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Vol. 9, No. 08 (March 11, 2012)
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· Announcements
o Series on Technology Management - Vol. 18, Perspectives on Supplier Innovation
o New book, How Economics Shapes Science by Paula Stephan
· Call for Papers
o Call for papers: Special Issue of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Management on the role of networks in entrepreneurial performance. Deadline for submissions 1st Sept 2012
o UPDATED Call for Papers, Journal of Small Business Management, Special Issue on: Measuring the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education
o Special Issue of Operations Management Research, Service Innovation under Resource Constraints – Creating Strategic Value from Operational Processes
o Special Issue of the Journal of International Business Studies ADVANCING INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: INTEGRATIVE KNOWLEDGE AND TRANSFORMATIVE THEORIES Deadline for submission: January 15, 2013
o HICSS-46 Call for papers for the minitrack on: "SOCIAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN COLLABORATION RESEARCH" Part of the Collaboration Systems and Technology Track of the Forty-Sixth Annual Hawai'i International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS) Maui, HI - January 7 - 10, 2013
o An International Conference on Transnational Corporations and China November 19-20, 2012, Venue: Economics and Management School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Deadline of paper submission: May 31, 2012
o The 5th Israel Strategy Conference, Tel Aviv University, Israel December 19-21, 2012, Submission Deadline: June 15, 2012
o 2012 Offshoring Research Network International Conference: The Global Sourcing of Innovation - Deadline Extension to 19 March 2012
o South Asian Journal of Global Business Research is accepting papers for its 2012/2013 issues
· Call for Participants
o Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies collection is awarding $1000 (USD) to the author/s of the best teaching case submitted as part of this international competition
o OBTC T-Group in June, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
o Entrepreneurship Education Project - a longitudinal grassroots effort to understand the impact of entrepreneurship education on undergraduate students' motivational processes and eventual career choices and performance
· Job Positions
o Assistant Professor of Innovation Management, Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University
o NSF Openings
o Warwick Business School (WBS) is looking to recruit multiple colleagues in Strategic Management and International Business
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Announcements
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We are pleased to introduce you our forthcoming book:
Series on Technology Management - Vol. 18, PERSPECTIVES ON SUPPLIER INNOVATION
Theories, Concepts and Empirical Insights on Open Innovation and the Integration of Suppliers
edited by Alexander Brem (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany) & Joe Tidd (University of Sussex, UK)
URL: http://www.worldscibooks.com/business/p852.html
550pp (approx.); Pub. date: Mar 2012
ISBN: 978-1-84816-899-2
List Price: US$168 / £111
Hardly anybody outside a company knows its products and processes better than its suppliers. Research confirms that intensive integration of suppliers in the value creation process positively influences the success of the company, particularly in highly competitive industries. This is a result of the progressing reduction in the depth of value creation of manufacturers and the increasing transfer of know-how towards suppliers. In multilevel business-to-business relationships, suppliers often have the best or the only access and comprehensive knowledge about the end users. Therefore, suppliers determine the scope of possible innovations, which most companies do not actively use.
This unique volume provides a comprehensive overview of theories, concepts and especially empirical results on open innovation and the integration of suppliers. For this, authors from all over the world present their latest research results offering fascinating insights into collaborative approaches with suppliers. Please visit http://www.worldscibooks.com/business/p852.html for more information.
The publisher is happy to offer you a special 25% discount for this book. To enjoy this offer, order your copy at World Scientific's online bookstore from now till March 30, 2012. Quote the discount code "AUT0112" as you place your order.
Kind regards
Alexander Brem & Joe Tidd
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New book, How Economics Shapes Science by Paula Stephan
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674049710
Please visit http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674049710%20 to learn more or if image is not shown.
Paula Stephan
pstephan@gsu.edu
Professor of Economics
Georgia State University
Box 3992
Atlanta, GA 30302-3992
In person: Suite 657
14 Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
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Call For Papers
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Call for papers: Special Issue of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Management on the role of networks in entrepreneurial performance. Deadline for submissions 1st Sept 2012.
Papers may be of any type – empirical studies, conceptual papers, reviews, or research and teaching notes.
Papers will be published during 2013. . Papers should not be submitted through the Springer online system but sent direct to one of the guest editors
Networks have long been recognized as being important for SMEs, whether as sources of new product development (Lipparini & Sobrero, 1994) or as a means of accessing customers and distribution channels (Lee, Park, Yoon, & Park,
2004) for new products and services. Jack, Drakopoulou, Dodd & Anderson
(2008) argue that networks are essential to the entrepreneurial process in that they 'provide a framework for processes aiming at organizing resources according to opportunities'. Yet we still know little about how entrepreneurial firms discriminate between and use networks, and which aspects of a chosen network lead to superior (or alternatively poorer) performance. SMEs and micro-sized firms cannot, normally, access all the resources they need in-house and because of their small size they often have to source these externally. These resources include both physical goods and intangible resources such as knowledge. There are skills and capabilities involved in both learning about these resources and obtaining them at an advantage, for example gaining privileged access to low prices or favourable distribution channels, or to knowledge that others cannot obtain (Ruzzier, Hisrich & Antoncic, 2006).
We know that social capital is an important factor in the building and maintaining of helpful business relationships in some parts of the world (for example, guanxi in China, Wasta in Arab countries, or the network of businesses that supply Benetton in Italy or Inditex in Spain) (Li and Liu, 2010),. Yet as Anderson & Jack (2002) suggest, "the nature, role and application of social capital in an entrepreneurial context have not been extensively explored". Are these networks a source of growth for firms within them, or blockages to innovation? How do foreign entrepreneurs access such networks? Tightly-knit relationships can constrain innovation by restricting access to new knowledge but at the same time can enable it through constructing an efficient channel for new ideas to be processed. An important question is whether there are specific sectors in which the benefits of strong relationships outweigh any disadvantages; and vice versa.
Furthermore, what are the etiquettes (Anderson & Jack, 2002) of social capital formation, particularly in global industries?
Successful network participants are likely to have specific attributes that enable them to form trusting (affective or cognitive) relationships (see, for example, Tong, 2006). These attributes are likely to differ around the world. They are also likely to vary according to the motives for forming a relationship, whether it is a risky relationship in which the outcomes are uncertain, as in the development of radical new products, or a joint venture where the alliances are unbalanced in terms of the bases of power held by the partners, or a relationship where the outcomes are more predictable (Smith and Lohrke, 2008). We also still know little about how entrepreneurial partners engage with networks whose participants have very different characteristics to their own.
There are other rather surprising gaps in knowledge. For example, little attention has been paid to the network development and networking activities of female and ethnic entrepreneurs, and even less to whether they participate in certain sectors, and to what effect, for example in agri- businesses or technology-based SMEs. Typically female entrepreneurs have different approaches to network participation compared with males (Baker, Aldrich, & Nina, 1997). We speculate that the role of females are likely to be different in different industries, and different geographical locations, and perhaps also in different roles (Klyver, 2011). This is important because recent research (for example, Hampton, Coope and McGowan, 2009) suggests that women are a significant yet untapped source of entrepreneurial potential. A better understanding of issues surrounding the activities of female entrepreneurs would also help identify ways in which others might be encouraged to engage in new venturing. Other personal attributes likely to be relevant in the forming of network relationships and which are currently not well understood, include class (Anderson and Miller, 2003), and educational level (Ibarra, 1993).
From this brief overview of the literature we can identify a number of potentially fruitful questions for investigation, including (but not limited
to):
• The role of absorptive capacity in SMEs' ability to access and
utilise externally-held resources
• Global entrepreneurship in the smart digital age
• Networks and family businesses
• Capabilities, competences and tools that might be needed for small
firms to use networks effectively
• The role of social capital in entrepreneurial success
• The process and effect/s of SMEs' networks in the new product
development process
• The influence of network participation in design outcomes
• Attributes of effective boundary-spanners
• The extent to which government agencies may create effective
entrepreneurial networks
• Collaborative work and the role of networks in co-creation
• Networking as opportunity brokering
Indicative references
Anderson, A., & Jack, S. (2002). The articulation of social capital in entrepreneurial networks: A glue or a lubricant? Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 14(3), 193-21 Anderson, A., & Miller, C. (2003). Class matters: Human and social capital in the entrepreneurial process. Journal of Socio-Economics, 32(1), 17-36.
Baker, T., Aldrich, H., & Nina, I. (1997). Invisible entrepreneurs: The neglect of women business owners by mass media and scholarly journals in the USA. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 9(3), 221-238.
