Call for conference papers: AIB-Lat 2016

Innovation Environments and Global Value Chains in Latin America

6th AIB-LAT Annual Conference - February 18-20, 2016 

São Paulo - Brazil

Innovation environments (clusters, technology parks and business incubators) can play an important role in integrating Latin American firms into global value chains (GVC) in a more qualified way. On the one hand, innovation environments have attracted R&D&I units of MNCs to Latin America and thus have fostered innovation in the region. There are successful cases in specific industries such as oil and gas, automotive, biomed, IT and others. On the other hand, there is growing interest in inserting Latin American firms in GVCs in order to increase international trade and capture value in the innovation steps in those GVCs. The Global Open Innovation approach can help in this regard. However, this context imposes several challenges and questions arise:

How to attract R&D&I units of MNCs to innovation environments in Latin America? How to insert Latin American firms into the innovation steps of GVCs? What are the dilemmas in the internationalization of innovation environments? How to manage Global Open Innovation? What is the role of government? How to identify which industries should be focused upon? How to stimulate the internationalization of technology based firms from Latin America?

To deal with these interesting issues, the Latin American Chapter of the Academy of International Business is pleased to announce that the conference "Innovation Environments and Global Value Chains in Latin America" will be held in São Paulo, Brazil at FEA – Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade, USP - Universidade de São Paulo, on February 18-20, 2016. This AIB-LAT conference aims to promote the best and latest research findings and theoretical developments in the fields of Innovation Environments and Global Value Chains in Latin America.

We cordially invite you to share your experience in this research field by submitting empirical and conceptual papers explicitly or implicitly related to the theme of the conference. Papers more broadly based on international business and Latin America will also be accepted. Below is an illustrative list of topics that will be considered:

• Global value chains in Latin America
• Internationalization of innovation environments
• Global strategy and innovation
• Global open innovation
• Multinational and subsidiary management
• Internationalization in Latin America and entry modes o Knowledge management in the region
• International marketing
• International human resources management
• Corporate social responsibility and international business ethics 
• Inward and outward FDI
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Offshoring and outsourcing in the region
• Corporate governance, international finance,  international standards
• Regional policies, IGOs, NGOs
• International social entrepreneurship
• Research methods in international business o Cross-cultural management
• Internationalization of family firms

Submission of papers:

Deadline for full paper submissions: 19th October 2015
Communication to the applicants: 26th October 2015.

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Visit the AIB-LAT website in the next few weeks for more information: www.aib-lat.org

or submit your questions to: lat2016@aib.msu.edu


Conference Chair: Dr. Moacir de Miranda Oliveira Jr., University of São Paulo Chapter Chair: Dr. William Newburry, Florida International University

AIB-LAT is the Latin American Chapter of the Academy of International Business (AIB) and it is the leading association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business in Latin America. In its mission to advance the teaching and scientific research of all areas of international business, AIB-LAT is now accepting proposals related to the conference theme.

Call for conference papers: Africa Direct Investment

Call for Papers for the AIB SSA 2015 Conference on “AFRICA DIRECT INVESTMENT: Trends, Prospects, Challenges and Policy Issues” which will take place from August 26-28, 2015, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

First Call for Papers – The AIB SSA 2015 Conferenc

In recent years much attention has been paid to the surge in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from the so-called BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – in Africa. However, there is a significant unfolding development that has yet to receive as much attention: the marked increase in African firms investing in Africa, or Africa Direct Investment. According to Ernst & Young, intra-African FDI is growing faster than FDI from any other region and has increased over 30 per cent since 2007; in a similar vein, in the period 2003/13, there were more greenfield investments from African firms (994) than there were from Asian (including Chinese and Indian) firms (959), according to fDi Markets.

With the decades-long dream to expand intra-African trade and investment – evident in the dozens of treaties, regional trade agreements and public speeches of African political leaders – finally becoming a reality, there is a need to understand what factors are driving this trend, as well as the prospects, challenges and policy implications. Our 2015 annual conference therefore aims to shed light on this topical issue. We seek conceptual and empirical papers, as well as teaching case studies and panels from scholars, business professionals, policy makers, doctoral, graduate and undergraduate students which contribute to a greater understanding of the issues contained in the theme above.

We also welcome submissions that address wider international business and management
agendas and geographical contexts.

Submissions should be made to (only) one of the following tracks:

•  Intra-African Trade & Africa-to-Africa Internationalization Strategy
•  International Entrepreneurship, SMEs & Informal Exporting
•  FDI, Global Value Chains & the Geography of IB
•  Human Resources, Culture & Language in International Business
•  Marketing & Consumers in International Business
•  Sustainability, Responsible Leadership & Governance of Natural Resources
•  Economic Diplomacy & Institutional & Political Environment of IB
•  International Finance, Accounting & Economics
•  General Track: International Business & Management
•  Teaching Cases Track
•  Student Track (excluding Doctoral students)

Submission Deadline: April 30, 2015

I am looking forward to seeing you all in Johannesburg.



