The International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (IJSA) is an open access journal that provides rapid publication (monthly) of articles in all areas of the subject.
The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Papers will be published approximately one month after acceptance. All articles published in IJSA will be peer-reviewed.
Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript within three weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next available issue.
Types of paper
Regular Articles: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient details for others to verify the work. The length of a full paper should be the minimum required to describe and interpret the work clearly.
Short Communications: A Short Communication is suitable for recording the results of complete small investigations or giving details of new models or hypotheses, innovative methods, techniques or apparatus. The style of main sections need not conform to that of full-length papers. Short communications are 2 to 4 printed pages (about 6 to 12 manuscript pages) in length.
Reviews: Submissions of reviews and perspectives covering topics of current interest are welcome and encouraged. Reviews should be concise and no longer than 4-6 printed pages (about 12 to 18 manuscript pages). Reviews manuscripts are also peer-reviewed.
See Instructions for Authors
Research Outlet
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Call for Papers: International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (IJSA)
The International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (IJSA) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published that will be monthly by Academic Journals (IJSA) is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject.
Call for Papers IJSA will cover all areas of the subject. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: ·
Call for Papers IJSA will cover all areas of the subject. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: ·
- Original articles in basic and applied research·
- Case studies·
- Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays
We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to IJSA@acadjourn.org for publication. Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue. Instruction for authors and other details are available on our website; http://www.academicjournals.org/IJSA/Instruction.htm IJSA is an Open Access Journal One key request of researchers across the world is unrestricted access to research publications. Open access gives a worldwide audience larger than that of any subscription-based journal and thus increases the visibility and impact of published works. It also enhances indexing, retrieval power and eliminates the need for permissions to reproduce and distribute content. IJSA is fully committed to the Open Access Initiative and will provide free access to all articles as soon as they are published.
Best regards,
Emeje Cynthia
Editorial Assistant
International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (IJSA)
E-mail: IJSA@acadjourn.org
www.academicjournals.org/IJSA
Call for Papers: African Journal of Marketing Management
The AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARKETING MANAGEMENT (AJMM) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published that will be monthly by Academic Journals (http://www.academicjournals.org/AJMM).
AJMM is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject. Call for Papers AJMM will cover all areas of the subject.
The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: ·
AJMM is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject. Call for Papers AJMM will cover all areas of the subject.
The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: ·
- Original articles in basic and applied research·
- Case studies·
- Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays
We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to AJMM@acadjourn.org for publication. Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue. Instruction for authors and other details are available on our website; http://www.academicjournals.org/AJMM/Instruction.htm AJMM is an Open Access Journal One key request of researchers across the world is unrestricted access to research publications. Open access gives a worldwide audience larger than that of any subscription-based journal and thus increases the visibility and impact of published works. It also enhances indexing, retrieval power and eliminates the need for permissions to reproduce and distribute content. AJMM is fully committed to the Open Access Initiative and will provide free access to all articles as soon as they are published.
Best regards,
Emeje Cynthia
Editorial Assistant
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARKETING MANAGEMENT (AJMM)
Academic Journals
E-mail: ajmm@acadjourn.org
Call for Papers: Research in International Marketing: The state of the art and the art of the state
Research in International Marketing: The state of the art and the art of the state – directions for future research
Call for papers
As usual we invite papers within all fields of international marketing: standardization – adaptation of the marketing mix, competitive advantage, internationalization trajectories (Born Globals – traditional firms), performance of international marketing, entry mode strategies, relationship with foreign partners, role of contracts in international marketing, cross cultural / comparative studies, country of origin effects, global marketing strategies, portfolio strategies, product development, country risk analysis, , the new promotional landscape etc. One “evident” field of research is of course international marketing in the post financial crisis era.
This time however we will particularly encourage participants to submit papers reviewing the state of the art of our discipline. More than thirty years have elapsed since our discipline took off in earnest and we still have to agree on common platform for further theory advancements. Many of our contributions show contradictory results, with more or less the same hypotheses being supported and rejected – much dependent on the context in which the studies have been carried out, and sometimes also due to different methodologies. We invite you to take a critical view on our own contribution and to discuss how we can be useful to academia and business community at large. We therefore also invite participants to present future project ideas, in order to discuss possible collaboration and hence (hopefully) to help us get further in understanding this field of study. All full manuscripts and abstracts in digital form (MS Word file) should be submitted electronically by February 15, 2010 via the conference webpage. Manuscripts should follow the style guidelines of the Journal of International Marketing (Journal of International Marketing Submission Guidelines.pdf?available for downloading from the webpage) and are submitted with the understanding that they are original, unpublished works and are not being reviewed elsewhere.
PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings in digital format. The authors can choose to publish either their full manuscript or a detailed abstract in the proceedings when first submitting their work. Each participant of the conference will receive a CD containing the conference proceedings. In addition, accepted manuscript will be considered for publication in Advances in International Marketing through a double-blind review process.
CONTACT INFORMATION CIMaR 2010 Joint Conference Contact
CONFERENCE CHAIR:
Prof. Carl Arthur Solberg
Department of Marketing
BI Norwegian School of Management
Room C4-082Nydalsveien 37N-0442
Oslo, Norway
Phone: +47 464 10 569 E-mail: carl.solberg@bi.no
Call for papers
As usual we invite papers within all fields of international marketing: standardization – adaptation of the marketing mix, competitive advantage, internationalization trajectories (Born Globals – traditional firms), performance of international marketing, entry mode strategies, relationship with foreign partners, role of contracts in international marketing, cross cultural / comparative studies, country of origin effects, global marketing strategies, portfolio strategies, product development, country risk analysis, , the new promotional landscape etc. One “evident” field of research is of course international marketing in the post financial crisis era.
This time however we will particularly encourage participants to submit papers reviewing the state of the art of our discipline. More than thirty years have elapsed since our discipline took off in earnest and we still have to agree on common platform for further theory advancements. Many of our contributions show contradictory results, with more or less the same hypotheses being supported and rejected – much dependent on the context in which the studies have been carried out, and sometimes also due to different methodologies. We invite you to take a critical view on our own contribution and to discuss how we can be useful to academia and business community at large. We therefore also invite participants to present future project ideas, in order to discuss possible collaboration and hence (hopefully) to help us get further in understanding this field of study. All full manuscripts and abstracts in digital form (MS Word file) should be submitted electronically by February 15, 2010 via the conference webpage. Manuscripts should follow the style guidelines of the Journal of International Marketing (Journal of International Marketing Submission Guidelines.pdf?available for downloading from the webpage) and are submitted with the understanding that they are original, unpublished works and are not being reviewed elsewhere.
PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings in digital format. The authors can choose to publish either their full manuscript or a detailed abstract in the proceedings when first submitting their work. Each participant of the conference will receive a CD containing the conference proceedings. In addition, accepted manuscript will be considered for publication in Advances in International Marketing through a double-blind review process.
CONTACT INFORMATION CIMaR 2010 Joint Conference Contact
CONFERENCE CHAIR:
Prof. Carl Arthur Solberg
Department of Marketing
BI Norwegian School of Management
Room C4-082Nydalsveien 37N-0442
Oslo, Norway
Phone: +47 464 10 569 E-mail: carl.solberg@bi.no
Call for Papers: GBTA 12th Annual Conference
GBATA Twelfth Annual International Conference in Kruger National Park Vicinity, South Africa, July 5-9, 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION
Full papers, Research-in-Progress, Extended Abstracts, Workshops, Case Studies, and Posters are invited for the Twelfth Annual International Conference of the Global Business and Technology Association. www.gbata.org
Kruger National Park Vicinity, South Africa
July 5-9, 2010
Submission Deadline: March 31st, 2010
Dear Colleague: On behalf of the Global Business and Technology Association (GBATA), I would like to invite you and your associates to participate in the Twelfth Annual International Conference. The Conference will be held in Kruger National Park Vicinity, South Africa, July 5-9, 2010 and organized around the theme Generating Innovative Solutions to Recurring Problems in the Global Business Environment – A Multi-, Inter-, and Trans- Disciplinary Approach to Formulating and Maintaining a Competitive Organizational Edge.
The co-sponsors are:
-Faculty of Humanities & Faculty of Management Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
-Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa-School of Business, The State University of New York
- OW, New York, USA
-Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
-Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
-Faculty of Creative Industries and Business, Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand
-Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
-State University of Management & Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
-IBM East Europe/Asia Ltd., Moscow, Russia-Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-The Robins School of Business, University of Richmond, Virginia, USA
-Coventry University, Coventry, UK
-Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
GBATA features cutting-edge work and encourages multi-disciplinary as well as discipline-specific research. Many attendees have stated how much they have enjoyed the conferences and the collegiality they foster. Further background on GBATA, the call for papers, programs, and services are available on the website: www.gbata.org
I look forward to receiving your submissions for the conference (just a reminder they are due by March 31, 2010. Please forward this notice to any of your colleagues who might be interested.
Once again, thank you for your continuous support and cooperation and I look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Best regards,
Dr. N.J. Delener GBATA Conference Chair Dean and Professor, School of BusinessThe State University of New York at OWP.O. Box 210 / 223 Store Hill Road Old Westbury/Long Island, NY 11568 Voice: 516-876-3408 / Direct: 516-876-3292 Email: info@gbata.org; delener@gbata.org www.gbata.org
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION
Full papers, Research-in-Progress, Extended Abstracts, Workshops, Case Studies, and Posters are invited for the Twelfth Annual International Conference of the Global Business and Technology Association. www.gbata.org
Kruger National Park Vicinity, South Africa
July 5-9, 2010
Submission Deadline: March 31st, 2010
Dear Colleague: On behalf of the Global Business and Technology Association (GBATA), I would like to invite you and your associates to participate in the Twelfth Annual International Conference. The Conference will be held in Kruger National Park Vicinity, South Africa, July 5-9, 2010 and organized around the theme Generating Innovative Solutions to Recurring Problems in the Global Business Environment – A Multi-, Inter-, and Trans- Disciplinary Approach to Formulating and Maintaining a Competitive Organizational Edge.
The co-sponsors are:
-Faculty of Humanities & Faculty of Management Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
-Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa-School of Business, The State University of New York
- OW, New York, USA
-Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
-Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
-Faculty of Creative Industries and Business, Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand
-Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
-State University of Management & Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
-IBM East Europe/Asia Ltd., Moscow, Russia-Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-The Robins School of Business, University of Richmond, Virginia, USA
-Coventry University, Coventry, UK
-Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
GBATA features cutting-edge work and encourages multi-disciplinary as well as discipline-specific research. Many attendees have stated how much they have enjoyed the conferences and the collegiality they foster. Further background on GBATA, the call for papers, programs, and services are available on the website: www.gbata.org
I look forward to receiving your submissions for the conference (just a reminder they are due by March 31, 2010. Please forward this notice to any of your colleagues who might be interested.
