic researchers and educators as well as business professionals, by publishing both theoretical and empirical research relating to management, strategy and business transformation issues.

     

    For detailed manuscript guidelines, visit the web site:

    http://www.ijbit.org/article.htm

     

     

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    CALL FOR PAPERS,  Special Issue of Journal of Management Information Systems

    Information Technology and Organizational Governance: Symbiosis and Dynamics

    Deadline for required extended abstract submissions – September 30, 2011

    Printable PDF of call @ http://JMISgov.myweb.uga.edu

     

    Information technology (IT) has spawned previously unfeasible forms of organizational governance, and these new logics have simultaneously amplified the need for effective IT governance. For example, contemporary platform-centric ecosystems (such as Apple's iOS community and Android's developer network), open source development (e.g., Ubuntu Linux), knowledge creation platforms (e.g., Starbucks' idea-generation wiki), knowledge aggregation platforms (e.g., Wikipedia), self-organizing digital networks (e.g., peer-to-peer systems such as Folding @ Home and SETI that facilitate massively-distributed collaboration), and similar mass-collaboration-oriented organizational arrangements were previously unfeasible. These emergent governance arrangements have altered the conventional notions of organizational boundaries and have ushered in network-forms different from those found in traditional industry configurations. 

     

    How organizations govern their IT activities has similarly evolved into an intricate mosaic of dispersed decision rights spanning organizations, entities, and institutions-often involving a multiplicity of stakeholders. Such IT governance arrangements defy the conventional characterization of centralization-- decentralization or insourcing-outsourcing of IT activities pervasive in the extant IT governance literature. 

     

    The goal of this special section is to foster groundbreaking theory development and empirical research at the interface of information technology and organizational governance. The scope of this call is intentionally broad, with an emphasis on the symbiotic and dynamic relationship between IT and organizational governance. We particularly encourage research on two broad themes: (a) IT-enabled governance of new organizing logics, forms, and configurations and (b) governance of IT activities and artifacts. 

     

    SPECIAL ISSUE CO-EDITORS

    - Amrit Tiwana, University of Georgia

    - Benn Konsynski, Emory University

    - N. Venkatraman, Boston University

     

    SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORIAL BOARD

    - Andrew Burton-Jones, University of British Columbia

    - Ashley Bush, Florida State University

    - Samer Faraj, McGill University

    - Eric van Heck, Erasmus University

    - JJ Hsieh, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    - Jerry Luftman, Stevens Institute of Technology

    - Arvind Malhotra, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    - T. Ravichandran, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    - Gautam Ray, University of Minnesota

    - Mani Subramani, University of Minnesota

    - Huseyin Tanriverdi, University of Texas at Austin

     

     

    TOPICS

     

    Two broad illustrative sets of research problems that the special section is particularly interested in-but not limited to-include the following. 

     

    a. IT-enabled governance of innovative organizational forms and arrangements:

     

    - Realization and governance of massively-distributed IT-enabled organizational form

    - Platform-centric ecosystems (such as iOS, Android, Linux) where software "cores" enable coordination and integration of the autonomous work of thousands of volunteer collaborators

    - IT-enabled repartitioning of decision rights, especially as the strategic assumption of information scarcity gets replaced by information abundance (e.g., via sense making based on massive amounts of real-time data using business analytics)

    - Configurations of control mechanisms in such massively-distributed organizational arrangements such as global expertise networks, mass-collaboration networks, and product co-creation communities

    - Dynamics of control evolution, particularly where control is observed in the absence of conventional principal-agent relationships

    - Evolutionary dynamics, survival, and mortality of such organizational arrangements

    - The role of IT architecture as a coordination device, especially in massively-distributed organizational arrangements where conventional coordination devices such as hierarchical authority do not readily scale.

     

    b. Governance of information technology activities and artifacts:

     

    - Co-evolution of organizational governance and IT governance

    - Nuanced conceptualizations of IT governance as partitioning of different classes of decision rights among multiple stakeholders within and across conventional firm boundaries

    - The dynamics of IT governance evolution, particularly its temporal oscillation between extremes of centralization and decentralization

    - Consequences of misfits between IT governance arrangements and environmental dynamics

    - The role of IT governance in creating ambidextrous, resilient, or self-organizing organizations

    - The interplay between IT governance and national borders

    - Alignment of IT governance and IT architecture at the firm, interfirm, or network level

    - The interplay of modularity in IT architecture, organizational configurations, and processes

    - Plural forms of IT governance that simultaneously exploit the advantages of vertical integration and outsourcing.

     

    SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: 

    Submitted papers must make a significant and novel contribution to theory, complemented by the appropriate evidence. All research methodologies are welcomed. Strong preference will be given to papers that contribute distinctive, non-trivial IS-centric insights to theoretical perspectives in IS or the reference disciplines, rather than to applications of existing theories to an IS context. Some potentially promising theoretical perspectives where an IS lens might contribute distinctive, original insights include Transaction Cost Economics, Evolutionary Selection, Real Options, Modular Systems Theory, and Agency Theory.

     

    Interested authors are required to submit extended abstracts of no more than two pages for their planned submissions.  This will give the editorial team an opportunity to determine if a planned submission is appropriate for expedited handling and review. Full papers should be submitted by email to JMISgov@uga.edu. Submissions should be limited to no more than 40 double-spaced pages in 12-point Times font with 1" margins, inclusive of references, figures, tables and appendices. A separate appendix file may be attached for the use of the referees. Reviewing will be double-blind. A blinded manuscript without identifying author information and a non-blind cover page with author information and acknowledgements should be submitted.      

