TIM Division List Serve
Vol. 6, No. 36 (December 3, 2009)
Table of Contents:
· 2010 AOM
o MANAGEMENT, SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
o Methods Division is seeking proposals for the Professional Development Workshop program
· Online
o Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Workshops
· Call for Papers
o Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies Special Issue
"Creating competitive advantage: The role of information systems in small medium businesses" December 15, 2009
o Conference of the International Network of Business and Management Journals (INBAM): "Creativity and Innovation in an International Context," will be held in Valencia (Spain) in June, 2010 organized by the Editor Network INBAM
o 3rd Israel Strategy Conference (ISC 2009), Be'er Sheva, Israel, December 27-29, 2009
o 2010 International Conference of the Association of Global Management
§ Studies, Excalibur Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, February 24-25,2010,
o 6th CINet PhD Seminar, Doctoral Seminar on Research Innovation Milan, Italy, 19-23 April 2010 Registration deadline: 22 February 2010
o 11th International CINet Conference Practicing innovation in times of discontinuity Zürich, Switzerland, 5-7 September 2010 Abstract submission deadline: 15 March 2010 The conference is preceded by a PhD Workshop on 3 and 4 September.
o 5th International Conference INNOVATION IN MANAGEMENT- GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP 20-21 May 2010 / Poznan, Poland
o Summer Doctoral Institute (SDI) for research and study on Institutions & Development, sponsored by George Washington University's Center for International Business Education & Research (GW-CIBER).June 1st – July 2010 application deadline is January 15, 2010.
· Job Positions
o NTSF Position in Entrepreneurship, The Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh open rank non-tenure stream position in Entrepreneurship to help develop and scale up the emerging Entrepreneurship program
o The Department of Management in the College of Business at Iowa State University tenured/tenure-track faculty position in strategy and related areas starting in August 2010.
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The Research Methods Division is seeking proposals for the Professional Development Workshop program at the Annual Meeting in Montreal. We are interested in proposals both on popular topics, and on topics that have not previously been offered by RM. We are especially interested in proposals on research methods used in macro/strategy/OT research. If you wish to propose a session or have ideas for sessions please contact Lisa Schurer Lambert at lisalambert@gsu.edu. See full call for proposals below.
2010 RM Division Professional Development Workshops: Call for Proposals
The Research Methods Division (RMD), one of the Academy's most active divisions, invites submissions for professional development workshops (PDWs) at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Montreal. PDW sessions will be held between 8:00am Friday, August 13th, and 8:00pm, Saturday, August 14th.
RMD is looking for innovative and challenging workshops in quantitative and qualitative methodologies that will attract not just members of RMD, but members from a wider audience as well. The proposed PDW should seek to advance the professional development of RMD and Academy members by discussing state of the art research methodologies. PDW submissions should be made through the Academy's website, http://submissions.aomonline.org/2010. The deadline for submissions is January 14, 2010. You are welcome to discuss potential PDWs with Lisa Schurer Lambert at lisalambert@gsu.edu before submitting your proposal.
Special consideration will be given to PDW proposals that integrate the theme of this year's meeting, Dare to Care, with research methodology. RMD will consider including PDW sessions that have been popular at prior meetings and is seeking new proposals for qualitative and quantitative topics and methodologies through its Mini-Lecture Series. We are also seeking proposals on techniques for macro and longitudinal research. The target participants will be PhD students and junior faculty members. Preference will be given to sessions that will last 2 hours or less. If you think you can help in teaching one or more of the lectures, please send an e-mail to Lisa Schurer Lambert (lisalambert@gsu.edu) with information on the topic you want to teach and the expected number of hours/sessions required. RMD will provide close support and logistics for these mini-lectures.
If you want to know more about RMD, please visit the RMD Web at http://division.aomonline.org/rm
Lisa Schurer Lambert
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
35 Broad Street, Room 1003
Atlanta GA 30303-4014
Phone: 404.413.7536
Fax: 404.413.7571
Email: lisalambert@gsu.edu
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2010 MANAGEMENT, SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Management, Spirituality and Religion (MSR) Interest Group cordially invites you to submit scholarly papers for the Academy of Management Annual (AOM) Conference in Montreal, Canada, August 6-10, 2010. The conference theme is "Dare to Care."
Specific Domain: MSR is committed to advancing rigorous, interdisciplinary theoretical and applied research and pedagogy on the nature, influence, and relationship of spirituality and religion in management and organizational life. Major areas of investigation include theoretical and empirical evidence about the effectiveness of spiritual or religious principles and practices in management, from approaches represented in the literature, including religious ethics, spirituality and work, and spiritual leadership, as well as applications of particular religions, and secular spiritualities to work, management/leadership, organization, and the business system; and evaluation studies of the effectiveness of management approaches that nurture the human spirit in private, non-public or public institutions.
Research constructs span a wide variety of theistic and non-theistic dimensions, including but not limited to science and spirituality, integration of practical spirituality in life and work, ethical systems in management and organizations, synchronicity and personality, coherence theories, mindfulness, consciousness and transcendent awareness, compassion and love, wisdom traditions, moral and values-based leadership, multiple intelligences, stewardship theory and sustainability, socio-technical systems, and spirituality in human resource and talent management, among others. MSR provides a unique and exciting scholarly forum for those who enjoy pracademic research. We invite intellectually and methodologically innovative submissions that encourage dialog on the holistic development of human potential and the optimization of organizational systems. We also welcome submissions for joint symposia with other Divisions.
