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Vol. 4, No. 21 (September 27, 2007)


Table of Contents:

- General Announcements

- Symposia and Other Annual Meeting Information

- Call for Submissions

- Book (Journal) Announcements

- Position Announcements

- Research Discussions (Grant Information)



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- General Announcements:

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Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

This is just a quick reminder that the deadline for the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program is approaching quickly. The deadline for the 2007-2008 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program is 5:30 PM Pacific Time on Monday, October 1, 2007.

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (the Foundation) supports doctoral students through the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program. The Foundation typically awards up to 15 Dissertation Fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A. or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship. This competitive program is open to students seeking doctoral degrees from accredited U.S. institutions of higher education. This program is intended for students who are in the process of formulating their dissertation proposals as well as doctoral candidates with recently approved dissertation proposals. It is expected that applicants will complete the dissertation by the conclusion of the 2008-2009 academic year.

For the complete request for proposals including submission guidelines, please visit http://www.kauffman.org/dissertationfellowship/. Questions regarding the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program should be directed to Dave Kaiser at dkaiser@kauffman.org.
Dave Kaiser
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2046
Phone: 816.932.1257
Fax: 816.751.6867
dkaiser@kauffman.org
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Join the Discussion on the Impact of Business School Research

The Academy of Management has long been a facilitator of discussion regarding the impact of research conducted by faculty within business schools. In fact, several recent editions of the Academy of Management Journal have included articles regarding the process and relevance of academic research.

It is in the spirit of this discussion that AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business invites comments from all Academy members regarding its recently released Report of the AACSB International Impact of Research Task Force – Draft for Comments, and particularly the report’s recommendations for increasing the overall value and visibility of business school research. Feedback received prior to October 31, 2007 will inform the AACSB Board of Directors as it develops a plan of action related to this issue of great significance to both academics and practitioners. The report is available for download and comment at www.aacsb.edu/research.

Bret
Bret Hilton
Technical Support
Academy of Management at Pace University
P.O. Box 3020
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510-8020
Phone: (914) 923-2607
Fax: (914) 923-2615
E-Mail: bhilton@aom.pace.edu
http://www.aomonline.org

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From: Lenore Kinne kinnel1@NKU.EDU

I'd like to let you know about a unique professional development opportunity, The Collaboration's November 16-17, 2007, conference, "Deep
Learning: Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity, Creativity, and Engagement in College.

With two outstanding plenary speakers and more than 30 pre-conference and concurrent sessions, this conference focuses on one of the most critical issues in higher education today-student engagement and success. You'll learn about current research and best practices in plenary sessions led by:


¨ Ken Bain, Vice Provost for Instruction and Director of the Teaching
and Learning Center, Montclair State University, and author of What
The Best College Teachers Do (Harvard University Press, 2004)

¨ Jeanette Norden, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology,
Vanderbilt University, and one of the award-winning instructors
featured in Ken Bain's book


With so many sessions to choose from-including a conversation on best practices with Ken Bain and Jeanette Norden-the conference provides a breadth and depth of topics with something for everyone. Please consider joining The Collaboration for this exciting conference and pass along an invitation to your colleagues that share an interest in improving teaching and learning.

The conference brochure can be found at www.collab.org and the deadline for Early Bird registrations is October 23.


Tim Barrett
Program Director
The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching & Learning
2356 University Avenue West
Suite 230
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: (651) 646-6166
Fax: (651) 646-3162
Email: tbarrett@collab.org
Web: www.collab.org

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Commensurately with the growth in our faculty in strategy and entrepreneurship at Georgia Tech, we are growing our PhD program. Please be so kind and pass on the information below to any potentially interested student.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Strategic Management at Georgia Tech

The Strategic Management area at Georgia Tech’s College of Management (COM)
seeks Qualified Applicants for their Ph.D. program

Have you ever thought about getting a Ph.D.? A doctoral degree qualifies you to pursue an academic career as a researcher and educator. An academic career provides not only tremendous intellectual freedom, but makes it possible to work with bright people throughout your life. You really can make a difference through the scholarly research you create, and the lives you shape through your teaching. The life style is great, and the pay is good! Frequently, Ph.D. graduates’ starting salary range from $100K to $150K, depending on placement, which is largely determined by performance in the doctoral program. Moreover, the job market for Strategy Ph.D.s has been strong, and in recent years more positions have been available than candidates pursuing jobs. Thus, it is not surprising that the position of a university professor is frequently ranked as one of the most desirable jobs in the world.

Why in Strategic Management? As the integrative discipline in business management, strategy is both interesting and fun. The unifying element of strategy research is driven by answering the question of why do some firms outperform their competitors? To answer this critical question, researchers draw on different disciplines, such as economics and sociology, to study the critical roles that managers, technologies, and business relationships play in determining why some companies do better than others.

Why at Georgia Tech? GT’s Ph.D. program is strongly research oriented, and emphasizes the early involvement of our students in research projects with world-wide leading faculty. The Ph.D. program places significant weight on learning outside the classroom. Given the small size of the program, the tutorial-mentor model is the primary educational approach employed. Thus, doctoral students experience significant attention and support by a diverse set of world-class faculty.

At Georgia Tech, the study of strategic management is interdisciplinary and integrative; providing focus in the areas of technology and innovation management, entrepreneurship, and international management. The Strategic Management area represents a strong community of active researchers pursuing a wide variety of interests. See http://mgt.gatech.edu/fac_research/acad_areas/stg_mgt.html for more information.

Current strategy Ph.D. students are very successful. They have published in leading research journals (e.g., Industrial and Corporate Change and Organization Science), and research has been included in the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. Current students have presented research at prestigious conferences held in the U.S. and Europe like the Academy of Management Meetings, Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference (ACAC), Roundtable for Engineering Entrepreneurship Research (REER), Strategic Management Society Conference, and the Technology Transfer Society (T2S) Conference. They have been included in by-invitation-only conferences and invited to present research at places like the Harvard Business School, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. A current student has won a competitive Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship and College of Management Teaching Award. Another student holds one of the coveted Presidential Fellowships.

