Calls for Papers Archive

September 2008

1 September 2008: Call for Submissions for the conference Beyond Kyoto: Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change ‐ Science Meets Industry, Policy and the Public

5 – 7 March 2009, Aarhus, Denmark

The objective of the Conference is to contribute to advanced use of knowledge as the basis for regulatory frameworks, innovation and the development of new technologies for sustainable development and eco‐efficiency.

The conference addresses the challenges of climate changes by bringing together scientists, NGOs, and leading decision‐makers from the private and the public sector to facilitate the integration of current, cutting‐edge scientific knowledge and experiences with the industrial, political and public future needs. For more information about the conference, please refer to: http://klima.au.dk/index.php?id=konferencebeyondkyoto

Papers are invited for the 6 themes of the conference under the following sub‐headings:
Theme 1: Climate Policy – the Role of Law and Economics
Session 1: Legal Analysis of a long‐term Cooperation Action
Session 2: Regulation, Economic Analysis and Impact of Policy‐based Commitments
Session 3: Investment and Financial Flows to Address Climate Change
Session 4: Infrastructure and Management of Growth (“Smart Growth”)

Theme 2: Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Session 1: The Scientific Basis for Predicting the Impact of Future Climate Change
Session 2: Mitigation by Management of Natural Areas
Session 3: Adaptive Management of Land‐ and Seascapes
Session 4: Climate‐change and the Impacts of Agriculture on Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Session 5: The Role of Global Environmental Conventions in Protection of Biodiversity and Ecosystems
in a Phase of Climate Change

Theme 3: Agricultural Production
Session 1: Impacts and Adaptation in Developing Countries – including LULUCF
Session 2: Impacts and Adaptation in Intensive Agricultural Systems
Session 3: Reducing Agricultural GHG Emissions
Session 4: The Role of Bioenergy and Biofuels

Theme 4: Nanotechnology Solutions for a Sustainable Future
Session 1: Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy
Session 2: Hydrogen Technology
Session 3: Solar Energy
Session 4: Wind Energy
Session 5: Catalysis and Biofuels

Theme 5: Citizens and Society
Session 1: Social Behaviour and Energy Efficiency
Session 2: Communication and Climate Change
Session 3: Corporate Social Responsibility
Session 4: Participation, Learning and Socio‐Cultural Change

Theme 6: The Arctic Case
Session 1: Climate in the Arctic – Past, Present and Future
Session 2: Marine Ecosystem Changes and Feedback in the Arctic
Session 3: Use of Natural Resources and Economics
Session 4: Human Health and Socio‐Economic Aspect of Changing Environment

Please send in your abstract (250 words) and full contact details by 1 September 2008 to Marianne Vonsild (mvo@adm.au.dk) with the subject ‘Beyond Kyoto: CfS’.

Accepted papers/posters will be announced 1 October 2008. The programme will be published shortly after this date.

1 September 2008: Call for papers for the Special edition of Journal of Industrial Ecology on Applications of Material Flow Analysis (MFA). 

The Journal of Industrial Ecologyis pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a special issue on Applications of Material Flow Analysis (MFA).  Submissions of articles for the special issue will be due by September 1, 2008. Ester van der Voet,, of the Institute of Environmental Sciences at Leiden University, andClaudia Binder,, of the Department of Geography, Division of Social and Industrial Ecology at the University of Zurich will serve as co-editors of the special issue.

The Journal of Industrial Ecology is a peer-reviewed international journal owned byYale University, published by Wiley-Blackwell and headquartered at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
 
Material flow analysis (MFA), the tracking and analysis of materials through the environment and the economy at various scales, is growing in sophistication and generating increased interest among environmental researchers around the world.  MFA holds out the promise of a unique lens through which to examine environmental challenges, providing a valuable addition to the toolkit available to analysts and decision makers.

Despite the dramatic growth in the methodological rigor of MFA, its practical utility remains to be fully appreciated.  The goal of this special issue is to document examples of the practical use of MFA, explore the insights obtained from it, and assess the leverage for environmental problem solving that it provides.

MFA is often divided into two categories: economy-wide MFA (EW-MFA) and substance flow analysis (SFA).  EW-MFA quantifies the flow of all materials into and out of a geographic area over a defined period of time whereas SFA traces the flow of selected chemical substances, compounds or goods.  Analyses of either type are acceptable for this special issue, as long as the work focuses on practical applications rather than methodological development or contribution to the scholarly literature without direct practical import.

Support for this special issue is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Suggested Topics for the Special Issue

The goal of this special issue is to document how, when and where MFA has been used for business, policy and related decision making and to assess the strengths and weaknesses of MFA for those purposes using concrete examples. Appropriate topics include, the use of MFA to:

•       Identify sources of pollutants
•          Identify the fate of chemicals or materials entering society
•          Identify potential future pollution problems
•          Quantify resource availability with respect to investment in industrial capacity by firms or governments
•          Identify specific resource scarcities for the future in light of current and new developments in technology and society
•          Identify gaps in emissions inventories at the facility, firm or regional level
•          Assess effectiveness and identify side-effects of pollution oriented policies
•          Develop management strategies for a sustainable use of resources
•          Identify risk and risk management strategies with respect to pollution and resource scarcity.

Reviews of relevant recent books and reports, including policy documents, are also sought to enrich the special issue. Reviews of web sites and electronic services will be considered.

Ancillary data relevant to articles can be posted on the journal's web site in the form of supplementary materials.

Industrial Ecology
Industrial ecology is an emerging field that examines local, regional, and global uses and flows of materials and energy in products, processes, industrial sectors and economies. It focuses on the potential role of industry in reducing environmental burdens throughout the product life cycle.

How to Submit
Manuscripts should be original, previously unpublished, in English, and between 3,500 and 7,000 words in length. Submission implies that the manuscript has not been submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers should be submitted electronically via Manuscript Central at < http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jie>. Details about the preparation of the manuscript can be obtained from the Journal's web page < www.blackwellpublishing.com/jie> or from the editor.

Send inquiries to:
Reid Lifset
Editor, Journal of Industrial Ecology
Yale University
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
205 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT, 06511-2189  USA
indecol@yale.edu
www.blackwellpublishing.com/jie

June 2008

1 June 2008: Call for applications: ONE Doctoral Dissertation Award

Deadline for nominations: 1 June 2008

The annual Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes recent doctoral work in the Organizations and Natural Environment (ONE) area. Eligible dissertations must focus on some aspect of the natural environment and organizations/society, however the particular discipline in which the dissertation is written is not a consideration. Criteria for selection include relevance, methodological appropriateness, scholarly contribution, and practical implications. Applications and dissertations must be in English. The successful applicant will be notified by Friday, July 11, and will receive a recognition plaque as well as a cash award at the annual Academy of Management meeting of the ONE Division in Anaheim, August 2008.