All the best,



Ulf Richter




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Dr. Ulf Henning Richter
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Nottingham University Business School China
Office: AB 356
199 Taikang East Road

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China 315100

Tel:    +86 574 88186342

Mob: +86 1886785 9353

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ulf.richter@nottingham.edu.cn

http://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/business/

Special Issue: Non-Traditional Expatriates. Journal of Human Resources Management

CALL FOR PAPERS for a special issue of the

International Journal of Human Resource Management
NON-TRADITIONAL EXPATRIATES 

• Paper submission deadline: 31st January 2015 
• Guest Editors: Yvonne McNulty and Kate Hutchings 

 It has been suggested that for nearly 50 years a steady stream of academic research has studied traditional, organizationally-assigned expatriates (Adler, 2002; Taylor, Napier, & Mayrhofer, 2002; Vaiman &Haslberger, 2013), whom have typically been senior, Western, males in their late 1940s or early 50s, with an accompanying female spouse and children. Over the past decade the profile of the traditional expatriate has changed (see Brookfield Global Relocation Services, 2012), largely because society, particularly in the Western world, reflects considerable deviation from the traditional household composition of the past: fewer nuclear families, smaller numbers of household members, and more couples living together out of wedlock often with children (Duxbury, Lyons, & Higgins, 2007; Office for National Statistics, 2012). Undoubtedly, the global talent pool today is staffed with more non-traditional expatriates than ever before – among them executive women, married couples without children, female breadwinners, single and unaccompanied men and women, younger early-career people, empty-nesters and semi-retired people over 60, split families, and same-sex partnerships.
Yet, the experiences of women and men within this non-traditional expatriate population are not well known.

 In this Special Issue, we invite submissions focused on non-traditional expatriates. We define non-traditional expatriates as including the following types of arrangements (noting that this may not be an exhaustive list): Status-reversal marriages/partnerships (female expatriates) with a male ‘trailing spouse’ where the primary income is generated by the wife, Single expatriates unaccompanied by a partner or children, including split families where an assignee’s immediate family members remain in the home country or prior location, ‘Empty-nesters’ or semi-retired expatriates over the age of 60, Expatriate couples cohabitating outside of legal marriages, with or without accompanying children, Blended expatriate families with step-children from prior relationships subject to custodial arrangements and not sharing the same family name, Expatriate families adopting foreign children in the host-country during an assignment, Lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender expatriate partnerships, with or without children, Single parents with or without international custody arrangements, Expatriates with special needs children, and Expatriates with multigenerational responsibilities, i.e. accompanied on assignment by elderly parents or other family members. Our goal in this Special Issue is to explore the experiences of non-traditional expatriates and in doing so contribute to balancing the picture that existing research provides of the profile of expatriates.

Specifically, we aim to:

• (i) address the gap in research that has not sufficiently addressed the experiences of this segment of the global talent pool; and 
• (ii) propose a future research agenda to guide more scholarly work in this area. 

Topics that might be explored (among others) include:

• What are the similarities and differences in the experiences of non-traditional and traditional expatriates? 
• Who is a non-traditional expatriate? 
• How represented are non-traditional expatriates among the global talent pool? 
• What are the reasons for non-traditional expatriates accepting international assignments or opting out of international assignment opportunities altogether? 
• What are the legal, social, physical, emotional, psychological and policy challenges that non-traditional expatriates must overcome when deciding to expatriate? 
• Is the ‘glass border’ real and does it act as a deterrent to expatriate for non-traditional assignees? 
• What are the factors that contribute to the success of non-traditional expatriates on international assignments? 
• What are the unique needs of non-traditional expatriates and what support do they receive from organisations, other expatriates, and host country nationals? To what extent do non-traditional expatriates favour a particular type of assignment, assignment duration, or assignment location, and why? 

 Submission guidelines 

 We welcome quantitative, qualitative (including case studies) and conceptual papers that provide unique insights into non-traditional expatriates and non-traditional expatriation. Single-country studies are also welcome provided the focus remains on topic. Findings and/or conceptualisations should have theoretical and policy implications, and seek to inform management practice. The editors of the Special Issue will be pleased to discuss initial ideas for papers via email. Submitted papers must be based on original material not under consideration by any other journal or publishing outlet. The editors will select up to 8 papers to be included in the special issue, but other submissions may be considered for other issues of the journal. All papers will be subject to a double-blind peer review in accordance with the journal guidelines. Manuscripts should be submitted online using the International Journal of Human Resource Management ScholarOne Manuscripts site (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rijh) and in accordance with the author guidelines on the journal’s home page.

