TIM Division List Serve
Vol. 3, No. 23 (October 26, 2006)
Table of Contents:
- General Announcements
- Call for Submissions
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- General Announcements
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Final Program Announcement
INFORMS College on Organization Science
Fall 2006 Conference in a Conference
We are pleased to announce the final agenda for this years conference with
sessions co-coordinated by Linda Argote (Carnegie-Mellon), Amit Nigam (U. of
Toronto) and Klaus Weber (Northwestern U.). The conference will kick off
with a session chaired by Linda Argote (Editor-in-Chief, Organization
Science) providing insights on the journals current status and future
directions. Senior Editor Rich Burton (Duke U.) will also provide valuable
insights in this session for ensuring a successful publishing experience.
The next three sessions focus on the overall theme of Culture, Institutions
and Strategy. Amit Nigam and Klaus Weber have put together a wonderful set
of papers on cultural pragmatics, micro-institutions, as well as language
and culture.
The program can be accessed online (inc. abstracts and titles) and is held
one day following the Organization Science Dissertation Proposal
Competition:
https://informs.emeetingsonline.com/emeetings/formbuilder/clustersessionlist
.asp?clnno=1017&mmnno=154
Tina Dacin
2006 Program Chair
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: 613.533.3589
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- Call for Submissions
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Call for Papers: Organization Science Special Issue
Organization Science Special Issue on Learning from Rare Events: How
Organisations Learn (or Fail to Learn) from Unusual Experiences
Guest Editors: Joseph Lampel, City University, London; Jamal Shamsie,
Michigan State University; Zur Shapira, New York University.
Organisations that go through rare if not unprecedented events face the
challenge of interpreting and learning from these experiences. Responding
effectively to rare events requires decision makers at different levels to
understand how these events impact their goals and responsibilities. The
challenge is to avoid superficial lessons and when appropriate use these
events as an impetus to pursue fundamental change. The Special Issue
welcomes submissions from researchers who are interested in how
organisations, institutions, communities, and networks can learn from rare
events. With this in mind, we encourage submissions that focus on the
following issues:
How are rare events constituted in the life of organizations,
institutions, and societies?
How do organizations, institutions, and societies detect, interpret, and
react to rare events?
What processes shape learning from rare events?
What differences exist in the way that centrally directed organizations
and institutions learn from rare events as opposed to decentralized social
systems such as networks and societies?
What are the economic, social, political, and cognitive concomitants of
learning (or not learning) from rare events?
What are the challenges of learning from rare as opposed to more
frequently experienced events?
What differences exist between first-hand learning from rare events, as
opposed to learning from observation and historical analysis of such events?
How do different actors governments, communities, firms, networks
shape the learning agenda in the aftermath of rare events?
What are the empirical and methodological problems of studying rare
events?
To be considered for publication completed manuscripts plus supplementary
files should be submitted electronically via
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/orgsci, between February 1, 2007 and
February 28, 2007.
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Call for 2007 TIM Best Dissertation Award
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2007
Dissertation Award Co-Chairs: Xavier Martin and Victor Seidel
The Technology and Innovation Management Division of the Academy of
Management is pleased to invite submissions for the 2007 TIM Best
Dissertation Award. For this highly prestigious award, we will consider
submissions for doctoral dissertations completed during calendar years 2005
and 2006. We take a broad perspective on technology and innovation
including all aspects of the emergence, diffusion, adoption,
commercialization, evolution and performance/welfare consequences of
technologies and innovations. The TIM Divisions domain statement can be
found at
http://www.aomtim.org/. As per the domain statement, we welcome
dissertations from different disciplinary perspectives including management
(strategy, organization theory, organizational behavior etc.) as well as
economics, technology studies, sociology etc. We are also happy to consider
a broad range of methodologies.
The award process involves two stages. In the first stage, each applicant
submits a 5-page dissertation abstract (see details below). A panel of
experienced researchers then selects the finalists. In the second stage,
each finalist is invited to submit a 30-page manuscript based upon his/her
dissertation. The panel reviews these manuscripts, provides feedback, and
selects the best dissertation which will be awarded at the Annual Academy of
Management Meetings in Philadelphia. In addition, finalists will be invited
to present their work at a dedicated session during the 2007 Academy of
Management conference. The session will afford high visibility to the
finalists dissertations.
Submission Requirements:
Submit one copy of the first-stage award submission electronically
to
TIM-Awards@uvt.nl and to
victor.seidel@sbs.ox.ac.uk with the subject TIM
Dissertation Award Submission by January 31, 2007.
Your submission should include two files: (1) a cover page and (2)
your dissertation abstract (includes text summary, supporting materials and
references).