Special Instructions: Potential submitters are encouraged to explore connections with the 2010 AOM conference theme, "Dare to Care," examining how the integration of passion and compassion in management assists in ensuring more sustainable socio-organizational futures.
Papers may be submitted through the AOM website: http://submissions.aomonline.org/2010.
Only submissions registered, uploaded, and finalized on the website will be evaluated. The submission deadline is January 15, 2009. Contact the program chair, Arthur L. Jue at ajue@sbcglobal.net for questions.
Note: Applicants for the MSR Most Promising Dissertation Award should note it on their entries, submit their papers simultaneously through this process, AND contact Emmett Perry, Doctoral and New Faculty Consortium Chair, Emmett.perry@rockhurst.edu.
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This is the first TIM announcement of January online Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) workshops using SmartPLS for faculty, practitioners, and students. Online registration (which can fill up quickly) for the PLS path modeling workshops is now open. We are conducting two online SmartPLS workshops, one on Jan 5-6 (6PM - 10PM EST); and the second one on Jan 8-9 (9AM-1PM EST). The cost for faculty and/or practitioners is $250 (USD). The cost for full-time students is $150 (USD) (using the discount code 'student7' while registering for the workshop). If you have any questions about registration, or seek a detailed agenda for the workshops, please read the message below and then contact Geoffrey Hubona at ghubona@cis.gsu.edu.
Please note that we have increased the contact hours for our workshops to 4 hours on each of two consecutive days. The fees for the workshops remain at: $250 for faculty and practitioners; and $150 for full time graduate students (who should use the discount code 'student7' when registering to realize the discount at checkout). If you register as a student, you may be asked to provide evidence of your full-time student status. Also, group discounts for registrations of five or more participants from the same organization may be negotiated. Registration fees are refundable (less a $25 processing charge) if the participant cancels his/her registration up to one week prior to the workshop.
In cooperation with: (1) the University of Hamburg (http://www.uni-hamburg.de) and SmartPLS (http://www.smartpls.de); (2) Radboud University (http://www.ru.nl) and PLS-School (http://www.PLS-school.com); and (3) faculty at Georgia State University (http://www.gsu.edu), we are offering synchronous, live, interactive, video- and audio-supported online workshops for structural equation modeling (SEM) partial least squares (PLS) path modeling using SmartPLS. The live, synchronous, online workshops are conducted using the award-winning eLearning platform Elluminate Live ! The purpose of the online workshops is to inform participants of the uses and applications of PLS path modeling using SmartPLS and to provide live, "hands-on" demonstrations of the basic and intermediate techniques of using SmartPLS.
Each workshop consists of two integrated sessions on two consecutive days. All that is required to participate is a fast, reliable Internet connection (not dial-up) and a set of inexpensive headphones with a microphone (cost: $13 anywhere). There is no cost for participants to use the Elluminate Live ! platform. Participants will receive the SmartPLS software, all training materials, data sets, and slides from the training sessions, and access to high-fidelity reproductions of all of the presented live material after the workshop is completed (on Internet-provided recordings available free of charge for three months following the workshop). These workshop recordings are for individual participant use only, and include all video, audio and "hands-on" demonstrations and exercises.
There are two online SmartPLS Elluminate Live ! workshops scheduled for January, 2010:
1) January 5th and 6th 6:00PM until 10:00PM Eastern Standard Time (visit the following url to register:
https://www.regonline.com/smartpls-jan-5-6-2010); and
2) January 8th and 9th 9:00AM until 1:00PM Eastern Standard Time (visit the following url to register:
https://www.regonline.com/smartpls-jan-8-9-2010).
(Note: you may have to copy and paste the above urls into your browser address bar should you encounter an error or a screen requesting a username and password)
The content and agenda for the two workshops is identical and is described on the bottom of this page. Both workshops run for 4 hours on two consecutive days. The only difference is that the second one is offered in the morning (on the East Coast of the United States) for the convenience of participants in the Eastern US, Canada and Europe, whereas the first one is offered in the evening (on the East Coast of the United States), for the convenience of participants in the Western US, Canada, and the Pacific Rim countries, including Japan, China, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia.
In addition to an introduction to PLS path modeling using SmartPLS, the following topics (in addition to others) are included:
CB-SEM vs. PLS-SEM
SmartPLS Visual Interface
Scale Development
Bootstrapping vs. Jackknifing
Blindfolding
PLS Algorithm
Theory Testing vs. Prediction
Assessment of PLS Path modeling estimates (measurement model and structural model)
Reflective vs. Formative
Interpreting SmartPLS Output
Overall Goodness-of-Fit
Effect Size
Reflective vs. Formative indicators
Second-order Factor Models
Mediating Factors
Assessing the effect
Moderating Factors
Product indicator approach
Group differences approach
Three-Way Interactions
Determining strength of moderating effect
Two-stage approach
Non-linear Effects
Multi-group Analysis
Heterogeneity, Segmentation and FIMIX-PLS
The workshop agenda approximates the following schedule. There are seven separate learning modules in each workshop, five of which conclude with a "hands-on" exercise using SmartPLS with existing data sets (provided).