     

     

    REVIEW PROCESS: 

    Reviews will be returned to the authors no later than 90 days from the date of submission. Inappropriately targeted or underdeveloped papers will be returned promptly to the authors.

    TIMELINE:

    Deadline for required extended abstract submissions – September 30, 2011

    Deadline for full paper submissions – February 15, 2012

    First round of reviews provided to the authors – May 1, 2012

    Deadline for submitting revisions of papers – September 1, 2012

    Final decisions on acceptance of papers – January 1, 2013

     

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    Call for papers

     

    Special issue of Technovation

     

    Honoring the life's work of Bruce Kirchhoff

     

    Submission deadline: December 1, 2011

     

    Guest editor

    Scott Newbert, Villanova University

     

    Bruce A. Kirchhoff, Ph.D., one of the entrepreneurship field's true pioneers, passed away on May 1, 2010 at the age of 73.  Bruce served as distinguished professor of entrepreneurship and Director of the Technological Entrepreneurship Program at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).  Over the course of his decades-long academic career, Bruce published more than 100 articles on entrepreneurship, economic development, and strategy in a variety of academic journals, books, trade publications, and popular media and was cited by Inc. magazine as one of the top 16 entrepreneurship researchers in the United States. 

     

    Prior to joining NJIT, Bruce served on the faculties of Babson College, California Polytechnic State University, Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Jönköping International Business School of Sweden, Purdue University, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the University of Utah.  Bruce also served the profession as a founding member of the Entrepreneurship Research Consortium, which conducted the first Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED I), and as president and executive vice president of the International Council for Small Business. Bruce's success as a scholar was due in no small part to his vast professional experience, which included service as Chief Economist and President of the USA office for the United States Small Business Administration, Assistant Director of the Minority Business Development Agency in the United States Department of Commerce, an economic development consultant with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Peru and Guatemala and with the Peace Corps in Moldova, as well as founder of two successful technology businesses.  In total, Bruce consulted for more than 200 small businesses throughout the Americas, earning six awards for excellence in small business consulting from the United States Small Business Association. Bruce was also instrumental in developing the highly acclaimed Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, which have been among the most influential US government policies for facilitating research and development in small, high-technology firms.

     

    As a scholar, Bruce spent his career researching how new and small independently-owned firms contribute to job creation and wealth redistribution.  He referred to this process as "dynamic capitalism" in order to reflect the changing nature of the business community (Kirchhoff, 1994).  Bruce held a largely Austrian view of economics, arguing against the general equilibrium model and in favor of Schumpeter's view of capitalism as a cyclical process of creative destruction (Kirchhoff, 1991) for which he found compelling empirical evidence to support (Kirchhoff, 1989).  Bruce further believed that among entrepreneurial firms, those that sought to exploit disruptive technologies (either through basic research or via technology transfer partnerships) had the greatest effect on economic development and growth.  As a result, Bruce was a strong advocate for government policy that facilitated new firm entry in general (Kirchhoff and Phillips, 1988) and high-tech new firm entry in particular (Kirchhoff et al., 2007; Romig et al., 2007).

     

    In the spirit of Bruce Kirchhoff's scholarly achievements, this special issue seeks manuscripts that focus on the intersection of entrepreneurship, technology, and economic development and growth. As it was important to Bruce, it is also important to this special issue that contributions have substantive implications not only for academics seeking to extend theory, but also for both practicing entrepreneurs seeking to build new and/or small organizations and policy-makers interested in promoting the welfare of local and/or national communities. The following is a list of potential topics for the special issue:

     

    ·         Do small firms contribute to economic growth and development in the same way that new firms do?

    ·         What role do new/small firms play in the transfer of disruptive technologies?  How can public policy facilitate that commercialization process?   

    ·         How has the post-recession environment affected new firm births and/or small firm growth?  Are these effects more or less pronounced in high-tech industries and what are the implications of such an effect?

    ·         How can public policy promote new firm births and/or small firm growth in general?  How effective are existing programs of this nature?  Does program effectiveness vary by geographic region (i.e., states, nations)?  Upon what additional factors (i.e., institutional environment) is the success of such programs contingent?

    ·         Is there a connection between high-tech and high growth entrepreneurial firms?  Does that connection (if it exists) warrant increased public support given the relatively low incidence of high-tech firms?

    ·         Does the nature of public support for new and small high-growth firms differ from that required by other types of firms?  What is the optimal mix of public support for new and small firms by firm type?

     

    These are just a sampling of the topics that could be addressed, and submissions on other related topics, provided they draw upon the general research interests of the late Bruce Kirchhoff, are welcome.  Please submit manuscripts to http://ees.elsevier.com/technovation/ by December 1, 2011. Authors should indicate that they would like to the submission to be considered for this special issue by designating the Article Type as "Special Issue: Bruce Kirchhoff Memorial."  Questions regarding any aspect of this special issue may be directed to the guest editor, Scott Newbert, at scott.newbert@villanova.edu.

     

    Cited references

    Kirchhoff, B.A. 1989. Creative destruction among industrial firms in the United States. Small Business Economics 1 (3), 161-174.

    Kirchhoff, B.A. 1991. Entrepreneurship's contribution to economics. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 16 (2), 93-112.

    Kirchhoff, B.A. 1994. Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Capitalism: The Economics of Business Firm Formation and Growth. Praeger, Westport CT.

    Kirchhoff, B.A, Newbert, S.L., Hasan, I., Armington, C. 2007. The influence of university R&D expenditures on new business formations and employment growth. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 31 (4), 543-559.