Once again, thank you for your continuous support and cooperation and I look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Best regards,
Dr. N.J. Delener GBATA Conference Chair Dean and Professor, School of BusinessThe State University of New York at OWP.O. Box 210 / 223 Store Hill Road Old Westbury/Long Island, NY 11568 Voice: 516-876-3408 / Direct: 516-876-3292 Email: info@gbata.org; delener@gbata.org www.gbata.org
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Call for Papers: Ethics, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations in an Era of Global Economic and Financial Crisis
Call for Abstracts and Proposals for Panels
King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
April 22-23, 2010
The interdisciplinary conference “Global Landscapes: Ethics, Entrepreneurship and Organizations in an Era of Global Economic and Financial Crisis” will assemble scholars, educators, graduate and undergraduate students, and community members interested in ethics, entrepreneurship, and organizations.
The global landscapes conference is sponsored by The McGowan School of Business, International Business Program and The McGowan Ethics Center. The objective of this interdisciplinary conference is to promote ethics and deliberation about the ethics of the impact of entrepreneurs and organizations on individuals and communities around the world.
The conference aims to bring together professionals, key decision makers, and leaders committed to ethics, development of entrepreneurship, and evaluation of the role of organizations during crisis.
The submission of student authored papers is also welcome. The undergraduate student research section of the conference is sponsored by the International Business Honor Society, Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College Chapter.
Suggested Topics
Papers/Abstracts can be submitted on any topic relevant to Ethics, Entrepreneurship (including social entrepreneurship), or Organizations (corporations, government, NGOs). Papers could emphasize the present scenarios and developments, as well as the emerging issues.
Submissions and Review Process
Proposals for panels and abstracts/papers must be submitted by January 30, 2010. Authors will be notified of the conference committee decision by February 15, 2010.
Submissions: To be considered for the program, please submit one of the following:
King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
April 22-23, 2010
The interdisciplinary conference “Global Landscapes: Ethics, Entrepreneurship and Organizations in an Era of Global Economic and Financial Crisis” will assemble scholars, educators, graduate and undergraduate students, and community members interested in ethics, entrepreneurship, and organizations.
The global landscapes conference is sponsored by The McGowan School of Business, International Business Program and The McGowan Ethics Center. The objective of this interdisciplinary conference is to promote ethics and deliberation about the ethics of the impact of entrepreneurs and organizations on individuals and communities around the world.
The conference aims to bring together professionals, key decision makers, and leaders committed to ethics, development of entrepreneurship, and evaluation of the role of organizations during crisis.
The submission of student authored papers is also welcome. The undergraduate student research section of the conference is sponsored by the International Business Honor Society, Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College Chapter.
Suggested Topics
Papers/Abstracts can be submitted on any topic relevant to Ethics, Entrepreneurship (including social entrepreneurship), or Organizations (corporations, government, NGOs). Papers could emphasize the present scenarios and developments, as well as the emerging issues.
Submissions and Review Process
Proposals for panels and abstracts/papers must be submitted by January 30, 2010. Authors will be notified of the conference committee decision by February 15, 2010.
Submissions: To be considered for the program, please submit one of the following:
- A completed paper with an abstract.
- An abstract (between 100 and 600 words) outlining the topic.
- A proposal (2-3 page summary) for a workshop, special session, or panel discussion, which includes the aims of the panel.
- All submissions should include the title, a contact name, address, and email.
Registration fee: US $80.00 (includes three meals on campus). Additional registration and accommodation information will accompany invitation.
Conference Web site: www.kings.edu/GLC
Questions or submissions should be directed to:
Conference Chair:
Dr. Bindu Vyas, King’s College
E-mail: binduvyas@kings.edu
Conference Coordinators:
Attorney James Sysko, King’s College Dr. Margarita Rose, King’s College
E-mail: jamessysko@kings.edu E-mail: mmrose@kings.edu
McGowan School of Business, King's College
133 N. River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Phone: 570-208-5900 Ext. 5787
Fax: 570-208-5989
Bindu Vyas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor International Business/Management
McGowan School of Business
King's College
133 N. River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Phone: 570-208-5900 Ext. 5787
Fax: 570-208-5989
Call for Papers: International Academy of E-Business
Call for Papers - updates
10th Annual Conference International Academy of E-Business
San Francisco-April 1 to 4, 2010
@Sir Francis Drake Hotel
450 Powell Street, San Francisco, California
Proposal/Paper Submission deadline: November 10, 2009
Submit a brief (250 words) proposal to:
conference@iaeb.org and cc to: adm@iaeb.net with subject headline: "PROPOSAL 2010"
Full details @ www.iaeb.org & www.iaeb.o
Dear Colleagues:
Hope you had a great summer break and that you're energized for the current academic year. As always, our best wishes for your academic/ professional success and your good health.
Listed below are some items of interest:
1. November 10, 2009 -- Submission deadline of proposals for the 10th Annual Conference. Please submit each proposal -- about 250 words separately for papers, workshops, seminars, etc... to conference@iaeb.org and (cc to: adm@iaeb.net ) with subject line "Proposal 2010." (Details on our websites: www.iaeb.org and www.iaeb.info.)
In your proposal you should provide an overview of your paper, outlining your specific title, background materials, research problem/objective, methodology, major findings and so forth. Please provide each author's name, organizational affiliation, email, etc.
2. Once again, several outstanding conference papers and student papers will be selected for awards..
3. As in the past, all conference selected submissions will be considered for publication in theE-Business Review, Volume X, (ISSN1550-7793), peer reviewed, refereed journal. Hard-copy and/or electronic copy) Also, authors will be invited to submit for consideration an expanded/revised version of their papers for publication in the Journal of E-Business; (ISSN 1542-0846);www.journalofe-business.org, based on the comments received at the conference. Please note that both of these IAEB publications are peer-reviewed (refereed), highly acclaimed and listed in several indexed sources.
4. For our student competition, please contact Professor Nitish Singh at St. LouisUniversity. (His e-mail: ncsingh72@gmail.com ) Nitish recently moved from Californi
5. For questions or information contact Connie at adm@iaeb.net.
Warm regards,
Vinay Kothari
IAEB Program Committee, Member
10th Annual Conference International Academy of E-Business
San Francisco-April 1 to 4, 2010
@Sir Francis Drake Hotel
450 Powell Street, San Francisco, California
Proposal/Paper Submission deadline: November 10, 2009
Submit a brief (250 words) proposal to:
conference@iaeb.org and cc to: adm@iaeb.net with subject headline: "PROPOSAL 2010"
Full details @ www.iaeb.org & www.iaeb.o
Dear Colleagues:
Hope you had a great summer break and that you're energized for the current academic year. As always, our best wishes for your academic/ professional success and your good health.
Listed below are some items of interest:
1. November 10, 2009 -- Submission deadline of proposals for the 10th Annual Conference. Please submit each proposal -- about 250 words separately for papers, workshops, seminars, etc... to conference@iaeb.org and (cc to: adm@iaeb.net ) with subject line "Proposal 2010." (Details on our websites: www.iaeb.org and www.iaeb.info.)
In your proposal you should provide an overview of your paper, outlining your specific title, background materials, research problem/objective, methodology, major findings and so forth. Please provide each author's name, organizational affiliation, email, etc.
2. Once again, several outstanding conference papers and student papers will be selected for awards..
3. As in the past, all conference selected submissions will be considered for publication in theE-Business Review, Volume X, (ISSN1550-7793), peer reviewed, refereed journal. Hard-copy and/or electronic copy) Also, authors will be invited to submit for consideration an expanded/revised version of their papers for publication in the Journal of E-Business; (ISSN 1542-0846);www.journalofe-business.org, based on the comments received at the conference. Please note that both of these IAEB publications are peer-reviewed (refereed), highly acclaimed and listed in several indexed sources.
4. For our student competition, please contact Professor Nitish Singh at St. LouisUniversity. (His e-mail: ncsingh72@gmail.com ) Nitish recently moved from Californi
5. For questions or information contact Connie at adm@iaeb.net.
Warm regards,
Vinay Kothari
IAEB Program Committee, Member
Call for Papers: Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA)
The Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA), in association with the AIB Australia & New Zealand Chapter, will hold its annual conference on 15th–17th April 2010.
The conference will be hosted by the Discipline of International Business at the University of Sydney.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PROFESSOR ROSALIE TUNG
(Simon Fraser University, Canada)
KEY DATES
Submissions open 16 October 2009
Submissions close 23 November 2009
Acceptance notification 15 January 2010
Doctoral colloquium applications 18 January 2010
Early bird registration deadline 15 February 2010
DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM
The conference will commence with a doctoral colloquium sponsored by the School of Marketing at the University of Western Sydney.
The conference theme for 2010 is:
GLOBAL BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
We welcome
¨ Competitive Papers (max. 25 pages), suitable for papers at an advanced stage of development;
¨ Workshop Papers (10-15 pages), suitable for work-in-progress papers;
¨ Panel Proposals that explore a common theme in depth; panel proposals that address the conference theme are especially welcome.
¨ Proposals from doctoral students for participation in the Doctoral Colloquium.
All submissions will be subject to a double-blind review process, and will be published in an edited collection of the conference proceedings.
For more information, and to upload submissions, see the ANZIBA website:
www.anziba.org
The conference will be hosted by the Discipline of International Business at the University of Sydney.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PROFESSOR ROSALIE TUNG
(Simon Fraser University, Canada)
KEY DATES
Submissions open 16 October 2009
Submissions close 23 November 2009
Acceptance notification 15 January 2010
Doctoral colloquium applications 18 January 2010
Early bird registration deadline 15 February 2010
DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM
The conference will commence with a doctoral colloquium sponsored by the School of Marketing at the University of Western Sydney.
The conference theme for 2010 is:
GLOBAL BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
We welcome
¨ Competitive Papers (max. 25 pages), suitable for papers at an advanced stage of development;
¨ Workshop Papers (10-15 pages), suitable for work-in-progress papers;
¨ Panel Proposals that explore a common theme in depth; panel proposals that address the conference theme are especially welcome.
¨ Proposals from doctoral students for participation in the Doctoral Colloquium.