Here is what some current Ph.D. students have to say about Georgia Tech’s Ph.D. program in strategic management:

• I selected the Georgia Tech Ph.D. program in Strategic Management over several others because I found good synergy between my research interests and those of the faculty in the program here. The strategy faculty has a strong commitment to fields such as innovation, high technology, international issues and entrepreneurship. The multi-disciplinary approach is encouraged through a variety of classroom settings and research activities.
• The program in strategy is has a strong research emphasis in innovation, which is unique among all the top management Ph.D. programs. After spending a year, I am impressed by the academic atmosphere here: there is around-the-clock hard-work going on in every corner of this brand-new building, but there is fun among us as we enjoy life, and there is frequent cooperation between faculty from different departments, and there is a culture that encourages students and faculty to work together closely.
• Many new Ph.D. students are concerned about finding a faculty member whose research interests overlap with their own. I have found that at Georgia Tech, this concern is mitigated both by the faculty’s breadth of research interests and willingness to help young researchers.
• The Georgia Tech Ph.D. program has encouraged my intellectual growth and provided a challenging environment in which to learn how to be a successful faculty member at a top-level research university.
• There exists a rare balance in the Ph.D. program at Georgia Tech between allowing young researchers the freedom to explore their own interests and giving them the guidance to create exemplary research.
• Faculty are very supportive in developing each student's research ability.
• At the end of my 3rd year, I am confident I have made a good choice for my doctoral study. The research active faculty are approachable and willing to work on joint projects with Ph.D. students. I have already had several opportunities to present papers at academic conferences both domestically and abroad.

The COM at Georgia Tech is the home of an NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training program, Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER, see http://tiger.gatech.edu/), as well as a US Department of Education funded Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER, see http://www.ciber.gatech.edu/). Additional information about Georgia Tech’s COM and its faculty is available at: http://mgt.gatech.edu/ The Strategic Management area represents a strong community of active researchers pursuing a diversity of interests (See http://mgt.gatech.edu/fac_research/acad_areas/stg_mgt.html for more information). The strategy area at Georgia Tech hosts and co-sponsors leading annual research conferences like the Roundtable for Engineering Entrepreneurship Research (REER) and the Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference (ACAC), which provide an opportunity to mingle with world-wide leading scholars in entrepreneurship and strategy.

How do I finance the program, and how do I apply? If admitted to the program, we’ll pay you to go to school to get your degree! Your tuition will be waived, and you’ll received a stipend, etc. Application deadline is January 15th for admission the following fall semester (August 15th). All relevant financial information, including the application package is online at http://mgt.gatech.edu/programs/phd.html?link=left_info_for The strategy area will consider applicants that took either the GMAT or the GRE.

Contact the strategy Ph.D. coordinator, Professor Frank T. Rothaermel at frank.rothaermel@mgt.gatech.edu for any remaining questions.

More About Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech’s College of Management is, when considering all business schools, ranked 25th by U.S. News & World Report and top 50 by Business Week, and 15th in Forbes among public schools. The College of Management is housed in a new, state of the art $55million facility, which is part of the $260 million building complex of Technology Square in midtown Atlanta, in addition to Georgia Tech’s Business School, the GT Conference Center and Hotel, the Global Learning Center, the Economic Development Institute, and the Advanced Technology and Development Center (ADTC), one of the leading incubators in the United States.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (http://www.gatech.edu) is one of the nation’s top research universities, distinguished by its commitment to improving the human condition through advanced science and technology. Georgia Tech’s campus occupies 400 acres in the heart of the city of Atlanta, where more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive a focused, technologically based education. Georgia Tech consistently ranks among U.S. News & World Report's top ten public universities in the United States (7th in the 2007 survey). In a world that increasingly turns to technology for solutions, Georgia Tech is using innovative teaching and advanced research to define the technological university of the 21st century.

About Atlanta: Atlanta, home to over 4 million people, is the 9th largest metropolitan area in the US, and one of the fastest growing cities. It serves as cultural and economic hub of the southeastern U.S., with world-class shopping, outstanding restaurants, and five professional sports teams. Compared to other large cities, Atlanta offers a lower cost of living and excellent weather. About 120,000 companies have operations here, and Atlanta is 3rd in the list of cities with the most Fortune 500 Headquarters. Atlanta is home to corporate giants like Home Depot, Coca-Cola, CNN, Newell Rubbermaid, UPS, Georgia-Pacific, Equifax, and Delta Air Lines. Atlanta is one of the top 10 places for business and careers (by Forbes) and one of the top 25 U.S. cities for entrepreneurs (Entrepreneur magazine and Dun & Bradstreet). Atlanta’s international airport, the world’s busiest, makes Georgia Tech readily accessible to any part of the world – 80% of the U.S. population is within a two-hour flight. Atlanta is also one of the top 5 U.S. cities for singles (by Forbes), one of the top 40 cities for families (by Child.com), and the #1 city for African-Americans (by Black Enterprise magazine). For more information, see www.atlanta.net/movinghere/index.asp.


Frank T. Rothaermel [http://mgt.gatech.edu/rothaermel]
Sloan Industry Studies Fellow
Associate Professor of Strategy
College of Management
Georgia Institute of Technology
800 West Peachtree St, NW
Atlanta, GA 30308-1149

Tel. 404-385-5108
FAX 404-894-6030
frank.rothaermel@mgt.gatech.edu
SSRN Author's Site: http://ssrn.com/author=391625

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- Symposia and Other Annual Meeting Information

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For the very first time at the 2008 Annual Meeting, the Academy of Management will reserve time during the PDW program for a select group of All Academy PDWs. These All Academy PDWs should address the theme of the 2008 meeting, The Questions We Ask". These PDWs should be of broad interests to the Academy membership. The purpose for these All Academy PDWs is to challenge you to submit proposals which will stimulate the audience and engage them to think and act in new ways.
Please note that All Academy PDWs do NOT go through the Academy divisions or interest groups. If you have ideas for All Academy PDWs, please communicate these in writing to the All Academy PDW Chair, Dianna Stone at shashcub1@satx.rr.com as soon as possible, and NO LATER than November 15, 2007.
In your email please make sure to include a description of the workshop, the format of the workshop, and the participants that you have in mind. If deemed acceptable, a full proposal must be submitted to Dianna Stone at shashcub1@satx.rr.com by December 3, 2007.
Dianna L. Stone
Dianna Stone [Dianna.Stone@UTSA.EDU]
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PDWs (Professional Development Workshops) for our 2008 meeting in Anaheim, California run on an earlier schedule than the regular program, and we want to make sure everybody is well aware of this.

TIM PDWs have been very successful in the past, so please consider submitting a proposal for 2008.

Interested in joining a team that is forming a cross-division PDW: Consider both the general announcement from the Academy of Management Technical Support and the research discussion(s) in this newsletter for possibilities.

The deadline for PDW online submissions is November 15th – please mark this date in your calendar! You will be receiving a formal call for PDW proposals from the AOM Office,

Fernando will be receiving your PDW submissions. Do not hesitate to contact him if you have any questions.

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION MANAGEMENT (TIM) Fernando Suarez, Boston University, suarezf@bu.edu

2008 TIM Division Professional Development Workshops: Call for Proposals

The TIM Division seeks innovative proposals for its pre-conference Professional Development Workshops (PDWs) at the Academy of Management’s annual meeting at Anaheim (August 2008). The "The Questions We Ask” conference theme is relevant to the fast-changing nature of technology and well suited to the diverse expertise and interests of the TIM Division members. We hope that the TIM PDW sessions will explore the many dimensions of this theme.