Bradley S., Wiklund, J., & Shepherd D. (2011). Swinging a double-edged
sword: The effect of slack on entrepreneurial management and growth. Journal of Business Venturing, 26(5), 537-554 Smith, D., &. Lohrke, F. (2008). Entrepreneurial network development:
Trusting in the process, Journal of Business Research, 61(4), 315-322.
Hampton, A., Coope, S., & McGowan, P. (2009). Female entrepreneurial networks and networking activity in technology-based ventures: An exploratory study. International Small Business Journal, 27(2), 193-214.
Ibarra, H (1993). Personal networks of women and minorities in management:
A conceptual framework. The Academy of Management Review, 18(1), 56-87.
Klyver, K. (2011). Gender differences in entrepreneurial networks: Adding an alter perspective, Gender in Management: An International Journal, 26(5), 332-350.
Lee, S-J., Park,, G-M., Byungun Yoon, B-Y., & Park, J-W. (2010). Open innovation in SMEs- An intermediated network model. Research Policy,39(2), 290-300.
Lipparini, A., & Sobrero, M, (1994). The glue and the pieces:
Entrepreneurship and innovation in small-firm networks,Journal of Business Venturing, 9(2), 125-140.
Jack, S., Drakopoulou, A., Dodd, S., & Anderson, A. (2008). Change and the development of entrepreneurial networks over time: A processual perspective.
Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 20(2), 125-15.
Ruzzier, M., Hisrich, R., & Antoncic, B. (2006).SME internationalization
research: Past, present, and future.Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 13(4), 476-497.
Tong, C-S. (2006). The opportunity recognition framework of Hong Kong SMEs.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
<http://repository.lib.polyu.edu.hk/jspui/handle/10397/1058>.
Guest Editors
Please send papers to one of the Guest Editors:
Professor Jai-beom Kim ( caifave@gmail.com) Dr. Wilson Ng ( WilsonIng@aol.com) Professor Alison Rieple ( ali.rieple@gmail.com)
Please direct informal inquiries to Prof. Alison Rieple.
Submission and informal enquiries
Full papers should be submitted as e-mail attachments (preferably in MS
Word) by 1st September 2012. Papers should normally be between 5000 and 8000 words in length.
Please ensure that you follow the IEMJ house style, as outlined at
http://www.springer.com/business+%26+management/entrepreneurship/journal/113
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With apologies for cross-posting:
UPDATED Call for Papers
Journal of Small Business Management
Special Issue on: Measuring the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education
Guest editors:
Dr. George Vozikis, California State University – Fresno Dr. George Solomon, George Washington University Dr. Doan Winkel – Illinois State University (dwinkel@ilstu.edu)
Background and objectives of the special issue:
Those institutions and individuals creating and delivering entrepreneurship education seek to provide various students (undergraduate, graduate, business, non-business, etc.) with skills, strategies, knowledge, and motivation to improve their chances of entrepreneurial success (Ronstadt, 1985). This success could manifest in, for instance, founding a sustainable business, or transforming an existing small business or corporation in innovative ways. Preliminary evidence suggests that entrepreneurship education is indeed related to becoming an entrepreneur and to entrepreneurial success (Dickson, Solomon, & Weaver, 2008). However, given the rapid pace of adoption of entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions across the globe, and the technological, regulatory, economic and other contextual revolutions occurring in today's world, today's entrepreneurship educator can be easily overwhelmed with the task of preparing their students for an entrepreneurial career.
The purpose of the special issue is to describe, analyze, and improve our understanding of effective practices in engaging students in the entrepreneurship classroom. We seek conceptual and empirical (both qualitative and quantitative) contributions that consider the learning and educational implications of entrepreneurship for business and non-business educators, for-profit and non-profit businesses, and community organizations. More specifically, this special issue aims to address challenges and emerging solutions in the entrepreneurial classroom and beyond. In this vein, we encourage submissions that address entrepreneurship education in academic or non-academic settings. Contributions stemming from the Entrepreneurship Education Project (www.entrepeduc.org/) dataset or that address any of the following are especially encouraged:
1. Use diverse theoretical and empirical perspectives to explore the diverse means of delivering engaging
learning experiences to entrepreneurship students
2. Develop measures of success in entrepreneurship education
3. Present proven strategies and best practices for engaging students in the entrepreneurship classroom and for
bridging the gap between educational experience and implementation of entrepreneurial behavior
4. Illustrate institutional factors that foster a productive entrepreneurship learning environment
5. Present new ideas for designing, implementing, and evaluating entrepreneurship education
Some research questions and issues that contributions might address, among many others, are:
1. How can educators create realistic, engaging entrepreneurial experiences for their students? What specific
pedagogical techniques successfully motivate and develop entrepreneurs? How do these techniques differ by
region, culture, country, or level of education?
2. How does entrepreneurship education differ between business students and non-business students? (see
previous (dated) Kauffman reposts like the New Mexico report found here: http://www.unm.edu/~asalazar/Kauffman/Entrep_research/e_ed_grow.pdf
3. How can higher education institutions inject a culture of entrepreneurship into their fabric of learning?
4. What topics in entrepreneurship are most important to address in business or non-business curricula? What
differences are there regionally, culturally, or between levels of education (i.e., undergraduate vs. graduate)?
Deadlines and important dates for the Special Issue:
Stage Date
Deadline for submission of manuscript July 15, 2012
First round of reviews completed August 15, 2012
Submission of revised manuscript October 15, 2012
Second round of reviews November 15, 2012
Expected delivery to JSBM January 30, 2013
Submission
Please submit your manuscript to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jsbm and indicate in the submission form that your paper is for the special issue on entrepreneurship education.
References
Dickson, P. H., Solomon, G. T., & Weaver, K. M. (2008). Entrepreneurial selection and success: Does education matter? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 15(2), 239-258.
Ronstadt, R. (1985). The educated entrepreneurs: A new era of entrepreneurial education is beginning. American Journal of Small Business, 10(1), 7-23.
Dr. Doan Winkel
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Illinois State University
Campus Mailbox 5580
Normal, IL 61790
(309) 438-2736
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Dear TIM Colleagues,
Just a reminder of the approaching deadline for a special issue at Operations Management Research on 'Service Innovation under Resource Constraints'. Note that papers related to resource use in general will also fit the scope.
Special Issue of Operations Management Research
Service Innovation under Resource Constraints - Creating
Strategic Value from Operational Processes
Today's competitive business environment has made a number of strategic operational imperatives obvious- 1) new and better services are necessary for competitive advantage, and 2) most innovation has to take place under conditions of frugality and resource constraints. Given the growing importance of service across all economies and for global business in general, it is increasingly important for managers in many industries to base their strategic and operational decisions and actions on service innovations that allow for firm resources, practices and capabilities to be meaningfully leveraged. The practice of innovating in services in such a way as to create strategic and operational value is thus of paramount importance.
This special issue of Operations Management Research aims to attract papers and researchers who are studying innovation in strategically-relevant service operations from a practice perspective. Theories and models with clear relevance to managers that discuss how service innovations can create strategic value from operational processes in resource-constrained environments are welcome. Rigorous case studies of the development and implementation of service innovations in businesses with an objective of better understanding the processes and factors involved in effective and efficient management are desired. Also, empirical research based on surveys and other accepted methodologies that tap into the practice of innovation in services, particularly with regard to creating processes of strategic operational value, should be submitted. Papers should be based on rigorous research and also appeal to managers who would benefit from such research.
Guidelines:
All submissions must adhere to the format, style and other established guidelines for regular OMR submissions (see "Important Information for Authors" pdf at www.editorialmanager.com/omra and more details at http://www.springer.com/12063). This includes a 25 page limit and a special emphasis on application to practice. Manuscripts must be submitted by March 31, 2012. Authors should note that in submitting a manuscript to be reviewed for this special issue, they may be invited to serve as potential reviewers for other manuscripts.
Please submit an electronic copy in Word or pdf format to William Johnson at whj1@psu.edu.