All submissions will be subject to a double-blind review process, and will be published in an edited collection of the conference proceedings.
For more information, and to upload submissions, see the ANZIBA website:
www.anziba.org
Call for Papers: Frontiers of Research in International Business
Temple CIBER and the Institute of Global Management Studies at the Fox School of Business
The 11th Annual International Business Research Forum
Frontiers of Research in International Business: Organizational Form and Function in the 21st Century
April 10-11, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
Forum co-chairs
Ram Mudambi, Temple University
Tim Swift, St Joseph’s University
Steering Committee
Preet Aulakh, York University
Donna DeCarolis, Drexel University
Andrew Inkpen, Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management
Mahesh Joshi, George Mason University
Yadong Luo, University of Miami
Vikas Mittal, Rice University
Arvind Parkhe, Temple University
International business focuses on a group of firms that face distinctive decision making problems. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) control value chains that are disrupted by country-specific transport costs, government restrictions differences in tastes and production conditions. Such firms face two fundamental challenges. The first concerns controlling the costs that arise from the complexities of multinational activity. These include a diverse set of tasks such as managing the impact of exchange-rate variations, differences of national culture, customs and law, practices that constrain employee compensation, evaluation practices and so on. The second concerns creating value through leveraging their international networks to foster innovation and knowledge. This includes using their subsidiary networks, which serve as local extensions that tap into knowledge clusters, or develop into geographic centers of excellence. Thus, the subsidiary network can serve as a means of creating new technological, managerial and marketing competencies.
The Research Forum encourages the submission of cutting edge research aimed at defining the future of the multinational enterprise. Submission deadline: January 30, 2010
The following areas of research are illustrative, but not exhaustive:
The 11th Annual International Business Research Forum
Frontiers of Research in International Business: Organizational Form and Function in the 21st Century
April 10-11, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
Forum co-chairs
Ram Mudambi, Temple University
Tim Swift, St Joseph’s University
Steering Committee
Preet Aulakh, York University
Donna DeCarolis, Drexel University
Andrew Inkpen, Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management
Mahesh Joshi, George Mason University
Yadong Luo, University of Miami
Vikas Mittal, Rice University
Arvind Parkhe, Temple University
International business focuses on a group of firms that face distinctive decision making problems. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) control value chains that are disrupted by country-specific transport costs, government restrictions differences in tastes and production conditions. Such firms face two fundamental challenges. The first concerns controlling the costs that arise from the complexities of multinational activity. These include a diverse set of tasks such as managing the impact of exchange-rate variations, differences of national culture, customs and law, practices that constrain employee compensation, evaluation practices and so on. The second concerns creating value through leveraging their international networks to foster innovation and knowledge. This includes using their subsidiary networks, which serve as local extensions that tap into knowledge clusters, or develop into geographic centers of excellence. Thus, the subsidiary network can serve as a means of creating new technological, managerial and marketing competencies.
The Research Forum encourages the submission of cutting edge research aimed at defining the future of the multinational enterprise. Submission deadline: January 30, 2010
The following areas of research are illustrative, but not exhaustive:
- Geography and value creation: The global organization of the value-adding activities of multinational enterprises and the interplay between the organization of these activities and the characteristics of their locations. This includes off-shore value production and international logistics systems.
- Knowledge integration: MNEs are typically large firms that excel at combining and recombining diverse bodies of knowledge in order to create value. This process of knowledge integration is still not well understood. Research proposals studying these processes are particularly welcome.
- International corporate entrepreneurship: It is now recognized that MNE innovation requires a considerable degree of entrepreneurship within the confines of the firm. How is such entrepreneurship fostered, nurtured and managed?
- Multinationals from Emerging Market Economies: In recent years, we have seen the evolution and emergence of high profile multinationals from emerging market economies. This phenomenon creates interesting research opportunities related to the motivations and paths of the emergence of these new multinationals, their management of foreign subsidiaries, inward and outward knowledge flows, among others. Research that provides new theoretical and empirical insights on these multinationals as well as cross-national comparative research on emerging MNEs from diverse developing countries is welcome.
- Technological clusters: Highly tacit R&D-based knowledge resides in certain geographic areas known as “technological clusters,” where R&D work that involves highly tacit knowledge can be performed by R&D scientists that are co-located. Yet extant research offers contradictory insights on the value of locating R&D activities within technological clusters. Do firms that locate their R&D activities within technological clusters have different levels of innovative performance than firms that do not?
- Radical vs. incremental innovation: A common perspective is that innovation can be characterized as either breakthrough or incremental. Are MNE’s better suited to conduct radical or incremental innovation? How do MNE approaches to radical vs. incremental innovation differ?
- Networks: The study of international networks, both intra- and inter-organizational, their strategies, consequences, and performance outcomes.
- Boundary-spanning: MNEs must facilitate cooperation across national and cultural boundaries. Boundary spanners are entities that facilitate relationships between groups with divergent aims. How do boundary-spanners function within MNEs? In what ways do boundary-spanners enhance interaction between MNE business units? Do boundary-spanners influence the effectiveness or efficiency of the MNE value chain?
The forum will consist of competitive sessions, panels and poster sessions. If you are submitting a panel, please ask all panelists to email indicating that they will attend if the panel is accepted.
Papers and panel proposals should be emailed by January 30, 2010 to: kcahill@temple.edu
Kim Cahill
Director, Temple CIBER
& Institute of Global Management Studies
Managing Editor, Journal of International Management
Fox School of Business, Temple University
506 Alter Hall, 1801 Liacouras Walk
Philadelphia PA 19122, USA
215.204.3778
www.fox.temple.edu/ciber
www.fox.temple.edu/jim
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Business & Society
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Business & Society
The United Nations Global Compact –Retrospect and Prospect
Guest Editors: Andreas Rasche, Malcolm McIntosh, Sandra Waddock
The United Nations Global Compact now has nearly 7,000 business and non-business participants, and has in its first ten years of life become the world’s largest corporate citizenship initiative.
Established by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2000, the initiative will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2010. As a central actor on the world stage of corporate responsibility and citizenship, the Global Compact has played a central role in raising the aspirations of companies, NGOs, and other actors around the implementation of its ten principles, in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anti-corruption (for details about the UN Global Compact and its principles, see <http://www.unglobalcompact.org/>www.unglobalcompact.org).
Indeed, some have argued that the Global Compact has put corporate responsibility issues, particularly those related to the principles, onto the agenda of many companies.
Although global in reach and intent (with over half of all participants coming from developing economies), the Global Compact also established a strong presence in local economies through its local networks and regional clusters. Driven by constant innovation and improvement (e.g. the addition of the tenth principle in 2004 and the introduction of the Communication on Progress policy in 2003), and a sense of learning about how to build a better world through enterprise, the Global Compact has undergone a variety of changes over its existence. It is now poised to potentially help its signatories effect significant positive change in the future.
Although the initiative has attracted the interest of many businesses and civil society organizations, it also faces a lot of critique, mostly focusing on the absence of any clear compliance standards and the fact that many companies appear to sign the Compact without making significant changes in their strategies or practice.
To explore the possibilities, potentials, and gaps that exist in the Global Compact, this Special Issue invites interested researchers to:
- (a) critically assess the last ten years of the Global Compact and identify both its achievements and the gaps that currently exist and
- (b) to reflect on the future of the initiative by discussing remaining challenges and exploring future paths of development.
We call for papers that deal with all aspects and dynamics of the Global Compact, ranging from comparative case studies, qualitative and quantitative work assessing the Compact’s performance to date, as well as thoughtful essays about the Compact and its past, present, or future. We are interested in both conceptual and empirical studies that draw on a variety of theoretical perspectives (e.g. institutional theory, social movement theory, network theory), and in quantitative as well as qualitative methodological approaches that can flesh out our understanding of the Compact, particularly efforts to assess the Compact’s second ten years in light of the achievements and problems of the first ten years.
Possible topics for contributions include, but are not limited to, the following issues:
- Analyses of existing achievements and remaining challenges with regard to the implementation of the ten Global Compact principles, and the Compact’s other initiatives, partnerships, and alliances.
- The relation of the Global Compact to other existing and emerging corporate
responsibility initiatives (e.g., the Global Reporting Initiative, Social Accountability 8000, and ISO 26000). - The Global Compact’s Communication on Progress (COP) policy and integrity measures.
- The development of the Global Compact as a network-based corporate responsibility initiative combining global issues with local concerns.
- The Global Compact’s role and relationship to global governance.
- The development of local networks throughout the world and the contribution of these networks to implementing the ten principles.
- The role and impact of specialized stakeholders (e.g., academia, unions, NGOs) in the development of the Global Compact.
- The development and impact of Global
Compact issue platforms such as the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), the Caring for Climate leadership initiative and the CEO Water Mandate. - The role of the Global Compact as a “norm entrepreneur” in a world of diffuse power and great instability where social networks are increasingly supplementing international negotiating regimes.
Submission Instructions
The format of the papers must follow Business & Society contribution guidelines. Business & Society uses the American Psychological association citation and reference system (please see any recent copy of the journal for a sample):
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Papers should include a 100-150 word abstract followed by 3 to 5 key-words. The paper itself should contain no indications of authorship. A title page containing full author contact information should be sent as a separate document to the coeditors. The citations and references should be APA compliant (see BAS guidelines).
Questions about the Special Issue should be addressed to guest editor Andreas Rasche (<mailto:andreas.rasche@wbs.ac.uk>andreas.rasche@wbs.ac.uk).
Dates and Timetable
The tentative timetable for the special issue is as follows:
- April 1, 2010 Paper submitted electronically to coeditors
- August 1, 2010 authors invited to resubmit revised papers
- October 30, 2010 Revised papers due (incorporating editors’ and external reviewers’ comments)
- January 30, 2011 authors notified if paper selected for special issue
- March 31, 2011 Delivery of full set of papers and guest editors’ introductory paper
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Call for Papers: Journal of Business Ethics
"Responsible Leadership"
Special Issue of the Journal of Business Ethics
Guest EditorsNicola Pless, ESADE Business School, Ramon Llull University, Spain
Derick de Jongh, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Thomas Maak, ESADE Business School & University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Submissions due April 02, 2010
During 2011 (tentative) publication of JBE Special Issue
Among the key lessons from the current global crisis is arguably that it takes responsible leadership - and responsible leaders - to build and sustain business that benefits multiple stakeholders rather than just a few risk-seeking individuals. Corporate scandals and the global economic crisis have triggered a broad discussion on the role of markets in value creation (and destruction) and that of business in society - its legitimacy, its obligations and its responsibilities. As a result, business leaders are increasingly held accountable for their actions (and failure to act) by a host of stakeholders and by society at large. These stakeholder expectations extend beyond mere compliance with rules and regulations and sustaining the economic bottom line. They include adhering to ethical standards, acting as good citizens and ensuring safe, fair, equal and respectful treatment of all employees. Moreover, given the power of large corporations in particular, stakeholders expect business leaders to take a more active role in addressing some of the world's most pressing problems such as protecting and fostering human rights, fighting corruption, ensuring sustainability, fighting global warming, helping alleviate, treating diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria.