Dissertation entries for 2008 must have been, or will be, successfully defended between May 1, 2007 and June 15, 2008. A complete application will include:

• an electronic copy (PDF format, ideally, or MS Word) of your dissertation (Note that all identifying info should be removed from title page, headers & footers, etc.),
  

• an electronic copy of an abstract of not more than 10 double-spaced pages (The abstract should NOT identify either the author or the university),
  

• the dissertation committee's signature page, including university name and date of successful defense,
  

• a separate title page, including author's address, phone numbers (business and home), fax number, and e-mail address.
  

Since the criteria for this award considers relevance, methodological appropriateness, scholarly contribution, and practical implications, we suggest you include the following information in your abstract to help us evaluate your dissertation:

• Introduction: Tell us your research question and how you believe your research will contribute to both research and practice.
  

• Literature Review/Theory Building: Identify the research literatures you used to develop your research question and your specific hypotheses. If possible, provide an appropriate graphic/table that describes your research model and hypotheses.
  

• Method: Briefly summarize your sample, data collection procedures, variables, and analysis procedures.
  

• Results: Provide a summary of your results and describe how these results relate to your research question.
  

• Future Research: Tell us how your research will stimulate the research of others.
  

To be considered for the award, these materials must be received by the Teaching Committee by June 1, 2008. Submissions including electronic copies of an abstract, signature page, title page, as well as of the full dissertation, should be sent by e-mail to:

Assistant Professor Tom E. Thomas
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132
USA

Email: tethomas(at)sfsu.edu
Phone: +1-510-338-6086

1 June 2008: Call for nominatons: ONE Emerging Scholar Award

Deadline for nominations: 1 June 2008

The ONE Division is pleased to announce the establishment of the "ONE Emerging Scholar Award," supported by a commitment of $500 annually by Greenleaf Press.

Criteria for Selection

The ONE Emerging Scholar Award will recognize a stream of research that has substantial ONE content, and that has been published in premier scholarly outlets. Additionally, evidence of future sustained research productivity will be necessary. Particular attention will be paid to the potential impact that such research may produce.

Nomination and Selection

To be considered for the award, a scholar must be a member of the ONE Division and in good standing for at least the three years prior to applying for the award. The candidate must be within the first 6 years since receiving their PhD or other terminal degree. A nomination will consist of:

• A letter of nomination by another ONE member who is not a faculty member at the same university as the nominated individual; and
  

• A full vita from the nominated individual

A Selection Committee will be appointed by the ONE Executive Committee, and be comprised of 2 ONE members that are past or current Executive Committee members, and two or three other at large ONE members that the Executive Committee shall appoint. Care shall be taken to ensure international representation on this committee.

Nominations for the 2008 ONE Emerging Scholar Award will be accepted until June 1, 2008 with the announcement of the award made at the Academy of Management meetings in August of the same year. All nominations should be sent to Michael Russo by mail to:

Michael V. Russo
Charles H. Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management
Head, Management Department
Lundquist College of Business
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
USA

or via e-mail at mrusso(at)lcbmail.uoregon.edu

1 June 2008: Special issue of the International Business Review, International Business, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainable Development

Deadline for submission: 1 June 2008

Guest editors:
Ans Kolk, University of Amsterdam Business School
Rob van Tulder, Erasmus University Rotterdam

While attention to the social and environmental impacts of international business is not new, the past years have seen renewed interest due to pressing global problems such as climate change, poverty and HIV/Aids, in which firms are called upon to play a positive role, and thus contribute to more sustainable development. This applies most notably to multinational enterprises (MNEs), given their global influence and activities in which they are confronted with a range of issues, stakeholders and institutional contexts, in both home and host countries. For MNEs, this is part of a balancing act of what can be called corporate social responsibility (CSR), in which they consider their various responsibilities: economic, legal, ethical, environmental and social. In the European context, the term triple P, or People, Planet, Profit, has also been coined to likewise point to the need for managers to focus concurrently on the social, environmental and economic dimensions of corporate activity, in order to help shape the (sustainable) future of societies worldwide.

It is sometimes suggested that MNEs' CSR activities are becoming increasingly strategic, in the sense that they affect the core business of the firm and its growth, profitability and survival. In other words, CSR is moving from a public affairs to a core strategic activity. However, even if true, this is likely to be applicable only under certain conditions, depending on issue, stakeholder, country, industry and firm specific factors. The international dimension of these questions is extremely relevant, but has not yet been addressed systematically in international business research. Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development provide fertile areas in which both existing international business theories can be tested, and from which new insights into the dynamics of the interaction between MNEs and their national and international contexts can be induced. This includes for example, the exact workings of the interactions between Ownership or Firm-Specific Advantages, and Locational or Country-Specific Advantages, and whether or under what conditions CSR (components) may create competitive (dis)advantages at different locations.
This special issue aims to publish papers on CSR and sustainable development that are embedded in international business literature, and aim to contribute to our field as indicated above. We welcome innovative papers, both conceptual and empirical, both qualitative and quantitative, on CSR topics in relation to, for example:

- Degree and spread of internationalisation/regionalisation
- Headquarter-subsidiary relationships and subsidiary roles
- Competitive advantage, growth and development
- Firm performance
- Foreign direct investment
- Convergence/divergence
- Supply chain management, offshoring/outsourcing
- Networks and alliances
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Marketing in consumer and business-to-business markets
- Issue management, reputation and brands
- Codes of conduct and labelling programmes
- Business-government relationships
- The provision of global public goods
- International stakeholder management

Submission guidelines: All paper submissions should conform to International Business Review's standard guidelines for authors, details of which can be found at the IBR website.

Deadline: Manuscripts must be received by 1 June 2008

Papers for this special issue can only be submitted electronically via online submission site at http://ees.elsevier.com/ibr/. When logged in select this -Special Issue: Sustainable Development- as the article type.

Questions about the special issue can be directed at the guest editors via e-mail:
akolk(at)uva.nl (Ans Kolk) or
rtulder(at)rsm.nl (Rob van Tulder)

This special issue of International Business Review will be published in Spring 2010.