DAY 1
1) Introduction to PLS, Latent Constructs, SEM and SmartPLS
2) Basic path modeling with SmartPLS
Basic path modeling exercise – TAM model data
3) Evaluating PLS path models
Model evaluation exercise – UTAUT model data
DAY 2
1) PLS algorithm, bootstrapping, jackknifing and blindfolding
2) Mediation
Mediation exercise – Social presence model data
3) Moderating variables
Moderation exercise – UTAUT moderating relationships
4) Second order models, multi-group analysis, heterogeneous data and FIMIX-PLS
FIMIX-PLS exercise – UTAUT heterogenous data
Your instructor for these SEM SmartPLS workshops will be Dr. Geoffrey Hubona. Please send an email to Geoffrey Hubona (ghubona@cis.gsu.edu) should you have any questions about these SmartPLS workshops or if you want a more detailed agenda. More information about Geoffrey Hubona and his background may be viewed at http://www.cis.gsu.edu/~ghubona.
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Call for Papers
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Dear Esteemed Colleagues,
The Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue in the Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies. The due date for initial manuscript submission is 15-Dec-2009.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies
Special Issue
"Creating competitive advantage: The role of information systems in small medium businesses"
The increase commoditization of hardware, the significant advancements in bandwidth and software platforms and the ever-increasing computing literacy of customers has generated new possibilities and opportunities for leaders and managers to leverage information systems in enabling new business and communication models for their small and medium businesses (SMB).
Small and medium businesses are a substantial part of most economies but the penetration of IS/IT in these organizations still generally lag behind large corporations and government. The emergence of web 2.0 platforms have enabled some SMBs to level the playing field in a specific niche.
The aim of this special issue is to provide researchers interested in how new technologies and IS/IT initiatives in SMBs enable the creation of competitive advantages for the organization.
Topics that may be of interest include, but are not limited to:
. Strategic uses of IS/IT in SMBs
. Increasing technology acceptance in SMBs
. The role of web 2.0 in SMBs
. Privacy, security, or confidentiality issues influencing the use of IS/IT in SMBs
. Justification of IS/IT investments in SMBs
. IS/IT role in the supply and value chains of SMBs
. IS/IT role in SMB firm agility
. Collaboration models empowered by IS/IT
. Organizational, cultural and economic issues related to the adoption of IS/IT in SMEs
. Case studies of successful IS/IT implementations
. The use of IS/IT outsourcing in SMBs
. Challenges of IS/IT adoption in SMBs
Submission Guidelines
Only original research papers will be considered. Authors should limit initial submissions to no more than 30 double-spaced pages in 12-point font with appropriate margins, inclusive of all materials (i.e., references, figures, tables and appendices). References should be in APA-style. Author names and affiliations need not be included in the initial paper.
A double-blind review will be conducted and papers will be returned to the authors, often with brief explanatory notes for further action. Submissions will be screened to ensure the submissions fit with the special issue.
Tentative Schedule
Deadline for manuscript submission: December 15, 2009
Review and return to authors: February 1, 2010
Deadline for revised papers: March 1, 2010
Notification of final acceptances: April 1, 2010
Deadline for final versions: May 1, 2010
Tentative Publication Date: May 30, 2010
Submissions may be sent by email to: submit@ibimapublishing.com.
In the email, please indicate the journal name for greater processing efficiency.
The Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies (JERPS) is an international peer reviewed and open-access applied research journal fouces on Enterprise resource planning which accepts contributions that are based on original research, best practices, case studies, and real-world experiences.
Thank you and best regards,
Daniel Tan, Ph.D.
Editor-in-chief
Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies
http://www.ibimapublishing.com
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Dear colleague,
We are writing to inform you that the Conference of the International Network of Business and Management Journals (INBAM): "Creativity and Innovation in an International Context," will be held in Valencia (Spain) in June, 2010. Eight editors of leading journals will participate in this 1st Conference. It is organized by the Editor Network INBAM and the Departments of Management from the Universitat de València (Estudi General) and the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.
The Conference will take place at the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Business Administration of these two institutions from June 1st (Tuesday) to June 4th (Friday), 2010. The following editors- in-chief have confirmed their presence and participation: Robert Blackburn (International Small Business Journal), David Audretsch (Small Business Economics), Theresa Welbourne (Human Resource Management), Slawek Magala (Journal of Organizational Change Management), Gary Akehurst (Service Industries Journal), Adrian Ziderman (International Journal of Manpower), Rick D.
Hackett (Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences), and Linda Canina (Cornell Hospitality Quarterly).
The overall theme of the Conference, "Creativity and Innovation in an International Context," will be broken down into subtopics, with a total of eight sessions, one for each journal resulting in sessions on innovation and creativity in relation to small and medium-sized enterprises (for the ISBJ), entrepreneurship (for SBE), human resource management (for HRM), organizational change (for the JOCM), services (for the SIJ), the organization of work (for the IJM) or the Virtuous Organization (for the CJAS), hospitality and tourism (for CHQ). In this way, the various areas can be adapted to the different streams of research and editorial policies of each journal and editor participating at the Conference.