In light of these developments a new theoretical approach towards leadership is emerging under the umbrella term Responsible Leadership. (see e.g., Doh & Stumpf, 2005; Maak & Pless, 2006a; Waldmann & Galvin, 2008) It considers the context of leadership, reflects on the ethical underpinnings and makes the link with CSR, or more broadly, corporate responsibility. In this sense responsible leadership broadens the view of leaders' responsibilities from economic matters to environmental and societal issues. It “expands from an internal leadership perspective to a broader world view, from a shareholder mindset to a stakeholder orientation with respect to the leadership mandate” (Maak & Pless 2006b, 100) and operates at multiple levels of analysis, including the individual, group, organizational and societal levels.
We therefore call for papers advancing discussion and research on the nature of responsible leadership and its impact on business and society (see the topics listed below). We invite both theoretical and empirical papers, as well as case studies on exemplary responsible leadership.
The Nature of Responsible Leadership
- What is the purpose of leadership in a global stakeholder society?
- What do we learn from the literature about responsible leadership?
- How does responsible leadership relate to other leadership theories?
- What are the paradigmatic implications of a responsible leadership approach?
- What responsibilities do leaders have with regard to their followers, to the firm, to society and to nature and also to themselves?
- Who are the actors in the leader-follower relationship? What are the ethical underpinnings of this relationship? And what relationship understanding do we need to foster responsible leadership to emerge?
- What hinders responsible leadership from emerging?
Societal level: - Considering the societal context in which leadership takes place
What are the responsibilities of business leaders in society, specifically in dealing with social, environmental and humanitarian challenges? - What role can business leadership play in solving social, humanitarian and environmental problems in developing regions such as Africa?
- How does a responsible leadership approach help solve some of the most pressing problems?
- How can a responsible leadership approach help create sustainable triple-bottom-line performance?
- How can responsible business leaders mobilize different stakeholders to create social change for the better?
- What is the relationship between cultural context and the understanding of responsible leadership?
Organizational level: - Shaping the organizational context of leadership
What are the implications of a responsible leadership approach for a new understanding of corporate governance? - What are the relationships between responsible leadership and ethical climate, stakeholder culture, citizenship orientation?
- What is the role of Human Resource Management (HRM) in fostering a responsible leadership approach in the organization?
- How can HRM systems and processes (performance management systems, selection processes, competency models, remuneration systems) be adapted to foster the practice of responsible leadership?
- How can responsible leadership contribute to the creation of social innovation?
Individual level: - Looking at the leader-follower interaction and into the "inner theater" of responsible leaders
- What are the characteristics of responsible leaders and their followers?
- What leadership style best suits a responsible leadership approach?
- What motivates responsible leadership behavior?
- How do responsible leaders contribute to building social capital?
- How do responsible leaders make decisions, solve problems and cope with dilemmas?
- How to develop talented people to become responsible leaders?
- What is the relationship between responsible leadership and social entrepreneurship?
Timeline, Process & Standards - All submissions will go through a double-blind review process.
Therefore, all author-identifying information should be removed from the paper except for a cover page.
The formatting of the paper has to follow the guidelines of the Journal of Business Ethics.
To be considered for the special issue on "Responsible Leadership" full papers need to be submitted by April 02, 2010.
Full papers should be submitted electronically (word-file) to nicola.pless@esade.edu.
References
Doh, J. P. and S. A. Stumpf (eds.): 2005, Handbook on Responsible Leadership and Governance in Global Business (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham/Northampton, MA).
Maak, T. and N. M. Pless (eds.): 2006a, Responsible Leadership (Routledge, London, New York).
Maak, T. and N. M. Pless: 2006b, ‘Responsible Leadership in a Stakeholder Society. A Relational Perspective’, Journal of Business Ethics 66, 99–115.
Waldman, D. A. and B. M. Galvin: 2008, 'Alternative Perspectives of Responsible Leadership. Organizational Dynamics', Organizational Dynamics 37(4), 327-341
Dr. Nicola M. Pless
Associate Professor
ESADE Business School
Ramon Llull University
Av. Pedralbes, 60-62
E-08034 Barcelona
Tel: +34 935 670 194
Direct: + 34 935 543 516
Fax +34 932 048 105
nicola.pless@esade.eduhttp://www.esade.edu
Call for Papers: Seventh Annual ICCSR Symposium
A call for papers is being made for the Seventh Annual International Centre for Corporate Social responsibility (ICCRS) Symposium at Nottingham University Business School in the UK.
The ICCSR is interested in conceptual, theoretical or empirical papers that present new research, ideas on business models, strategies and stakeholder engagement processes that a) respond to factors contributing to poverty; and b) advance sustainable community development in developing countries.
We are inviting multidisciplinary papers which contribute knowledge on how companies are transforming value chain activities to benefit local communities.
The papers can cover, but are not limited to, the following areas:
The ICCSR is interested in conceptual, theoretical or empirical papers that present new research, ideas on business models, strategies and stakeholder engagement processes that a) respond to factors contributing to poverty; and b) advance sustainable community development in developing countries.
We are inviting multidisciplinary papers which contribute knowledge on how companies are transforming value chain activities to benefit local communities.
The papers can cover, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- · Corporations and community (and, or social) enterprise development
- · Corporations and community asset-building
- · Business approaches towards community empowerment and capacity building
- · Social partnerships and Stakeholder engagement.
Authors interested in submitting a paper for presentation at the symposium should submit an abstract of 1000 words to judy.muthuri@nottingham.ac.uk by Friday, 11th December 2009.
The ICCSR will also be preparing a special issue of Business & Society on this topic, to be edited by Prof. Jeremy Moon, Dr. Judy Muthuri and Dr Uwafiokun Idemudia. Papers presented at the symposium will be considered along with those responding to the journal's own call for papers.
A more extensive outline of the symposium to be held on Tuesday 27th April 2010 is now available to download from http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/iccsr
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Call for papers: Conference on Regulation and Competition Policy for Development
Call for Papers on international conference
Regulation and Competition Policy for Development: Challenges and Practice
27 – 28 January 2010
The University of Jordan
The papers (of maximum 25 pages, in English or Arabic) can cover any area of regulation and competition policy and practice in developing and emerging economies, including the transfer or relevance of developed country practice for developing countries. Please note that the deadline for the submission of papers is 15 October 2009.
There is a US $100 nominal conference fee for academic participants submitting papers at the conference. The conference fee for other non-academic participants is US $250. All registered participants will receive the conference case with all relevant conference papers, CDs, and other materials.
The University of Jordan can assist participants in reserving hotel rooms at discounted rates, although participants will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.
Registration information and the application form can be found at the University of Jordan web site at the following address:
http://www.ju.edu.jo
For more information, please call:
Faculty of Business
The University of Jordan
Phone: +962-6-5355000 Ext. 24200
Fax: +962-6-5355510
Amman 11942 Jordan
E-mail: jeo@ju.edu.jo
Guidelines for Conference Papers
- Only papers in Arabic or English can be accepted
- The abstract of the paper should not be more than one A4 size sheet
- The complete paper must be printed on A4 paper using- Time News Roman 12pt font. The full paper should not exceed 25 pages
- Final version of papers must be received either on CD by post or via e-mail to the address indicated above.
Invited Participants
- Academic faculty members from national, regional, and international universities
- Public sector managers especially of public utility and privatised organisations
- Representatives of governmental and non-governmental organisations interested in regulation and competition policy.
Regulation and Competition Policy for Development: Challenges and Practice
27 – 28 January 2010
The University of Jordan
The papers (of maximum 25 pages, in English or Arabic) can cover any area of regulation and competition policy and practice in developing and emerging economies, including the transfer or relevance of developed country practice for developing countries. Please note that the deadline for the submission of papers is 15 October 2009.
There is a US $100 nominal conference fee for academic participants submitting papers at the conference. The conference fee for other non-academic participants is US $250. All registered participants will receive the conference case with all relevant conference papers, CDs, and other materials.
The University of Jordan can assist participants in reserving hotel rooms at discounted rates, although participants will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.
Registration information and the application form can be found at the University of Jordan web site at the following address:
http://www.ju.edu.jo
For more information, please call:
Faculty of Business
The University of Jordan
Phone: +962-6-5355000 Ext. 24200
Fax: +962-6-5355510
Amman 11942 Jordan
E-mail: jeo@ju.edu.jo
Guidelines for Conference Papers
- Only papers in Arabic or English can be accepted
- The abstract of the paper should not be more than one A4 size sheet
- The complete paper must be printed on A4 paper using- Time News Roman 12pt font. The full paper should not exceed 25 pages
- Final version of papers must be received either on CD by post or via e-mail to the address indicated above.
Invited Participants
- Academic faculty members from national, regional, and international universities
- Public sector managers especially of public utility and privatised organisations
- Representatives of governmental and non-governmental organisations interested in regulation and competition policy.
14th Annual International Management Conference (AIMC)
14th Annual International Management Conference (AIMC)
November 24-26, 2009
Kampala-Uganda
We are pleased to announce the 14th Annual International Management Conference that is organised by the School. MUBS is the premier institution in research and business practices in the country. It addresses problems of business start up, improvement and survival through small business development and management training programmes.The Conference attracts leading scholars, consultants and business people in the region and will be a 3 day event that addresses topical business, management and economic issues. It will be held between November 24-26, 2009 in Kampala-Uganda. The Conference theme is “Trading Out Of Poverty under the Current Economic Crisis; Strategies”
Description:
The global financial crisis, brewing for a while, really started to show its effects in the middle of 2007 and into 2008. Around the world, stock markets have fallen, large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with rescue packages to bail out their financial systems.
On one hand many people are concerned that those responsible for the financial problems are the ones being bailed out, while on the other hand, a global financial meltdown will affect the livelihoods of almost everyone in an increasingly inter-connected world. Could the problem have been avoided?