15 June 2008: Call for papers: SIM&ONE Manuscript Development Workshop, SIM&ONE PDW 2008 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, Sunday, August 10, 2008, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Location: Anaheim Marriott, Platinum 8

This PDW is aimed at bringing together SIM&ONE and non-SIM/non-ONE scholars to aid colleagues in their efforts to publish in top journals outside those often considered to be specialty journals in ethics and corporate social responsibility. In particular, we have assembled a team of scholars who have been successful publishing SIM&ONE or related work in the very best general management journals like AMJ, AMR, ASQ, JMS, Org Science, Org Studies, and SMJ. We will pair these experienced scholars with SIM&ONE members interested in exploring how specific manuscripts might be developed to meet the publication standards of the top management journals. Applicants to the workshop will submit a paper to the organizers. These papers will then be evaluated by the organizers as to whether they have any potential (loosely defined) for publication in the top management journals. Once an applicant is accepted, we will assign he/she to two mentors. Each mentor would receive (ahead of time) a working paper from two participants, and have comments ready for them in the session. In the 2 hour work session, participants and panelists will thoroughly critique the papers and ideas, and work to develop them to their fullest. Toward the end of the session, each table pair of participants would then caucus for about 15 minutes to compile a brief list of “takeaways,” to be reported back to the group at large. These final reports would wrap up the session. We envision a session limited to about 20-25 paper manuscripts.

 This workshop requires a pre-registration. Please apply for the workshop and submit your working paper (30 pgs maximum) to Andreas Scherer by June 1, 2008 (andreas.scherer@iou.uzh.ch). The co-organizers will evaluate the papers on their potential for top-journal publication. Applicants will be advised as to whether they have been accepted and to what mentors they have been assigned by July 1.

 confirmed mentors:

1.       Frank de Bakker (Free U Amsterdam)

2.       Tima Bansal (U of Western Ontario)

3.       Petra Christmann (Rutgers U)

4.       Andrew Crane (York U)

5.       John Hassard (U of Manchester)

6.       Pursey Heugens (Erasmus U)

7.       Brian Husted (York U)

8.       Campbell Jones (U of Leicester)

9.       Joshua Margolis (Harvard U)

10.   Alfred Marcus (U of Minnesota)

11.   Dirk Matten (York U)

12.   Abby McWilliams (U of Illinois-Chicago)

13.   Richard Nielsen (Boston College, Associate Editor Organization Studies)

14.   Guido Palazzo (U of Lausanne)

15.   Kathleen Rehbein (Marquette U)

16.   Georges Romme (Eindhoven U of Technology)

17.   Deborah E. Rupp (U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

18.   Lori Ryan (San Diego State U)

19.   Marshall Schminke (U of Central Florida)

20.   Susan Schneider (U of Geneva)

21.   Dough Schuler (Rice U)

22.   Paul Shrivastava (Bucknell U)

23.   Ann Terlaak (U of Wisconsin)

24.   Linda Trevino (Penn State U, Associate Editor Academy of Management Review)

25.   David Waldman (Arizona State University)

 for further information contact:

Andreas Scherer (andreas.scherer@iou.uzh.ch) or Don Siegel (donald.siegel@ucr.edu), SIM Faculty development chair and co-chair:

Andreas Georg Scherer (U Zurich), Don Siegel (U California at Riverside)

15 June 2008: Call for abstracts: Fourth Conference on International Corporate Responsibility, 16-18 November 2008, Doha, Qatar

Sponsored by The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, and The Carnegie Bosch Institute for Applied Studies in International Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

Hosted by Carnegie Mellon University – Qatar Campus, and The Center for International Corporate Responsibility, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

The Qatar Foundation and the Carnegie Bosch Institute solicit papers for a conference on International Corporate Responsibility to be held in Doha, Qatar. The conference is based on the theme that responsible business decisions today must take a global view that is sensitive to political, economic and cultural differences. The number of participants is kept small, to encourage lively discussion. Accepted papers are published in a proceedings book and presented (in summary form) by the authors in plenary sessions. A diversity of views and countries of origin is sought in the selection process.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• international codes of business conduct
  

• respecting cultural assumptions and practices
  

• defining and coping with corruption
  

• reconciling relationship-based practices with Western-style transparency
  

• marketing of harmful products
  

• substandard labor practices
  

• arms manufacture
  

• intellectual property
  

• gene prospecting
  

• environmental issues
  

• gender issues
  

• human rights issues
  

• the meaning and consequences of “economic development”
  

• the global AIDS epidemic and other health issues
  

• the role of the World Trade Organization and similar bodies
  

• impact of international business on local cultures
  

• instability of the global financial system
  

• Western domination of media and popular culture

Three-page extended abstracts in English may be submitted by 15 June 2008. Abstracts should be submitted electronically if possible and otherwise in hard copy. Notification of acceptance will be made by 15 July 2008, and completed papers in English are due by 1 November 2008. Each invited participate will receive an allowance to cover expenses, plus waiver of the registration fee.

Colleagues who do not wish to give a talk are also invited to attend. A registration fee will be assessed to cover conference expenses. Details may be found at the web site below.

Co-Organizers:
John Hooker
Jerome T. Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Tepper School of Business
Carnegie Mellon University
john(at)hooker.tepper.cmu.edu

Peter Madsen
Distinguished Service Professor for Ethics and Social Responsibility
Carnegie Mellon University
pm2n(at)andrew.cmu.edu

Mohamed Dobashi
Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer
Carnegie Mellon University – Qatar
mohamedd(at)qatar.cmu.edu

Please send abstracts to:
Bianca van Zundert
Program Coordinator EECP
Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar
biancaz(at)qatar.cmuedu

Conference web site: http://web.tepper.cmu.edu/icr/

15 June 2008: Call for abstracts: 3rd International CSR-Conference, 'Corporate Responsibility and Governance', 8-10 October 2008, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany

Conference Submission Abstracts (3-5 pages) due June 15th, 2008. For additional details (registration, submission) see: www.cr08-berlin.de.