New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre. To submit your manuscript to the Special Issue on ‘Non-Traditional Expatriates’, choose the title of the Special Issue from the Manuscript Type list. When you arrive at the ‘Details and Comments’ page, answer ‘yes’ to the question ‘Is this manuscript a candidate for a special issue’ and insert the title of the special issue in the text field provided.

 Important dates 

•  Paper submission deadline: 31st January 2015
• Acceptance notification: 30 April 2015 Publication: 2015 

 References

• Adler, N. 2002. Global managers: No longer men alone. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 13(5): 743-760. 
• Brookfield Global Relocation Services. 2012. Global relocation trends survey report. Woodridge, IL. Duxbury, L., Lyons, S., & 
• Higgins, C. 2007. Dual-income families in the new millenium: Reconceptualizing family type. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 9(4): 472-486. 
• Office for National Statistics. 2012. Comparing data sources on families and households. South Wales, UK: Office for National Statistics. 
• Taylor, S., Napier, N., & Mayrhofer, W. 2002. Women in global business: Introduction. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 13(5): 739-742. 
• Vaiman, V., & Haslberger, A. 2013. Managing talent of self-initiated expatriates: A neglected source of the global talent flow. In V. Vaiman, & A. Haslberger (Eds.), Managing Talent of Self-initiated Expatriates: 1-15. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Call for papers. Special Issue: European Journal of International Management (EJIM)

European Journal of International Management (EJIM)
SPECIAL ISSUE

Special Issue on: “The ROLE OF MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES In LOCAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTs”

Guest Editors

• Pervez N. Ghauri, King’s College, UK 
• Byung Il Park, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea

Description

As globalization intensifies and new middle classes emerge in most markets, multinational enterprises (MNEs) have significantly increased their international business efforts. The recorded figure for 2010 revealed a more than triple increase of the worldwide foreign direct investment (FDI) activities since the year 2000, amounting to US$20.4 trillion (UNCTAD 2011). The reason for the consistent expansion in MNEs foreign operations is closely associated with the increased realization that the presence of foreign firms is beneficial for both home and host countries. One view is that MNEs possessing sophisticated knowledge often function as a conduit for local firms to acquire foreign technology and know-how. In addition, MNEs also help in the creation of employment opportunities and an increase of exports strengthening the balance-of-payments position of the local economies (Park, 2011; Park and Ghauri, 2011). Likewise, home economies of MNEs achieve market expansion and learn about foreign markets.

However, some scholars (e.g., Chang, 2004; Ziegler, 2005) have shed light on the negative aspects of MNE operations, and even argue that MNEs are one of the primary obstacles inhibiting economic growth in developing countries. The explanations given by these scholars, proposing negative impacts are the following; often MNE activities are too vitalized and excessive, foreign firms attempt to dominate the market they enter and present a challenge to national sovereignty. Moreover, the aggravation of local competition against MNEs inevitably culls locally grown enterprises, which results in the deterioration of employment. In particular, MNEs re-invest only a fraction of their revenues in local economies and drain positive effects from both capital injections and the balance of payments. This leads to serious reductions in foreign exchange reserves, forces local governments to borrow more foreign debt and pushes the local economy into a vicious economic circle. These negative effects cause hardship for local governments and negatively influence their investments in infrastructure, education and technology development. In this vein, they suggest that MNE operations are not much different from the establishment of colonies.

A key problem is that it is perhaps hard to say that an unlimited open-door toward MNEs and limitless competition based on market principles is the only correct answer for economic growth. In other words, we cannot merely overlook the adverse aspects of MNEs, and need to practically assess the value of foreign investment. There is a general consensus that the fundamental goals and aims of MNEs are to pursue corporate profits and increase organizational competitiveness in overseas markets, and thus such gloomy opinions about MNEs are unavoidable to some extent. In this vein, it is time to think about the ways to lessen the skeptical attitudes of FDI by identifying the role of MNEs in local market developments. We also suggest that the negative impression of FDI might be significantly reduced if MNEs engage in actions that go beyond their direct economic and financial interests, involve themselves in activities that are not required by the law but further social good and use their internal resources in ways to benefit local markets through committed participation as members of society.

Taken together, the objective of this special issue is to bring both theoretical and empirical advancements examining the role of MNEs in developing local markets in various areas (e.g., economic, social, institutional and ethical developments).