The conference under the theme “Trading out of poverty in the current global economic crisis; Strategies” will address issues causing and arising from the financial crisis and its impact especially on developing countries and strategies on how countries can deal with the recession.
Authors should explore the following major areas for discussion and presentation but specifically focusing Africa’s plight under the recession.
November 24-26, 2009
Kampala-Uganda
We are pleased to announce the 14th Annual International Management Conference that is organised by the School. MUBS is the premier institution in research and business practices in the country. It addresses problems of business start up, improvement and survival through small business development and management training programmes.The Conference attracts leading scholars, consultants and business people in the region and will be a 3 day event that addresses topical business, management and economic issues. It will be held between November 24-26, 2009 in Kampala-Uganda. The Conference theme is “Trading Out Of Poverty under the Current Economic Crisis; Strategies”
Description:
The global financial crisis, brewing for a while, really started to show its effects in the middle of 2007 and into 2008. Around the world, stock markets have fallen, large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with rescue packages to bail out their financial systems.
On one hand many people are concerned that those responsible for the financial problems are the ones being bailed out, while on the other hand, a global financial meltdown will affect the livelihoods of almost everyone in an increasingly inter-connected world. Could the problem have been avoided?
The conference under the theme “Trading out of poverty in the current global economic crisis; Strategies” will address issues causing and arising from the financial crisis and its impact especially on developing countries and strategies on how countries can deal with the recession.
Authors should explore the following major areas for discussion and presentation but specifically focusing Africa’s plight under the recession.
· § Africa and International Partners / Multilateral Organizations
· § Agricultural Development, Agribusiness/economics, Ecology & Environment
· § Networks and Inter-firm Linkages
· § Economic Development Policies and Strategies
· § Entrepreneurship, Small Business and the Informal Sector
· § Family business
· § Finance, Exporting, Internationalization and Foreign Direct Investment
· § Gender and Economic Development
· § Global Political economy, Human Rights, & Criminology
· § Health Care, social work and the Human Conditions in Africa
· § Human Resources, Management and Organization
· § ICT, E-Business and transformation
· § Infrastructure and Business
· § Law, Social Responsibility and Ethics
· § Logistics and Supply Chain Management & Urban Planning
· § Marketing and Consumer Behavior
· § The African Diaspora
· § Leisure Industry, Tourism and Sustainable Development
Submission of Abstract and full papers
Please submit an abstract of not more than 200 words of your paper in Microsoft
Word to the Conference Editor on principal@mubs.ac.ug . The abstract must give as much information about the paper as possible, including objectives, a brief explanation about the importance of the topic, methodology, etc. with details of name, professional title, place of employment, complete address, telephone and fax numbers
Submission of abstracts and papers
Send abstracts and papers to the Conference Editor by September 15, 2009 and October 5, 2009 respectively. All submissions should be done electronically.
Papers should be prepared in Microsoft Word and sent to the Conference Editor as listed above. Please note the following:
- File Names should contain the full name of one of the Authors.
- Whereas research-in-progress papers are invited as well, only full, competitive papers that are accepted will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Only working papers may be eligible for presentation.
- Each paper should include a separate title page that clearly indicates the title of the paper, author(s) names and titles (e.g. Dr., Miss, Ms., Professor), institutional affiliations, complete mailing addresses, email addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and name of the author to whom all correspondence should be addressed.
- All papers should be prepared in Microsoft Word
- All papers should have an Abstract (maximum of 200 words), as well a:
- Introduction.
- Conclusions and Implications: each paper should have major conclusions and implications
- References: All papers should have references and proper citations should be observed.
Please get in touch with us on 041(4)338112 or principal@mubs.ac.ug,or to confirm your participation before October 30, 2009.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Serina N. Ateenyi
Conference Coordinator
Monday, August 3, 2009
Call for Papers: Critical Perspectives on Fair Trade
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of critical perspectives on international business
“Critical Perspectives on Fair Trade”
Guest Editors: Jane Gibbon & Martyna Śliwa
For some years now, fair trade has been typically spoken and written about in solely positive terms, as a ‘trading partnership based on dialogue, transparency and respect, which seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South’. (FINE, 2001 in Moore, 2004: 73). However, the current global economic recession has brought with it the need to reflect upon the way in which trade activities are carried out across the world, including those practices associated with fair trade. For example, questions have been asked whether, indeed, the ‘Fair Trade Project’ is entirely beneficial to all involved parties and whether, in the present economic climate, we can actually afford to engage in fair trade.
Responding to Goodman (2004: 910), who sees a need for fair trade to continue to ‘become more politically and economically threatening’ by opening up ‘the definition of “fairness” contra its economic logic to facilitate a broader constituency from which to construct a less privileged, more sustainable, and more just sense of development….plantation workers, growers with lower quality products, and coffee servers can and should become a moral and politicized goal for fair trade…a re-centering of Northern identities around notions of global citizenship rather than those of a one dimensional consumer’, we seek contributions to the critical exploration of the practices and discourses of fair trade.
Contributions to the special issue may take theoretical or empirical approaches to the nature, dysfunctions and/or possibilities of fair trade. They might, for example, include discussions of:
· How fair is fair trade?
· Ethics of consumption and fair trade
· Marketing and fair trade
· Power and identity issues in fair trade
· Mainstreaming of fair trade
· Environmental and sustainability issues of fair trade
· The fair trade status of a city / university
· Fair trade as business strategy
· Political economy of fair trade
· Accreditation and cost of fair trade to producers
· Accountability and impact of fair trade on producers
· Co-operative and collective business models for fair trade
Those wishing to contribute should submit an extended of 1,000 words to Jane Gibbon jane.gibbon@ncl.ac.uk or Martyna Sliwa martyna.sliwa@ncl.ac.uk by 30th November 2009. Feedback on the abstracts will be provided by December 30th 2009. Full papers of 5,000 - 8,000 words should be submitted to the Guest Editors by 30th April 2010.
Suitable articles will be subjected to a double-blind review; hence authors should not identify themselves in the body of the paper.
The special issue is scheduled for publication in February 2011. Papers submitted must not have been published, accepted for publication, or be under consideration for publication. For additional information about the journal please see the journal’s webpage: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/cpoib.htm
References:
Goodman, M.K. (2004), ‘Reading fair trade: political ecological imaginary and the moral economy of fair trade foods’, Political Geography, Vol. 23, pp. 891-915.
Moore, G. (2004), ‘The Fair Trade Movement: Parameters, Issues and Future Research’, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 53, pp. 73-86.
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Special Issue of critical perspectives on international business
“Critical Perspectives on Fair Trade”
Guest Editors: Jane Gibbon & Martyna Śliwa
For some years now, fair trade has been typically spoken and written about in solely positive terms, as a ‘trading partnership based on dialogue, transparency and respect, which seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South’. (FINE, 2001 in Moore, 2004: 73). However, the current global economic recession has brought with it the need to reflect upon the way in which trade activities are carried out across the world, including those practices associated with fair trade. For example, questions have been asked whether, indeed, the ‘Fair Trade Project’ is entirely beneficial to all involved parties and whether, in the present economic climate, we can actually afford to engage in fair trade.
Responding to Goodman (2004: 910), who sees a need for fair trade to continue to ‘become more politically and economically threatening’ by opening up ‘the definition of “fairness” contra its economic logic to facilitate a broader constituency from which to construct a less privileged, more sustainable, and more just sense of development….plantation workers, growers with lower quality products, and coffee servers can and should become a moral and politicized goal for fair trade…a re-centering of Northern identities around notions of global citizenship rather than those of a one dimensional consumer’, we seek contributions to the critical exploration of the practices and discourses of fair trade.
Contributions to the special issue may take theoretical or empirical approaches to the nature, dysfunctions and/or possibilities of fair trade. They might, for example, include discussions of:
· How fair is fair trade?
· Ethics of consumption and fair trade
· Marketing and fair trade
· Power and identity issues in fair trade
· Mainstreaming of fair trade
· Environmental and sustainability issues of fair trade
· The fair trade status of a city / university
· Fair trade as business strategy
· Political economy of fair trade
· Accreditation and cost of fair trade to producers
· Accountability and impact of fair trade on producers
· Co-operative and collective business models for fair trade
Those wishing to contribute should submit an extended of 1,000 words to Jane Gibbon jane.gibbon@ncl.ac.uk or Martyna Sliwa martyna.sliwa@ncl.ac.uk by 30th November 2009. Feedback on the abstracts will be provided by December 30th 2009. Full papers of 5,000 - 8,000 words should be submitted to the Guest Editors by 30th April 2010.
Suitable articles will be subjected to a double-blind review; hence authors should not identify themselves in the body of the paper.
The special issue is scheduled for publication in February 2011. Papers submitted must not have been published, accepted for publication, or be under consideration for publication. For additional information about the journal please see the journal’s webpage: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/cpoib.htm
References:
Goodman, M.K. (2004), ‘Reading fair trade: political ecological imaginary and the moral economy of fair trade foods’, Political Geography, Vol. 23, pp. 891-915.
Moore, G. (2004), ‘The Fair Trade Movement: Parameters, Issues and Future Research’, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 53, pp. 73-86.
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Call for Papers: International Business and Economy, Environment, and Education
Call for Papers for IBEC 2010, January 7-10
Standard Submission Deadline for Decision Response by October 1st: SEPTEMBER 7th
Dear Colleague:
The 2010 International Business and Economy Conference will be held in Prague, The Czech Republic. The host institution is the University of Economics and Management (www.vsem.cz). The standard submission deadline is September 7th, 2009, and the web site for the conference is http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ibec/.
Given the current fiscal environment, we have arranged a very affordable rate at the conference Hotel: Hotel Ibis Praha [Malá Strana Plze_ská 14, Praha 5] TELEPHONE: +420 221 701 700, E-MAIL: resa-praha-re06@accor.com, FAX: +420 221 701 800; Internet address: www.hotelibis.cz; Conference room rate: 45 EUR a night (single), 50 EUR a night (double).
The Editors of the Journal of International Business and Economy (which is listed in Cabell's Directory-E&F) will provide additional opportunities for those papers presented at the IBEC2009 to be considered for publication. Please visit the website at http://www.i-jibe.org.