    Kirchhoff, B.A, Phillips, B.D. 1988. The effect of firm formation and growth on job creation in the United States. Journal of Business Venturing 3 (4), 261-272.

    Romig, A., Baker, A., Johannes J., Zipperian, T., Eijkel, K., Kirchhoff, B., Mani, H.S., Rao, C.N.R., Walsh, S. 2007. An introduction to nanotechnology policy: Opportunities and constraints for emerging and established economies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 74 (9), 1634-1642.

     Scott L. Newbert, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Management

    Villanova School of Business

    Villanova University

    2077 Bartley Hall

    800 Lancaster Avenue

    Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085 USA

    Tel.: +1 610-519-5440

    Fax: +1 610-519-6566

    Email: scott.newbert@villanova.edu

    Web: www.homepage.villanova.edu/scott.newbert

     

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    Call for Participants

     

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    2011 INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition

    Call for Submissions

    Submission Deadline: August 1, 2011

     

    We invite you to submit your dissertation proposal to the INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition.  Now in its 19th year, this competition is one of the most prestigious available to doctoral students studying organizations.  Eight finalists will be chosen, based on reviews by experienced referees. Finalists will present their dissertation proposals in a workshop on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the fall INFORMS Conference held in Charlotte, NC.  During the workshop finalists will receive detailed feedback from a panel of respected organizational scholars who act as final judges for the competition.  The all-day workshop also provides a wonderful opportunity to interact with a small group of future colleagues.  At the workshop, the judges will select a winner and a runner up.

     

    In order for their dissertation proposals to be considered for this competition, students must meet the following eligibility criteria:

    1.                               Students must have defended their dissertation proposal between August 1, 2010, and August 1, 2011, but not yet defended their dissertation.

    2.                               The expected completion date for students' dissertations should be on or before July 1, 2012.

    3.                               No part of the dissertation or dissertation proposal may be accepted for publication, provisionally or otherwise, at an academic journal prior to submission for this competition.

     

    We encourage all eligible doctoral students who are studying topics related to organization science to submit summaries of their dissertation proposals.  Dissertation proposals addressing issues related to any aspect of organization theory, organizational behavior, strategy, or entrepreneurship are welcome. 

     

    Submissions should meet the following formatting criteria:

    1.                   Proposal summaries must be no longer than 15 double-spaced pages in 12-point Times font with 1-inch margins.  Up to 7 additional pages containing references and exhibits may be included.

    2.                   Because this is a dissertation proposal competition, empirical results should not appear in the dissertation proposal summary or appendices.

     

    Dissertation proposals will be judged based on soundness of theory, methodological rigor, and contribution to the field of organization science.  In keeping with the mission of the INFORMS College on Organization Science, boldness and innovation of the dissertation will be important criteria in the judging process.

     

    The competition is being coordinated this year by Andreas Schwab of Iowa State University.  We are fortunate to again be using Organization Science's ScholarOne Manuscripts submission system to manage dissertation proposal submissions and reviews.  The web address for submissions is http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/orgsci.  If you do not already have an account you will have to create one.  This is a quick and easy process.

     

    Applications must be received by August 1, 2011.  Dissertation proposal summaries that do not meet the formatting criteria will be returned to students without review.  In addition to the proposal summary, each application must include a nomination letter from the applicant's adviser certifying that the student is likely to complete the dissertation by July 1, 2012 and the date when the student advanced to candidacy – there is no need for a detailed recommendation letter.

     

    Please follow Organization Science's instructions for submitting your proposal. A couple of important things to note:

     

    •     In step 1, select the manuscript type "Proposal."

     

    •     In step 2, Attributes, please select a few key words to aid in assigning reviewers.

     

    •     In step 4, Reviewers and Editors, do not recommend any reviewers. However, you should indicate Andreas Schwab as your preferred SENIOR EDITOR.

     

    •     In step 5, Details and Comments, paste your cover letter into the window and use the browse attachment function to attach your COVER PAGE as well as YOUR ADVISER'S NOMINATION LETTER.

     

    •     In step 6, Upload Files, upload a copy of your proposal WITHOUT ITS COVER PAGE OR OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. The first page should include only your dissertation title and abstract.

     

    Please direct any inquiries to:

    Andreas Schwab, aschwab@iastate.edu

     

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    Greetings,

     

    Jerker Denrell and I develop an on-line voting tool (using 'All of Our

    Ideas') for finding out the best journal articles published in Management.

    We have selected 45 articles in the voting pool (the top 3 most cited articles in the 15 Management journals, see the list below). Feel free to add your favourite articles to the pool (as long as it's published in one of the selected 15 journals)!

     

    Here is what you need to do to express your views on the best article in

    Management:

     

    First, log on 'http://www.allourideas.org/bestmgtarticle' and begin voting!

    You will be presented with randomly selected pair-wise comparisons. Keep voting for as long as you like!

     

    Second, feel free to select 'I can't decide' in cases such as you are not familiar with the article(s) in the pair or you don't believe there is significant difference between them.

     

    Third, forward this email or the link to your colleagues and let them have their say on this issue!

     

    In case you have any question, please email Chengwei Liu (chengwei.liu@yahoo.com). We will announce the results in due course.

     

    We thank you for your attention and participation!