Subject coverage

We seek both theoretical and empirical papers that may address, but are not limited to, the following list of potential research questions:

• How does FDI function as a vehicle to enhance economic development in local markets? Does FDI from MNEs based in advanced economies trigger economic growth in developing countries in the long term? 
• Who obtains more benefits from inward FDI between advanced and developing countries? Are there avenues for MNEs based in advanced economies to help developing countries to promote economic growth? 
• Are there any different patterns of economic development through FDI between advanced and developing countries? What implications can be drawn from countries that have successfully leapfrogged into better economic status? 
• What are the key factors promoting the positive spillover effects of FDI in developing economies? 
• In the perspective of developing countries, what are the primary conditions that inhibit the negative economic outcomes from inward FDI? 
• How does FDI contribute to social evolution, particularly in emerging and developing countries? 
• What is the effect of profit remittance by MNEs in the local market economy? What encourages MNEs to re-invest profits in local markets? 
• What motivates corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in foreign markets? Is there any particular relationship between the level of foreign CSR and economic development in emerging and developing countries? 
• What facilitates knowledge transfer from advanced to developing economies through FDI? 
• Is there a correlation between FDI types (e.g., ‘vertical versus horizontal’ or ‘export-driven versus market-seeking’) and economic contributions in emerging and developing countries? 

References

Chang, H-J. (2004), Globalization, economic development and the role of the State, London, NY: Zed Books.

Park, B. I. (2011), “Knowledge transfer of multinational enterprises and technology acquisition in international joint ventures”, International Business Review, Vol. 20, pp. 75-87.

Park, B. I. and Ghauri, P. N. (2011), “Key factors affecting acquisition of technological capabilities from foreign acquiring firms by small and medium sized local firms”, Journal of World Business, Vol. 46, pp. 116-125.

UNCTAD (2011). World investment report: Non-equity modes of international production and development. Geneva: United Nations.

Ziegler, J. (2005), L'empire de la honte, Paris: Fayard.

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page.

Deadlines for submission

• Submission of Manuscripts: January 15, 2015
• Notification to Authors: April 1, 2015
• Final Versions Due: December 1, 2015
• The issue is published: May 2016

Editors and Notes



All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please go to Online Submissions of Papers. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. (Please include in your email the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the names of the Guest Editors).

Guest Editor(s) contact details:

• Dr. Pervez N. Ghauri

King’s College London, Department of Management, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
Tel: 00-44-(0)20-7848-4122, Email: pervez.ghauri@kcl.ac.uk

• Dr. Byung Il Park

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, College of Business Administration, 270, Imun-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-791, South Korea
Tel: 00-82-(0)10-4157-3532, Email: leedspark@hufs.ac.kr

Call for conference papers: AIB-Lat 2015. Internationalization of Family and Entrepreneurial Businesses in Latin America

Internationalization of Family and Entrepreneurial Businesses in Latin America 

Santiago, Chile, January 22-24, 2015


Latin American countries, with few exceptions, have experienced the increasing landing of foreign MNCs in the last two decades, as a consequence of global strategies developed by firms, and a more liberalized and stable environment during these past twenty years. However, this economic and political landscape has also inspired and motivated the internationalization process of a growing number of MNCs from the region –the so-called multilatinas- with operations in several countries across the continent.

Who are behind these multilatinas? How have these companies emerged and developed? Although some research has been done in recent years on the topic of multilatinas, most of them are family or entrepreneurial businesses. In fact, experts estimate that more than 90% of Latin American firms are family-owned companies or entrepreneurial ventures, and most family firms initiated as a start-up of the family founder. Thus, the majority of companies listed in the stock markets in Latin America are family-controlled, and most regional conglomerates, known as grupos, are family-based.
To deal with these interesting issues, the Latin American Chapter of the Academy of International Business is pleased to announce that the conference "Internationalization of Family and Entrepreneurial Businesses in Latin America" will be held in Santiago at ESE Business School, Universidad de los Andes, on January 22-24, 2015. This AIB-LAT conference aims to promote the best and latest research findings and theoretical developments in the fields of Internationalization, Family Business and Entrepreneurship in Latin America, and especially the overlaps and intersections of these three fields.

We cordially invite you to share your experience in this field of research, by submitting empirical and conceptual papers explicitly or implicitly related to the theme of the conference.