The journal editor corresponding to each area will open the session with an outline of how to publish in that journal. Authors will then go on to present the papers chosen for each session.
One of the aims of the Conference is to select papers that, depending on the specialty of the journal and the quality of the papers, will constitute special issues of each of the eight journals.
The selection and review of articles will be carried out, firstly, by the INBAM and the Conference Advisory Committee; Those papers that do not reach the required standards of quality and rigour demanded by these journals, in terms of theoretical framework and methodology, will not be accepted for presentation at the Conference. Papers should be highly relevant, with a clear orientation to the overall theme of the Conference and/or the research focus favoured by the journals.
A maximum of 15 papers per session will then be selected for presentation at the Conference. A team of three will be responsible for each of the subtopics (presented in the sessions or areas) and they will serve as guest editors for the special issues.
Once the Conference has concluded, the guest editors for each session will decide which papers are to be recommended for inclusion in the special issues of the corresponding publications. Depending on the quality of submissions, up to half of the best papers will be published in the special issues of these SSCI journals. This will make this and subsequent Conferences organized by the Editor Network of the International Network of Business and Management Journals (INBAM) quite unique. The issues will be published the year following after the Conference.
The deadline for submitting papers is 31st December, 2009. The Conference webpage is accessible at www.inbam.net
With the best wishes,
INBAM Department of Management "JJ Renau Piqueras", Universitat de València (Estudi General) Department of Management, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Marta Peris Ortiz
Dpto. Organización de Empresas
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
mperis@doe.upv.es
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The 3rd Israel Strategy Conference (ISC 2009)
Be'er Sheva, Israel, December 27-29, 2009
Register at: www.isc.org.il
Join us in Be'er Sheva, Israel for the 3rd Israel Strategy Conference (ISC 2009). Sponsored by the Guilford Glazer School of Business & Management at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, ISC 2009 will offer a unique opportunity to present ideas and explore recent developments and emerging issues in strategic management, receive feedback on work-in-progress, and network with colleagues. The conference program features the following keynote sessions:
Jay B. Barney: The Missing Conversation in Strategic Management
Michael A. Hitt: Strategic Management: Taking Stock and Looking Forward
Joel Baum hosts Anita McGahan on: The Agenda for Strategic Management: Implications of the Economic Crisis
Brian Silverman hosts Harbir Singh on: Creating Competitive Advantage across Firm Boundaries
The program will include 30 paper presentations and 20 interactive papers presented in the unique Research Bazaar format. Papers were selected based on a strict double-blind review process. The ISC Best Paper Award carries a $1,000 cash prize sponsored by Rotem Strategy.
The ISC Doctoral Consortium (http://www.isc.org.il/index.php?nav_path=main:home/sub:Consortium ) will include panels on current and future themes in strategy, getting published in top journals, and a thesis development workshop in which a select group of doctoral students will present their research and receive feedback from senior faculty. Organized by Gary Dushnitsky and David Brock, the consortium features the following panelists: Jay Barney, Joel Baum, Michael Hitt, Anita McGahan, Brian Silverman, Russ Coff, Sarah Kaplan, Avi Fiegenbaum, Gabriel Szulanski and Ezra Zuckerman.
The timing between Christmas and New Year, combined with Israel's warm weather and tourist attractions, is perfect for bringing your family to Israel. ISC 2009 will offer a guided tour to a Kibbutz (http://www.isc.org.il/content/Trip_to_hatzerim.pdf ) and to Massada and the dead sea (http://www.isc.org.il/content/Trip_to_dead_sea_and_masada.pdf), with a social event held on December 28th at a traditional Bedouin tent (http://isc.org.il/content/ISC_2009_Social_Event.pdf).
Conference co-organizers
Niron Hashai (Hebrew University)
Dovev Lavie (Technion)
Ithai Stern (Northwestern University)
Advisory committee
Joel Baum (University of Toronto)
David Brock (Ben-Gurion University)
Avi Fiegenbaum (Technion)
Zur Shapira (New York University)
Brian Silverman (University of Toronto)
For more information visit the ISC website at http://www.isc.org.il/ or contact the conference co-organizers by email at info@isc.org.il.
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2010 International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies
Excalibur Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 24-25
Theme: Globalization and Innovation Across Disciplines
The 2010 International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies (AGMS) provides a platform to discuss challenges pertaining to contemporary issues in management studies. It also fosters multidisciplinary research involved in the development of theoretical and practice knowledge of all business and related fields by researchers, educators, developers, and practitioners.
Conference Tracks
Contemporary Issues in eLearning/Distance Learning Global Issues in Project Management Contemporary Issues in Accounting Contemporary Issues in Green Computing Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Informatics Global Issues in Information Systems Security Global Issues in Strategic Management Global Issues in Social Networks Global Outsourcing and Management Contemporary Issues in Management Science and Operations Management Global Issues in Research Methodology Global Issues in the Management of Information Systems Global Issues in GIS Global Issues in International Economics/Finance Global Issues in International Business Global Issues in Marketing Global Issues in Ethics Global Organizational Issues in Management Global Cultural Issues in Management General Topics in Management Studies Challenges in Corporate Governance
Submission of Papers:
No submission to 2010 International Conference of AGMS should already have been published in a journal, presented at another conference, or be currently under consideration for publication or presentation elsewhere.