Special guests (among others):

• Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University

• Peter Eigen, Chairman EITI and Founder of Transparency International

• R. Edward Freeman, University of Virginia

• Bradley Googins, Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College

• Dirk Matten, York University, Toronto

• Mark Pieth, Chairman of the OECD Working Group on Bribery and University of Basel

• Pietra Rivoli, Georgetown University

• Michael Spence, Stanford University, Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

• David Vogel, University of California - Berkeley

Topics to be discussed will range widely within the general field of CSR but in particular centre on ‘Corporate Responsibility and Governance’. The so called global governance describes the universe of mechanisms, institutions, rules and/or regulations with which different actors (e.g. governments, companies, NGOs, civil society) discuss and decide global issues. Especially, the following areas will be covered:

• Collective commitments vs. governmental regulation
  

• Global governance in different countries
  

• Management process and corporate governance as a precondition for corporate responsibility
  

• Democratic accountability: The role of different stakeholders
  

• Global C(S)R issues and main challenges in certain industry sectors and governance
  

• Responsible Management Education

20 June 2008:Call for tracks: 9th EURAM Annual Conference about Renaissance & Renewal in Management Studies”, 11-14 May 2009, Liverpool, England

Please submit those to euram2009@liverpool.ac.uk quoting "track proposal" in the subject line in the following format:

• The title
• Your name, institution, email address, phone number and research field
• A short description of the proposed track (maximum 500 words), to include 4 key words that capture its essence
• A short bibliographical paragraph
• An indication of the number of sessions and papers you would hope to attract
• Details of all co-organisers (to included a bibliographical paragraph)

Ideas for Panel Sessions and Symposia will also be welcomed.

Location

The conference will take place at a state-of-the-art purpose-built venue on the Liverpool waterfront easily accessible from all over the world.

Accommodation will be in the immediate vicinity of the conference venue.

I hope to welcome you next year in Liverpool.

Terry McNulty
Conference Chair EURAM 2009

20 June 2008: Call for Papers: 22nd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), 2-5 December 2008, Auckland, New Zealand

The conference will be hosted by the University of Auckland Business School. The conference themes is "Managing in the Pacific Century", and papers are invited on research related to the conference theme and key management areas in the following streams:

• Managing in the Pacific Century
  

• Leadership and Governance
  

• Critical Management Studies
  

• Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Family Enterprise
  

• Gender and Diversity in Organisations
  

• Human Resource Management and Development
  

• International Management
  

• Management Education and Development
  

• Marketing and Communication
  

• Organisational Behaviour
  

• Organisational Change
  

• Public Sector and Not-for-Profit
  

• Research Methods
  

• Strategic Management
  

• Sustainability and Social Issues in Management
  

• Technology, Innovation and Supply Chain Management

Please note that both all papers will be double blind refereed. Timelines follow:

• Full papers for refereed submissions - 20 June 2008.
  

• Proposals for workshop/research symposia submissions - 20 June 2008.
  

• Notification of acceptance/rejection - 29 August 2008.
  

• Final refereed papers for proceedings - 26 September 2008.
  

• Early bird registration closes - 26 September 2008.

Full details on the conference and paper submission guidelines can be found at the conference website at http://www.anzam.org/conference2008.

Keynote speakers include Professor Anne Tsui (Arizona State and Peking University) and Professor Kulwant Singh (National University of Singapore).

The conference venue is the Owen G Glenn Building, University of Auckland Business School, Auckland, New Zealand.

July 2008

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May 2008

12 May 2008: Call for applications: 2008 Organizations and the Natural Environment Division Doctoral Consortium, 8-9 August 2008, Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, California, USA

Doctoral students in ONE and related areas are invited to attend the ONE Doctoral Consortium. The aim of the consortium is to bring together doctoral students and senior scholars from ONE and beyond. The consortium will give doctoral students the opportunity to meet and discuss their research with experts in the field, as well as introduce students to existing ONE members. Top management scholars will participate as panelists and discussants offering students their insights as well as providing wide networking opportunities.

The consortium will include sessions designed to assist students in the major facets of building an academic career. These session include: Managing the dissertation process, with presentations from senior scholars and a successful recent graduate; Making the most of career opportunities, where discussions will look at moving beyond the dissertation to the rest of your career in terms of marketing yourself, avoiding pitfalls, and maximizing your opportunities; Two interactive sessions on publishing will include a meet the editors session and a session co-sponsored by SIM designed to follow three well known papers through the publication process; and the final session will focus on teaching and will give students to opportunity to learn from experienced teachers about using experiential teaching methods.

To apply, students should email their completed application and associated materials to Sally Russell and Martina Linnenluecke at ONEdoctoralconsortium(at)business.uq.edu.au.

Please include the following in your application:
1. A completed ONE Doctoral Consortium application form.
2. An abstract describing your dissertation (maximum 1 page single-spaced).
3. A current CV

Space is limited, so it is essential to submit an application no later than the deadline of May 12, 2008. The consortium is open to students at all stages of their PhD, however, priority will be given to those students who are finishing their dissertation.

We look forward to seeing you in Anaheim!

15 May 2008: Call for abstracts: Corporate Responsibility Research Conference 2008: “Challenging the Mainstream”, 7-9 September 2008, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland/UK

Queen’s University in association with the University of Leeds and ERP Environment are pleased to announce the 2008 conference. The conference has evolved to reflect the current corporate environment and seeks research papers from a wide field under corporate responsibility.

Research in corporate responsibility and sustainability today looks back on a tradition spanning several decades. Especially in recent years the interest in corporate responsibility and sustainability has accelerated at an unprecedented pace. In some sectors or regions corporate responsibility has now reached the mainstream.

Some researchers see this as an opportunity - others are concerned. We might argue that mainstreaming corporate responsibility and sustainability is a precondition for research to be effective. That sustainability can only be delivered if the tools and techniques, the concepts and models, the theories and doctrines are rolled out across the largest possible spread of companies, organizations and regions. However, it might be argued that mainstreaming endangers the effectiveness of corporate sustainability with a focus on incremental change finding more widespread acceptance by the market. Yet some would argue that more radical change is required from an ecological and social point of view.

We welcome research from all fields of corporate responsibility and sustainability. We challenge all participants to consider how their findings can become effective despite or through the mainstream. On the one hand there can be great value in research that adopts mainstream views and techniques, ensuring transferability across many sectors, regions and stakeholder groups. On the other hand research that challenges mainstream orthodoxies and breaks new ground ensures that corporate responsibility and sustainability is more than mere green window dressing.

Topics include but are not limited to:

• Benchmarking and evaluation

• Bottom of the pyramid

• Business ethics

• Consumer behaviour

• Corporate governance

• CSR & environmental justice

• CSR in developing countries

• CSR in practice

• CSR models & theories

• Education

• Employment practices

• Environmental & social accounting

• Ethical and fair trade

• Globalisation

• Industrial ecology Innovation

• International CSR

• LCA & labelling

• NGOs

• Reporting

• Reputation and brand management

• SMEs & entrepreneurship

• Stakeholder dialogue

• Standards and tools

• Strategy

• Supply chain management

Deadline for abstracts is 15 May 2008. Visit the website for more details.