     

    Chengwei Liu and Jerker Denrell

    University of Oxford

     

    Journal List

    1              Academy of Management Journal (AMJ)

    2              Academy of Management Review (AMR)

    3              Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ)

    4              California Management Review (CMR)

    5              Harvard Business Review (HBR)

    6              Human Resource Management (HRM)

    7              Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP)

    8              Journal of Business Venturing (JBV)

    9              Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)

    10           Journal of Management Studies (JMS)

    11           Management Science (MS)

    12           Organization Science (OS)

    13           Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes (OBHDP) (formerly

    Organizational Behavior and Human Performance)

    14           Sloan Management Review (SMR)

    15           Strategic Management Journal (SMJ)

     

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    EURAM 2012 ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

     

    CALL FOR TRACK PROPOSALS

     

    We are kindly inviting you to submit your track proposals to EURAM'12, Rotterdam.

     

    We also invite submissions for symposia and development working groups (DWGs) in the same way as proposals for tracks (for further information on the different types of submissions, please refer to: www.euram2012.nl)                

    The EURAM'12 Conference Scientific Committee and the EURAM Special Interest Group (SIG) chairs will evaluate submitted proposals.

    The role of track organisers for EURAM'12 Conference will be the following:

    ·                     Propose a track/symposium/DWG theme likely to attract enough participation

    ·                     Encourage submissions of full papers or alternative contributions

    ·                     Supervise the double-blind peer review process

    ·                     In agreement with the Scientific Committee and SIG chairs, send acceptance letters to authors.

     

    Organisers are to submit the following information by email to euram2012@rsm.nl quoting Track Proposal, Symposia Proposal or DWG Proposal in the subject line:

    ·                     The title

    ·                     The Special Interest Group (SIG – you can view the SIG list here) to which the proposal is submitted, or indicate GENERAL PROPOSAL if the proposal is not connected to any of the existing SIGs

    ·                     The names, institutions, email addresses, phone numbers and research fields of the organisers

    ·                     A short description of the proposed track/symposium/DWG (maximum 1000 words), to include four key words that capture its essence 

    ·                     A short bibliographical paragraph about the proposed topic submitted in the proposal

    ·                     An indication of the number of sessions and papers (for track proposals), presentations (for symposia proposals) you would hope to attract/involve. For DWGs, please list the names of the speakers and their affiliations. Please refer back to the history of the track if already proposed in previous EURAM conferences

    ·                     A short biography for each co-organizer 

    ·                     The name of the corresponding organiser. This is the person who will be responsible for the final acceptance of the papers in your track, the coordination of co-organisers, and for communication with the organising committee as well as with colleagues at EURAM involved in organising the Conference

    ·                     A short description of your previous experiences of organising EURAM tracks/symposia/DWGs

    ·                     If you propose a track indicate a list of 20 people who have committed to act as reviewers for the track, indicating their names, institutions and email addresses

    Indicate the name of five engaged scholars who can attend the conference in the role of discussants. Specify their names, institutions and email addresses.          

    Please refer back to the history of the track if already proposed in previous EURAM conferences

     

    Important deadlines

    Submission of Track proposals            19 July 2011
    DWG Proposals and Symposia

     

    Announcement of Tracks 27 September 2011

    DWGs and Symposia Submission of Papers 17 January 2012, 2.00pm, Brussels Time

    Notification to Conference Authors as of 27 March 2012

    Early Bird registration- Author Registration  20 April 2012, 2.00pm Brussels Time

     

    The programme of EURAM 2012 will be organised thematically with 39 tracks in Special Interest Group and an additional 7 General Tracks.

     

    Take a moment to review the list and submit your paper to:

     

    • Business & Society
    • Corporate Governance
    • Gender Equality and Diversity in Management
    • Innovation
    • International Management
    • Knowledge & Learning Management

    • Project Organising
    • Public Management

    • Research Methods and Research Practice
    • Sport as a Business:
      Internationalisation, Professionalisation, Commercialisation
    • Strategic Management
    • General Tracks
    • Entrepreneurship (
    new)
    • Organisational Behaviour (
    new)

     


    Submissions will be done on-line. For submission guidelines, please refer to the EURAM 2012 website: www.euram2012.nl         

       

    Your organising team,

     

    Henk W. Volberda & Frans A.J Van Den Bosch

    Conference Theme:

    Social Innovation for Competitiveness, Organisational Performance and Human Excellence

    Innovation is considered to be the primary driving force of progress and prosperity. Consequently, much effort is put in developing new technical knowledge, new process technologies and products. However, evidence from both large firms and SMEs shows that successful innovation is not just the result of technological inventions, but is also heavily dependent on what has been called "social innovation".

     

    Several studies have pointed to the relevance of non-technological determinants of innovation, such as new management practices, new business models or new managerial capabilities. Moreover, many studies have provided empirical evidence about the relatively low explanatory power of R&D spending in comparison to other variables.

     

    Unfortunately, most management scholars are too silent in this debate, while they have much to offer to the innovation debate. Many Western economies nowadays have an excellent record in knowledge creation, but a mediocre record in innovation activity, which is defined as the successful transfer and application of knowledge in new products and services. Social innovation consists of changing a firm's organisational form, its management principles, practises, processes and the organisation of work in a way that is new to the firm and/or the industry, and results in leveraging the firms technological knowledge base and its performance in terms of innovation, productivity and competitiveness.

     

    The aim of EURAM 2012 Conference is to discuss the various ways in which social innovation and its leverage of technological innovation can be enhanced within a firm; between firms through open innovation networks; and during interaction with institutional stakeholders, as well as through overall better measurement and monitoring. In comparison to technological innovations, social innovations in terms of outstanding managerial capabilities, management practices and organising principles of innovation are more difficult to assess and quantify.

     

    However, fundamental understanding of social innovation and its influence on technological innovation will increase productivity, firm competitiveness and quality of work of future generations. We invite EURAM participants to reach new understandings of social innovation and to gain new insights into the tensions felt to realise social innovation at various levels such as teams, organisations, partnerships, institutions, and countries.