PDW sessions are attractive venues for those hoping to explore cutting edge issues since they have longer time-frames than other Academy sessions, have flexible formats, and tend to enhance interaction among participants. The PDW sessions are usually held between Friday afternoon and Sunday noon immediately preceding the Academy meetings.

You are encouraged to send in proposals related to the conference theme or to new trends in research and practice of Technology and Innovation Management. Proposals will be selected based on (a) relevance to the interests of the Division’s membership; (b) creativity; (c) potential to foster integration with the rest of the AOM (we welcome proposals that are co-sponsored by the other Divisions and Interest Groups).

We encourage you to submit a proposal by using the PDW form available at the Anaheim meeting website (http://submissions.aomonline.org/2008) under ‘Forms and Documents’. Please send your proposals to Fernando Suarez at suarezf@bu.edu by November 15, 2007. If you have any questions, please contact Fernando.

Prof. Fernando F. Suarez, Ph.D.
Boston University School of Management
595 Commonwealth Ave., Room 546-F
Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Tel: (617) 358-3572
Email: suarezf@bu.edu
Website: http://people.bu.edu/suarezf/

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Dear all,
We were excited with the turnout to the Corporate Venturing PDW last August.
Given numerous requests, the panelists’ presentations are now available at:
http://www.management.wharton.upenn.edu/dushnitsky/pdw_on_corporate_venturing_2007.htm

Corporate Venturing is recognized as an important mechanism for creating innovation and new business in established firms and has received increasing academic attention. The purpose of this workshop is to take stock and further develop this line of research. The workshop will consists of a panel that will identify important research questions in corporate venturing and a developmental workshop in which key contributors to this research stream will provide feedback on draft manuscripts dealing with corporate venturing.
Panel members include: Gary Dushnitsky (Wharton), Thomas Keil (Helsinki U.
of Technology), Riitta Katila (Stanford U), Suresh B Kotha (U. of Washington), Michael Lenox (Duke U.), Markku VJ Maula (Helsinki U. of Technology), Corey Phelps (U. of Washington), Shaker A. Zahra (U. of Minnesota), Rosemarie Ziedonis (U. of Michigan).


Best regards,
Gary Dushnitsky
Assistant Professor of Management
Goergen Fellow, Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania 3620 Locust Walk Philadelphia PA 19104-6370
(215) 898 6386 Phone
(215) 898 0401 Fax
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- Call for Submissions

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Please excuse the cross-postings

Organization Science Editor’s Panel & Paper Development Workshop
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Seattle, WA
(In conjunction with the Informs Annual Meeting)

The Editorial Board of Organization Science in collaboration with the College of Organization Science is happy to announce an Editor’s Panel and Paper Development Workshop to be held at the upcoming Informs meeting on November 3rd, 2007 in Seattle, WA (prior to the Organization Science cluster “Conference in a Conference” and in conjunction with the Informs annual meeting). The panel will take place in the afternoon and feature Organization Science Editor Linda Argote and other panelists who will discuss issues related to publishing in the journal.

The workshop will be held following the panel and is structured to provide detailed feedback from researchers working in similar areas and generate suggestions for developing the participants’ work prior to journal submission. Workshop participants will discuss drafts of their papers in small discussion groups with Senior Editors, members of the Organization Science Editorial Board, and other workshop participants. It is essential that all participants read the manuscripts for their roundtable session in advance of arriving at the workshop. Each discussion group will be led by a Senior Editor or Senior member of the Editorial Board whose role is to manage the discussion and facilitate the provision of directed and developmental input on the manuscript. To date, confirmed discussion group leaders include Linda Argote (Carnegie-Mellon), Rich Burton (Duke U.), Tina Dacin (Queen’s U.), Deborah Dougherty (Rutgers), Ann Marie Knott (Washington U.).

Workshop participants are also encouraged to attend the “College of Organization Science Conference in a Conference” to be held all day on Sunday, November 4th. Hotel space is extremely limited and information about conference hotel arrangements can be found on the Informs website (http://meetings.informs.org/Seattle07/hotel.html). You are encouraged to book your hotel as soon as possible.

Submission is as follows: The deadline for submission of your manuscript is September 21st, 2007 but papers can be submitted prior to the deadline. We anticipate accepting no more than 25 submissions so space is limited and early submissions are welcomed and desirable. Preference will be given to members of Informs with written work that is almost ready for submission to a journal (around 30 pages but no more than 45 pages).

Papers should be submitted electronically in PDF format to Tina Dacin, (tdacin@business.queensu.ca). Please indicate in your email the editorial area or keywords that best fit your paper. Papers should not exceed 45 pages in length and must be double-spaced, in 12 point font and should follow the format of Organization Science. Participants will be notified about acceptance for the workshop no later than Monday, October 1st.

Tina Dacin
E. Marie Shantz Professor of Strategy
& Organizational Behavior
Queen's School of Business
Queen's University
Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
Voice: 613.533.2366
Fax: 613.533.6589

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Subject: IFSAM 2008 -- Call for Papers

At least three of these tracks -- 1 (Albert J. Mills), 6 (Yvon Pesqueux) and 20 (Jean Helms Mills) are headed up by critical management scholars. Please think of submitting.

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF
SCHOLARLY ASSOCIATIONS OF MANAGEMENT
9th World Congress
July26-28, 2008
Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Conference Theme:

The Fusion and Development of East and West Management The Chinese Committee of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) has the pleasure to invite you to the Ninth World Congress of IFSAM in Shanghai, China 2008.

IFSAM, which has long been committed to the international cooperation and communication in the fields of management and business research, consists of many academic and education organizations in management and business from around the world. The first congress was held in Tokyo in 1992 and was followed by seven successful congresses, which were held in Dallas (USA 1994), Paris (France 1996), Madrid (Spain 1998), Montreal (Canada 2000), Gold Coast (Australia 2002), Goteborg (Sweden 2004), and Berlin (Germany 2006). The ninth congress of IFSAM will be held at Fudan University, Shanghai, China, from July 26th - 28th , 2008. This congress session is sponsored by the IFSAM Organization Committee of China and Fudan University. Hosts include Management School of Fudan University, Oriental Management Research Center and Shanghai Management Education Society, Business School of Hohai University and Shanghai Donghua International Talent Institute.

As an old Chinese saying goes, Òit is always pleasant to have friends from afar. As the conference organizers, we warmly welcome management scholars, entrepreneurs, and friends from all over the world to the Ninth World Congress of IFSAM in

Shanghai, China 2008.
Conference Theme
The theme of this congress is The Fusion and Development of East and West Management. The new millennium, characterized by economic globalization and information technology development, has witnessed tremendous changes in the operating environment and management practices of enterprises. In the context of multicultural integration, management has adopted the trend of cross cultural learning, mutual development and innovation between East and West.
In response to the increasingly competitive and ever-changing environment, Western management ideology and practices have to be adaptive and innovative.