Below is an illustrative list of topics that will be considered:

• Internationalization in LA and entry modes 
• Subsidiary management and performance 
• Knowledge management in the region 
• International entrepreneurship 
• International marketing 
• Cross-cultural management 
• Inward and outward FDI 
• Offshoring and outsourcing in the region 
• Corporate governance, international finance and international standards 
• Regional policies, IGOs, NGOs 
• Research methods in international business 
• Internationalization of family firms 
• Entrepreneurship and internationalization 

This will be the fifth conference of the AIB Latin America chapter, following meetings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2010), Miami, USA (2012), Puebla, Mexico (2013), and Medellin, Colombia (2014). Each conference has built upon successes of the prior one, and we are aiming for the best yet in 2015. Details regarding a doctoral consortium, paper development workshop, keynote speakers, publishing opportunities, potential side-trips in and around Santiago and other conference details will be announced shortly.

Submission guidelines:

There will be a link to the AIB submission system from www.aib-lat.org at least one month before the submission deadline, so that you can submit your work. Please make sure that your submission meets the JIBS Style Guide format. All submissions will be subject to a double blind peer review process. Please direct questions to: lat2015@aib.msu.edu

Key dates

• Full paper submission: August 31, 2014
• Full paper acceptance: October 15, 2014

Organizers:

Jon Martínez, Conference Chair
William Newburry, Chapter Chair

Call for conference papers: 2014 International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies

Call for Papers

2014 International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies

• Saïd Business School
• University of Oxford
• Park End Street
• Oxford, UK
• May 20th-21th 2014

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Michael Barrett, University of Cambridge Prof. Sundeep Sahay, University of Oslo

Theme: Global Management and Innovation across Business Disciplines International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies

(AGMS) provides a platform to discuss challenges pertaining to contemporary issues in management studies. It also fosters multidisciplinary research involved in the development of theoretical and practice knowledge of all business and related fields by researchers, educators and practitioners.

Conference Tracks

• 1. Big Data,  Big Impacts: Governance, Accountability & Control
• 2. Cultural Management
• 3. eLearning/Distance Learning
• 4. Entrepreneurship Management
• 5. Globalization and Sustainability
• 6. Human Capital
• 7. Human Resource Management
• 8. Knowledge, Innovation & Technology Management
• 9. Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• 10. Management Information Systems
• 11. Managing Projects
• 12. Marketing Management
• 13. Organization Development and Change
• 14. Pedagogy, Teaching and Curriculum in Management Education
• 15. Perspectives in Management Studies
• 16. Strategic Management & Organization Ecology
• 17. Workplace Diversity
• 18. Workplace Dynamics and Employee Engagement

Submission of Papers:

No submission to 2014 International Conference of AGMS should already have been published in a journal, presented at another conference, or be currently under consideration for publication or presentation elsewhere.

All submissions are reviewed by the track chairs, program committee, and selected reviewers. All reviews are double blind. The editorial board will make the final determination as to whether the accepted papers are published in the 2014 AGMS Proceedings or qualify for publication in the International Journal of Global Management Studies (IJGMS) or International Journal of Global Management Studies Professional (IJGMSP). All AGMS journals and proceedings are refereed and registered with the Library of Congress (IJGMS

- ISSN: 1945-3876 print copy and ISSN: 1945-3884 online; IJGMSP - ISSN:

1945-385X print copy and ISSN: 1945-3868 online and AGMS Proceedings 2013 -

ISSN: 2150-8461print copy and ISSN: 2150-8488 online). Authors of accepted papers will be notified by March 15, 2014.

Format of Submitted Papers:

Papers should follow the style recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual. The language of the conference and related publications is English. Each accepted paper must be presented at the conference and be accompanied by paid registration. Each submitted paper must include an abstract and must conform to the following format: First

Page: Title, authors, mailing address, phone, fax, email address, and abstract. Second and subsequent pages: (limited to 25 double-spaced pages).

Please submit electronic copy in Microsoft Word format to the Conference

President(s):

Prof. Dr. John Saee, ESB Business School, Reutlingen University, Reutlingen, Germany John.Saee@Reutlingen-University.de OR Dr. Mukesh Srivastava, College of Business, University of Mary Washington, USA msrivast@umw.edu or 2014AGMS@ijgms.org no later than March 15, 2014

Any submission that is received after the deadline, exceeds length requirements, or does not adhere to the format will be rejected without review.


Deadlines:

Submission deadline: March 15, 2014

Conference acceptance notification: Rolling acceptance until April 1, 2014 Final version due: April 10, 2014 IJGMS and IJGMSP Journal notification: Rolling acceptance

For more information, style guidelines about journals, and conference registration fee, visit the AGMS website at http://association-gms.org/index.php/conferences/icagms-2014/,
www.association-gms.org, www.ijgms.org and www.ijgmsp.org


Dr. Mukesh Srivastava
Editor-in-Chief
Int'l Journal of Global Management Studies
email: editor@ijgms.org

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