All submissions are reviewed by the track chairs, program committee, and selected reviewers. All reviews are double blind. The editorial board will make the final determination as to whether the accepted papers are published in the 2010 AGMS Proceedings or qualify for publication in the International Journal of Global Management Studies (IJGMS) or International Journal of Global Management Studies Quarterly (IJGMSQ). All AGMS journals and proceedings are refereed and registered with the Library of Congress (IJGMS - ISSN: 1945-3876 print copy and ISSN: 1945-3884 online; IJGMSQ - ISSN: 1945-385X print copy and ISSN: 1945-3868 online and AGMS Proceedings 2009 - ISSN: 2150-8461print copy and ISSN: 2150-8488 online).
Format of Submitted Papers:
Papers should follow the style recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual. The language of the conference and related publications is English. Each accepted paper must be presented at the conference and be accompanied by paid registration. Each submitted paper must include an abstract and must conform to the following format:
First Page: Title, authors, mailing address, phone, fax, email address, and abstract. Second and subsequent pages: Title and full manuscript (limited to 25 double-spaced pages). Authors of accepted conference papers will be notified on a rolling acceptance basis, and last day for accepted paper notification is January 20, 2010.
Please submit electronic copy in Microsoft Word format to the Program Chair, Dr. Mukesh Srivastava, msrivast@umw.edu or editor@ijgms.org no later than January 15, 2010. Any submission that is received after the deadline, exceeds length requirements, or does not adhere to the format will be rejected without review.
Deadlines:
Submission deadline: January 15, 2010
Conference acceptance notification: Rolling acceptance until January 20, 2010 Final version due: January 25, 2010 IJGMS and IJGMSQ Journal notification: Rolling acceptance For more information, style guidelines about journals, and conference registration fee, visit the AGMS website at www.association-gms.org, www.ijgms.org and www.ijgmsq.org
Conference link -
http://www.association-gms.org/Conferences/International_10/index.html
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The CINet seminar on Research in Continuous Innovation
On 19-23 April 2010, the Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) will offer for the 6th time a Doctoral Seminar on Researching Continuous Innovation. The seminar offers a unique platform for doctoral students to present and discuss their research, and to get feedback from and exchange comments and views with fellow students and experienced researchers in the field.
Venue and host
The PhD seminar will be held at and is hosted by Prof. Mariano Corso of Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Work mode
The seminar features a combination of faculty teaching and student presentations, plenary sessions, and small-group work. The program is highly interactive and includes ample opportunity for exploring emerging themes in continuous innovation theory and methodology.
Faculty
Professor Harry Boer, Aalborg University, Denmark
Professor Mariano Corso, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Dr. Carmen Kobe, Autonomous Systems Lab, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Dr. Bjørge Laugen, University of Stavanger, Norway
Dr. Mats Magnusson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Credits
Upon successful completion of the seminar, the participants are given a certificate and granted 5 ECTS.
Registration deadline: 22 February 2010
More information
More and regularly updated information can be found on the seminar website.
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• The 11th International CINet Conference
Continuous innovation is the ongoing process of initiating, developing, operating and improving new and existing configurations of products, market approaches, processes, technologies and competencies, organisation and management systems. As organisations strive to achieve a synergistic balance between short-term oriented, operationally-effective exploitation strategies and longer-term, flexibility-oriented exploration strategies, the rapid growth of the global knowledge economy has placed learning at the centre of this critical balance.
• Who should attend
Both academics involved in research on innovation and change and practitioners and consultants involved in management innovation and change are invited to submit papers relevant to the conference theme and the various tracks listed above, or simply register for conference attendance to gain access to leading research and practice experience outcomes in this key area. Also academics interested in sharing industry experience are welcome.
• 10th PhD Workshop
In addition to the main conference there will be a PhD Workshop (on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 September) designed for doctoral students. The CINet PhD workshop offers PhD students a unique possibility to present and discuss, receive feedback, and exchange comments and views on their research in an inspiring academic community of fellow PhD students and experienced researchers active in the CINet community.
• 3rd CIYA Workshop
Also this year CIYA will organize a workshop. More information will follow soon!
• Interested in presenting your paper?
Submit your extended abstract or full paper (optional for CINet members) for double blind peer review before 15 March 2010.
More and regularly updated information can be found on the conference website.
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CALL FOR PAPERS - 5th International Conference
INNOVATION IN MANAGEMENT- GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
20-21 May 2010 / Poznan, Poland
Submit a proposal for presentation or for a panel/symposium (papers or discussion). All accepted presentations and papers will have abstracts published in our proceedings volume, where full papers will be included in their entirety. All full papers will be submitted for blind review consideration for both Innovative Management Journal and Global Management Journal with the top 50 percent accepted. It is possible to submit a full-paper for asynchronous online presentation. Among acceptable forms will be a video recording or PowerPoint with audio explanation included.
Solicited topics include, but are not limited to: globalization related to ethical and other current issues, as well important cutting-edge business, social science and related topics and issues.