15 May 2008: Call for entries: Duke University's Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE) 2nd Annual COLE Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Competition

The Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE) at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is hosting a dissertation proposal competition for Ph.D. candidates whose research contributes to the understanding of leadership and ethical issues facing the business community. Candidates in all business disciplines and in those relating to social and political sciences, and education are invited to apply. Examples of topics in ethics include, but are not limited to: corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, employee privacy, trust in financial institutions, conflicts of interest, ethics in advertising & marketing, regulation & ethics, intergenerational issues, environmental responsibility, whistle-blowing, auditor independence, ethics & corporate culture, sexual harassment, discrimination, downsizing, insider trading, industrial espionage, trade secrets, and international labor & sweatshops. Examples of topics in leadership include, but are not limited to: institutional leadership, gender & leadership, team leadership, crisis leadership, trust in leadership, leading change, stewardship, mentoring, leader-follower relationships, and leadership style.

Proposals will be judged on the contribution that they make to the scholarly understanding of ethical and leadership issues in business as well as on their theoretical and methodological quality. 1-2 winners will receive a $1,000 honorarium.

Who should apply? All doctoral candidates who have successfully defended their dissertation proposal by May 15, 2008 are invited to apply (defense of dissertation itself must occur after this date).

Required Materials:

• A completed application form. If you have any problems downloading the form, contact the COLE team.
  

• Full dissertation proposal
  

• An extended 5-page abstract of the proposal
  

• Curriculum vita
  

• Letter of recommendation from dissertation advisor. Please note: Dissertation Advisor should send letter to the Center on Leadership and Ethics, Attn: COLE Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Competition, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, One Towerview Drive, Durham, NC 27708.
  

Application Deadline: May 15, 2008. Submit all required materials electronically to: coledissertation(at)duke.edu

Questions regarding the COLE Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Competition application procedures should be directed to Danielle Kowalczuk, COLE Program Assistant, at coledissertation(at)duke.edu

Other questions about the competition can be directed to Kimberly Wade-Benzoni, Associate Professor of Management, COLE Scholar & Committee Chair, at coledissertation(at)duke.edu

Please see the website for further details.

29 May 2008: Call for abstracts: 15th Annual International Conference: Promoting Business Ethics, 22-24 October, St. John’s University, New York, USA

Sponsored by The Vincentian Universities in the United States: DePaul University, Niagara University, St. John’s University.

The annual international conference promoting business ethics encourages a very broad-based approach to the discussion of ethical theory and practice and seeks contributions to that discussion from business and academic professionals who are promoting business ethics through traditional business disciplines of accounting, finance, marketing, advertising, management, risk management, actuarial science; and related areas of interest: philosophy, theology, psychology, sociology and language arts.

In addition to the general theme for keynote and plenary sessions, the conference is organized in broad topical areas based on proposed submissions. Formal academic sessions are interspersed with panel discussions, interactive conversations, keynote addresses and debates for dynamic participation among the conference attendees.

This is an opportunity for both contribution and growth throughout the formal and informal sessions. We anticipate critical discussion within this congenial conference setting.

Format for Proposals: We are looking for business professionals and academics who have an interest in business ethics (in its broadest and widest sense) to submit formal proposals. Final proposals will be selected through a blind referee process.

We require only a one page proposal, or an abstract. We will also need information to contact you (mailing address, e-mail address, phone and fax numbers). We invite proposals that: Reflect timely, cutting-edge insight; and represent collaboration between academic professionals and business professionals (including practical case studies).

Since we will be facilitating the publication of select conference manuscripts, we expect the highest research quality and/or greatest business application from all papers.

E-mail proposals before May 29, 2008, to:
Patrick Flanagan, C.M.
flanagap(at)stjohns.edu

Important Dates:

May 29, 2008: Proposals due
June 15, 2008: Decision date
August 1, 2008: Registration and payment
September 15, 2008: Completed paper and abstract for conference printing and distribution due

Conference Registration: The special conference registration fee ($300) includes two continental breakfasts, three lunches, a welcoming reception, daily morning and afternoon refreshments and electronic distribution of conference papers and abstracts.

31 May 2008: Special issue of Business and Society, Creating a New Future for Business: Rethinking Management Theory and Business Strategy in the Light of Rapid and Drastic Environmental and Social Changes

Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2008

Guest editors:
Tobias Hahn, Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment, Berlin, Germany
Ans Kolk, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Monika Winn, University of Victoria, Canada

This special issue of Business and Society aims to contribute to the development of conceptual approaches on the role of companies and management in the light of rapid and drastic changes in the natural and social environment of corporate decision making. This focus is motivated by the need to further develop rigorous research on conceptual models and strategic implications for business and management that integrate economic viability of companies and the sustainability of the life-supporting environmental and social systems.

Today, companies are facing growing environmental and social challenges which increasingly affect corporate decision making, performance and viability. Therefore, business and management is increasingly confronted with the need to take serious its embeddedness in natural and social environments. Rapid and drastic changes both in the natural and social environment of corporate decision making require innovative approaches and solutions that go beyond conventional business practice. We may even face the limits of business as usual. Given these developments, research is needed to develop and discuss novel approaches that define the role and purpose of business and management in the light of challenges such as mitigating climate change, alleviating poverty, coping with migration, dealing with resource scarcities, securing social cohesion, etc.

In 1995 Gladwin et al. have argued for a new paradigm for management theory and research and posited that “[…] it is possible that our theories have tacitly encouraged organizations to behave in ways that ultimately destroy their natural and social life-support systems” (896). In our view, this plea for a fundamental rethinking of the foundations of management research has only been adopted sporadically so that the present literature does not adequately reflect the new quality of challenges from the natural and social environment the private sector is facing. Existing literature is still mainly based on normative, instrumental and/or institutional theories and tries to adapt and further develop well-established approaches from management and organizational theory to analyze the relationship between business activity
and the natural and social environment. While this has proven a promising research avenue especially for gaining legitimacy for environmental and social issues in management research, it bears an adaptive rather than a fundamental notion. We argue that incremental adaptation of existing approaches in management research may not represent a sufficient response to the changes and challenges companies and society are facing. From this perspective existing research appears unlikely to measure up to the magnitude and fundamental quality of the environmental and social challenges ahead.

We thus see the need to develop conceptual approaches that go beyond incrementally adapting existing management theory. Submissions that conceptually integrate notions like resilience, embeddedness or fairness with economic viability of business and develop implications for management theory and strategy are especially welcome. One of the most important fundamental questions in this context is if and how the notions of profitability and economic viability of companies can be reconciled with the need to maintain the sustainability of the life-supporting environmental and social systems. In this context in particular, research on trade-offs between these different notions is clearly underdeveloped.