Eastern management notions, with its long history and traditions, have to face the challenge of practical application and theoretical innovation in the emerging markets.

The Ninth World Congress will adopt the theme of The Fusion and Development of East and West Management in an attempt to explore such issues. We will provide you with a variety of opportunities through forums, seminars, symposiums and paper sessions to explore this conference theme. These sessions will allow both theoretical innovations and practical applications to be shared among colleagues.
Paper submission deadline is January 31, 2008 (author’s time zone). Please go to the congress website (www.ifsam.org.cn) for details.
Congress Awards
(1) Congress will award each of the previous Congress president an achievement award.
(2) Congress will provide each author whose thesis was accepted with an acceptance certificate.
(3) Award for entrepreneurship.

Conference Tracks and Call for Papers
You are invited to submit your papers and symposia to one of the tracks listed above.
All submissions should be in English. The paper sessions will be organized in the following 20 tracks. All the tracks will have two co-chairs, one from a non-Chinese university and one from a Chinese university. If you have any submission questions, you can find the contact information of scientific committee chair and track co-chairs on conference website (www.ifsam.org.cn).
(1) Management Innovation and Traditional Management Thoughts
(2) Chinese Management and Its Practice in Business
(3) Exchange between East and West Management Cultures and the Development of Management
(4) Human Resources Management in Globalization
(5) Organization and Management in the East and West
(6) Organizational Behavior in Different Cultures
(7) Strategic Management Innovation
(8) Entrepreneurship
(9) Technological Innovation and Knowledge Management
(10) Management Consulting
(11) International Business Management
(12) Operation Management
(13) International Corporation Governance
(14) Management Education in the Changing Environment
(15) Corporate Financial Management
(16) Marketing and Service Management
(17) Public Affairs Management
(18) East Management and Its Application by Chinese Businessmen
(19) Management of Projects and Temporary Organizations
(20) Gender, Management and the Global Economy

Agenda and Language
The congress will focus on " The Fusion and Development of East and West Management ". There will be four categories of academic exchange activities on the
theme:
(1) The Theme Forum
The theme forum covers three topics, East Management, West Management, and Management of Overseas Chinese Businessmen. Distinguished scholars and entrepreneurs will give lectures on these topics.
(2) Competitive Academic Papers and Symposia The Competitive Academic Papers and Symposia will consist of the papers and symposia submissions that have been reviewed through our double blind review process. These papers and symposia will be organized according to the tracks and are meant for scholars and guest speakers from all over the world to present their papers and exchange ideas. There will also be distinguished and keynote speakers scheduled on topics of broad interest to congress attendees. Most of these speeches will be in English. However, English translation will be provided for the non-English presentations. The Proceedings will consist of the best papers from the Competitive Academic Papers portion of the Congress. All peer-reviewed papers for this portion of the Congress will be submitted and presented in English.
(3) Special Academic Symposia and Consortia The congress will organize different special academic symposia and consortia for students, such as the PhD Student Consortium, the MBA Student Consortium, and World Management Symposium, Oriental management Symposium, and Enterprises Symposium for other different audiences. Some of these symposia will be offered in Chinese. In any sessions presented in Chinese simultaneous translation will be provided.
Time and Venue
Time: July 26-28 , 2008
Venue: Fudan University, Shanghai.

Paper Submission
Paper submission deadline: January 31, 2008 (author’s time zone) .
For submission details, please visit the congress website at http://www.ifsam.org.cn.
Registration and Accommodation
Registration
Both online and on-site registration is available. Discounted registration fee is available online before July 1st, 2008. The online registration will be available until July 26th, 2008. Early registration is encouraged.
Registration Fee
2800RMB registration before April 30th,2008; 1400RMB for students Online (Early) Registration Fee (until July 1, 2008) 3200RMB registration from May 1st to July 1st, 2008; 1600RMB for students Registration Fee Full and On-site Registration Fee (After July 1, 2008, online registration will remain open until July 26, 2007) 3600RMB; 1800RMB for students All transactions will follow the exchange rate of the day of transaction.
Conference Accommodation
The Congress will provide participants with a list of recommended hotels which will be available on the official congress website (www.ifsam.org.cn).

Rules for Competitive Papers and Symposia Competitive Papers will include both theoretical and empirical papers. The papers will go through a peer review process to determine acceptance in the competitive paper and symposia portion of the program. The papers should be original work that has not been published or presented elsewhere. The Competitive Paper sessions will have their own chairpersons. The track co-chairs will only accept full papers for review and presentation at the conference. The papers and symposia will be organized in the 20 tracks as listed previously in the Call for Papers.

The competitive symposia submissions should be organized by a chairperson who will propose a number of experts on a given topic. The submission should include full summaries of all of the papers to be included in the symposia.

If accepted the symposium will be allocated a session spot. Please ensure that all symposia members are committed to attending to conference and present their papers.
Please note: The organizing committee will not accept more than three papers of the same co-author. All presenters and participants must register for the annual meeting to have their paper listed in the programme.

For submissions (English language only) please use the online internet form(www.ifsam.org.cn). Submissions by fax, mail or E-mail are not accepted.
All paper submissions are expected to include:
- Title of the paper, e-mail address to be used for all correspondence, name, affiliation, mailing addresses, phone, fax, and e-mail addresses for all authors.
Please provide personal contact information that will be valid from January 31,
2008 through the conference dates
- 150Ð200 word abstract
- Requested track (please select one of the twenty tracks) - The author should submit the paper as a MS WORD document through the online submission process.
- No more than 10,000 words in total
- Submissions must be double-spaced text and a font size of 11 points or larger.

- The entire document must be embedded in a single electronic file.
Manuscripts that are submitted as several separate files will be returned to the author and not processed.
- A separate title page should include the authors’ names and contact information.

Competitive Symposia Submissions
Symposia are complete sessions organized as a single submission by the panel chair.
Panels may have a variety of formats. Examples include traditional presentations of competitive or work-in-progress papers, round-tables with no formal papers, innovative presentations utilizing software or film.
Panel proposals must be submitted by the panel chair and include:
- The name and contact information for all participants and identification of their roles.
- An abstract of the main issues in the panel (some 200 words).
- A description of the session format (e.g. paper presentations).
- A confirmation of each participant, indicating s/he will participate if the panel is accepted.
- Full text
- An explanation of why the panel should be of interest to IFSAM - A 3 page synopsis of each presentation/activity.
- Panel proposals should not exceed 5,000 words - Submissions must be double-spaced text and a font size of 11 points or larger.
- The document file must be submitted to the conference website as an MS WORD file.
The entire document must be embedded in a single electronic file.