In the first file, the cover page should include the following
information:
1. Dissertation title
2. Author's name
3. Dissertation completion date
4. Author's degree-granting school
5. Author's dissertation committee with the principal advisor(s) and other
roles and their affiliations clearly identified
6. Author's current affiliation information (affiliation(s), job title(s),
corresponding address, telephone, fax, and email)
7. Up to five keywords that describe the main theme(s) of the dissertation
This should be the only page to include identifying author / school /
committee information.
In the second file, the dissertation abstract must follow these
requirements:
1. Five page limit for the text summarizing the dissertations contents
2. One inch margins
3. Times New Roman or equivalent font - no smaller than 12 point
4. Double-spaced text
5. The text should have page numbers starting with "1"
6. The dissertation title should be on page "1" and may be single spaced
You may include up to five pages of references that may be
single-spaced. These do not count towards the page limit for the text of
the dissertation abstract.
You may include up to five pages of supporting materials (tables,
figures, appendices, etc.) beyond the text summary and the references.
Do not exceed these page limits!
Do not submit a complete dissertation. Finalists will be asked to
submit a manuscript of up to 30 pages subsequently.
Please note that late submissions or submissions that do not follow
these requirements will not be considered as the integrity of the reviewing
process depends on consistency across submissions.
Submissions can be made in .doc (preferred) or .pdf format.
The award is meant for Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral theses. If you
have any question about eligibility, please contact the Dissertation Award
Co-Chairs well in advance of the deadline for abstract submission.
If you have questions concerning these requirements, please contact one of
the co-chairs.
Dissertation Award Co-Chairs:
Xavier Martin
Tilburg University
Faculty of Economics and
Business Administration
P.O. Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
The Netherlands
TIM-Awards@uvt.nl
Victor Seidel
University of Oxford
Saïd Business School
Park End Street
Oxford
OX1 1HP
United Kingdom
victor.seidel@sbs.ox.ac.uk
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The Olympic Spirit in Chinese Management Research
IACMR 2008
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHINESE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
www.iacmr.org and
www.iacmr.org.cn
Guangzhou, China, June 19-22, 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2007
You are invited to participate in the third IACMR Biennial Conference to be
held in Guangzhou, Peoples Republic of China, on June 19-22, 2008. IACMR,
the International Association for Chinese Management Research, is a
professional, academic organization whose primary goal is to promote
scholarly studies of management of organizations in theChinese context.
IACMR is dedicated to serving scholars, students, managers, and consultants
who are interested in advancing knowledge about the management of such
organizations.
The theme of the conference is "Olympic Spirit in Chinese Management
Research, as it will be held the same summer as the 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games. The Olympic movement has brought along not only splendid sporting
competitions, but also synergy and solidarity among people from all over the
world. The theme provides a broad scope for a variety of research that will
contribute to the increasingly important knowledge of organizations and
management in the Chinese context. We wish to advocate the Olympic spirit in
fostering excellence in management research relating to China. Additionally,
we wish to carry out the Olympic ideal in facilitating cooperation,
coordination, and collaboration among researchers with diverse research
interests and backgrounds. Most importantly, we wish to celebrate what we do
best: advancing management research while solving real-world problems.
Research papers submitted to the conference could include any topics related
to organization and management in the Chinese context (including mainland
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.) or Chinese organizations
operating globally. We welcome papers and symposia in the disciplinary areas
of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Strategy,
Organization Theory, as well as International and Cross-Cultural Management.
Example topics could include, but are not limited to, innovation and
creativity, entrepreneurship, guanxi and networks, knowledge management and
knowledge transfer, governance, corporate strategies, leadership,
organizational culture, quality management, teams, multinational management,
expatriation, foreign direct investment, globalization, cross-cultural
management, etc. We welcome studies of all types of organizations: state
owned, private, foreign wholly owned, joint ventures, and those
organizations that are undertaking ownership transitions. We accept studies
conducted with various methodologies including survey research, use of
archival data, experimental studies, case studies, qualitative methods and
other creative methodologies for Chinese management research.
Regular Program
The first three days (June 19-21, 2008) of the conference will be dedicated
to the regular program to include refereed paper presentations, symposia
presentations, and a small number of invited panels.
Papers
We seek original papers that address the main theme of the conference, as
well as other papers with creative ideas on concepts and methods of
conducting high quality management research in China or Chinese
organizations operating outside of China. Originality means that the paper
has not been presented at any other conferences or published in any academic
journals or books. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference in
either one of two forms: paper presentations or interactive paper sessions,
which will be decided by the Program Committee. Each paper presentation
lasts roughly 25 minutes with 20 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes
for Q&A. In the interactive sessions, the presenters will present their
papers on a poster board and will be given 2 hours for informal discussion
and interaction with participants.