Submissions should thus develop research on the future of business in the light of immense changes in the natural and social business environment and address the implications of these developments on management theory and business strategy in a conceptual way. This refers to two main levels of analysis:

• On a fundamental level, the role of business in maintaining the sustainability of the life-supporting environmental and social systems deserves much more research attention. This entails the question if the current paradigmatic foundation of business and management models measure up to the new challenges of a rapidly and drastically changing natural and social environment or if new paradigms are required. In our view it appears most promising for research in this area to go beyond current approaches of business and society such as CSR, eco-efficiency, environmental management, corporate sustainability and the business case in order to provide sufficient solutions for a new future for business.

• On a strategic level we need to better understand the determinants for corporate responses vis-à-vis their natural and social environment. Especially the analysis of the nature and determinants of the influence of massive changes in the natural and social environment on business success and decision making from different theoretical angles appears fruitful to determine if and to what degree the strategic environment for successful business ventures in the future may be changing. This may be helpful to develop and describe strategic models that are likely to emerge due to pressing social and environmental challenges.

The focus of this special issue is thus twofold in that it concentrates, first, on research on paradigmatic and conceptual foundations and, second, the responses and strategies for business and management to create new opportunities for future business in the light of the need to sustain the life-supporting environmental and social systems.

This special issue is open to papers from different theoretical backgrounds and academic disciplines that adopt rigorous and innovative views and perspectives on the conceptual foundations and strategic implications of the future role of business in the light of immense environmental and social challenges. Empirical papers that shed light on the new future for business are also welcome. The deadline for submission is May 31, 2008. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with Business & Society’s Style Guide for Authors. Authors are requested to submit papers electronically to Dr Tobias Hahn (t.hahn(at)izt.de).

Any questions regarding the Special Issue can also be addressed to the guest editors:

Dr. Tobias Hahn
Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment, Berlin
Tel: +49-30-803088-24
t.hahn(at)izt.de

Prof. Dr. Ans Kolk
Professor of sustainable management
Amsterdam Business School
University of Amsterdam
Tel: +31 (0)20 525 4289
akolk(at)uva.nl

Dr. Monika Winn
Associate Professor of Business Strategy and Sustainability
Faculty of Business, University of Victoria
Tel: +1-250-721-607
miwinn(at)uvic.ca

April 2008

9 April 2008: Call for Papers/Funding to attend: Marie Curie Core series of conferences, The potential of CSR to contribute to the implementation and integration of EU strategies, 18-19 June 2008, Nottingham University Business School, UK

We are pleased to announce the third in the Marie Curie Core series of conferences on ‘The potential of CSR to contribute to the implementation and integration of EU strategies’. The third conference is on the topic ‘The potential of CSR to drive integration in an enlarged EU’. Papers might address such questions as:

• Can CSR contribute to the integration of new member states into the EU?
  

• What distinctive CSR challenges face companies, civil society and governments in new member states?
  

• How do companies operating in old and new member states manage their CSR across borders?
  

• How do companies in new member states learn about and practice CSR?
  

• What are the drivers for companies in new member states to develop CSR?
  

• Are there distinctive government and civil society roles in the CSR of the new member states?

Funding is available for the following groups of researchers:

• Early-stage researchers
  

• Mid-career researchers
  

• European Researchers active outside the Union

Further information is available on our website. Deadline has been extended to 9 April 2008.

March 2008

14 & 28 March 2008: Call for nominations: 2008 Aspen Faculty Pioneer and Dissertation Proposal Awards

The Center for Business Education at the Aspen Institute is pleased to once again call for nominations for the 2008 Faculty Pioneer Awards (referred to as the “Oscars of the business school world” by the Financial Times) as well as for the 2008 Dissertation Proposal Awards.

Faculty Pioneer Awards celebrate educators who have demonstrated leadership and risk-taking in integrating social and environmental issues into academic research, educational programs and business practice. Nominations are open to all faculty members at any institution worldwide offering a graduate management degree.

Faculty Pioneer Award: Please visit http://aspencbe.org/awards/pioneers/2008Nomination.html for more information and to access the nomination form for round 1 of the process, which is due, electronically, by Friday, March 14, 2008. Nominators of finalist candidates will be asked to complete a more comprehensive letter of recommendation in the spring. This year's Faculty Pioneers will receive a cash prize, recognition at an awards breakfast in New York City, along with significant corporate and media recognition. Winners will be announced in the fall of 2008.

Dissertation Proposal Award: The Center for Business Education at the Aspen Institute is also pleased to announce the sponsorship of its annual award for promising dissertation research. The purpose of this award is to identify innovative research in core business disciplines that considers the interdependence between business decision-making and a wider societal or environmental context . The recipient(s) will receive a cash stipend and will be recognized at an awards breakfast in New York City in the fall of 2008. Eligibility and other information may be found by visiting: http://aspencbe.org/awards/dissertation/2008ApplicationProcess.html. The deadline for application submission is Friday, March 28th, 2008.

Encouraging and supporting business school faculty is central to the success of many of The Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education initiatives. In hopes of nurturing relationships with the next generation of faculty concerned with issues of environmental, ethical, and social importance, we introduced the Dissertation Proposal Award in 2007 to encourage and recognize students showing interest in these issues while in their Ph.D. programs.

15 March 2008: Call for Abstracts: 9th oikos PhD summer academy, Entrepreneurial Strategies for Sustainability, 25-29 August 2008, University of St. Gallen/ Hotel Kaubad, Switzerland

oikos invites doctoral candidates to submit a paper to the 8th international oikos PhD summer academy, hosted by the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The basic idea of the academy is to provide PhD students a forum to present and discuss their ongoing research projects with fellow students and senior faculty. The 9th oikos PhD summer academy focuses on the role of entrepreneurial strategies in achieving environmental, social and economic sustainability. Feedback will be given by:

Dr. Johanna Mair, Associated Professor of General Management, IESE Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Michael V. Russo, Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management, The University of Oregon, USA

Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen, Ass. Professor for Energy and Sustainability, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

To allow in-depth discussions the oikos PhD summer academy is limited to 15 PhD students. Please send us your proposal abstract (max. 2-3 pages), a short curriculum vitae and a letter of interest until March 15, 2008. For more details please visit our website or download the call for papers at: http://www.oikos-international.org/projects/phd/academy2008.html

Thank you!
With best regards
Jost Hamschmidt

15 March 2008: Call for Abstracts: Business & Economics Society International 2008 Conference, 15-19 July 2008, Hotel De La Paix, Lugano, Switzerland

The Business & Economics Society International invites you to participate in its 2008 Conference to be held in Lugano, Switzerland. The conference welcomes academics (business/economics professors and administrators), as well as corporation / government executives and economists. There is an 'environmental business / economics' subject category that ONE members may find interesting.