Manuscripts that are submitted as several separate files will be returned to the author and not processed.
2008 IFSAM Official Website
Website: www.ifsam.org.cn
E-mail : ifsam@fudan.edu.cn
Congress Mail Address
Fudan University:
Room 903, Li Dasan Building, No. 670, Guoshun Road, Shanghai, China Shanghai Donghua International Talent Institute:
Room 22E,T3, Gateway Plaza, No.2601,Xie Tu Road,Shanghai,China
Telephone: 86-21-64260977 86-21-64260978 86-21-65643905
Fax: 86-21-64264657 86-21-65643905
Please visit the website on a timely basis for updates.

Best
Albert

Albert J. Mills, PhD
Director -- PhD Business Administration (Management), Sobey School of Business Saint Mary's University Sobey Building, 903 Robie Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3H 3C3
Email: albert.mills@smu.ca
Home page:http://husky1.stmarys.ca/~amills
Tel: int+ [902] 420-5778
Fax: int+[902] 420-5119
PhD Website:
http://www.smu.ca/academic/sobey/programs/phd-mgmt/welcome.html

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Special issue of Journal of Management Studies
Offshoring & Outsourcing: The Organizational and Geographical Relocation of High-Value Company Functions
Submission Deadline June 15, 2008
Most companies have traditionally performed the bulk of their high-value functions within their home nation in which the parent firm is located. It was believed that the competitive advantage of a firm resided in its “core” activities, and that these should be kept in-house in order to foster future capabilities and to protect key knowledge from leakage to competitors. Examples of core or “high value” functions include Research and Development (R&D), critical IT designs, and proprietary processes. However, several firms are now considering the relocation of even some high-value activities to (a) foreign locations (“Offshoring”) and/or (b) to external service providers or alliance partners (“Outsourcing”). In short, high-value activities are beginning to be both offshored and outsourced. A JMS Special Issue seeks to identify the factors that determine the mix, or spread, of global high-value operations over in-house versus external vendors -- and in geographical terms, the proportion of home nation high-value activities, versus high-value functions that the firm undertakes in foreign countries.

While IT services such as software writing were among the first to be offshored, the phenomenon is now spreading to other higher-value business processes under the rubric of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). The worldwide market for BPO was estimated by the research firm IDC to be $382.5 billion in 2004, with a 10.9% annual growth expected through 2009. With the rise in services offshoring, many countries are competing with each other to be considered an attractive location for service sector value added.

In the ultimate analysis, any business process or task that can be (i) decomposed, (ii) codified, and (iii) digitized, is amenable to outsourcing. This potentially affects almost every department of a firm, from accounting, to human resource management, as well as complex tasks such as the mathematical modeling of derivatives and R&D. Only the most tacit and deeply-embedded knowledge functions, or those requiring local, culturally-sensitive, interactions with customers, are exempt from such concerns.

Types of Papers for the Special Issue
Both empirical as well as theory-building papers will be considered. As this topic lies at the intersection of several scholarly domains, papers can draw from several fields, such as Organization Theory, Strategy, International Business, and Technology & Innovation Management. However, aspects of the phenomenon can also encompass other areas such as Entrepreneurship, Operations Research and Organizational Behaviour.

Examples of Sub Topics that May Be Included in the JMS Special Issue and Conference
This special issue seeks to explore themes such as the ones shown below. The list below is not meant to be exhaustive, and authors are welcome to contribute papers with other perspectives as well.
• Why are companies considering the offshoring and/or outsourcing of core functions (for example R&D) that comprise the heart of a firm’s competitive advantage?
• What management processes are being used in companies to formulate and evaluate such decisions? In short, how do companies strategize the decision making process that determines the organizational or geographical spread of value added activities
• What precautionary mechanisms are being put into place to protect proprietary knowledge and capabilities of the firm and prevent the loss of future competitiveness?
• What is the extent of (knowledge) spillover benefits that host-nations get from global outsourcing and offshoring activities?
• What role do emerging markets and/or emerging market firms play in the global outsourcing/offshoring phenomenon?
• How does intellectual property protection affect the offshoring decision
• What implications do outsourcing/offshoring of activities of large multinationals have on entrepreneurship within the organization?
• What implications does the outsourcing/offshoring of activities have on international business theories and practices of firms worldwide?
• What is the role of intermediate organizational modes or quasi-integration such as alliance or cooperative relationships that lie in between internalization and arms-length outsourcing?
• Has codification of knowledge increased? Once codified, are even complex, high value functions are now amenable to outsourcing?

Guest Editors
Farok J. Contractor (farok@andromeda.rutgers.edu) Rutgers University
Vikas Kumar (vikas.kumar@unibocconi.it) Bocconi University
Sumit K. Kundu (kundus@fiu.edu) Florida International University
Torben Pedersen (tp.smg@cbs.dk) Copenhagen Business School

Guidelines and Timeline for JMS Special Issue
All manuscripts should be prepared according to JMS guidelines for authors (See www.blackwellpublishing.com/jms). Submissions will be double-blind reviewed following the journal’s normal review processes and criteria. Please submit manuscripts in electronic form to jms.smg@cbs.dk

Deadline for papers for JMS Special Issue: June 15 2008
Final decision on acceptances for JMS Special Issue: August 15 2009

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Conference at SDA Bocconi, April 23 – 24, 2008

A conference on this theme will be held at SDA Bocconi, Milan, on April 23 and 24, 2008. For further information please contact ConferenceApril2008@Business.Rutgers.edu
or visit http://business.rutgers.edu/default.aspx?id=1482

The JMS Special Issue and the conference are not related. Attendance at the conference is neither required in order to submit papers for the Special Issue, nor will any additional consideration be given to conference participants.

Submissions to the JMS Special Issue will be treated entirely independently, in accordance with JMS guidelines and will be subject to the normal blind refereeing process.

Warne Verity [mailto:Verity.Warne@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com]

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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE March 11-13, 2008.

Anderson Schools of Management
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

TELLING TALES

Photo credit: MarbleStreetStudio.com

Keynote Speakers

John Van Maanen
H. L. (Bud) Goodall
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Arizona State University

Over the past two decades, qualitative research in management and organization studies has grown, exploring new forms of fieldwork, method, theorizing, and writing. Yet qualitative research has a long and distinguished history extending at least from the Hawthorne Studies of the 1920s and the early urban ethnographies and anthropological contributions.
One of the key contributions that linked this history to exciting new developments in fieldwork was John Van Maanen's seminal Tales of the Field (1988). This book had, and continues to have a profound impact on qualitative organizational scholarship because it highlighted the possibilities for doing and writing ethnography differently, for engaging more directly with organizational life, and for thinking more reflexively about such work.

This conference has two purposes. The first is to recognize and celebrate John Van Maanen's impact on the field. The second is to create a space where qualitative scholars doing research in on and around organizations using a multiplicity of methods, voices, and ways of writing qualitative work, can exchange ideas and engage in critical discussion.