Submission Requirements for Papers
Cover Page
All papers must include a cover page with the following information:
* Title of the paper
* For all Authors: full name, affiliation, address, phone number, fax
number, and email address. Add an * beside the name of the corresponding
(contact) author
* Content Area: use no more than five words to identify the content area
* If it is a submission with a solo student author, indicate in bold on the
upper right hand corner with the words Student Paper
* Methodological Area: qualitative or quantitative, or both.
Format
* The first page should be the cover page described above. The second page
should only include the title of the paper followed by a 75 to 100 word
abstract. No author information should appear on the second page.
* The third page should first restate the title and then begin the body of
the paper.
* The body of the paper should be no more than 35 pages, including all
tables, figures, notes, and references. This length restriction assumes the
use of a font of 12 points, no more than 75 characters per line, and no more
than 26 lines per page including headers and footnotes. Papers must be
written in English and follow the current style, including reference format,
of the IACMR journal, Management and Organization Review.
Confirmation of Attendance
All submissions must include a statement of confirmation that at least one
of the authors will attend the conference if the submitted paper is
accepted. A sample of this statement is We, authors of submission title,
confirm that at least one of the authors will attend the conference and
present the paper if it is accepted. List all the authors names on this
confirmation page. Include this statement as the last page of the paper and
will not count toward the 35-page limit. This page will be removed during
the blind review. Submissions without this confirmation statement will NOT
be reviewed.
Symposium Proposals
The goal for symposium presentations is to provide a forum for effective
exchange and collective learning that will further our professional
knowledge and enhance our skills. With this in mind, we invite submissions
of innovative, creative, and exciting proposals for symposium presentations.
Accepted symposia will be presented during the regular program of the
conference from June 19 to 21, 2008. A symposium consists of presentations
from three to four presenters. Each symposium will have a total of 90
minutes for presentations, discussions, and Q&A.
Submission Requirements for Symposium Proposals
Cover Page
All symposium proposals must include a cover page with the following
information:
* Title of the symposium
* For all presenters: full name, affiliation, address, phone number, fax
number, and email address. Add an * beside the name of the corresponding
(contact) presenter
* Content Area: Use no more than five words to identify the content area
Format
* Cover page (described above)
* A 5-page introduction of the proposed symposium (i.e., the objectives, the
content, the synergy among the presentations provided by different
presenters, and the significance of the symposium to Chinese management
research)
* A 2-3 page abstract from each of the presenters (the focus of the
presentation) including references
* The symposium proposal should not exceed 20 double-spaced pages in total
length. This length restriction assumes the use of a font of 12 points, no
more than 75 characters per line, and no more than 26 lines per page
including headers and footnotes.
Confirmation of Attendance
All submissions must include a statement to confirm that all presenters of
the symposium will attend the conference if the submitted proposal is
accepted. A sample of this statement is We confirm that at least one author
of each paper in this symposium title, the chair(s) and discussant(s) will
attend the conference and participate in the symposium if it is accepted.
Then, list the names of all the authors, discussant(s) and chair(s) of the
symposium on this page. This confirmation should appear as the final page of
the proposal and will not count toward the 20-page limit. Proposals without
this confirmation of attendance page will NOT be reviewed.
Professional Development Workshops
In addition to the paper presentations in the regular program, we also
invite proposals for professional development workshops (PDW), which will be
held on the last day of the conference, June 22, 2008. PDW provide a forum
for researchers to explore a common topic. Its goals are educational and
informational. The PDW are generally conducted in an interactive and
participative format. We encourage submissions of proposals that focus on
contemporary issues relating to Chinese management research, research
methods (e.g., how to conduct quantitative and qualitative research), and
professional development topics (e.g., how to help junior faculty in
conducting and publishing high-impact research). Proposals for workshops
dealing with teaching methods and contents are also appropriate. We also
welcome proposals for caucuses. Caucuses are roundtable discussions which
are designed to provide an informal way for IACMR members who share a
topical interest or a professional concern to find one another and to
develop a sense of community.
Taken together, we are seeking innovative workshop ideas that would enhance
participants interests, understanding, and collaboration in conducting
Chinese management research.
Submission Requirements of Professional Development Workshop Proposals
A professional development workshop proposal should contain the following
information:
* Title of the proposed workshop
* Name and contact information of the Chair or Organizer, including
affiliation,
address, phone number, fax number, and email address
* Goal of the workshop (i.e., learning objectives)
* Content of the workshop
* Intended participants and admission criteria for the audience
* Time requirement of the workshop
* Presenters with full name, affiliation, address, phone, fax, and email
address
Academic Ethics
IACMRs commitment to integrity, excellence, and quality applies to all its
members and scholars who submit their work to the conference. It prohibits
all forms of academic dishonesty including plagiarism and impropriety with
data collection or analyses. Academic ethics include professionalism in
conference participation. Failure to present a paper on the program reflects
poor professionalism and affects the experience of other conference
participants. We expect all authors will commit to upholding the high
ethical standards of IACMR through professional and ethical conducts when
conducting their research, when writing their papers, and when presenting
their work to colleagues. Please see
www.iacmr.org for the full statement on
IACMR Commitment to Excellence.