The program will consist of:

• Small concurrent sessions with chairperson, presenters, and at least one discussant assigned to comment on each paper

• Poster sessions

• Roundtable thematic discussion sessions with moderator

• Workshops and panels

Please, submit your abstract (of no more than 200 words) via email by 15 March 2008 and mail two hard copies of your abstract to:

B&ESI / Helen Kantarelis
64 Holden Street Worcester
MA 01605-3109 USA

Phone: +1 (508) 852-3937
Fax: +1 (508) 595-0089
Email: hkan(at)besiweb.com

All abstracts will be evaluated for presentation and publication in the Book of Abstracts which will be available at the Conference.

Abstract submission guidelines

• You may submit abstracts for no more than 2 papers

• Abstracts/papers must not have been published, accepted, or submitted for publication elsewhere

• The categories that best fit your paper must be typed on the top right corner of the front page (See the website for "Subject Category Title and Number")

• For co-authorships please include names, affiliations, and addresses of all authors and indicate who will serve as presenter

Final paper submission guidelines

Submit via post 2 hard copies of the paper(s) and a disk containing the manuscript(s) in Word by 30 April 2008. Unless you instruct us otherwise, all papers will pass a blind peer review process for publication consideration in the '2008 GLOBAL BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ANTHOLOGY', a volume of selected papers from the Conference. Format instructions will be attached to the acceptance for publication letter. Manuscripts of more than 12 single-spaced pages of text (font: times, size=10) inclusive of graphs, tables, endnotes and references will be considered at $10 per additional page. Authorship should be identified only on a removable cover page.

See the website for further details.

31 March 2008: 14th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference , 21-23 September 2008, India Habitat Center New Delhi, India

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

The International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS, www.isdrs.org) is pleased to announce its 14th annual conference. The conference takes place in New Delhi, India, September 21-23, 2008. India provides a very important platform and context for sustainable development research.

The topics discussed and research themes addressed will cover the diversity of aspects and approaches in sustainable development research. We will have two call for papers. The conference will also have two different dates for registration with different conference fees.

The 14th annual conference of the International Sustainable Development Research Society is hosted by the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, India in collaboration with Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia, University of Hong Kong, ERP Environment, Åbo Akademi University, Finnish Environment Institute and Academy of Finland. A novel feature of this year's conference is an emphasis on interaction between participants from developed and developing countries for the challenge of global unsustainable development. Sustainability researchers will be able to learn from each other's experience and jointly create solutions for making progress in sustainable development.

Sustainable development is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary theme requiring cross-sector collaboration and partnerships. The conference welcomes partners and participation from all sectors of sustainable development work including academia, universities, research institutes, government and public sector organizations, industry and business, NGOs and others engaged and interested in this global challenge, its implications as well as the opportunities sustainable development offers.

The 14th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference will focus on the following topics and themes:

• Government’s Role and Policies in Sustainable Development
  

• International and Supra-National Organisations and Sustainable Development
  

• Corporate Strategy and Sustainable Development
  

• Development VS. Business Strategy
  

• Corporate Social Responsibility
  

• Culture and Sustainable Development
  

• Multinational Corporations and Sustainable Development
  

• NGO Contribution to Sustainable Development
  

• Fossil Fuels: How Sustainable?
  

• Biofuels and Renewables for Climate Change Mitigation
  

• Industrial Ecology for Climate Change Mitigation
  

• Industrial Symbiosis and Eco-Industrial Parks
  

• Cleaner Production, Eco-Efficiency and Design for the Environment
  

• Sustainability of New Product Development
  

• Impact of Poverty and Human Rights on Sustainability
  

• Enforcement of Environmental Laws
  

• Design, Aesthetic Consumption and Sustainability
  

• Sustainable Transport in Mega cities
  

• Adapting Societies to Changing Climate Conditions
  

• Sustainability Science – Still in its Infancy, or already Mature
  

• Energy Issues in Asia and Climate Change
  

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship - a Key to Sustainable Development?
  

• Health, Environment and Sustainable development
  

• Current Issues in Sustainable Development: General Questions

The conference is pleased to announce that in addition to the above general call, we are calling papers for special tracks and workshops (see tracks on the conference website) . These tracks and sessions have been designed by internationally recognised experts in their respective area of expertise.

The 14th Annual Conference is a peer reviewed conference. Abstracts are sent to reviewers and written comments are provided to the authors. Papers from the conference are considered for publication in special issues of international scientific peer reviewed journals. The conference has several supporting journals, including Sustainable Development, Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production, Progress in Industrial Ecology, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management and European Environment. Accepted conference papers are presented at the conference and authors are then advised to revise based on the experience on the debates and discussion. Revised papers will go through the journal review processes.

We invite you to submit an abstract to be considered for an oral presentation at the conference. Please submit an abstract responding either to the general call for papers or to the call for papers of individual tracks. Abstracts (max 300 words) that should contain the title of the paper, name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s) and full contact information should be uploaded to the conference website.

The deadline for the first call for papers is March 31, 2008 - see the website for more information.

The conference also calls for more special tracks/sessions/workshops you would like to chair. Please direct these suggestions for special tracks and sessions to three email addresses, to conference chair Dr. Arun Sahay (asahay(at)mdi.ac.in), to co-chair Dr. Jouni Korhonen (jouni.korhonen(at)abo.fi) and to the coordinator of the organising committee Ms. Kaisa Pihlatie (kaisa.pihlatie(at)abo.fi).

31 March 2008: Call for Proposals: GIN2008 Conference, Facilitating Sustainable Innovations, Sustainable Innovation as a Tool for Regional Development, 26-28 June 2008, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

Co-organized by The Greening of Industry Network , The Cartesius Institute, and The Province of Fryslân

Deadline for Proposals — March 31, 2008 (extended from 21 March)
Registration Deadline — June 1, 2008

Go to www.greeningofindustry.org/gin2008.htm for the Conference Announcement and Call for Participation. Proposals due on March 31, 2008.