     

    About Rotterdam

     

    Rotterdam's history began when people began to settle near a dam in the River Rotte, and in 1328, the expanding settlement was granted 'city rights'
               

    Rotterdam became increasingly important as a trading port, with the use of steam-powered cranes allowing the port to cope with the unloading of a vast number of ships.

    Rotterdam has been known for its modern architecture.

                                                 The destruction of the city during the war gave architects the chance to totally recreate and redesign the city, with new buildings springing up all over the city and in spaces between older buildings that had survived the war.

                                                 It is the impact of the war and subsequent redevelopment that has given Rotterdam its character today, with an interesting mix of old and new.

                                                 Rotterdam is the fourth largest port in the world and a crucial provider to the Dutch economy.

     

    Prof.dr. Henk W. Volberda

    Professor of Strategic Management & Business Policy

     

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    Apologies, in advance, for cross-posting to multiple list-servs

     

    Friends,

     

    As you may already know, the first Academy/Industry conference on "Leadership, Innovation and Sustainability: Bridging the Academic-Practitioner Divide" will be held on August 10th and 11th at the downtown campus of UT-San Antonio. The sessions follow a unique format where the participating companies set the context for the research challenge and the participants, using a design thinking framework and facilitated by a trained facilitator, define the research problem and develop research designs to address the identified problem. This facilitated conversation between academy and industry, we hope, will lead to fruitful and mutually beneficial research collaborations between the participating companies and academics. We are fortunate to have commitments from leading organizations such as Infosys, Lockheed Martin, FDIC and AGCO to participate as "problem/context setters."

    We also have an outstanding panel to kick off the conference and remain with us for the sessions.  The panel includes Sandra Waddock, the Galligan Chair of Strategy and Senior Research Fellow at the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, Sim Sitkin, Director of the Center on Leadership and Ethics (COLE) at Duke's Fuqua School of Business, and Stephen Hayes, CEO of ICCPM, the International Centre for Complex Project Management. More details and conference schedule are posted at the NLS web site (http://nls.aomonline.org/)

    I hope you can join us at this event.  We are excited about the possibilities of this kind of endeavor, and are looking for people who we know will make this conference a strong starting point upon which we can build in the future.

     

    Registration is free and space is limited (due to the unique format), so we urge you to consider signing up by going to:

     

    http://www.planetreg.com/E51183943199

     

    Looking forward to seeing many of you in San Antonio,

     

    --Nagaraj

     

    On behalf of the NLS Conference Organizing Committee:

     

    Krzysztof Dembek, Monash University (kdembek@gmail.com)

    Mary Uhl-Bien, University of Nebraska (mbien2@unl.edu)

    Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam, Duquesne University (sivasubr@duq.edu)

    Mary Sully de Luque, Thunderbird School of Global Management (mary.sullydeluque@thunderbird.edu)

    Kim Jaussi, Binghamton University (kjaussi@binghamton.edu)

     

    Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam

    Associate Professor of Leadership

    Department of Management

    Palumbo-Donahue Schools of Business

    Duquesne University

    600 Forbes Ave.

    Pittsburgh, PA 15282

    http://mba.sustainability.duq.edu/

     

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    The Journal Journal of Commercial Biotechnology Commercial Biotechnology seeks applications for two volunteer Associate Editors.

    Posts are for renewable 1-2 year terms, with the potential to advance to Managing Editor.

     

    Duties include soliciting submissions, working with authors to improve promising manuscripts, managing blinded peer-review, communicating with authors and reviewers, submitting editorials, and assisting the Chief Editor as required.

     

    The ideal candidates will have an academic post and complement the Chief Editor by having a research focus in one of the following areas:

     

        - Management

        - Policy

        - Finance

        - Law

        - Regulation

        - Bioethics

     

    Other desirable characteristics include:

     

        - Ability to solicit papers in geographic regions and commercial biotechnology topic areas which are currently under-represented in the JCB

        - Previous editorial/referee experience

        - Ability to meet deadlines and handle correspondence professionally

        - A record of publications in competitive and refereed journals

     

    Application Instructions

     

    Applications should be emailed to Chief Editor Yali Friedman at editor@CommercialBiotechnology.com no later than June 30th 2011 and should consist of:

     

        - A cv

        - A statement of purpose indicating both why you would like to become an Associate Editor, and later advance to Managing Editor, and your qualifications

        - Copies of recent publications

     

    About the JCB:

     

    The Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is the definitive international quarterly publication for bioscience business professionals. Founded as the Journal of Biotechnology in Healthcare in 1994, the JCB has been published since 1998. The Journal is designed specifically for those professionals who need to enhance their knowledge of biotechnology business strategy and management, improve and advance their product development or want to keep up-to-date with the current issues and industry trends. Sample papers are available at http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jcb/free_articles.html and http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jcb/jcb_collections_management.html

     

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    Tenure Track Position in Strategy and Business Policy, HEC Paris for Academic Year 2012-2013

     

    The Strategy and Business Policy Department of HEC Paris is announcing the opening of tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant or associate level for the academic year 2012-2013. We are seeking applicants with doctoral training and a strong research orientation in strategy, international business, entrepreneurship or innovation. All applicants should have completed their PhD or be about to do so. Knowledge of French is not required.

     

    We will be conducting initial informal interviews at the Academy of Management (AOM) meeting in San Antonio in August, 2011 and at the Strategic Management Society (SMS) meeting in Miami in November, 2011. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest along with a curriculum vitae and a sample of scholarly work by July 20, 2011. All application materials should be sent electronically (as .pdf attachments) to strategy-application@hec.fr.