Submissions of proposals due: 20 December 2009
Decisions provided within 2 weeks, all by March 5, 2010
Send submissions to both Dr. Peter Odrakiewicz p.odrakiewicz@gmail.com and Prof. William Strnad w.strnad@pwsbijo.pl . You will receive a prompt acknowledgement of its receipt and then the program review committee's decision within two weeks.
For accepted submissions, a 250 EU registration is due by April 10, 2010. The fee, includes copies of the proceedings book and a copy of the journal issues dedicated to papers from this meeting. Also included are: a dinner at an upscale restaurant in the city and several receptions and breaks with light refreshments, sandwiches etc. A reduced fee of only 100 EU applies to asynchronous online presentations.
Submissions should include:
Proposal of 100 words or more (though full-papers of no more than 15 pages are gladly reviewed too, use APA style) for (a) paper presentation or (b) as a symposium (panel) presentation (either of papers or discussion types).
Each authors (a) name as it will appear on the program, (b) institutional affiliation, as it will appear on the program, (c) email, (d) phones: office, mobile/home especially if you are not usually at your office, (e) preferred mailing address, for conference related material and any publications not available during the meeting.
Telephone inquiries are welcomed by Dr. Peter Odrakiewicz, +48 501-443 014 (in Poland)
SCHOLARLY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Charles Wankel, St. John's University, New York; Hannu Vanharanta, Tampere University of Technology; Katarzyna Czainska, Poznan University College of Business and Foreign Lanagages; Sławomir Magala, Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management; Peter Odrakiewicz, Poznan University College of Business and Foreign Lanagages; Helena Desivilya, Max Stern Emek Yezreel College; Jussi Kantola, Institute for Design of Complex Systems; Liora Katzenstein, ISEMI; Hamid Kazeroony, William Penn University; Frank Go, Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management; Ryszard Rohatynski, University of Zielona Gora; Nilay Yajnik, NMIMS University; Hubert Paluch, Poznan University College of Business and Foreign Languages; Adam Sułkowski, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch, Silesian Technical University.
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Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Summer Doctoral Institute (SDI) for research and study on Institutions & Development, sponsored by George Washington University's Center for International Business Education & Research (GW-CIBER).
Seven to ten doctoral students selected to participate in this program will spend two summer months, from June 1st to July 28th, 2010, conducting research in the nation's capital, home to many of the world's most influential institutions. This cross-disciplinary program will facilitate research related to Institutions & Development from the perspective of a broad range of social sciences.
Students selected for the summer 2010 SDI program will:
* Work with a specialist in their chosen field.
* Form a community of scholars with intersecting interests.
* Gain access to resources found only in Washington, DC.
* Participate in research seminars and brown bag lunches.
* Submit their work to be published in a top journal in their field.
The program is open to doctoral students in any discipline, enrolled in U.S. universities, with an interest in the underlying theme of Institutions & Development. Please pass the details of this initiative on to doctoral students in your University that have a research interest in this topic.
The application deadline is January 15, 2010. For more information and to access the program application, candidates should visit the SDI website:
http://www.gwu.edu/~business/CIBER/doctoral/index.htm
Thank you and let us know if you have any questions!
Best regards,
Jennifer Spencer
Director, GW-CIBER
Coelho Professorial Fellow and Associate Professor of International Business & International Affairs
George Washington University
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Upcoming Special Issue on e-Learning
International Journal of Global Management Studies (IJGMS) Print ISSN: 1945-3876 Online ISSN: 1945-3884 http://www.IJGMS.org
SCOPE OF PUBLICATION
With the increasing impact of technology in everyday life, the IJGMS special issue publication will critically focus on the role of technology in enhancing learning and education and discuss some of the latest innovative methods of managing virtual classrooms and learning. The coverage will include, but not limited to the following topics:
Distance/Continuing Education
e-Portfolio
e-Learning Planning, Strategies & ROI
e-Faculty Hiring, Development & Training Social, cultural, legal and political issues in e-Learning e-Learning Standards e-Leadership e-Assessment & e-Evaluation e-Learning Information Systems e-Learning Information Portals e-Learning Tools & Technologies Virtual Learners' Communities e-Learning Solutions Principles of Virtual Learning systems e-Learning Effectiveness & Impacts Providing and Attaining Excellence in e-Learning e-Learning Management Systems Security and data protection issues in e-Learning Educational Technologies Instructional Design Flexible Delivery Systems QA for e-Learning Virtual Learning Environment & Workplace Learners' Support & Services Learning Objects
IJGMS is supported by the Association of Global Management Studies (www.association-gms.org). It is a multidisciplinary international association committed to the development of theoretical and practice knowledge pertaining to the global issues in all management related fields, and advances the dissemination of knowledge through its activities. IJGMS is listed in all four directories of Cabells (www.cabells.com), and its content available via EBSCO Publishing.
For author guidelines please visit the following link:
http://www.association-gms.org/Journals/Information_authors.html
Please submit your research paper to editor@ijgms.org. Papers will be double-blind peer, and acceptance decisions will be based on the standards described in the information for authors with a quick turnaround from reviewers.