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Themes and topics: the general theme of the conference is IBE3: International Business and Economy, Environment, and Education; all topics are considered that are associated with the rapid changes in the global economy which present continuing challenges for educators, as well as for business and government leaders. The political and economic rules of the game are changing: the development of stronger regional cooperation in several parts of the world, the advent of e-business and the widespread use of the Internet, and the challenges in governance and corporate behavior. Strategic alliances, networks and partnerships span political and geographical borders. The objective of this conference is to provide a forum for scholars analyzing the strategic challenges faced by firms in the global arena. In addition, cross-disciplinary submissions are encouraged. Manuscripts developed from dissertations are encouraged.
Refereed submissions: Submissions should be sent via e-mail as an attachment in Microsoft Word for Windows format, before or on September 7th, 2009, to Bruce Heiman, the Program Chair, at heiman@sfsu.edu. Awards will be given to the best competitive paper and the best case study. Please contact the program chair, Bruce Heiman, if you have any questions about submission or the deadline. E-mail: Program Chair Bruce Heiman, San Francisco State University, USA: Heiman@sfsu.edu; Co-Conference Chairs: Pavel Strach, University of Economics and Management, Czech Republic: pavel.strach@vsem.cz, and John Manley, Iona College, USA: jmanley@iona.edu.
Registration: Conference registration fee: Before November 28: US$450; Late and on-site registration: US$495.
Reduced fee for full-time students and emeritus members: US$100 without the awards or hosted luncheons, US$125 with both the awards and hosted luncheons.
Standard Submission Deadline for Decision Response by October 1st: SEPTEMBER 7th
Dear Colleague:
The 2010 International Business and Economy Conference will be held in Prague, The Czech Republic. The host institution is the University of Economics and Management (www.vsem.cz). The standard submission deadline is September 7th, 2009, and the web site for the conference is http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ibec/.
Given the current fiscal environment, we have arranged a very affordable rate at the conference Hotel: Hotel Ibis Praha [Malá Strana Plze_ská 14, Praha 5] TELEPHONE: +420 221 701 700, E-MAIL: resa-praha-re06@accor.com, FAX: +420 221 701 800; Internet address: www.hotelibis.cz; Conference room rate: 45 EUR a night (single), 50 EUR a night (double).
The Editors of the Journal of International Business and Economy (which is listed in Cabell's Directory-E&F) will provide additional opportunities for those papers presented at the IBEC2009 to be considered for publication. Please visit the website at http://www.i-jibe.org.
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Themes and topics: the general theme of the conference is IBE3: International Business and Economy, Environment, and Education; all topics are considered that are associated with the rapid changes in the global economy which present continuing challenges for educators, as well as for business and government leaders. The political and economic rules of the game are changing: the development of stronger regional cooperation in several parts of the world, the advent of e-business and the widespread use of the Internet, and the challenges in governance and corporate behavior. Strategic alliances, networks and partnerships span political and geographical borders. The objective of this conference is to provide a forum for scholars analyzing the strategic challenges faced by firms in the global arena. In addition, cross-disciplinary submissions are encouraged. Manuscripts developed from dissertations are encouraged.
Refereed submissions: Submissions should be sent via e-mail as an attachment in Microsoft Word for Windows format, before or on September 7th, 2009, to Bruce Heiman, the Program Chair, at heiman@sfsu.edu. Awards will be given to the best competitive paper and the best case study. Please contact the program chair, Bruce Heiman, if you have any questions about submission or the deadline. E-mail: Program Chair Bruce Heiman, San Francisco State University, USA: Heiman@sfsu.edu; Co-Conference Chairs: Pavel Strach, University of Economics and Management, Czech Republic: pavel.strach@vsem.cz, and John Manley, Iona College, USA: jmanley@iona.edu.
Registration: Conference registration fee: Before November 28: US$450; Late and on-site registration: US$495.
Reduced fee for full-time students and emeritus members: US$100 without the awards or hosted luncheons, US$125 with both the awards and hosted luncheons.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Call for Papers: JIBS. Multilevel empirical research in international business
Special Issue of the Journal of International Business Studies
Multilevel empirical research in International Business
Special Issue Editors
Multilevel empirical research in International Business
Special Issue Editors
- Jean-Luc Arregle, University of Luxembourg, jean-luc.arregle@uni.lu
- Shige Makino, Chinese University of Hong Kong, makino@baf.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk
- Xavier Martin, Tilburg University, x.martin@uvt.nl
- Mark F. Peterson, Florida Atlantic University, mpeterso@fau.edu
- Anand Swaminathan, Emory University, aswamin@emory.edu
Deadline for submission: April 30, 2010
Tentative publication date: Fall 2011 or Spring 2012
Introduction
This special issue seeks to promote and shape the future direction for multilevel quantitative research in the field of international business.
Multilevel research investigates phenomena at several levels of analysis - such as individuals, groups or subsidiaries, firms, networks or business groups, industries or organization sets, and countries and regions - to illuminate the multiple causes or consequences of behaviors at and across these levels. This allows us to better analyze international business actions within a comprehensive and integrative framework. Multilevel conceptual models are common in international business, but empirical research has usually tested them at a single level of analysis at a time.
The single-level approach creates several statistical problems including spurious disaggregation (where researchers disaggregate higher-level data to use a non-multilevel method), misestimated precision and ignorance of intra-class correlation, which increase Type 1 and Type 2 errors. In fact, multilevel methods have been almost ignored in quantitative international business.
The purpose of this special issue is to narrow the gap between theoretical models and quantitative methods in international business research. We want to showcase high-quality multilevel quantitative studies, to encourage international business researchers to apply these methods, and to underline their value in studying new international business topics or renewing the analysis of older ones. Hence, we seek original empirical contributions using multilevel quantitative methods to extend international business research. As a result, this special issue should set a definite standard of the use of multilevel methods in high-quality IB research that uses such data, and serve as a milestone for the development and spread of these methods in IB.
Special Issue Theme
Multilevel research has gained visibility in management research since its first formal introduction to management in an Academy of Management Review special issue in 1999 (edited by Klein, Tosi and Cannella). It took years to transfer this idea to research practice, leading to a special issue in the Academy of Management Journal in 2007 (edited by Hitt, Beamish, Jackson and Mathieu). Now, there is a consensus that this type of research improves our understanding of managerial issues (see Hitt et al., 2007). This consensus has been reinforced by the development of statistical software dedicated to multilevel quantitative methods (including HLM, MLwIN, SuperMix, etc.) and by the addition of multilevel capabilities in general software (such as Stata). These developments have enlarged the types of multilevel methods that are available to researchers and made their use easier.
Surprisingly, when we consider publications in international business, it is manifest that, despite this consensus and the availability of these methods, they have been largely ignored. For instance, there were no international business articles in the AMJ special issue about multilevel research, and less than 5% of the articles published in JIBS since 2002 use these methods.
In fact, most international business researchers keep testing multilevel models with non-multilevel methods, limiting the development of more elaborated research frameworks and questions (Arregle, Hebert, and Beamish, 2006). Beyond the crucial point of methodological validity, the use of multilevel methods would also allow researchers to develop (and test) more comprehensive models looking at level-1, level-2 or level-3 variables, and their interactions.
This gap is even more striking if we consider the nature of international business. As an integrative field, international business should cut across macro/micro divisions. By definition international business researchers have to deal in their frameworks with individuals, subsidiaries, MNEs, industries and networks, countries and regions, etc. Therefore, by design, international business researchers work very often on multilevel research models. Hence, the objective of this special issue is to generalize the use of multilevel quantitative methods and thereby narrow the gap between theory and evidence to decisively bring multilevel quantitative methods into the mainstream of international business research.
Topics for the Special Issue
This special issue will consider only multilevel quantitative papers. We hope to include various forms of multilevel quantitative research that advance our understanding of international business phenomena. All the different academic disciplines belonging to international business (human resources management, strategy, marketing, organizational behavior, finance,
etc.) are relevant. Although articles for the special issue must demonstrate a good mastery of multilevel quantitative methods, they must first and foremost contribute strongly to international business research. They should address international business issues considering different levels of analysis in a single theoretical and empirical model. Multilevel methods are increasingly sophisticated, so we look for submissions that give theoretical meaning to higher-level constructs and do not treat them as categorical variables as was done in simpler moderated regression models. They encompass a diversity of specifications such as linear and logistic regression, Bernoulli, Poisson and negative binomial, tobit, survival analysis, latent variable analysis etc., that can be used to address these questions. The latest methods can consider 2 or 3 levels of analysis with nested or cross-nested data structure, and accommodate network data.
For instance, and just as an illustration, MNEs often aggregate or amass investments within a country or region to exploit their advantages, yet they may also make arbitrage decisions by terminating a subsidiary in one country and relocating to another country within the same or another region. These aggregation and arbitrage decisions are taken for subsidiary or country-level issues (e.g., number of existing subsidiaries in the country, role and importance of a subsidiary, country's attractiveness or resources), but also for region-level and corporate-level reasons (e.g., corporate-level international strategy, portfolio of subsidiaries, international experience, parent-firm's performance). Therefore, these decisions result of choices made at different levels of analysis. Applying multilevel methods, it would be possible to develop hypotheses about the role of variables at these different levels of analysis in the same theoretical model and test them.
A second illustration is the broad range of multilevel issues in cross-cultural research. These include issues in the construction of measures of values developed at the level of individuals as compared to measures developed at the level of societies or nations. For example, what is the relationship between measures of commonly used constructs like individualism or collectivism that are designed for individuals in comparison to constructs with similar labels that are designed for nations and similar large collectivities and institutions. Cross-cultural questions also include problems of how to assess measure equivalence between different levels and what equivalence at different levels implies. They also include issues of the theoretical meaning and quantitative assessment of relationships between cultural measures at the nation, region or other higher level on the one hand and either levels of individual or group level variables (e.g., societal cultural predicting leadership) or relationships between individual or group level variables on the other (e.g., societal culture predicting the relationship between leadership and performance).
We encourage prospective authors to address a variety of questions while applying multilevel methods in an international or comparative context.
Submission Process
All manuscripts will be reviewed as a cohort for this special issue.
Manuscripts must be submitted in the window between April 7, 2010 and April 30, 2010, at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jibs . Please select the option from the special issue drop-down menu on Manuscript Central that identifies your paper as a submission for the "Multilevel Research & IB" special issue, and include the words "Multilevel Research and IB Special Issue Submission"
on your title page. All submissions will go through the JIBS regular double-blind review process and follow the same norms and processes. As manuscripts are accepted for publication, they will be posted in the Advance Online Publication system on http://www.jibs.net .