Special issue co-editors
William H.A. Johnson
Black School of Business Penn State Erie
Erie, PA
whj1@psu.edu
Larry Menor
Richard Ivey School of Business U. of Western Ontario
London, Canada
Lmenor@ivey.uwo.ca
Diane H. Parente
Black School of Business Penn State Erie
Erie, PA
dhp3@psu.edu
Aleda V. Roth
College of Business and Behavioral Science Clemson University
Clemson, SC
aroth@clemson.edu
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Special Issue of the Journal of International Business Studies
ADVANCING INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS:
INTEGRATIVE KNOWLEDGE AND TRANSFORMATIVE THEORIES
Deadline for submission: January 15, 2013
Special Issue Editors
• Joseph L. C. Cheng (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
jlcheng@illinois.edu)
• Julian Birkinshaw (London Business School, jbirkinshaw@london.edu) • Donald Lessard (MIT Sloan School, dlessard@mit.edu) • David C. Thomas (University of New South Wales and Simon Fraser University, dcthomas@sfu.ca)
Tentative publication date: Spring 2014
Introduction
As an academic field of study, International Business (IB) seeks to develop comprehensive understanding about the antecedents and consequences of business activities that cross national borders. Many of these activities occur at multiple levels of observation and are often deeply embedded in interlocking layers of differing economic, social, legal, and political contexts. Because of this inherent complexity, IB scholars might consider adopting an interdisciplinary investigative approach that integrates knowledge from two or more disciplines to develop comprehensive frameworks that have greater explanatory and predictive power than single-discipline based models (Dunning, 1989). This emphasis on the integration or mixing of ideas from multiple disciplines is an important requirement as it distinguishes interdisciplinary research from multidisciplinary approaches, in which a series of separate investigations from different disciplines are conducted independently or sequentially with no effort at integration (Cantwell & Brannen, 2010; Cheng et al., 2009).
The proposed special issue aims to advance interdisciplinary research in IB with the goal of developing integrative knowledge and transformative theories to enhance understanding and improve practice. Our objective is to provide a forum for IB scholars to showcase their best interdisciplinary work, debate the merits of different approaches to interdisciplinary inquiry, and collectively contribute to the development of an
interdisciplinary paradigm to guide future research.
Building on the existing literature (e.g., Aboelela et al., 2006; Porter et al., 2006; Rosenfield, 1992; Stokols et al., 2003) and as proposed by Cheng et al. (2009: 1071), we consider interdisciplinary research to have the following three defining characteristics:
1. The research draws on ideas and/or methods from two or more academic disciplines, particularly those based on contrasting assumptions.
2. As part of the investigative process, these ideas and/or methods are integrated or mixed in such ways that together they produce something new and useful (in either solving a problem or advancing fundamental understanding).
3. The resulting product and its value-added contribution could not have been obtained by relying on ideas and/or methods from any discipline alone.
Examples of interdisciplinary research can be found in Herbert Simon's
(1945) work on bounded rationality that synthesizes ideas from cognitive psychology and economics, Douglass North's (1990) integrative socio-political-economic analysis of the co-evolution of institutions and national development, and Oliver Williamson's (1981) transaction cost theory that combines ideas from micro economics, contract law, and organizational behavior.
We encourage submissions that demonstrate synthetic capabilities for the development of integrative themes and theories, particularly those that generate conceptual novelty and variety, not just a better comparative understanding of established theories or ideas taken from different disciplines. We also welcome papers that develop interdisciplinary themes that extend and enrich established IB theories, thus helping to expand their potential application and usefulness. To be considered for this issue, papers must address an issue of importance to IB scholars and provide a clear demonstration of the benefit of the interdisciplinary approach taken relative to addressing the issue from the perspective of a single discipline.
A paper development workshop, for submissions in the revise-and-resubmit stage, will be held in conjunction with the 2013 AIB meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.
Topics
Specifically, the special issue seeks submissions that synthesize ideas from two or more academic disciplines to develop and apply interdisciplinary concepts and/or theories to study important IB phenomena. The phenomena studied can be existing (old) or emerging (new), single- or multi-layer embedded, or manifest in any other form as long as they are international or cross-border in nature and relate to the study domain of the IB field (please see the JIBS Statement of Editorial Policy at www.jibs.net). The following are some illustrative topics suitable for inclusion in the special
issue:
• Original research that integrates basic assumptions and theoretical arguments from economics (e.g., agency theory or transaction cost) and sociology (e.g., institutional theory or social network) to study foreign market entry and subsidiary management.
• Investigations that synthesizes ideas from economics, political science, and international relations to study global governance issues and how MNCs respond to the new globally coordinated, regulatory environment resulting from the 2008 global financial crisis.
• Research that draws on linguistics, cognitive theory, or social identity to link cultural context to the behavior of managers and employees in the complex and dynamic environment of the multinational enterprise.
• Interdisciplinary empirical investigations that triangulate qualitative and quantitative techniques in unpacking multiple layers of interrelated contextual processes that affect MNCs operating in national settings with differing economic, political, social, and cultural systems.
• Research that conceptualizes and delineates the salient dimensions (economic, political, social, and cultural) of the changing global business environment since the 2008 global financial crisis and their likely effects on the international competitiveness of firms from emerging economies.
• Studies that examine the interdependence between formal
(political/legal/economic) and informal (social/cultural) institutions and how their co-evolution over time affects organizational form and business practice in different nations and societies.
• Interdisciplinary inquiries into the role of religion in the "new terrorism" (Enders & Sandler, 2006) and how it affects international business and MNCs' response to security threats against foreign investments and subsidiary operations.
Please note that the special issue will not publish submissions that merely show a cataloguing of (or a causal diagram outlining) the various concepts or theories from different disciplines that could explain the phenomenon under study (see discussion of "kitchen sink papers" in Buckley & Lessard, 2005). To be accepted, the paper must include a detailed analysis and delineation of how these concepts or theories are actually synthesized or mixed to develop integrative knowledge that provides a clear value-added contribution to the literature.
Submission Process
All manuscripts will be reviewed as a cohort for this special issue.
Manuscripts must be submitted in the window between January 3, 2013, and January 15, 2013, at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jibs. All submissions will go through the JIBS regular double-blind review process and follow the standard norms and processes.
For more information about this call for papers, please contact the Special Issue Editors or the JIBS Managing Editor (managing-editor@jibs.net).
References
Aboelela, S. W., Larson, E., Bakken, S., Carrasquillo, O., Formicola, A., Glied, S. A., Haas, J., & Gebbie, K.M. 2006. Defining Interdisciplinary
Research: Conclusions from a Critical Review of the Literature. Health Services Research, 42(1), 329–346.
Buckley, P. J., & Lessard, D. 2005. Regaining the edge for international business research. Journal of International Business Studies, 36(6):
595–599.
Cantwell, J., & Brannen, M. Y. 2011. Positioning JIBS as an interdisciplinary journal. Journal of International Business Studies, 42(1):
1–9.
Cheng, J. L. C., Henisz, W., Roth, K., & Swaminathan, A. 2009. Advancing interdisciplinary research in the field of international business:
Prospects, issues, and challenges. Journal of International Business Studies, 40(7): 1070–1074.
Dunning, J. H. 1989. The study of international business: A plea for a more interdisciplinary approach. Journal of International Business Studies,
20(3): 411–436.
Enders, W., & Sandler, T. 2006. The political economy of terrorism.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
North, D. C. 1990. Institutions, institutional change and economic performance. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Porter, A. L., Rosessner, J. D., Cohen, A. S., & Perreault, M. 2006.
Interdisciplinary research: Meanings, metrics and nurture. Research Evaluation, 15(3): 187–195.
Rosenfield, P. L. 1992. The potential of transdisciplinary research for sustaining and extending linkages between the health and social sciences.
Social Science and Medicine, 35(11): 1343–1357.
Simon, H. A. 1945. Administrative behavior. New York: Free Press.
Stokols, D., Fuqua, J., Gress, J., Harvey, R., Phillips, K., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Unger, J., Palmer, P., Clark, M. A., Colby, S. M., Morgan, G., & Trochim, W. 2003. Evaluating transdisciplinary science.
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 5: S21–S39.
Williamson, O. E. 1981. The economics of organization: The transaction cost approach. American Journal of Sociology, 87(3): 548–577.
About the Guest Editors
Joseph L. C. Cheng is Professor of International Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also Principal Investigator and Founding Director of The CIC Center for Advanced Study in International Competitiveness sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), a university consortium of the Big Ten Conference members and the University of Chicago with a combined annual R&D budget of over $7.5 billion. During the 2011-12 academic year, Cheng is on sabbatical visiting at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University.
Cheng received his PhD in Business Administration from the University of Michigan. His current research interests include strategy and organization design for transnational firms, global competition and multinational management, foreign R&D investment, national innovation and technology policies, and Asian economies. He has published in leading U.S. and European academic journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, European Journal of International Management, Human Relations, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Management International Review, Management Science, and Organization Studies, among others.
Cheng is a former Chair of the Academy of Management International Management Division, and currently serves as a Consulting Editor for the Journal of International Business Studies and a Senior Editorial Consultant to the European Journal of International Management. He was the lead Co-Editor of the research annual Advances in International Management during 1996-2009, and received the 2009 Leading Book Series Editor Award (with Mike
Hitt) from its publisher Emerald Group Publishing.