Submission deadline: December 15, 2009 IJGMS Journal notification: Rolling acceptance Final version due: January 15, 2010
Dr. John St. Clair
Associate Editor
Int'l Journal of Global Management Studies Director of Distance & Blended Learning University of Mary Washington
Office: Stafford Campus, B256
121 University Blvd.
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Email: jstclair@umw.edu
Dr. Mukesh Srivastava
Editor-in-Chief
Int'l Journal of Global Management Studies Associate Professor of CIS University of Mary Washington
Office: Stafford Campus, B256
121 University Blvd.
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
email: editor@ijgms.org
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[3] www.association-gms.org
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Job Positions
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NTSF Position in Entrepreneurship
The Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for an open rank non-tenure stream position in Entrepreneurship to help develop and scale up the emerging Entrepreneurship program at the Katz School. We seek an academically qualified individual (PhD required) with an interest in teaching, curriculum development, and research. Specific fields of specialization within entrepreneurship are open, but the ideal candidates will be well versed in issues associated with at least some of these areas: new technology venturing, new venture financing, corporate entrepreneurship/renewal, global entrepreneurship, strategic management or organizational behavior, and the management of innovation. Candidates must demonstrate their ability to effectively teach MBA students, undergraduates, and executive MBAs. Successful candidates will show evidence of interest and ability to publish in peer reviewed journals.
The new Entrepreneurship initiative is expected to interface with other initiatives in the Katz School on Globalization, Supply/Value Chain, and Experiential Learning. The position also offers an exciting opportunity to work with the various University centers that assist University inventors and local start-ups in commercializing new technologies and establishing new businesses, including the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Panther Labs, Office of Technology Management, Office of Enterprise Development, and the Small Business Development Center, and with nationally recognized leaders in fostering entrepreneurship, such as Innovation Works. In addition, the University of Pittsburgh is an innovation leader in several fields, including drug discovery, bioengineering, neuroscience, renewable and efficient energy technologies, nanoscience and technology applications, and national security technologies. Experience in any of these areas would be welcome, though it is not necessary.
The appointment, subject to final budgetary approval, is expected to begin in the fall of 2010. The application deadline is January 30, 2010. Applicants should provide a curriculum vita, three letters of reference, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and examples of working papers and/or publications. Hard copies of application materials should be sent to:
Sondra L. Kanhofer,
Secretary to Professor Dennis Slevin
Tom W. Olofson Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies
Entrepreneurship Search Committee Chair
Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
PA 15260
dpslevin@katz.pitt.edu
The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups under-represented in academia are especially encouraged to apply.
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship
Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Business School, Scotland
The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde invites applications from qualified candidates for the post of Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship. The post is designed to strengthen the Department's research base, extend its research focus to the area of innovation and technology entrepreneurship and contribute to the University's strategic ambition, to be recognized as a leading technological university. The appointee is expected to be an experienced researcher within the area of innovation and technology entrepreneurship, capable of leading a research agenda within the Department around these themes and contributing to Strathclyde Business School's cross-departmental research cluster around the theme of innovation and technology management. The post-holder is expected to contribute to the Department, Faculty and University strategy for excellence in research and knowledge exchange activities, and assist in harnessing cross-Faculty synergies for inter-disciplinary research collaboration and successful external grant applications around the themes of innovation and technology entrepreneurship and management.
Strathclyde Business School (SBS) was ranked no. 1 in Scotland and was in the top 10 UK Business Schools in the recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). It is part of an elite group of business schools worldwide that have been "triple accredited" (AACSB International, AMBA and Equis). SBS is by far the biggest and broadest Business School in Scotland, and one of the largest in the UK. It enjoys excellent links with Business through its Strategic Advisory Board and numerous industrial and public organizations who work with staff and students or research, projects and placements. With a growing international profile in terms of Faculty and Students and Centers in Switzerland, Greece, the Middle and Far East, SBS is at the forefront of business and management research and education on a global scale. SBS focuses on the relationship between theory and practice, and delivers high quality research and teaching of significance to policy makers, management practitioners and fellow scholars. As part of its research strategy, SBS is seeking to develop a broad cross-departmental research cluster around the theme of Innovation and Technology Management. This cluster will look at the question of when and how businesses are successful in gaining commercial advantage through technological advantage. It will enable SBS to build up multi-disciplinary collaborations across the University by synergizing with important initiatives taking place in other faculties and to build up its strategic relationships with Scottish Enterprise and key business sectors.
The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship is the University's newest academic department, endowed by Sir Tom Hunter for the study, research and encouragement of entrepreneurship within Scotland. Its mission is to provide Strathclyde people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to practice entrepreneurship; undertake research in entrepreneurship that combines excellence and relevance and promote entrepreneurship as a socially desirable career option to students, staff and the Strathclyde community. The Department runs an undergraduate degree pathway, the BA Business Enterprise, and also offers teaching programmes at postgraduate level. The Department has a growing postgraduate research community, with 15 PhD candidates currently registered within the Hunter Centre. There are 9 members of academic staff, including: Professor Sara Carter (Head of Department), Professor Colin Mason (Director of Research), Dr Jason Cope (Director of Teaching) and Dr Jonathan Levie (Director of Knowledge Exchange); 3 Lecturers; 1 Teaching Fellow; and 1 Research Fellow. Further information about the Department can be obtained from the University website http://www.strath.ac.uk/huntercentre/
Applications should be lodged with Human Resources, University of Strathclyde, McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XQ, UK by 14 December 2009 and formal interviews will be held on Wednesday 17 February 2010.