For more information about this Call for Papers, please contact the Special Issue Editors or the JIBS Managing Editor (managing-editor@jibs.net ).
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Anne Hoekman
Managing Editor, Journal of International Business Studies
Monday, July 13, 2009
Call for Papers: The Great Recession of 2008 and its Impact on International Business.
Special Issue – Call for Papers:
The Great Recession of 2008 and its Impact on International Business.
Guest Editor: Amir Shoham, College of Management – Academic Studies, Israel.
This special issue will include studies dealing with the current economic crisis and the lessons that it can teach about the international environment and management of international businesses.
The perspective on the development of the global economic crisis is still short-term and provides a look straight from the eye of the storm.
Understanding the sources of the crisis and its impact can teach us much about how to manage, what to do and not to do and, perhaps, how to avoid similar complex events in the future. Since the crisis is global and encompasses so many different sectors and countries, it is important to present research on a broad variety of topics related to its socio-political and economic antecedents and impact. Some topics suitable for inclusion in the Special Issue include:
• Company, national, industry and regional factors associated with
global economic crises
• Impact of the global economic crisis on emerging markets
• Impact of the crisis on select local and global industries
• How companies have managed the great recession
• Strategies to deal with structural and cyclical fluctuations in
the global economy
• Do we need to change or adapt theories in light of new evidence?
The Editor of the Special Issue has intentionally kept the list of suggested topics short so as to stimulate creativity and encourage prospective authors to adopt a variety of perspectives when approaching this subject. The Special Issue will include a state-of-the art collection of papers relating what we can learn about impact of the crisis and business management in an international environment.
DEADLINE: The Special Issue will be published in 2010. Submissions should be sent no later than December 1, 2009.
All articles will be submitted to a process of peer evaluation, in accordance with the editorial policy of TIBR. They must conform with TIBR’s editorial policy, which is available at www.thunderbird.edu/tibr
For questions regarding this special issue, authors are invited to
contact: amir1s@colman.ac.il
Submissions for this issue should be submitted electronically to TIBR at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tibr. Please indicate that the submission is for this special issue. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do NOT upload your title/cover page when submitting the manuscript.
The Great Recession of 2008 and its Impact on International Business.
Guest Editor: Amir Shoham, College of Management – Academic Studies, Israel.
This special issue will include studies dealing with the current economic crisis and the lessons that it can teach about the international environment and management of international businesses.
The perspective on the development of the global economic crisis is still short-term and provides a look straight from the eye of the storm.
Understanding the sources of the crisis and its impact can teach us much about how to manage, what to do and not to do and, perhaps, how to avoid similar complex events in the future. Since the crisis is global and encompasses so many different sectors and countries, it is important to present research on a broad variety of topics related to its socio-political and economic antecedents and impact. Some topics suitable for inclusion in the Special Issue include:
• Company, national, industry and regional factors associated with
global economic crises
• Impact of the global economic crisis on emerging markets
• Impact of the crisis on select local and global industries
• How companies have managed the great recession
• Strategies to deal with structural and cyclical fluctuations in
the global economy
• Do we need to change or adapt theories in light of new evidence?
The Editor of the Special Issue has intentionally kept the list of suggested topics short so as to stimulate creativity and encourage prospective authors to adopt a variety of perspectives when approaching this subject. The Special Issue will include a state-of-the art collection of papers relating what we can learn about impact of the crisis and business management in an international environment.
DEADLINE: The Special Issue will be published in 2010. Submissions should be sent no later than December 1, 2009.
All articles will be submitted to a process of peer evaluation, in accordance with the editorial policy of TIBR. They must conform with TIBR’s editorial policy, which is available at www.thunderbird.edu/tibr
For questions regarding this special issue, authors are invited to
contact: amir1s@colman.ac.il
Submissions for this issue should be submitted electronically to TIBR at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tibr. Please indicate that the submission is for this special issue. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do NOT upload your title/cover page when submitting the manuscript.
Call for Book Chapters: The handbook of Islamic Marketing
THE HANDBOOK OF ISLAMIC MARKETING
Editors: Özlem Sandıkcı, Bilkent University, Turkey
Gillian Rice, Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA
Publisher: Edward Elgar, UK
Muslims constitute twenty percent of the world population and actively participate in the global economy as investors, suppliers, manufacturers, bankers, and traders. Muslim consumers represent one of the fastest growing consumer segments. However, despite its increasing significance, the intersection between Islam and marketing theory and practice remains still largely understudied and poorly understood.
This edited book aims to provide relevant theoretical background and to present the results of the latest empirical research in the domain of Islamic marketing. The book will be a collection of conceptual and empirical original contributions that will offer a systematic, up-to-date, and multidimensional framework for examining the implications of Islam for consumption and marketing practices. The book aims to acquaint scholars and practitioners with foundational issues as well as emerging trends in Islamic marketing. The book encourages high quality chapters that do not only enhance knowledge in this increasingly important domain of marketing theory and practice but also present promising ideas that can be pursued in further research.
Target Audience
The target audience of this book is people interested in various aspects of Islamic marketing. The book will address primarily researchers in the marketing discipline but also will be useful for academics in international business, consumption studies, and the various sub-disciplines of social sciences such as sociology, anthropology, economics, and psychology that deal with consumers, markets, and companies. Managers (of MNCs and of Muslim-owned and non-Muslim-owned SMEs) and industry professionals will benefit from the collection. The book can also serve as a supplement for graduate-level courses in cross-cultural marketing and international business.
Scope/Recommended Topics
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following. Both conceptual and empirical studies are welcome.
The rise of “Islamic Marketing”
- History, authenticity, scale, theoretical and managerial significance
- Implications of Islamic law, ethics, norms, ideals, and values on marketing
- Capitalism and Islam
- Challenges and opportunities faced by companies (both Muslim and non-Muslim-owned or managed)
Islamic Consumptionscape
- The Muslim consumer (beliefs, values, lifestyles, social networks, behavioral patterns, etc)
- Practices of Islamic/Muslim consumption (in various domains such as fashion, food, cosmetics, etc.)
- Spaces of Islamic/Muslim consumption (domestic spaces, shopping spaces, festival spaces, space and gender intersection etc.)
Islamic Marketing Practices
- Branding
- Market development, segmentation, and positioning practices
- Communicating with the Muslim consumers
- Islamic advertising agencies
- Pricing strategies
- Distribution networks
- E-marketing and mobile marketing
- Selling to Islamic markets
- Buying from Islamic markets
Commodification/Commercialization of Islam
- The border/dilemma between faith and commerce
- Political/ideological implications of “too much” marketing
- Ethical/managerial/social implications of using Islam to sell products
Globalization, Postmodernity, and Islamic Marketing
- Implications of globalization
- Implications of postmodernity
- Impact of political/social events, such as 9/11, Danish cartoons, Middle East conflict etc., on Muslim consumers and Islamic marketing practices
Submission Procedure
Interested researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before September 15, 2009, a 750-1000 word manuscript proposal clearly explaining the purpose, outline of issues to be discussed, and likely contribution of the proposed chapter. Send submissions to Özlem Sandıkcı at sandikci@bilkent.edu.tr or Gillian Rice at Gillian.Rice@thunderbird.edu
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October 15, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted on or before April 30, 2010.
Schedule:
September 15, 2009: Proposal submission (750-1000 word abstract)
October 15, 2009: Notification of acceptance
April 15, 2010: Full chapter submission
June 15, 2010: Reviewer comments sent out
September 15, 2010: Final chapter submission
Editors: Özlem Sandıkcı, Bilkent University, Turkey
Gillian Rice, Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA
Publisher: Edward Elgar, UK
Muslims constitute twenty percent of the world population and actively participate in the global economy as investors, suppliers, manufacturers, bankers, and traders. Muslim consumers represent one of the fastest growing consumer segments. However, despite its increasing significance, the intersection between Islam and marketing theory and practice remains still largely understudied and poorly understood.
This edited book aims to provide relevant theoretical background and to present the results of the latest empirical research in the domain of Islamic marketing. The book will be a collection of conceptual and empirical original contributions that will offer a systematic, up-to-date, and multidimensional framework for examining the implications of Islam for consumption and marketing practices. The book aims to acquaint scholars and practitioners with foundational issues as well as emerging trends in Islamic marketing. The book encourages high quality chapters that do not only enhance knowledge in this increasingly important domain of marketing theory and practice but also present promising ideas that can be pursued in further research.
Target Audience
The target audience of this book is people interested in various aspects of Islamic marketing. The book will address primarily researchers in the marketing discipline but also will be useful for academics in international business, consumption studies, and the various sub-disciplines of social sciences such as sociology, anthropology, economics, and psychology that deal with consumers, markets, and companies. Managers (of MNCs and of Muslim-owned and non-Muslim-owned SMEs) and industry professionals will benefit from the collection. The book can also serve as a supplement for graduate-level courses in cross-cultural marketing and international business.
Scope/Recommended Topics
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following. Both conceptual and empirical studies are welcome.
The rise of “Islamic Marketing”
- History, authenticity, scale, theoretical and managerial significance
- Implications of Islamic law, ethics, norms, ideals, and values on marketing
- Capitalism and Islam
- Challenges and opportunities faced by companies (both Muslim and non-Muslim-owned or managed)
Islamic Consumptionscape
- The Muslim consumer (beliefs, values, lifestyles, social networks, behavioral patterns, etc)
- Practices of Islamic/Muslim consumption (in various domains such as fashion, food, cosmetics, etc.)
- Spaces of Islamic/Muslim consumption (domestic spaces, shopping spaces, festival spaces, space and gender intersection etc.)
Islamic Marketing Practices
- Branding
- Market development, segmentation, and positioning practices
- Communicating with the Muslim consumers
- Islamic advertising agencies
- Pricing strategies
- Distribution networks
- E-marketing and mobile marketing
- Selling to Islamic markets
- Buying from Islamic markets
Commodification/Commercialization of Islam
- The border/dilemma between faith and commerce
- Political/ideological implications of “too much” marketing
- Ethical/managerial/social implications of using Islam to sell products
Globalization, Postmodernity, and Islamic Marketing
- Implications of globalization
- Implications of postmodernity
- Impact of political/social events, such as 9/11, Danish cartoons, Middle East conflict etc., on Muslim consumers and Islamic marketing practices
Submission Procedure
Interested researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before September 15, 2009, a 750-1000 word manuscript proposal clearly explaining the purpose, outline of issues to be discussed, and likely contribution of the proposed chapter. Send submissions to Özlem Sandıkcı at sandikci@bilkent.edu.tr or Gillian Rice at Gillian.Rice@thunderbird.edu
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October 15, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted on or before April 30, 2010.