Julian Birkinshaw is Professor and Chair of Strategic and Entrepreneurship at the London Business School, and co-founder of the Management Lab. He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and the Advanced Institute of Management Research (UK). He has PhD and MBA degrees in Business from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, and a BSc (Hons) from the University of Durham.
Birkinshaw's main area of expertise is in the strategy and management of large multinational corporations, and on such specific issues as corporate entrepreneurship, innovation, subsidiary-headquarters relationship, knowledge management, network organisations, and global customer management.
He is the author of eleven books, including Reinventing Management (2010), Giant Steps in Management (2007), Inventuring: Why Big Companies Must Think Small (2003), and Entrepreneurship in the Global Firm (2001), and over fifty articles. His research has also been published in such journals as Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, and Harvard Business Review.
Donald Lessard is the Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He studies project management, global strategic management, and international finance and teaches courses on global strategy and strategic opportunities in the energy sector.
Currently on sabbatical, Lessard has just completed his term as co-chair of the MIT Energy Education Task Force, which has just launched an Institute-wide energy minor for undergraduates that spans science, technology, and the social sciences and management; and as the faculty director of the Sloan Fellows Program and the newly launched MIT Executive MBA.
He has published extensively on risk management, global strategy, and international corporate finance. His most recent book is Strategic Management of Large Engineering Projects: Shaping Institutions, Risks, and Governance (with Roger Miller, MIT Press, February 2001). Lessard is a graduate of Stanford University (BA Hispanic American Studies), MBA, and PhD (Stanford Business School) and has been on the faculty of MIT since 1973 David C. Thomas is currently Professor of International Management and Director of the Centre for Global Workforce Strategy at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. In 2012 he will take up a Professorship in the Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, Sydney,
Australia. He received his PhD in International Business from the
University of South Carolina.
Thomas is the author of eight books including the best selling Cultural
Intelligence: Living and Working Globally (2009, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, with Kerr Inkson). His book Cross-Cultural Management Essential Concepts (2008, Sage Publications) was the winner of the R. Wayne Pace Human Resource Development book of the year award for 2008. In addition, he has recently edited (with Peter B. Smith and Mark Peterson) The Handbook of Cross-Cultural Management Research from Sage Publications. His research on cross-cultural interactions in organizational settings has appeared in numerous journals.
Thomas is currently the Cross-Cultural Management Area Editor of the Journal of International Business Studies and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of World Business, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and European Journal of Cross-Cultural Competence and Management. His previous academic postings have included positions at The Pennsylvania State University and The University of Auckland, New Zealand, where he was also Director of the Master of International Business Program. He has held visiting positions at Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the University of Hawaii, Massey University, New Zealand, and ESCEM, Tours, France.
Anne Hoekman
Managing Editor, Journal of International Business Studies
JIBS Editorial Office
Academy of International Business
Michigan State University
Tel: +1-517-481-3518
Fax: +1-517-432-1009
Email: managing-editor@jibs.net
Web: www.jibs.net
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HICSS-46 Call for papers for the minitrack on:
"SOCIAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
IN COLLABORATION RESEARCH"
Part of the Collaboration Systems and Technology Track of the Forty-Sixth Annual Hawai'i International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS) Maui, HI - January 7 - 10, 2013
Papers are invited for the minitrack on "Social & Psychological Perspectives in Collaboration Research" as part of the Collaboration Systems and Technology Track at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).
One of the major assets of any organization is its people. Understanding of the people and their social, psychological, cultural, and emotional environment helps organizations develop systems and processes that can lead to a productive workplace. Changes in technology, globalization, and increased competition have all created an environment in which an understanding of people is the critical link that is needed in order to survive and thrive in today's competitive environment.
Technology supported collaboration and communication between individuals entails complex social and psychological situations. An understanding of social and psychological aspects of collaboration is essential to creating and sustaining productive work environments. The use of collaboration and communication systems and the consequences of such use are framed by the psychological and social factors concerning the users and their work environment. It is important to understand these factors to successfully facilitate the sustained implementation and use of these technologies.
Further, knowledge of the psycho-social aspects of technology-supported collaboration and communication also assists in detecting, avoiding, and effectively resolving the issues that may arise from using such technologies. Thus, it is essential to study the psycho-social issues surrounding the design and usage of these technologies.
Modern collaboration technologies, including but not limited to Social Media and Web 2.0, offer various ways to connect, collaborate, form communities, and share information and knowledge. As many organizations are figuring out productive ways to create value from collaborative networks, researchers have intensified efforts to understand and design ways in which communication technologies can support both work-related and pleasure related activities. Such research often involves or requires psychosocial perspectives.
Thus, this minitrack provides one of the key international platforms to host research papers and presentations that provide a social/psychological perspective on studying issues related to the dynamic interplay between people, their environment, and the collaboration technologies they use. Some examples of areas which can be a part of the minitrack include:
. Personality, behavioral, and social factors related to communication and collaboration in co-located and distributed groups . Social and psychological effects of using systems to support collaboration
. Attractions and affiliations in groups arising from use of social networks . Team/group psychology and use of communication technologies . Effects and consequences of personality on system design and use . Psycho-social factors influencing acceptance and implementation of collaboration technologies . Virtual leadership and leadership at a distance . Online aggression and violence . Motivating employees to adopt, create, use collaborative work practices . Correlations between organizational performance and attention to human capital . Influence of communication technologies on perceptions of self and others . Emotion and networking technologies . Social and interpersonal implications of communications over cyberspace . Internet dependencies and addictions . Online evaluations and assessments of social and psychological well being . Interpersonal treatment with the use of online technologies . Human Resource practices online (e.g. performance appraisal, hiring and firing, job analysis) . Altruism, conformity, and other social factors in online communications
However, the above examples do not provide a comprehensive overview. We invite any paper that contains original research highlighting the human component in collaboration and communication technologies. There are no preferred methodological stances for this minitrack: this minitrack is open to both qualitative and quantitative research, to research from a positivist, interpretivist, or critical perspective, to studies from the lab, from the field, design-oriented or developmental in nature.
Broad themes and topics of relevance to this minitrack include, but are not limited to (related topics not listed are especially welcome):
. Social psychology (e.g. Motivation, Trust, Social learning, Self efficacy, Behavioral theories) . Organizational psychology (e.g. Self monitoring, Interpersonal treatment, OCBs, Globalization) . Cultural psychology . Personality . Leadership . Prejudice and discrimination . Attitudes and social intelligence . Violence and aggression . Attractions and affiliations in groups . Group psychology (e.g. Social loafing, . Mood and emotions . Diversity . Internet use and social/psychological well being . Sexual harassment . Performance appraisal
MINITRACK COORDINATORS:
Roni Reiter-Palmon
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Department of Psychology
Director of Research, the Center for Collaboration Science 1110 South 67th street, Omaha, NE 68182-0116 USA
Phone: (402) 554-4081
E-mail: rreiter-palmon@unomaha.edu
Triparna de Vreede (primary contact)
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Department of Psychology
Research Associate, the Center for Collaboration Science 1110 South 67th street, Omaha, NE 68182-0116 USA
Phone: (402) 452-6116
E-mail: tdevreede@unomaha.edu
The purpose of HICSS is to provide a forum for the interchange of ideas, research results, development activities, and applications among academicians and practitioners in computer-based systems sciences. The conference consists of tutorials, advanced seminars, presentations of accepted papers, open forum, tasks forces, and plenary and distinguished guest lectures. There is a high degree of interaction and discussion among the conference participants because the conference is conducted in a workshop-like setting.
Instructions for submitting papers:
1. Submit an electronic copy of the full paper, 10 pages including title page, abstract, references and diagrams using the review system available at the HICSS site- http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/, make sure that the authors'
names and affiliation information has been removed to ensure an anonymous review.
2. Do not submit the paper to more than one minitrack. The paper should contain original material and not be previously published or currently submitted for consideration elsewhere.
3. Provide the required information to the review system such as title, full name of all authors, and their complete addresses including affiliation(s), telephone number(s) and e-mail address(es).
4. The first page of the paper should include the title and a (max) 300-word abstract.
DEADLINES:
. May 15: OPTIONAL: Abstracts submitted to Minitrack Chairs for
guidance, indication of appropriate content and to receive instructions on submitting full paper.
. June 15: Full papers uploaded in the directory of the appropriate
minitrack.
. August 15: Notification of accepted papers mailed to authors.
. September 15: Accepted manuscripts, camera-ready, uploaded;
author(s) must register by this time.