     

    The deadline for all application materials is October 31, 2011. Application materials should be sent (as .pdf attachments) to Professor Corey Phelps at:

    strategy-application@hec.fr. Applicants should send their CV, sample publications or working papers, a statement of research interests and three letters of reference.

     

    The Strategy and Business Policy Department at HEC Paris includes a large group of research-active strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation management scholars. The group consists of Thomas Astebro, Kristina Dahlin, Rodolphe Durand, Pierre Dussauge, Bernard Garrette, Oliver Gottschalg, Pierre-Antoine Kremp, Denisa Mindruta, Dahlia Mani, Bertrand Moingeon, Anup Nandialath, Tomasz Obloj, Goncalo Pacheco de Almeida, Corey Phelps, Nils Plambeck, Bertrand Quelin, and Giada Di Stefano. The department also has an active doctoral program with an international student body.

     

    Ranked by The Financial Times as the #1 Business School in Europe and the #1 Executive Education Program in the world, HEC specialises in management education and both rigorous and relevant managerial research. With a 130-year tradition, HEC offers a full range of programs: Masters Degrees, MBA, EMBA, PhD, Executive Education Programs, and the TRIUM Global Executive MBA (New York, Paris & London). HEC has a permanent faculty of over 100 professors holding PhDs from the world's top research universities. Our degree programs enroll approximately 3000 students and over 8500 executives attend our degree, open enrollment and custom ExecEd courses every year. HEC is located in the heart of the greater Paris business area and has rich and deep connections to this community. HEC also has executive programs in Doha, Qatar; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and St. Petersburg, Russia.

     

    Compensation levels, research funding and travel support are highly competitive and similar to those at other leading business schools in Western Europe and North America.

     

    For more information: http://www.hec.edu/

     

    Corey Phelps, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor

    Department of Strategy and Business Policy

    HEC Paris

    1, rue de la Libération

    78351 Jouy-en-Josas

    France

    Phone: (33) 1 39 67 74 15

    Fax: (33) 1 39 67 70 84

    http://www.hec.edu/Faculty-and-Research/Faculty/PHELPS

    http://ssrn.com/author=341753

     

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    Faculty Position Announcement: Assistant or Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Norheastern University September 2012

     

    The Entrepreneurship and Innovation group, College of Business Administration (CBA), Northeastern University, invites applications from candidates for Assistant or Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship.  Start date: September 2012.

     

    Candidates must possess a doctoral degree in Business Administration with specialization in Entrepreneurship by September 2012.  Candidates with a doctoral degree in a related field will be considered.  Proven ability in teaching and research productivity is required.  A demonstrated record of professional affiliation and participation is required.  The Associate Professor position requires a robust record of excellence in scholarly research and teaching, and a strong commitment to working with a diverse student population. 

     

    Employment terms are competitive and negotiable depending on career progress and track record. Support for research is available.  Undergraduate teaching will be in the college's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program. Graduate teaching will be in the full-time and part-time MBA programs.

     

    Faculty members are expected to actively engage in high quality research and publishing. Support for faculty member's intellectual activities is broad and can be in the form of summer funding, teaching release time, data base acquisition, research travel funds, graduate research assistants, or travel stipends for presentations at academic conferences. Research fellowships for tenure-track professors and senior faculty are available on a competitive basis.

    A private institution with approximately 22,000 full and part-time students located on an attractive campus in the heart of Boston's cultural district, Northeastern is a nationally recognized research university that is committed to experiential learning, interdisciplinary and translational research, intellectual life and creative expression, urban engagement, and global opportunities.  It strives to provide a student centered, practice oriented education in a dynamic urban center.  A distinguishing feature of Northeastern's academic mission is its emphasis on practice in both education and research, and the University has long been recognized as a world leader in the integration of work and learning through its cooperative educational program and other practical learning opportunities for students.

    Northeastern University has recently announced a campus-wide Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiative.  This Initiative spans all nine colleges within the University and is supported by major donors.  The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group within CBA is a significant contributor to this Initiative.

     

    Northeastern University's College of Business Administration offers a wide variety of curricula through its undergraduate, graduate, and specialized educational programs.  The College is highly ranked by several prestigious publications.  BusinessWeek ranks the College 38th and #1 in internships in its "Best Undergraduate B-schools."  The College's Bachelor of Science in International Business program is ranked 13th by U.S. News & World Report.  The undergraduate program is also ranked by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine as 14th of the U.S. top 25 entrepreneurship programs.  The Full-time MBA program is ranked 56th by both Business Week and U.S. News & World Report.  A recent publication ranked the College's faculty as among the top ten in publishing in leading international business journals.  CBA's online MBA program is listed by Financial Times as the second largest AACSB accredited online MBA.

     

    Review of applications will begin immediately, and it is expected that campus visits will be scheduled during Fall 2011. Applicants are requested to submit materials on-line via the College of Business Administration website at http://www/cba/neu/edu.  Click on Faculty; then Faculty Positions.  Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, references and a statement of current and future research interests.  Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Information regarding this position may be obtained by contacting Professor Frank Spital, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, 209 Hayden Hall, Boston, MA 02115. Email: f.spital@neu.edu

    Cheryl Mitteness,  PhD
    209b Hayden Hall

    College of Business Admin

    Northeastern University
    Boston, MA 02115
    office: 617-373-3728

     

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    The Strategy & Innovation Department at the Boston University School of Management is seeking candidates for tenure-track faculty positions.