Schedule:
September 15, 2009: Proposal submission (750-1000 word abstract)
October 15, 2009: Notification of acceptance
April 15, 2010: Full chapter submission
June 15, 2010: Reviewer comments sent out
September 15, 2010: Final chapter submission
Call for Papers: Sixth Annual Academy of International Business (AIB) Conference on Research Frontiers in International Business
Sixth Annual Academy of International Business (AIB) Conference on Research Frontiers in International Business
International Business and the Transforming Public-Private Interface
Host: Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
Venue: Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, SC
http://www.charlestonplace.com/web/ocha/ocha_a2a_home.jsp
Dates: December 3-5, 2009
Register: http://mooreschool.sc.edu/moore/ciber/conference/index.html
Deadline for Submission of Proposals for Papers & Panels: August 24, 2009 (2-3 page summary of paper or panel).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Any questions and submissions should be sent to Professor Gerald McDermott at frontiers@moore.sc.edu. The submission should be marked as Frontiers 2009.
Deadline for Submission of Proposals for Papers & Panels: August 24, 2009 (2-3 page summary of paper or panel). Invitations to be issued by September 15, 2009
Program Committee
Gerald McDermott (Program Chair, USC), Ruth V. Aguilera (University of Illinois), Laura Alfaro (Harvard University), Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (USC), Tatiana Kostova (AIB Vice President, USC), Andrew Spicer (USC), Tomas Hult (AIB Executive Director, Michigan State University), Yves Doz (AIB President, ex officio, INSEAD), Lorraine Eden (JIBS Editor-in-Chief, ex officio, Texas A&M University).
Conference Theme
For the past twenty years, scholars of public policy have increasingly focused research on the changing boundary between the public and the private domains, be it couched in phrases like "the state and market" or "business and society." This research suggests that traditional conceptions of the public-private interface may be inadequate to examine the increasingly complex and overlapping relationships between these two domains. A growing stream of research in economics, political science and sociology has begun to explore the procedural and constitutive effects of state and societal actors on economic activity, incorporating a public-private lens to analyze such issues of economic development, capital markets, varieties of capitalism, regulation, and transnational governance regimes. This discussion on the changing public-private interface has gained the increased attention of international business scholars, particularly as research incorporates institutional and network factors to explain cross-national effects on such issues as FDI, MNC strategy, and corporate governance. Despite the growing inter-disciplinary nature of research in these areas, to our knowledge scholars of international business and of the shifting public-private domains rarely have had the opportunity to directly engage and learn from one another’s substantive and methodological approaches. The 2009 Frontiers Conference aims to fill this void and explore the ever growing intersection of research streams between international business and public-private institutions.
In particular, we hope to encourage research and discussion that focuses on the interaction between two levels of experiments taking place across advanced and developing countries alike. Governments are increasingly working with private organizations, be they firms or NGOs, to build new institutional arrangements to achieve joint goals of technological upgrading, national competitiveness, poverty reduction, environmental sustainability,
infrastructure enhancement, and global economic cooperation. At the same time, both domestic and foreign firms are engaged in ongoing organizational experiments to anticipate the shifting public-private boundaries – from developing novel strategies of risk management to reshaping their corporate forms to maximize both global synergies and local responsiveness to building new collaborative arrangements with firms, governments, and NGOs in areas as diverse as R&D, export promotion, and labor standards.
The purpose of the conference is twofold. First, it presents an opportunity for researchers to explore paradigmatic shifts in IB in particular and management in general. New theory typically emerges from analyses that focus on new processes in a wide range of different contexts. For instance, although IB researchers have often incorporated institutional variables into their analyses, the various institutional theories themselves are being revised in real time as they shift from a focus on the role of institutions to a focus on institutional change and creation. Hence, IB researchers will need to build models of firm strategy based less on static notions of institutions and more on the dynamic factors of institutional transformation. Second, we offer a forum for scholars to explore their overlapping, interdisciplinary research agendas and to learn directly from one another about their different assumptions and methods to capture multi-level process of change in cross national contexts. Just as institutional theories themselves are changing, they are doing so in different ways, not only because of the different substantive issues and regional contexts they draw on but also because of the different paradigms, from which they have emerged – from economics to sociology to political science. Scholars will confront converging and diverging notions of institutional change as it affects similar economic activities.
Topics of interest include:
Comparative Corporate Governance and Regulation – How do countries vary in reshaping their regulatory structures for capital markets and banks? In which ways do these changes impact corporate governance for both domestic firms and MNCs? How does the current crisis force a revision of current governance theories and the process of financial market integration across countries? Re-evaluating Risk – What are the innovations in measuring and overcoming economic, political, and social risk in the volatile environments of developing countries? How does the process of creating new institutional environments alter our understanding of risk? Institutions, Innovation, and Social Networks – How do public and private actors forge new institutions and networks to construct innovative capacities that will allow their industries to compete in global markets? Is public policy limited to transplanting optimal regulatory designs to protect property rights from one country to another? Or are governments constructing new configurations of institutions to bolster the knowledge resources of their industries? The Transnationalization of the Regulatory State – Regulation is not going away, it’s changing. How do MNCs, multilaterals, regional trade blocs, and international NGOs impact the transformation of rule-making and regulation in both advanced and developing countries?
International Business and the Transforming Public-Private Interface
Host: Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
Venue: Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, SC
http://www.charlestonplace.com/web/ocha/ocha_a2a_home.jsp
Dates: December 3-5, 2009
Register: http://mooreschool.sc.edu/moore/ciber/conference/index.html
Deadline for Submission of Proposals for Papers & Panels: August 24, 2009 (2-3 page summary of paper or panel).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Any questions and submissions should be sent to Professor Gerald McDermott at frontiers@moore.sc.edu. The submission should be marked as Frontiers 2009.
Deadline for Submission of Proposals for Papers & Panels: August 24, 2009 (2-3 page summary of paper or panel). Invitations to be issued by September 15, 2009
Program Committee
Gerald McDermott (Program Chair, USC), Ruth V. Aguilera (University of Illinois), Laura Alfaro (Harvard University), Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (USC), Tatiana Kostova (AIB Vice President, USC), Andrew Spicer (USC), Tomas Hult (AIB Executive Director, Michigan State University), Yves Doz (AIB President, ex officio, INSEAD), Lorraine Eden (JIBS Editor-in-Chief, ex officio, Texas A&M University).
Conference Theme
For the past twenty years, scholars of public policy have increasingly focused research on the changing boundary between the public and the private domains, be it couched in phrases like "the state and market" or "business and society." This research suggests that traditional conceptions of the public-private interface may be inadequate to examine the increasingly complex and overlapping relationships between these two domains. A growing stream of research in economics, political science and sociology has begun to explore the procedural and constitutive effects of state and societal actors on economic activity, incorporating a public-private lens to analyze such issues of economic development, capital markets, varieties of capitalism, regulation, and transnational governance regimes. This discussion on the changing public-private interface has gained the increased attention of international business scholars, particularly as research incorporates institutional and network factors to explain cross-national effects on such issues as FDI, MNC strategy, and corporate governance. Despite the growing inter-disciplinary nature of research in these areas, to our knowledge scholars of international business and of the shifting public-private domains rarely have had the opportunity to directly engage and learn from one another’s substantive and methodological approaches. The 2009 Frontiers Conference aims to fill this void and explore the ever growing intersection of research streams between international business and public-private institutions.
In particular, we hope to encourage research and discussion that focuses on the interaction between two levels of experiments taking place across advanced and developing countries alike. Governments are increasingly working with private organizations, be they firms or NGOs, to build new institutional arrangements to achieve joint goals of technological upgrading, national competitiveness, poverty reduction, environmental sustainability,
infrastructure enhancement, and global economic cooperation. At the same time, both domestic and foreign firms are engaged in ongoing organizational experiments to anticipate the shifting public-private boundaries – from developing novel strategies of risk management to reshaping their corporate forms to maximize both global synergies and local responsiveness to building new collaborative arrangements with firms, governments, and NGOs in areas as diverse as R&D, export promotion, and labor standards.
The purpose of the conference is twofold. First, it presents an opportunity for researchers to explore paradigmatic shifts in IB in particular and management in general. New theory typically emerges from analyses that focus on new processes in a wide range of different contexts. For instance, although IB researchers have often incorporated institutional variables into their analyses, the various institutional theories themselves are being revised in real time as they shift from a focus on the role of institutions to a focus on institutional change and creation. Hence, IB researchers will need to build models of firm strategy based less on static notions of institutions and more on the dynamic factors of institutional transformation. Second, we offer a forum for scholars to explore their overlapping, interdisciplinary research agendas and to learn directly from one another about their different assumptions and methods to capture multi-level process of change in cross national contexts. Just as institutional theories themselves are changing, they are doing so in different ways, not only because of the different substantive issues and regional contexts they draw on but also because of the different paradigms, from which they have emerged – from economics to sociology to political science. Scholars will confront converging and diverging notions of institutional change as it affects similar economic activities.
Topics of interest include:
This list of topics is meant to be suggestive and is not exhaustive. We encourage especially research that seeks to integrate frameworks and methods from a variety of disciplines. Moreover, we seek proposals on research conducted at different analytical levels, including the individual, firm, country, industry, subnational region, or comparative levels. To further the interdisciplinary dialogue, the conference will emphasize the participation of scholars from a variety of disciplines such as management, politics, history, economics, and sociology who offer contrasting paradigmatic approaches to the above topics.
Submissions and Review Process:
We invite proposals for both panels and papers. Proposals must be submitted by August 24, 2009, and authors will be notified of the decision by September 15, 2009. Proposals should consist of a 2-3 page, single-spaced summary of the proposed paper or panel. Frontiers 2009 is especially interested in panels that maximize debate and discussion among the participants. Traditional paper presentations are not prerequisites for a panel. Panel proposals should include the names of panelists and their personal notes to attend, should the panel be accepted. Submissions should be sent to Professor Gerald McDermott at frontiers@moore.sc.edu. The submission should be marked as Frontiers 2009.
Sponsors:
Academy of International Business
The CIBERs from:
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Duke University
Florida International University
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Indiana University
Michigan State University
Purdue University
San Diego State University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
The Ohio State University
The University of Texas at Austin
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Colorado at Denver
University of Connecticut
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Kansas
University of Maryland
University of Memphis
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Washington
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