Send all correspondence related to this minitrack to:
Triparna de Vreede
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Department of Psychology
Research Associate, the Center for Collaboration Science 1110 South 67th street, Omaha, NE 68182-0116 USA
Phone: (402) 452-6116
E-mail: tdevreede@unomaha.edu
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International Society for the Psychology of Science and Technology
July 20-22
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholars from different countries representing a broad range of disciplines such as psychology, sociology, communication, history, sociology, philosophy, education, and computer science will share cutting- edge research on scientific thinking and the advancement of science and technology.
Conference themes: formal science education, professional scientific practice, peer review, and psychological processes. We invite submissions about informal science learning for a special symposium and tour of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
More conference information about submissions, registration, and lodging arrangements are available
on our website: www.ispstonline.org.
Abstract Submissions due March 15.
Keynote Speakers:
Katy Börner, Indiana University
Envisioning Science and Technology
Clark Chinn, Rutgers University
Promoting Epistemic Growth
Iris Tabak, Ben Gurion University
Objects, Subjects and Subjectivity: The Disciplinary Stance of Scientists and Learners
Paul Thagard, University of Waterloo
Eureka! Three Mechanisms that Explain Creative Consciousness
We have generous support from NSF to provide travel stipends to graduate or undergraduate students who are presenting at the conference. To apply for the Student Travel Award, students must include a paragraph at the end of their submitted abstract explaining why they are interested in the Psychology of Science and Technology and what they hope to gain from the conference experience. Include the heading "Application for Travel Award" before the paragraph and in a second line indicate whether or not we can publish your paragraph on our website. Contact Andrew Young via email: andrew.young1@gmail.com.
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An International Conference on Transnational Corporations and China November 19-20, 2012, Venue: Economics and Management School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Deadline of paper submission: May 31, 2012
Jointly organized by Transnational Corporations Review and Economics and Management School of Wuhan University
Keynote Speakers:
Prof Oded Shenkar, Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University, USA
Dr. Yongding Yu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
Prof. Suisheng (Sam) Zhao, University of Denver, USA
Prof. Yongnian Zheng, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Conference Overview
For over a generation, China has been implementing daring reforms and advancing firmly towards a modern market economy (mixed economy) based on the aspirations of the growing middle class. While still nominally an emerging market of the East, it occupies a special place as a G-2 country since the onset of this Great Recession globally. As we all are in the same Great Recession boat of the global economy, this global-based Conference at the heart (Wuhan) of the Middle Kingdom of the Chinese nation focuses on collaborative and interactive roles of governments and transnational corporations in the modern social and economic development of China and emerging markets in general. In particular, China's rapid integration into the global economy has created tremendous and ill-understood new opportunities for all the global economy and institutional stakeholders.
Featuring top experts, this conference, jointly organized by the School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University in China, Journal of Transnational Corporations Review and Ottawa United Learning Academy in Canada, offers a unique forum for business, government and academia leaders and analysts to discuss and practically assess the existing opportunities and how to optimally advance them in the near future.
See more information at: http://ems.whu.edu.cn/trc/en/.
Victor Zitian Chen, Ph.D., CFA Level-3
EMGP Global Coordinator & Editor
Vale Columbia Center for Sustainable International Investment
Columbia Law School - The Earth Institute
Columbia University in the City of New York
Co-Founder & Associate Editor
Transnational Corporations Review
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The 5th Israel Strategy Conference, Tel Aviv University, Israel
December 19-21, 2012, Submission Deadline: June 15, 2012
In a continuous effort to develop a thriving international community of strategic management scholars and promote the field of strategic management in Israel, we are proud to announce the 5th Israel Strategy Conference
(ISC2012) to be held at Tel Aviv University, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on December 19-21, 2012. The tentative program features several prominent keynote speakers including: Sydney Finkelstein (Dartmouth), Henrich Greve (INSEAD), Dan Levinthal (University of Pennsylvania), and Will Mitchell (University of Toronto). ISC2012, sponsored by Tel Aviv University, will offer a unique opportunity to present innovative ideas and explore recent developments and emerging issues in strategic management, as well as receive feedback on work-in-progress, and network with colleagues. The conference will also include a doctoral consortium, on December 21, 2012, for which a separate announcement will follow.
ISC2012 Call for Papers
We invite individuals who engage in strategic management research to submit paper proposals for possible presentation at the conference.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
A. Strategy formulation and implementation
B. Strategic planning and decision processes
C. Managing risk and uncertainty
D. Strategic control and reward systems
E. Resource development and allocation
F. Knowledge management
G. Internationalization and multinational corporations
H. Strategic alliances and networks
I. Diversification and portfolio strategies
J. Competitive strategy
K. Corporate venturing and entrepreneurship
L. Corporate governance
Submission guidelines
ISC will consider unpublished original paper proposals relating to the above topics of interest. International and global perspectives are encouraged.
Proposals can be conceptual or empirical, quantitative or qualitative.
Published papers or papers that were accepted for publication prior to the submission deadline will not be considered for the conference. We seek to accept a relatively small number of high-quality papers that target top tier academic journals. Submitted papers will go through a double blind review by a panel of several reviewers. Submissions will be evaluated based on their academic rigor, relevance, and contribution to the field of strategic management. Accepted proposals will be assigned to paper sessions or interactive sessions based on this evaluation.
The deadline for online submissions of paper proposals is June 15th, 2012.
Paper proposals, written in English, should clearly identify the research questions and methodology. If available, the main results, implications, and contributions should also be briefly discussed. Paper proposals are limited to 2 pages of text and 1 additional page of references. Use double spacing with 1-inch margins all around and a font size no smaller than 11 pt. The title of your paper must be included in the header of the proposal and should exactly match the title provided in the online submission form.
Please do not include any author identifying information in the proposal. To submit the paper proposal, upload your proposal in a Word or PDF file format to the Submissions Section of the ISC website at: http://www.isc.org.il/ where additional guidelines will be provided. As part of the submission process you will be required to enter your contact details and affiliation, list your co-authors, and select a topic category that best applies to your paper. Presenting authors must be available to present their papers any time during the conference. There will be no changes in the program to accommodate specific time preferences. If the presenting author cannot be available during December 19-21, please don't submit a proposal. An author may be designated as the presenter of only one paper, but can be listed as a co-author of up to 3 papers.
The Submission Section of the ISC website will open in April, 2012 and will be available until June 15, 2012. Notices to authors will be sent in August, 2012, indicating whether the proposed paper has been selected for inclusion in the conference program, and whether it has been accepted to a paper session or an interactive session. Authors of accepted papers will be required to submit a short abstract and the full-length paper (for paper
sessions) by November 1st, 2012. Presenting authors must register to the conference by September 1st, 2012. The conference program, with a detailed schedule of sessions and events will be released in November 2012.
ISC Best Paper Award
Select paper proposals which receive the highest assessment in the review process will be nominated as finalists for the ISC Best Paper Award. The finalists will be asked to submit a full paper for an additional blind-review process by a distinguished panel. The selected winner(s) of the Fiegenbaum Best Paper Award will receive a plaque and a $1,000 cash prize.
The winning paper will be announced in the concluding session of ISC.
Conference format
The conference will start on the morning of December 19th. Papers will be assigned to various session formats based on common themes, scheduled on December 19-20, 2012. Each author whose paper is accepted for presentation in a paper session will be given 15 minutes to present the paper. Following the presentations, designated discussants who have carefully read the papers will present their main comments and provide suggestions for improving the papers and getting them ready for publication. Discussants will also offer an integration of the papers presented in their sessions, which will be followed by questions from and general discussion by the audience. In addition, the conference will feature themed interactive sessions which will offer authors the opportunity to interactively present their papers and discuss them with the audience. The conference will also feature keynote speeches and special sessions to be noted in the conference program.
Doctoral Consortium
ISC will be holding its annual Doctoral Consortium on Friday, December 21st,
2012 from 8AM to 2PM. The coordinators of the consortium are Gary Dushnitsky
(LBS) and Gino Cattani (NYU). Faculty facilitators include: Sydney Finkelstein (Dartmouth), Henrich Greve (INSEAD), Zur Shapira (NYU), Ezra Zukerman (MIT), and others TBA. The ISC Doctoral Consortium is most valuable to Ph.D. candidates interested in conducting leading-edge research and teaching in Strategy and related areas. The consortium will address key issues in academic life such as current and future themes in strategy, thesis development, and getting published in top journals, among other issues.