We are interested in papers, panels, and innovative sessions that explore the philosophical, theoretical, and practical aspects of qualitative approaches to researching organizational life. We encourage contributions from a range of disciplines including but not limited to management and organization studies, accounting, marketing, communications, cultural studies, information and decision sciences, sociology, psychology, education, health and public administration. Papers may also explore the ontological and epistemological as well as methodological and practical aspects of qualitative research from a variety of perspectives.

Papers addressing the conference theme directly, whether looking at practical or theoretical aspects of organizational narratives or narrative knowing, are particularly welcome.

Prospective contributors should send an abstract of up to 500 words, via
email, to Ann Cunliffe at alc.qrm@hull.ac.uk by November 20th, 2007.


Conference organizers and current contact information:

Ann L Cunliffe Stephen A Linstead
Hull University Business School, UK The York Management
School, UK
Anderson Schools of Management, USA alc.qrm@hull.ac.uk
alc.qrm@hull.ac.uk
Karen Locke
College of William and Mary, USA
alc.qrm@hull.ac.uk

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Call for Papers - International Journal of Technology Management (IJTM) Special Issue on: "Broadening the Scope of Open Innovation"
Deadline: 1 October 2007

Guest Editors:
Oliver Gassmann, University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland
Wim Vanhaverbeke, Hasselt University & Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Vareska van de Vrande, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

Henry Chesbrough coined the term 'Open Innovation' to indicate how large companies combine externally and internally developed technologies in a flexible way to develop new businesses. Since then, there has been an increased awareness and interest of both practitioners and researchers into the concept of Open Innovation.

Open Innovation was originally applied to external corporate venturing, new business development, spin-ins and spin-offs, but it has many other potential application fields. Scholars are nowadays broadening the scope and deepening our understanding of Open Innovation. There is a growing need integrate Open Innovation into the mainstream management literature and to link it to concepts such as absorptive capacity, dynamic capabilities, competence building, etc. The growing range of application fields requires an integrative framework to link these different areas to each other. Finally, Open Innovation management has proven to be difficult as most companies are not experienced with the management of external relationships. Despite the growing efforts to explore Open Innovation practices and their impact on firms' innovation performance, many managerial questions remain unanswered.

This special issue aims to stimulate the ongoing debate on Open Innovation and advance our understanding of open innovation as a field of research. Submissions are invited from both practitioners and management researchers and they may be purely theoretical or based on empirical research.

Subject Coverage

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

* The organisation of open innovation practices inside the firm
* What are the processes and mechanisms through which internal innovation is commercialised outside the firm?
* How do external sources of innovation enter the firm?
* The added-value of open innovation practices for all parties involved
* How is cooperation with universities, research institutes, competitors, and/or consumers organised?
* Open source as an open innovation strategy
* IP management in a world of open innovation
* How do IP rights affect open innovation practices?
* What is the role of the government in stimulating open innovation?
* How much open innovation vs. closed innovation does a company need?
* Industry and product specifics on open innovation impact
* Potentials of inter-organisational networks for open innovation
* Innovation controlling of open innovation activities (e.g. key performance indicators, controlling instruments)
* Company's capabilities to profit from open innovation
* How to link open innovation to capability building and corporate strategy processes?
* How to create and capture value in Open Innovation?
* What is the role of business models, organisation structure and corporate culture in developing efficient innovation practices?

Important Dates

Deadline for submission of manuscripts: 1 October 2007
Notification of acceptance/rejection to authors: 1 January 2008
Submission of final manuscript: 1 March 2008

Ir. Vareska van de Vrande
Assistant Professor

RSM Erasmus University
Department of Strategic Management and Business Environment
Room T7-33
P.O.Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands
T: +31 10 408 2208, F: +31 10 408 9013

E-mail: vvrande@rsm.nl
Open Innovation: www.openinnovation.eu


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1st Global e-Conference on Fit
Change of date
First, and most important, we have moved the dates of the conference forward a day to avoid the clash with Thanksgiving. The conference will now start on Monday 19th November and will run through to the end of Wednesday 21st November.
Keynote speakers
We are absolutely delighted that three people whose names will be familiar to all fit scholars have kindly accepted our invitations to be keynote speakers. They are Amy Kristof-Brown, Cheri Ostroff and Ben Schneider. You can find out more about our keynote speakers on the website: Keynotes. We hope to add one or two more keynote speakers and we will update you in the next newsletter and on the website.
Submissions
We are keen to receive papers on all subjects to do with fit. They could be empirical, conceptual, theoretical, case-based, provocative essay, review, teaching guidance, reflective, workshop, art-based, photographic, poetic... anything to do with fit. Hopefully this doesn't sound too unfocussed (or too desperate!), but we genuinely want to provide an inclusive and rich array of events that will excite people who are interested in fit.
We have decided to limit all 'written' submissions to a maximum of 12,000 characters (including spaces). This equates to about four sides of A4 paper, single-spaced. We have chosen this length for four reasons:
• It is long enough to allow the author(s) to say something meaningful.
• It is short enough to be read online during the conference.
• It is a good length for the 'first draft' of papers (especially if you are developing something for the January deadline of the Academy of Management!).
• Papers of this length are likely to be sufficiently different to 'final' versions that are presented to journals to prevent any concerns about previous publication.
Please remember that the 12,000 characters is a maximum length. Although we imagine that empirical, review, conceptual and theoretical contributions will probably approach this length to be accepted, many of the other formats naturally lend themselves to shorter papers. For example, a review of a film or a book could be quite short. So could a case study or teaching guidance.
Book of Proceedings
We are thinking about gathering the submissions together in a Book of Proceedings and have already located a publisher who would be interested in publishing such a book. But before finalising the deal, we wanted to find out if contributors would be interested in having their submissions included in this book. If you are thinking about submitting a paper to the conference, please click the following link to record your view: Survey
Best paper awards
We will be awarding two prizes. One for the best paper and one for best paper by a doctoral student. We might also award prizes for the best teaching and application papers. We hope to decide the winners by a vote of all delegates on the final day of the conference.
The key dates
• Conference dates: 19th - 21st November 2007
• Deadline for papers: 1st November 2007
Please spread the word about the conference; we already have more than 120 people signed-up to be kept informed, but the more, the merrier.
I hope to 'see' you in November.
All the best,
Jon
Conference organiser: Jon Billsberry, The Open University
Contact us: fit-conference@open.ac.uk
Conference website: http://www.fitconference.com
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From: Dr. Khalid S. Soliman [mailto:khalid.soliman@hofstra.edu]
Call for papers
www.ibima.org

The 9th IBIMA Conference
General Theme: Information Management in Modern Organizations

Marrakech, Morocco January 4-6, 2008

The conference will be held in Marrakech - Morocco, one of the most exotic places on earth. The conference hotel is the elegant 5 stars Kenzi Farah Hotel; a walking distance from the world famous town square of Marrakech, Jemaa El-Fna.