     

    The Strategy & Innovation Department (S&I) was created to sharpen the School's research focus in this area and take full advantage of the considerable technology-related research taking place at both the School and University level.  The S&I Department places particular emphasis on the study of innovation in different kinds of organizations and the role of technological change in creating new industries and shaping existing ones.  The department's faculty represents an interdisciplinary group of researchers with a primary background in economics, sociology and organizational theory.

     

    All applicants are expected to have strong disciplinary training; i.e. Ph.D. from a research university. Applicants should have a proven record of or high potential for scholarly research, research interests in core strategy and have clear or demonstrable abilities for teaching in areas related to strategic management and innovation. 

     

    We are seeking early-career candidates, who are either completing their degree in 2012 or have received their degree within the last three years.

     

    Interested applicants should send (a) a current curriculum vitae, (b) at least one recent scholarly article and/or job market paper, and (c) three letters of recommendation directly to:

     

    Prof. Siobhan O'Mahony, Recruiting Committee Coordinator

    Strategy & Innovation Department

    595 Commonwealth Ave. Boston MA 02215

    email: strategy@bu.edu

     

    Applications should be submitted by October 15, 2011.

     

    Boston University is an equal opportunity employer

     

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    The University of Washington Information School is broadening and deepening its program in information management. We seek two creative, energetic, forward-thinking individuals to catalyze this growth. These individuals should have a strong commitment to excellence in both research and teaching and be excited by and able to thrive in an intellectually stimulating, multi-disciplinary environment.

     

    All areas of information management and related fields are welcomed. Specializations of particular interest include:

    - Data analytics including business intelligence, data mining, and information visualization

    - Management of information organizations, technology, and innovation

    - Enterprise systems analysis and design

    - Information economics

    - Strategic planning and evaluation of information systems

    - Social, cultural and global aspects of information management

    - Social media in organizations

     

    Our new colleagues will join a broad-based, inclusive information school. Faculty members teach across programs. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service. Candidates should show a commitment to bridging research and practice. These are full-time appointments anticipated at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree by date of appointment.

     

    Review of applications will begin October 1, 2011, and continue until the positions are filled. Selected candidates will be invited for campus visits. The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans.

     

    Applicants may find further information about the Information School at ischool.uw.edu. Application packages should include: CV, a letter of intent, statement of research and teaching, names of three references, and one sample of the applicant's publications in PDF. These should be sent via email, with "IM" in the subject line, to:

     

    Dr. Batya Friedman (iApply@uw.edu)

    Chair, Search Committee

    UW, Information School

    Box 352840

    Seattle, WA 98195-2840

    206-221-6449

     

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    The Department of Management at Virginia Tech is recruiting for two positions, both for the fall of 2012-one position in Human Resources Management and one position in Entrepreneurship. We are recruiting for both positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate of Full Professor. (The full details about both positions are below).

     

    Please forward this information to associates, colleagues or friends who might be interested.

     

    Much obliged,

    Kevin Carlson (Donald Hatfield)

    Department of Management, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech

    E-mail: kevinc@vt.edu (hatfield@vt.edu)

    Ph: 540-231-4990 (540-231-4687)

     

    The Department of Management in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech is seeking applicants to fill a tenure track faculty position in Human Resources Management (HRM) at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor.

    The Department of Management consists of 19 full-time faculty members with an impressive range of research and teaching expertise in macro- and micro-areas of management. We encourage intellectual discussions that cut across traditional research areas and both expect and support our faculty to actively engage in high quality research that is publishable in top outlets.

     

    Candidates should have: (1) a Ph.D. in Management from an AACSB accredited school, or other appropriate terminal degree (or in the final stages of completing such a degree), (2) a strong program of scholarly research consistent with the rank applied for, and (3) instructional capabilities at the undergraduate, MBA and doctoral levels. The candidate should have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in research and teaching in Human Resources Management.

     

    The position will be in Blacksburg, which is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Appalachian Trail. Blacksburg's beauty and temperate climate is attractive to many. Blacksburg also has high quality primary and secondary schools (K-12) as well as a relatively low cost of living.

     

    The on-campus enrollment at the Pamplin College of Business is about 3,800 undergraduates and 300 full-time graduate students. Pamplin's undergraduate program is ranked in the nation's 50 best business schools by U.S. News & World Report. The Pamplin College ranks 25th among U.S. institutions for number of business doctorates produced in 1996-2000, based on data in AACSB's 2003 Doctoral Faculty Commission Report.

     

    Candidates are invited to complete the first two pages of the online application at https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=193300 posting #0110350 and attach a curriculum vitae. In your CV, please specify your research and teaching interests and provide names and contact information for at least three references. Candidates may also send their CV to Kevin Carlson (kevinc@vt.edu) who is chair of the search committee. If requested, applicants should be prepared to provide evidence of teaching effectiveness, publications, and working papers.

    Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity and, in that spirit, seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, minorities, and people with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should notify Karen Poe, Department of Management, (540)231-6353 or (TDD) 1-800-828-1120.

     

     The Department of Management in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech is seeking applicants to fill a tenure track faculty position in Entrepreneurship at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor.

    The Department of Management consists of 19 faculty members with an impressive range of research and teaching expertise in macro- and micro-areas of management. We encourage intellectual discussions that cut across traditional research areas and both expect and support our faculty to actively engage in high quality research that is publishable in top outlets.

     

    Candidates should have: (1) a Ph.D. in Management from an AACSB accredited school, or other appropriate terminal degree (or in the final stages of completing such a degree), (2) a strong program of scholarly research consistent with the rank applied for, and (3) instructional capabilities at the undergraduate, MBA and doctoral levels. The candidate should have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in research and teaching in entrepreneurship. The preferred candidate would also have a strong secondary teaching and research interest in strategy, or other management related field. Prior experience in developing entrepreneurship programs will be taken into consideration.