Doctoral students in the proposal/dissertation stage will have the opportunity to present their research, and receive feedback, in a thesis development workshop. Doctoral students who do not wish to present their research are still invited to apply to the doctoral consortium; however, preference will be given to more advanced students. The application deadline for students wishing to present their work is July 1st, 2012. The application deadline for students wishing to attend without presentation is November 1st, 2012. Only electronic applications will be considered. For further information about the consortium, and to apply, please visit the consortium website at: Doctoral Consortium Webpage.
Students attending the doctoral consortium must register to the Israel Strategy Conference. Student discount rates apply. An additional 50% discount will be offered to students presenting at the Thesis Development Workshop. For further questions, please contact Gary Dushnitsky at gdushnitsky@london.edu or Gino Cattani at gcattani@stern.nyu.edu.
Conference location and accommodation
ISC2012 will be held at Tel Aviv University, in Tel Aviv. Two conference hotels will offer special rates to attendees. Complimentary transportation will be available between these hotels and Tel Aviv University.
1. Shalom Hotel & Relax Tel Aviv, 216 Hayarkon St. Tel Aviv; Tel:
+972-3-5425555, Fax: +972-3-7608920, Webpage:
http://www.atlas.co.il/shalom-hotel-tel-aviv/
2. Tal Hotel Tel Aviv, 287 Hayarkon St. Tel Aviv; Tel: +972-3-5425555,
Fax: +972-3-7608920, Webpage:
http://www.atlas.co.il/tal-hotel-tel-aviv/
Special rates will be available to registered attendees until November 11, 2012. Availability is limited, so you are advised to reserve your room early. Hotel reservation forms and additional information will be available on the ISC website in April.
ISC is a family friendly conference!
The timing before Christmas, combined with Israel's warm weather and tourist attractions, is perfect for bringing your family to Israel. To make the conference more enjoyable to all involved, ISC will offer excursions to family members during the conference. These excursions will be offered at net cost and require advance registration.
Conference registration
Registration to the conference will open on August 2012. Attendees are advised to register early. Please visit the ISC website to register:
http://www.isc.org.il/. Payment instructions will be posted on this website.
The conference registration fee is as follows:
Early registration fee: NIS 500 (approximately €100/$135)
Early registration fee for students: NIS 400
Late registration fee: NIS 600
Late registration fee for students: NIS 500
Early registration fee is accepted by November 1st, 2012. Late registration fee will be applicable after November 1st, 2012 and on-site. Attendees are nevertheless advised to register online by November 1st. Students must present valid student ID upon admission to the conference. Additional fees apply for those registering to the social events and family trips.
Conference co-organizers
Barak Aharonson (Tel Aviv University) – aharonson@post.tau.ac.il Niron Hashai (Hebrew University) – nironH@huji.ac.il Dovev Lavie (Technion) – dlavie@ie.technion.ac.il Amir Sasson (BI, Norwegian Business School) – amir.sasson@bi.no
Advisory committee
Gary Dushnitsky (London Business School) – gdushnitsky@london.edu Shmuel Ellis (Tel Aviv University) – sellis@post.tau.ac.il Zur Shapira (New York University) – zshapira@stern.nyu.edu Ithai Stern (Northwestern University) – i-stern@kellogg.northwestern.edu Gabriel Szulanski (INSEAD) – gabriel.szulanski@insead.edu
For additional information, visit the ISC website at http://www.isc.org.il/ or contact one of the conference co-organizers at info@isc.org.il.
We look forward to seeing you in Tel Aviv, Israel!
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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
2012 Offshoring Research Network International Conference: The Global Sourcing of Innovation - Deadline Extension to 19 March 2012
This Call for papers is soliciting proposals for plenary sessions and for research papers, research case studies and teaching cases. Participation in the conference and workshop is limited to a maximum of 80 attendees. Every effort will be made to extend invitations on the basis of balancing seniority, range of research topics, and practitioners. The design and organization of the conference is intended to maximize interaction and exchange of ideas among the participants.
Deadlines for submitting proposals has been extended.
Participants who wish to present their research at the conference are invited to submit an extended abstract (in PDF) not exceeding 1.000 words (all included) through the conference website www.ornconference2012.org, no later than March 19th 2012 .
In addition to individual paper submissions, panel proposals informing one of the five key themes may be submitted. Panels are complete sessions organized as a single submission by the panel chair. Panels may have a variety of formats (e.g. roundtables with no formal papers, professional development workshops).
All submissions will be peer reviewed and the conference organizing committee will select the papers/panels considering their novelty, academic quality and relation to the theme of the conference. The decision of paper acceptance will be communicated by April 16th 2012.
Please excuse any cross-postings.
Arie, Stephan, Silvia, Carine and Lucia
Dr. Silvia Massini
Reader in Economics and Management of Innovation
Head of Innovate & Sustain Group
Director, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR)
Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
Booth Street West, Manchester M15 6PB
Phone: +44 (0)161 306 8794
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 7143
Email: silvia.massini@mbs.ac.uk
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Hello,
South Asian Journal of Global Business Research is accepting papers for its 2012/2013 issues. Please see the Call for Papers below:
South Asian Journal of Global Business Research
We are pleased to invite submission of individual papers, research insights and reviews for the South Asian Journal of Global Business Research (SAJGBR) for its 2012/2013 issues.
SAJGBR Mission and Coverage
The mission of SAJGBR is to advance theoretical and empirical knowledge of business issues facing multinational and local organizations of South Asia and South Asian diaspora. We are committed to providing a unified platform to publish research that links scholarly communities in South Asia with the rest of the world. We are open to all empirical methods including qualitative, quantitative and mixed approaches. To be published in SAJGBR, a manuscript must use one or more South Asian countries as the context of its study. We use The World Bank definition of South Asia [available at: www.worldbank.org] which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Editorial Criteria:
SAJGBR is multidisciplinary in scope. We accept submissions in any of the business fields-Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing and Technology-and are open to other disciplines that enhance understanding of international business activity, including anthropology, political science, psychology and sociology, etc. However, authors must clearly underline how their study relates to the advancement of international business theory and/or practice. We are especially interested in manuscripts that integrate theories and concepts taken from different fields and disciplines.
We aim to publish high quality research articles, policy reviews, book reviews, country/practitioner/personal perspectives, conference reflections and commentaries , which contribute to the scholarly and managerial understanding of contemporary South Asian businesses and diaspora. We encourage authors to study relevance of mainstream theories or practices in their fields of interest, critique and offer fresh insights on South Asian businesses and diaspora, as well contribute to the development of new theories.
Paper Types:
Scholarly Paper: Scholarly paper refers to a manuscript that is innovative, insightful, interesting and makes important theoretical and/or empirical contribution. It should clearly articulate a compelling business issue, be embedded in strong, theoretical and rigorous methodological frameworks, and clearly apply the research, practice and/or policy insights derived from the South Asian context to broader international business theory and/or practice. Authors should also emphasize potential research, practice and/or policy implications. It should be presented within an 8000 word limit.
Country Perspective: The country perspective should focus on one business topic as practiced in one or more South Asian countries. It should be presented as a scholarly contribution and cite critical sources related to the chosen topic and also describe the methodology used to collect data. It should be presented within an 8000 word limit.
Policy Review: The policy review discusses the impact of economic or social policies on the business environment within South Asia. It does not have to be primary research; however, it should develop original and thought provoking critiques of policies within individual (or a group of) countries in the South Asian region. It should be presented within an 8000 word limit.
Conference Reflection: The conference reflection refers to documentation of personal experience of attending a conference. It should relate back to business issues in South Asia. It is not treated as a scholarly contribution, however, attempts should be made to provide a methodology framework or analysis that guided the author's documentation. It should be presented within a 4000 word limit.
CEO Perspective: An interview with the founder/CEO/president that engages in business within South Asia or a South Asian country with multinational outreach. The CEO Perspective is opinion based. It provides industry leaders' view related to a specific business issue that relates to South Asia and offers insights into challenges and opportunities in doing business in South Asia and abroad. It may highlight the role that an entrepreneur is playing. Since this is a perspective piece, care must be taken to ask interesting, relevant and thought-provoking questions that should be original to capture a useful contribution. It should be presented within a 4000 word limit.
Book Review: The book review should be related to a book that focuses upon South Asian business issues in general and covers at least one South Asian country. Authors of the Review should highlight the relevance and significance of the selected book as it connects to the study of South Asian business. It should be presented within a 1500 word limit.
Special Issue: The special issue paper should relate to a cutting-edge, innovative topic within international business theory and/or practice that relates to South Asia as defined by the mission and objective of SAJGBR. Fortune at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) Revisited will be published in 2012/2013. Guest Editors: Dr. Shaista E. Khilji and Dr. Vipin Gupta.