Website: http://www.ibima.org/Maroc2008/index.html

Submission deadline: October 8, 2007
Notifications of Acceptance: 3 week from submission date in most cases

- Session en Français http://www.ibima.org/Maroc2008/francais.html

- Sección en español http://www.ibima.org/Maroc2008/convocatoria.html

- Several special sessions


IMPORTANT: Four types of submissions:

1- Research papers: complete papers (5000 words max.) with complete references section.

2- Short papers or abstracts

3- Organized sessions: You can also submit a proposal to organize a session/workshop. Many benefits for organizing a session, please visit website for details http://www.ibima.org/Maroc2008/Invited.html A 100-word description of the topic of the session along with your information

4- Virtual presentation: Those who are unable to attend the conference in person but wish to participate in this major international event, virtual presentation is available. Virtual Presentation allows participants to submit papers for refereeing and publication in the conference proceedings, just like a regular paper. Virtual participants will receive a full copy of the conference proceedings.
http://www.ibima.org/Maroc2008/virtual.html

Conference proceedings will be published as an e-book on a CD with an ISBN (0-9753393-8-9)

Visit the general conference website for complete details:
http://www.ibima.org

We look forward to meeting you in Marrakech.

Sincerely,
Khalid S. Soliman
9th IBIMA Conference Chair

Dr. Khalid S. Soliman
International Business Information Management Association
Gardin City Park, New York, 11040 USA

Associate Professor of MIS
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York 11549 USA
(516) 463-1549
http://www.ibima.org/soliman/index.html

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CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Special Issue on “Managing Innovation in Emerging Economies”

Guest Editors:
Clayton Christensen (Harvard University), Chang-Chieh Hang (National University of Singapore),
Kah-Hin Chai (National University of Singapore)
Email: tem-special@ieee.org or iseckh@nus.edu.sg

This special issue will focus on the management of innovation in emerging economies with widespread impact such as Brazil, China, India, and Russia. This is a timely effort, since emerging economies are increasingly an important driving force in the world economy. In line with a recent report by the Economist (Sep 16, 2006), we define emerging economies as countries that were not OECD members prior to 1994, regardless of their current status. Because of the vast differences in education, political, economic, and geographical factors, the challenges faced by technology managers and entrepreneurs in these markets are numerous and multi-faceted. The emphasis of this special issue is on the management of innovation, engineering, and technology at the firm level rather than macroeconomic national policy-level.

Given the differences and uneven levels of development among emerging economies, what and how should different types of innovations be introduced and managed in these countries? In what ways should local companies manage their ‘indigenous’ innovations? How relevant or useful are existing innovation theories and practices that have primarily been developed in western countries when they are applied to China, for example? What are the ‘new’ theories? Surrounding these and related questions are a broad range of topics in innovation and technology management. We particularly welcome papers on managing innovation in emerging economies in the following areas:

• Innovation strategies
• Intellectual property management and strategy
• Disruptive innovation
• Managing indigenous technologies
• Technological entrepreneurship • R&D management
• University-industry technology transfer
• Human resource issues
• Strategic alliances
• Organization structures and cultures

We seek both research and practice articles which will enhance our understanding of the topic. Research articles are empirical or conceptual papers that present the results of research, new theories which integrate existing literature, or state-of-the-art models in the relevant areas. Practice papers describe significant application issues, innovative case studies or actual implementations of existing concepts or methodology. These papers describe complex real-life situations requiring innovative solutions. They use rigor in their arguments, build upon appropriate literature, and reach conclusions that will have an impact on research and practice.

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2008. Papers should be submitted electronically to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tem-ieee. The cover letter should indicate that the paper is being submitted to the special issue on innovation in emerging economies. Initial editorial decisions will be reached in June, and publication should occur in 2009.

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Position Announcements:

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Two assistant professors in
Operations and Supply Chain Management and Innovation and Change Management
Center for Industrial Production – Aalborg University

Center for Industrial Production
The Center for Industrial Production (CIP) was established in 1999 to become the leading center in Denmark in the area of production strategy, organisation, management and innovation in the widest sense of the word.
CIP is responsible for two teaching programmes:
• A five-year, full-time BSc/MSc programme on Global Business Development.
• A two-year, part-time post-experience Master of Management of Technology programme.
The long-term research programmes of CIP focus on Strategic and Performance Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Innovation and Change Management. These programmes provide the basis for an applied research programme on Globally Distributed Production.

In both its teaching and research, CIP collaborates intensively with industries and universities both in Denmark and abroad.

See http://www.cip.aau.dk/ for more details about CIP, its teaching and research programmes, organisation and staff.

Tasks
The successful candidates are expected to research, teach, and contribute to the ongoing development of teaching and research in the areas of Operations Management/Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Innovation Management and/or Change Management.

Qualifications
A PhD degree on a relevant topic. Excellent communication skills in Danish and/or English. Team player. Enthusiastic.

Further information
Professor John Johansen, PhD Professor Harry Boer
jj@production.aau.dk hboer@production.aau.dk
+45 9635 8995 +45 9635 9949

Period and salary indication
The positions are initially open for three years. An extension after that, in the form of tenured positions, is not excluded. The starting salary will be approx. € 40,000 per year.

Application
Applicants send a letter with curriculum vitae (indicating teaching and research qualities), a list of publications, three copies of relevant publications and the names of two referents before 26 October 2007 to:

Mrs. Pia Lund (secretary)
Fibigerstraede 16
9220 Aalborg
DENMARK
Professor Harry Boer, PhD
Center for Industrial Production
Aalborg University
DENMARK
hboer@production.aau.dk
+45 9635 9949
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VU University Amsterdam

The VU University Amsterdam has two positions available for qualified assistant / associate professors at the department of Business Administration.

As part of a group of researchers, the candidate will conduct research to develop and test theories related to social dynamics of IT within networked organizational processes. The candidate will carry out research that is publishable in top international scientific journals, contribute to teaching and supervising theses in the Business Administration bachelors and master curricula, participate in the acquisition of externally funded research projects and contribute to management tasks.

He/she should have a PhD in one of the social sciences such as business administration, communication science, or economics, excellent research and writing skills publications in international journals and teaching experience, with good evaluations.