Languages of Presentations
This Call for Papers provides the guidance for papers, symposia, and
professional development workshop proposals written in English. A separate
Chinese Call for Papers presents the submission information for Chinese
papers. It will be posted on
www.iacmr.org.cn Please use the information
presented in the Chinese Calls for Papers if you intend to submit papers or
proposals in Chinese.
Conference Proceeding
We will publish a CD of the Conference Proceedings. The papers in the
regular paper sessions will be published in full, while only the abstracts
of the interactive papers will be included in the Proceedings CD.
Publication in the Proceedings does not preclude the authors from publishing
the paper in journals or books. Authors who wish NOT to include their
accepted papers in the Proceedings should indicate that on the cover page
when submitting the paper.
Best Paper Awards.
We will give three Best Paper Awards: micro topics (individual and group
level analysis), macro topics (organization level analysis and strategy
focus), and a
best student paper. To qualify for the Best Student Paper Award, the student
must be the sole author of the paper. Please indicate clearly on the cover
page that it is a Student Paper.
Submission Limitation.
Each author can only submit a maximum of three papers including papers and
symposia, either as a single author or as a co-author. We will return the
fourth submission to the corresponding author. Participation in the
Professional Development Workshops does not count toward this limitation.
Submission Deadline.
Submissions of the Papers and Proposals must be received by October 15,
2007. Please submit electronically to the Program Committee Chair Jia Lin
Xie at
xiejl.iacmr08@Rotman.Utoronto.Ca.
Acknowledgement of Receipt.
We will acknowledge receipt of the submission by e-mail to the contact
person.
Judging/Notification.
Papers submitted to the Regular Program will be blind reviewed. Reviewers
will evaluate each paper on the basis of research quality, contribution to
the field of Chinese management, and interest of the topic to IACMR members
in general.
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be made by February 15, 2008.
Meeting Venue and Registration.
The conference will be held at the 5-star Garden Hotel of Guangzhou, China.
We expect the hotel rate to be approximately US$90 (per night) and the
conference registration fee to be about US$300 for regular members and $120
for student members, which includes a one-year membership in IACMR and a
one-year
subscription to the Management and Organizational Review. Conference
scholarships will be available to students on a competitive basis. PRC
member rates are published in the China Forum Call for Papers. Detailed
information on conference registration procedures, fees and hotel
reservations will be available on the Conference Website through
www.iacmr.org in 2007.
Inquiry.
For any questions about the Call or the conference, please contact the
Program Chair Jia Lin Xie at
xiejl.iacmr08@Rotman.Utoronto.Ca. Questions
about the IACMR may be directed to the President Xiao-Ping Chen at
xpchen@u.washington.edu. General information about IACMR may be found on our
website:
www.iacmr.org.
2008 Conference Program Committee
1. Jia Lin Xie, University of Toronto (Program Chair and Micro Papers Track
Chair)
2. Justin Tan, York University (Macro Papers Track Chair)
3. Sam Aryee, Aston University
4. V.V. Baba, McMaster University
5. Yanjie Bian, University of Minnesota
6. Ingmar Bjorkman, Swedish School of Economics
7. Max Boisot, University of Birmingham
8. Brian Boyd, Arizona State University
9. Chao C. Chen, Rutgers University
10. George Zhen Xiong Chen, The Australian National University
11. Shu-Cheng Chi, National Taiwan University
12. Gregory Dess, University of Texas at Dallas
13. Carolyn Egri, Simon Fraser University
14. Raymond Friedman, Vanderbilt University
15. Michael Hui, Chinese University of Hong Kong
16. Hean Tat Keh, Peking University
17. Haiyang Li, Rice University
18. Mingfang Li, California State University Northridge
19. Xiaowei Luo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
20. Shige Makino, Chinese University of Hong Kong
21. Kan Shi, Chinese Academy of Sciences
22. Lois Tetrick, George Mason University
23. Dean Tjosvold, Lingnan University
24. Eric Tsang, Wayne State University
25. David Whetten, Brigham Young University
26. Patrick Wright, Cornell University
27. Aimin Yan, Boston University
28. Michael Young, Hong Kong Baptist University
29. Zhixue Zhang, Peking University
30. Xueguang Zhou, Stanford University
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