Editorial team is diverse and global:
Founding Editor-in-Chief: Shaista E. Khilji (The George Washington University, USA)
Senior Editor (Management): Naresh Khatri (University of Missouri, USA)
Associate Editor (Marketing): Sajid Khan (American University, Sharjah, UAE)
Associate Editor (Finance/ Accounting/ Economics): Shrimal Perera (Monash University, Australia)
Associate Editor (Finance/ Accounting/ Economics): Laurens Swinkels (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Book Review Editor: Keith Jackson (University of London, UK)
Book Review Editor: Pramila Rao (Marymount University, USA)
Managing Editor: Qaisar Abbas (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan)
Submission guidelines and further information
Please submit all papers to: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sajgbr by March 20th.
Please e-mail sajgbr@emeraldinsight.com for additional inquiries.
For full author submission guidelines and editorial team details see: www.emeraldinsight.com/sajgbr.htm
SAJGBR is published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Candice Matthews
Doctoral Student and Research Assistant
Department of Human and Organizational Learning
Graduate School of Education and Human Development
The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA
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Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies collection is awarding $1000 (USD) to the author/s of the best teaching case submitted as part of this international competition.
If you have business and management cases with a focus on emerging economies, that you have tried and tested in class, why not enter them into this competition? You could potentially:
- Win the cash prize.
- Share your case with other educators around the globe. If your case is selected for publication, it will be read and used by your peers in universities around the world. Your case will enrich the teaching and learning experience of educators and students internationally.
Submissions are to be made via ScholarOne to the 'International Competition Issue'. Authors are invited to follow the EEMCS author guidelines and are required to submit their case study, teaching notes and consent to publish form to the 'International Competition Issue'. Submissions which are not flagged up as being part of the International Competition Issue will not be eligible for the prize.
Relevant submissions will enter into the review process and authors will receive feedback about their work. Winner/s will be announced at the end of June 2012.
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Selected cases will be published in the Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies and will enjoy international dissemination and wide readership and usage.
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Warm Greetings, OBTS Colleagues!
If you are planning to attend the OBTC Teaching Conference for Management Educators at Brock University this year, please consider attending the OB T-Group as a pre-conference professional development activity. All attendees are enthusiastically invited, but we'd like to issue a special invitation to those who are new to OBTC and to doctoral students to participate.
Participation is an excellent way to make connections with members of the OBTS community. Some T-group participants attend their first pre-conference T-group as doctoral students; some attend as newcomers to the OBTC conference; and some more senior faculty attend periodically because it continues to be an invaluable developmental experience for them. No matter why one participates, the T-group experience has allowed a great many members of OBTS to develop lasting friendships with colleagues who have been supportive over the years, both professionally and personally.
What is a T-Group? It is facilitated experiential learning, focused on the here and now, in an unstructured small group setting.
While the T-group was invented in the 1940's, the T-group, as a learning technology, has adapted to the demands of the modern world and today is still a unique, vibrant, powerful learning structure. T-groups are double loop learning in action.* Learning comes from analysis of participants' own experience, including feelings, reactions, perception and behavior. A T-group is usually the most significant part of a learning laboratory design that includes brief theory presentations and experiential exercises.
Quality teaching depends on the ability to interact effectively with others, to have sufficient emotional awareness and competence to handle difficult interpersonal situations, and to create emotional intimacy - all of which are skills you can develop in the OB T-Group.
The OB T-Group has been an OBTC pre-conference activity for the past 22 years. This year's OB T-Group will take place immediately prior to OBTC, from 6:00 pm on Sunday, June 17 to 3:00 pm on Wednesday June 20.
T-group technology is at the foundation of organizational development and management education. Its chief limitation lies in that it is very difficult to train persons in its effective and responsible usage. OBTS has among its members a few who are excellent T-group facilitators and are willing to provide this service to the OB T-group with no remuneration and out of dedication to their field. This year the facilitators will be Esther Hamilton and Bill Torbert.
The founder and Dean of the OB T-Group is Esther Hamilton. She has facilitated T-Groups for the NTL Institute for the Applied Behavioral Sciences for years, is a former JME editor and OBTS Board member, received a 1994 David L. Bradford Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in 2000 she won the national OBTS Distinguished Educator Award. In 2009 she was honored as an OBTS Fellow. In 1985, she received the William Jerome Arnold Best Paper Award from the Academy of Management. She received her doctorate from Harvard and taught at Northeastern U. and the Naval Postgraduate School. Then, at Pepperdine University, she was a tenured, full Professor of Organizational Behavior and Management, receiving their 1994 Distinguished Educator Award.
William Torbert is Professor of Management Emeritus of the Carroll School of Management at Boston College as of July 2008. He earlier served as the school's Graduate Dean and Director of the Ph.D. Program in Organizational Transformation. He taught at Yale, Southern Methodist University, and Harvard prior to joining the Boston College faculty in 1978. He won the Outstanding Professor Award at SMU in 1972, in 1989 won second place nationally as Distinguished Educator in OB, and in 1991 won the first Carroll School MBA Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award. Bill received a Ph.D in Administrative Sciences from Yale University, holding a Danforth Graduate Fellowship during his graduate years.
You can register and pay for the OB T-Group at the OBTC website (www.OBTC.org ).
The cost for the T-group is $495. There will be a $50 discount for registration by April 1 by inputting the coupon code TGROUP2012. That cost figure includes the T-group, housing in a single room (sharing a bathroom with one other) and meals. That is truly a bargain when you consider that a comparable NTL T-group (called a Human Interaction Lab) costs $3300 for tuition alone plus hotel, meals, and travel. Please note that the cost of the T-group is in addition to the cost for registering for OBTC.
In addition to registering and paying online, registration with the OB T-group requires you to go to the OB T-Group link on the web page, download our online, in-house registration form, and email it to Esther Hamilton, OB T-group Dean, esteken@aol.com and to Vanessa Druskat, OB T-group Administrator, vanessa.druscat@unh.edu.
Do not hesitate to contact the OB T-group Administrator with any questions:
Vanessa Druskat, OB T-group Administrator, Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire; Mobile Phone: 603-285-3227; Home Phone:
603-659-2916; Email: vanessa.druscat@unh.edu
Remember, space in the OB T-Group is limited, especially this year when we will only hold one T-group. We can almost fill the OB T-group now with the people who have firmly expressed their intention to register as soon as online registration was available. If you are interested, don't wait!
You are only assured of a place in the group if you register on the website (a process over which we have no control), and send in our online, in-house registration form.
*For a discussion of T-Groups as double-loop learning, see Ed Batista's essay entitled, 'T-Groups, Feedback and Double-Loop Learning' at:
http://edbatista.typepad.com/edbatista/page/9/
See you at the T-group and OBTC!!!
Warm regards,
Vanessa Druskat and Esther Hamilton
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Good afternoon -
I would like to personally invite you and your university to participate in the Entrepreneurship Education Project - a longitudinal grassroots effort to understand the impact of entrepreneurship education on undergraduate students' motivational processes and eventual career choices and performance. Currently, we have roughly 300+ schools from over 60 countries participating in the project, and we would welcome you into our growing community. Some important specifics in terms of what I would be asking and the benefits you could receive:
Project Steps:
1. Complete a short survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ented to gather information about various aspects of your university. Toward the end of this survey, please indicate "yes" to the question whether you're participating in the Entrepreneurship Education Project (if you choose to participate) as the subsequent questions will help me develop a unique survey for your students.
2. I would create a unique survey for your students, then I would ask you to invite as many undergraduate students from across campus as possible to participate - entrepreneurship students, business students not engaged in entrepreneurship, non-business students engaged in entrepreneurship, and non-business students not engaged in entrepreneurship. Bottom line is the more students we can get to participate from as many corners of the university, the more robust our data and findings will be, because we just do not know where tomorrow's entrepreneurs are studying today!
From there, I will take over in terms of all project logistics.
Benefits:
1. After data collection closes at your university, I will release the entire dataset to you (currently there are roughly 20,000 student responses with many, many more anticipated). I encourage collaborators to do just that - collaborate on research projects. The only "rule" with the data is that if you want to use data from another school, you obtain permission (or better yet, collaborate) from the contact at that university.
2. You become a linked in member of a community of hundreds of entrepreneurship educators around the world who are all very interested in enhancing the experiences of our students in our classrooms and across our campuses.
I invite you to visit our website at www.entrepeduc.org for more information, or ask me any questions you may have.