The assistant professor will enroll in the “tenure track system” of the faculty.
Candidates who are interested to apply are requested to send their letter, CV and lists of publications and teaching experience before October 8,
2007 (!!) to VU University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, attn. drs. F.A.M. Snijders, Managing Director, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, or by e-mail:
vacature@feweb.vu.nl. For further information about this position, please contact prof.dr. Marleen Huysman, e-mail: mhuysman@feweb.vu.nl

Marleen Huysman [mhuysman@FEWEB.VU.NL]
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Faculty Position Announcement, 2007-2008

Penn State, Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, University Park, PA

The Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Penn State University invites applications for a faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank to begin August 2008. The Department welcomes applications from all candidates with strong backgrounds in labor and employment relations and related social sciences. We are particularly interested in candidates with research and teaching interests in organizational behavior, industrial relations, human resources, international and comparative employment relations, workplace diversity, and new approaches to work and employment.Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline. Candidates for the Assistant Professor rank should possess significant research and funding potential; candidates for the Associate Professor rank should have a strong research record and a demonstrated ability to obtain external funding.
The Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations is a multidisciplinary department with a large undergraduate program and a strong, masters program. The Department has existing strengths in industrial relations, human resources, comparative employment relations, and work and family. Applications consisting of a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three reference letters, and a writing sample should be sent to: Paul Clark, Professor and Head, Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, The Pennsylvania State University, 133 Willard Bldg., Box C, University Park, PA 16802. Applications received by October 15, 2007, will be assured of consideration; however, all applications will be considered until the position is filled. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.

SUMITA RAGHURAM [raghuram@PSU.EDU]
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Book Announcements:

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Dear Friends,

I thought you all might be interested in seeing the most recent edition of our Closer Look at Business Education series, this month on the topic of Action Learning. Information for this white paper was drawn from the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education’s Teaching Innovation Program. TIP was a multi-year forum to encourage the exchange of ideas and the testing of new models of MBA curriculum that better integrate social and environmental thinking into core management education.

http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/pdf/Action Learning.pdf

Thanks!
Justin
Justin Goldbach
Fellow, The Aspen Institute
Business and Society Program
271 Madison Avenue, Ste. 606
New York, NY 10016
T: 212.895.8053 F: 212.895.8012

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Journal of IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
CONTENTS Volume 54, Number 3, August 2007

From the Editor
George F. Farris

Research Articles
How Do Knowledge Management Announcements Affect Firm Value? A Study of Firms Pursuing
Different Business Strategies - R. Sabherwal and S. Sabherwal

The Role and Contribution of Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers to the Public US Nano Science &
Technology Research Enterprise - D. Libaers

Motivating Technical Visionaries in Large American Companies
J. M. Hebda, B. A. Vojak, A. Griffin, and R. L. Price

Green Manufacturing: An Evaluation of Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing Practices and Their
Impact on Competitive Outcomes C. A. Rusinko

Supply Chain Governance: A Case of Cross Dock Management in the Automotive Industry
K. A. Reeves

Investigating Post-Adoption Utilization: An Examination into the Role of Inter-Organizational and
Technology Trust S. K. Lippert

Design Reuse and Buffers in High-Tech Infrastructure Development Projects: A Stakeholder Perspective
N. Gil and S. Beckman

Behavior Transition: A Framework for the Construction Conflict - Tension Relationship - T. W. Yiu, and
S. O. Cheung

Impact of Industry Structure and Product Characteristics on the Structure of B2B Vertical Hubs
- T. Ravichandran, S. Pant, and D. Chatterjee

Dynamic Capabilities in Small Software Firms: A Sense-and-Respond Approach -L. Mathiassen and A. M.
Vainio

Equity Metrics for the Prioritization and Selection of Transportation Projects N. N. Joshi and J. H.
Lambert

A Decision Support Model for Project Manager Assignments - P. Patanakul, D. Z. Milosevic, and T. R.
Anderson

Worker Multi-Functionality in Serial Production with Process Characteristics and Operational Factors
D. A. Nembhard and K. Prichanont

The Antecedents and Outcomes of E-Procurement Adoption: An Integrative Model
F. Wu, G. A. Zsidisin, and A. D. Ross

Development of New Technology Forecasting Algorithm: Hybrid Approach for Morphology Analysis
and Conjoint Analysis of Patent Information - B. Yoon and Y. Park

Evaluating the Productive Efficiency of Dynamical Systems -W. K. Vaneman and K. Triantis

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Forthcoming Engineering Management Conferences
Announcement of the Transition from EMS to TMC
Special Interest Groups for the IEEE Engineering Management Society
Papers to be Published in Future Issues of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT

READERSHIP SURVEY
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Managing Innovation in Emerging Economies
IEEE Engineering Management Society: Call for Case Study Proposals on Managing Engineering, Technology, and Innovation
IEEE Engineering Management Society: Call for Awards Nomination

For the Table of Contents for the journal’s back issues, please link to http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=17

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Research Discussions:

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Deadline for submission: October 1, 2007

The Management Education Research Institute, an initiative established in 2005 by the Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®) to stimulate faculty research on issues affecting graduate management education, announces our third annual Call for Proposals.
The Graduate Management Admission Council seeks research proposal submissions to our Management Education Research Institute Grant and Fellowship Programs—
The Grants Program is designed to support research projects about graduate management education learning, development, and outcomes. Grants up to $100,000 each are funded for one to three year periods. More information is available at http://www.gmac.com/grants.
The Faculty Fellowships Program is designed to support innovative and thought-provoking research from management education leaders. The Institute offers year-long $50,000 faculty fellowships for research at the fellows' home institutions. More information is available at http://www.gmac.com/faculty.
The Doctoral Student Fellowships Program is designed to support doctoral students and beginning faculty to help them in their careers and support the field of management education. The Institute offers year-long $20,000 doctoral student fellowships for research at the fellows' home institutions. More information is available at http://www.gmac.com/doctoral.
Past recipients of grants and fellowships have used the funds to study a variety of topics, including factors that influence new MBAs to switch careers, the relationship between work experience and performance in business school, and factors that influence career success among women with MBAs.
Last year nine projects were awarded a total of more than $450,000 in funding for 2007 by the Institute. The winning proposals, representing 12 universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, were selected from among 76 applications rigorously reviewed by a committee of outside faculty.
For more information on the MERInstitute, please visit www.gmac.com/MERInstitute.
The Graduate Management Admission Council (www.gmac.com), based in McLean, Va., is a nonprofit education organization of leading graduate business schools worldwide dedicated to creating access to and disseminating information about graduate management education. GMAC annually surveys thousands of corporate recruiters, MBA students, and alumni. The organization also owns the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®), used by business schools around the world to assess applicants. The GMAT was created in 1954 and remains the first and only standardized test specifically designed for graduate business and management programs.

This information is the property of the Graduate Management Admission Council(R) (GMAC(R)) and may be confidential. Any e-mail including its content may be monitored and used by GMAC® for reasons of security or compliance.

http://www.gmac.com/surveys
http://www.gmac.com/MERInstitute

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Darlene
Darlene Alexander-Houle
Global Program Manager, Hewlett-Packard
Adjunct, Global Business and Management, University of Phoenix
281-514-0111
281-851-3924 (mobile)
darlene.alexander-houle@hp.com
dahoule@email.phoenix.edu