     

    The position will be in Blacksburg, which is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Appalachian Trail. Blacksburg's beauty and temperate climate is attractive to many. Blacksburg also has high quality primary and secondary schools (K-12) as well as a relatively low cost of living.

     

    The on-campus enrollment at the Pamplin College of Business is about 3,800 undergraduates and 300 full-time graduate students. Pamplin's undergraduate program is ranked in the nation's 50 best business schools by U.S. News & World Report. The Pamplin College ranks 25th among U.S. institutions for number of business doctorates produced in 1996-2000, based on data in AACSB's 2003 Doctoral Faculty Commission Report.

     

    Candidates are invited to complete the first two pages of the online application at https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=461880 posting #0110370 and attach a curriculum vitae. In your CV, please specify your research and teaching interests and provide names and contact information for at least three references. Candidates may also send their CV to Donald E. Hatfield (hatfield@vt.edu) who is chair of the search committee. If requested, applicants should be prepared to provide evidence of teaching effectiveness, publications, and working papers.

     

    Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity and, in that spirit, seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, minorities, and people with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should notify Karen Poe, Department of Management, (540)231-6353 or (TDD) 1-800-828-1120.

     

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    University of Colorado Colorado Springs,College of Business and Administration - Assistant or Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

     

    The College of Business and Administration at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs is currently seeking to fill a tenure-track position in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 

     

    This position provides a unique opportunity to teach entrepreneurship and innovation courses, primarily in the Bachelor of InnovationTM (BI) family of degrees program.  The BI family of degrees is an internationally unique interdisciplinary undergraduate program between the College of Business and the College of Engineering and Applied Science.  The Bachelor of Innovation™

    (BI) is a family structure, with a single degree in which particular majors are defined.  Included are the BI in Business and four majors in engineering.  Each degree in the program is composed of courses in the major, innovation core courses, and a cross-discipline core of courses from a discipline other than the student's major. This faculty member must be comfortable and effective working with engineering faculty and with members of the business community.  Additional information about the Bachelor of Innovation family of degrees is available at innovation.uccs.edu.  The faculty member in this position may also have the opportunity to teach MBA courses in innovation management. 

     

    Preference will be given to applicants at the Assistant Professor level with an earned doctorate from an AACSB accredited university.  However, both Assistant and Associate Professors will be considered.  ABD applicants must have completed all doctoral qualifying exams and course requirements, and they must be able to persuasively demonstrate that all degree requirements will be completed within one year of hiring. 

     

    This position entails both a research and teaching emphasis.  Candidates should be able to demonstrate the ability, interest, and plans to conduct managerially relevant research in high-quality academic journals.

    Candidates must demonstrate the ability and interest to teach effectively in undergraduate and MBA courses.  Candidates should also be committed to further enhancing our collegial environment.  Relevant industry work experience will be highly regarded.  Salary is competitive, and the College of Business provides generous travel and professional development funding. 

     

    The College of Business and Administration at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs has a combined enrollment of more than 1,500 students in AACSB-accredited undergraduate and MBA programs, offered in both on-campus and online formats.  Dwire Hall, which houses the College of Business, recently underwent a complete renovation.  UCCS is located on a beautiful campus in the fast growing metropolitan area of a half million residents in the shadow of 14,115 foot Pikes Peak.  Colorado is a leading technology state, and high-tech and telecommunications companies located in Colorado Springs include Hewlett-Packard, Agilent, Oracle, and Verizon, among others.

     Colorado Springs is known nationally for its outdoor recreational opportunities and its overall quality of life.  UCCS was named by U.S. News and World Report as a top Western public university, and recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities as one of two national leaders in community engagement efforts.

    Additional information about the University and College is available at www.uccs.edu.

     

    Minimum Requirements

    •     ABD in entrepreneurship, innovation management, or a related field from an

    accredited university.

    •     Must complete Ph.D. within one year of hiring. 

    •     Demonstrated potential in research and teaching in entrepreneurship and

    innovation.

     

    Preferred Qualifications

    •     Ph.D. degree in entrepreneurship and innovation from an AACSB accredited

    university.

    •     Demonstrated success in research in entrepreneurship and innovation.

    •     At least two years of experience successfully teaching entrepreneurship

    and innovation courses.

    •     B.S. or M.S. in an engineering discipline.

    •     Industry experience in a technical field or in an entrepreneurial

    organization. 

    •     Legal right to work in the United States.

     

    UCCS is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors.  To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for prospective employees. 

     

    UCCS fosters equity in employment by promoting diversity and assuring inclusiveness.  Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

     

    To apply for this position, go to www.jobsatcu.com and refer to posting number 814284.  Applicants must apply through www.jobsatcu.com.

    Applications submitted through email or surface mail will not be considered.

     Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, curriculum vita, a list of references, and recent teaching evaluations.  Interviews will be conducted at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in August 2011.

    Questions concerning this position should be directed to Professor Greg Stock at (gstock@uccs.edu).

     

     

    Gregory N. Stock, Ph.D.

    Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty and Operations Co-Director, Bachelor of Innovation Programs (TM) College of Business University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway Colorado Springs, CO 80918

    Email: gstock@uccs.edu

     

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    Darlene,

    Darlene Alexander-Houle

    TIM Division List Serve Manager

    dahoule@sbcglobal.net

    Adjunct, University of Phoenix

    dahoule@email.phoenix.edu

    Global Program Manager, Hewlett Packard