Thank you for your time, and I hope you and/or your colleagues at your university will consider participating in this effort to help us collectively improve entrepreneurship education.
Best
Doan
Dr. Doan Winkel
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Illinois State University
Campus Mailbox 5580
Normal, IL 61790
(309) 438-2736
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Job Positions
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Position Announcement
Assistant Professor of Innovation Management, Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University
The Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, invites applications for a tenure-track position in the area of Innovation or Technology Management. The position is at the Assistant Professor level in the Innovation Management Unit of the Department of Management of Technology and Innovation. The new assistant professor is invited to join the unit in September 2012.
The Innovation Management Unit
The Innovation Management Unit consists of six faculty and several PhD students and postdocs. The unit ranks amongst the top in innovation management in Europe in terms of its research productivity and impact. Faculty has published in journals such as Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Research Policy, Harvard Business Review, amongst others. The unit offers bachelor courses, its own pre-experience master program in innovation management, as well as post-experience executive programs in innovation and technology management. In addition, the department contributes to the Rotterdam School of Management's MPhil and PhD programs.
Your profile
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
- a doctorate degree;
- the potential to build a record of excellence in both research and teaching;
- a pipeline of submitted papers in high ranked, peer-reviewed journals;
- a passionate researcher and teacher;
- experience and affinity with teaching in the area of Innovation Management;
- experience and willingness to work in a multi-disciplinary academic environment;
- fluency in English.
Preference will be given to candidates whose work is at the core of the field of innovation management. We would especially like to invite women to apply for this vacancy.
Conditions
The salary is competitive with benefits such as a contribution to moving costs, health care premiums, and commuting allowance. Substantial tax benefits apply to non-Dutch citizens, conditional on permission granted by the Dutch Tax Office.
The School
The Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is a top-ranked international business school renowned for its groundbreaking research in sustainable business practice and for the development of future global business leaders. RSM is consistently ranked amongst the top 10 business schools in Europe; it has a research ranking of 3rd in Europe, with its full-time and executive MBA programs ranked in the top 30 world-wide, and its international CEMS MSc Program ranked 2nd in Europe.
For further information regarding,
- RSM, Erasmus University: www.rsm.nl
- Department of Management of Technology and Innovation:
http://www.rsm.nl/research/management-of-technology-innovation/
- The research environment at RSM: www.erim.nl.
Applications
Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, a current vita, a recent paper, and the contact details of three references to prof. dr. ir. Jan van den Ende, Professor of innovation and technology management, jende@rsm.nl. The position search will continue until the position is filled, but interested candidates are encouraged to apply by April 1, 2012. For further information about the position, please contact Jan van den Ende (jende@rsm.nl).
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands. It is vibrantly international, accommodating some 600,000 people (1.2 million in the greater metropolitan area) from 160 different nationalities. Its landscape is modern, with high rising towers and creative architecture. In addition to being an important business and logistics hub, the city also has a very strong cultural, restaurant, and entertainment scene. Rotterdam is the gateway to Europe, and Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam, and many other great destinations can be all reached in a few hours or less.
| Jan van den Ende
Professor of Management of Technology and Innovation |
Rotterdam School of Management, T10-53
Erasmus University
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 10 408 2299
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TITLE: Dear Colleague Letter - Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES), Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SES) SBE 12-002
Employment Opportunity
The Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) announces a
nationwide search for senior researchers to serve as Program
Directors. Formal consideration of interested applications will begin March 1 and will continue until selections are made. While we are interested in a variety of experts that span the Division's
multidisciplinary scope, we anticipate two specific areas of need,
with the following desired start dates:
* Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS) (Summer 2012) seeks a scholar with broad expertise in areas of: judgment and decision making, decision analysis, behavioral economics, management science, or societal and public policy decision making. Successful
candidates will have research expertise that advances our fundamental understanding of decision-making. Applicants must have
a Ph.D. or equivalent experience, plus six or more years of
successful research, research administration, and/or managerial
experience pertinent to the position.
* Science of Organizations (SoO) (Spring or Summer 2012) seeks a
scholar with training in social or economic science including (but
not limited to): organizational theory, behavior, sociology or
economics; business policy and strategy; entrepreneurship; managerial and organizational cognition; or technology and innovation management. Successful candidates will have research expertise that advances our fundamental understanding of how organizations develop, form and operate. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience, plus six or more years of successful research, research administration, and/or managerial experience pertinent to the position.
For additional information about the above programs, please see
[1]http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=SES
Applicants must be familiar with a broad spectrum of social and
economic sciences research community, as well as with the issues being addressed in the field. The position requires effective oral and
written communication skills, and familiarity with NSF programs and
activities is highly desirable. The incumbent is expected to work
effectively both individually within the specific NSF program and as a
member of crosscutting and interactive teams. The incumbent must also
demonstrate a capability to work across government agencies to promote
NSF activities and to leverage program funds through interagency
collaborations.
The position may be filled with one of the following appointment alternatives:
Intergovernmental Personnel Assignment (IPA) Act: Individuals eligible for an IPA assignment with a Federal agency include employees of State and local government agencies or institutions of higher education,Indian tribal governments, and other eligible organizations ininstances where such assignments would be of mutual benefit to the organizations involved. Initial assignments under IPA provisions may be made for a period up to two years, with a possible extension for up to an additional two-year period. The individual remains an employee of the home institution and NSF provides the negotiated funding toward the assignee's salary and benefits. Initial IPA assignments are made for a one-year period and may be extended by mutual agreement.
Visiting Scientist Appointment: Appointment to this position will be made under the Excepted Authority of the NSF Act. Visiting Scientists are on non-paid leave status from their home institution and placed on the NSF payroll. NSF withholds Social Security taxes and pays the home institution's contributions to maintain retirement and fringe benefits (i.e., health benefits and life insurance), either directly to the home institution or to the carrier. Appointments are usually made for a one-year period and may be extended for an additional year by mutual agreement.
Temporary Excepted Service Appointment: Appointment to this position will be made under the Excepted Authority of the NSF Act. Candidates who do not have civil service or reinstatement eligibility will not obtain civil service status if selected. Candidates currently in the competitive service will be required to waive competitive civil service rights if selected. Usual civil service benefits (retirement, health benefits, and life insurance) are applicable for appointments
of more than one year. Temporary appointments may not exceed three years.
For additional information on NSF's rotational programs, please see "Programs for Scientists, Engineers, and Educators" on the NSF website at: [2]http://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps/.
How to Apply: Applicants should indicate within their cover letter and subject line of the email, which Program they are applying to.
Please submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae to [3]khenders@nsf.gov.
NSF IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO EMPLOYING A HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR NATION
References
1. http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=SES
2. http://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps/
3. mailto:khenders@nsf.gov
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As part of a major school-wide drive, the MSM Group at Warwick Business School (WBS) is looking to recruit multiple colleagues in Strategic Management and International Business. We are an open and friendly group with a range of research interests. Members of the group publish their work in the leading journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Organization Science and Strategic Management Journal. More information on the group can be found here:
http://www.wbs.ac.uk/faculty/subjects/msm.cfm.
Further information, including details of the application procedure, can be found online at wbs.ac.uk/go/recruit.
For informal enquiries please contact the head of the group, Kamel
Mellahi: Kamel.Mellahi@wbs.ac.uk.
Candidates interested in professorial positions who wish to make informal confidential enquiries are also welcome to contact The Dean of WBS, Professor Mark Taylor. TheDean@wbs.ac.uk
For the position of Professor, you will enjoy an international reputation as a leader in your field and have a strong record of publishing in the world's top research journals. For the position of Associate Professor, you will have several years experience in a business school environment or equivalent, have demonstrated the ability to publish consistently in leading research journals and show the potential for promotion to Professor. For the position of Assistant Professor, you will be at or near the completion of your doctoral studies, have an outstanding academic record and show clear promise of developing a top business school career.
WBS is an elite, research-led, triple-accredited university-based business school with an excellent portfolio of world-class programmes, ranked by the Financial Times in January 2012 as among the global top thirty and European top ten business schools.
Following the appointment of a new Dean in 2010, WBS has pursued a vigorous and ambitious strategy to push the School forward, including hiring over thirty new academic staff, obtaining major research funding, developing a new and outstanding Behavioural Science research and teaching group, forming innovative strategic partnerships with world-class organisations such as the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Design Council, and updating and extending our teaching programmes to respond to the needs of business, industry, government and society. We are continuing our search for top-flight talent to join our outstanding faculty and help us achieve our ambitious targets.
Dr. Michael J. Mol
Associate Professor in Strategic Management Warwick Business School
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TIM Division List Serve Manager
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