Informal enquiries regarding the post can be directed to Professor Sara Carter, Head of Department, Email: sara.carter@strath.ac.uk,
Further details of the post are available at http://www.flashesofinspiration.com/
Marina G. Biniari, PhD
Lecturer of Corporate Entrepreneurship
Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship I Strathclyde Business School I University of Strathclyde
A: Room 14.01 I 14th Level Livingstone Tower I 26 Richmond Street I G1 1XH Glasgow I UK
T: + 44(0)141 548 4345 or or 0044 (0) 141 548 3482 (secretary) I E: marina.biniari@strath.ac.uk
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Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Management
College of Business
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
The Department of Management in the College of Business at Iowa State University is inviting applications for a tenured/tenure-track faculty position in strategy and related areas starting in August 2010. Appointments at all levels (assistant, associate, and full professor) will be considered. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or D.B.A. in management or a closely related field and have a scholarly research record as evidenced by publications in top-tier journals. For consideration to Associate or Full professor, applicants must meet, in addition to the above qualifications, the university standards for appointment to the rank. The preferred candidate will have full-time work experience with responsibilities related to management strategy or related areas, an ability to teach at undergraduate, Master's, and Ph.D. levels as well as an outstanding research record, appropriate for advanced positions. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications.
The College is accredited by AACSB International and is the third largest college at Iowa State with an enrollment of approximately 3,300 undergraduate (BS) and 300 graduate (MAcc, MBA, MSIS, and PhD) students. Iowa State University is a land-grant university with an enrollment of approximately 28,000 and is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities representing 62 major research universities in the US and Canada. The university prides itself as a science and technology institution, and faculty in the College of Business have the opportunity to integrate and capitalize on this strength. The College of Business has a new building with state-of-the-art teaching technology. The library and computer facilities are world-class. This year we launched a Ph.D. program in Business and Technology.
The faculty in the Department of Management includes Marc H. Anderson, Ginny Blackburn, Tom Chacko, Sam DeMarie, Pol Hermann, Roy Johnson, Jim McElroy, Paula Morrow, Andreas Schwab, Brad Shrader, Amrit Tiwana, Howard Van Auken, Jim Werbel, Robby White, and Jing Zhang. Our faculty members have recently published or had research accepted for publication in such journals as the Strategic Management Journal, the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Management, the Journal of Management Studies, and the Journal of Applied Psychology. The research interests of our faculty include strategic leadership, technological innovation and knowledge management, international business and entrepreneurship, business ethics, corporate governance, organizational learning processes in project venture settings, personality, social networks, managerial and organizational cognition and sensemaking, virtual organizations, virtual teamwork, and e-commerce, mitigation of the emerging student debt crisis, employee attitudes and behavior, employee turnover and work commitment, compensation management, absenteeism, employee selection, and work and family issues.
Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa, a community of approximately 55,000 people located 35 miles from Des Moines, the state capital. Ames continually ranks highly as a great place to live. Our campus was rated one of America's 25 most beautiful in the book "The Campus as a Work of Art" and is home to the closely-allied U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center, the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory (a major materials research and development facility), and the main offices of the Iowa State Department of Transportation. The ISU Research Park is a rapidly growing technology community of more than 50 companies, which offers great opportunities for research.
This college town is a fantastic place for families, with its low cost of living, safe environment, and friendly and hospitable community. In fact, BusinessWeek recently listed it as one of the best places to raise kids. Outdoor lovers can enjoy more than 30 woodland parks and open spaces and 55 miles of bike and pedestrian trails, as well as the 14-acre Reiman Gardens, one of the largest public gardens in Iowa. Sports opportunities abound, with a brand new aquatic center that will open next summer, five different golf courses, and opportunities for ice skating, cross country, and even sailing in the many nearby lakes. Cultural opportunities are also part of the daily life of Ames, thanks to the Stephens Auditorium, which regularly draws Broadway musicals and international symphonies.
Large employers include a 3M manufacturing plant, Sauer-Danfoss (a hydraulics manufacturer), Barilla (a pasta manufacturer), and Ball (a manufacturer of canning jars and plastic bottles). Ames is served by Mary Greeley Medical Center, a 220-bed regional referral hospital which is adjacent to McFarland Clinic PC, central Iowa's largest physician-owned multi-specialty clinic, and also Iowa Heart Center. A public bus system allows travel between the university campus and the major residential and shopping areas.
The deadline for consideration is December 31, 2009. Applications, however, will be accepted until the position is filled.
Candidates should submit their applications using our online job site.
https://www.iastatejobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=78004
Any inquiries or nominations may be sent to:
Dr. Pol Herrmann, Search Committee Chair
Department of Management
College of Business
2350 Gerdin Business Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1350
pol@iastate.edu
Iowa State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages women and minority candidates to apply.
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Darlene,
Darlene Alexander-Houle
TIM Division List Serve Manager
Adjunct, University of Phoenix
Global Program Manager, Hewlett Packard
dahoule@sbcglobal.net
dahoule@email.phoenix.edu