Innovation is considered a major driving force in sustainable economic development. Regions may play an important role in this process utilizing undiscovered resources and being as a breeding ground for innovation. The regional perspective is also vital in sustainable development. The concept of sustainability is often discussed at the national or even global level. Yet, processes for sustainable development find their origin and the potential mostly at the local and regional level. It is at these levels that sustainable development is actually influencing people, current practices, and routines.

The challenge that we raise with this conference is how to evoke on a regional scale successful innovations, also commercially successful, within a shifting paradigm towards sustainable development. Conference participants will work together to respond to the conference challenge: How do we create a context in which sustainable innovations can succeed? The conference outcome will include a manifesto on Creating Sustainable Pathways with concrete recommendations how to create sustainable innovations on a regional level. All sessions at the conference will contribute to the manifesto.

The three-day program will include a visit to the Frisian Solar Challenge (http://www.frisiansolarchallenge.nl/eng/index.php), a race between boats running solely on solar energy.

February 2008

1 February 2008: Call for Proposals: Business Ethics Quarterly 2009 Annual Review Issue

Business Ethics Quarterly invites authors to submit proposals for manuscripts that provide comprehensive and insightful scholarly surveys of topics relevant to business ethics research, to be published in an annual review section of the journal during 2009. Articles in the annual review section should summarize recent important research on a topic relevant to business ethics (broadly defined), develop linkages between that topic and other important topics and issues, and provide valuable directions for future research on the topic. Work from both the social sciences and humanities is welcome; authors should consult BEQ's "information for contributors" page to see the range of topics BEQ considers for publication (www.businessethicsquarterly.org). Proposals are due February 1, 2008.

Proposals should be five to ten pages long (double-spaced), not including references. Please limit references to one page, single-spaced, highlighting the most significant works in the topic area you propose to survey. Any necessary tables or charts also should be in an appendix, and should be limited in number.

Submit proposals to managing editor Elizabeth Scott, at: BEQmanagingedit(at)easternct.edu. Proposals will be reviewed by the editor and associate or advisory editors or editorial board members. Accepted proposals will then go through the process below. Strict adherence to the timeline (below) is essential in order to meet publication deadlines. Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1. Importance: The proposed review manuscript must address an important and substantial area of research, integrating a wide range of research on that topic in a way that makes a clear contribution to the advancement of theory and research relevant to business ethics. The contribution to advancing theory and research is essential; proposals that merely summarize existing research will not be accepted, and manuscripts that fail to advance theory and research will be rejected despite earlier approval of a proposal.
   

2. Organization: The proposal should be clearly organized, well-argued, and engage the relevant existing research well.
   

3. Feasibility: The proposal should be defined precisely enough that the editors will be able to judge its feasibility with respect to the publication timeline (below).

The review and publication timeline for the annual review section is as follows; strict adherence to this timeline is essential for a successful proposal and manuscript:

• February 1, 2008: Proposals due to Business Ethics Quarterly by email to: BEQmanagingedit(at)easternct.edu.
  

• April 1, 2008: Decisions on proposals provided to authors, including feedback for use in developing the initial draft of the review.
  

• September 1, 2008: First draft of the review due.
  

• November 1, 2008: Feedback to authors regarding first draft.
  

• January 1, 2009: Revised second draft due, followed by publication in an annual review section of Business Ethics Quarterly during 2009.
  

15 February 2008: Call for Abstracts: Intensive Ph.D. Workshop: Business and Global Governance for Sustainable Development, 14-16 April 2008, Oslo, Norway

1. Course Background
There is a growing recognition of the increasingly significant and influential role played by business in global governance. Business contributes to the shaping of
the sustainable development agenda, performs governance functions by establishing new norms and institutions, and mediates and influences regime formation and implementation. After years of neglect in theories about international relations and international political economy, significant research is currently being undertaken that aims to advance our empirical knowledge and theoretical tools for better understanding the role of business in global governance.

2. Course Objectives
This intensive three-day course has the following primary objectives:

• Theory: To provide students with an intensive but thorough introduction to the different theoretical perspectives on the role and influence of business on global governance, with particular reference to global environmental issues.

• Case Studies: To provide students with a critical review of how business influences the policies of particular international institutions and agreements and increasingly collaborates with states in public-private partnerships, and how business itself creates, develops and adopts commitments and policies that promote sustainable development through internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) measures and transnational standard-setting processes.

• Paper Presentations: To allow students to present their own research and receive feedback from other students and lecturers, and be exposed to the research conducted by other students. The overall intention is to ensure that the workshop contributes to the students’ doctoral research and their academic development.

Lectures and seminar discussions will be held by, inter alia:
• Dr. Robert Falkner, Lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics (LSE).
• Dr. Peter Newell, Professor of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia.
• Dr Benedicte Bull, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) at the University of Oslo.
• Christopher Wright, LSE/Alcoa Fellow 2007-09 and a Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) at the University of Oslo.

3. Learning outcomes
The course will combine lectures and seminar discussions to give students a thorough knowledge of different theoretical perspectives on the role of business
in global governance mainly from the disciplines of international relations and political science. In discussing the evolving relationship between public and
private actors in world politics, it will consider how the nature of power and authority in the international system is changing with globalization, and how new
forms of public-private institutions across national boundaries are giving rise to new forms of global governance. The intention is to expose students to current
debates, allow them to discuss theoretical and empirical material, and present their own research designs and empirical findings to other students and leading
academics in the field.

4. Course requirements
As a condition for participating in the course, successful applicants are required to do the following: By April 4, 2008: Submit an academic paper based on the abstract sent with the original application. By April 14, 2008: Read the research papers of all the other participating students, in addition to the readings assigned to the course. Information will be provided in due course. During the course: Attend all the lectures, seminars, and associated social events, and present their paper. By May 30, 2008: Submit an updated paper that draws on the workshop lectures, feedback and assigned reading materials. The paper will be evaluated by one of the lecturers of the course. Upon completion of the course, participants will be provided with a certificate. If participants wish the course to be accepted for credit at their respective
universities, it is their responsibility to arrange this.

5. Funding
Participants will be accommodated in Oslo. The cost of room and board for three days will be fully covered by the Center for Development and the Environment
(SUM) at the University of Oslo. Note: Participants are themselves fully responsible for organizing and financing their travel to/from Oslo, including travel to/from Oslo airport and the assigned accommodation in Oslo.

6. Application Information
SUM is currently accepting applications from registered doctoral students to take part in a three-day Ph.D. course on the role and influence of business in global
governance for sustainable development, that will take place in Oslo, April 14-16, 2008.

Who Should Apply
Doctoral students undertaking research in the following academic disciplines will be given particular consideration:
• International Relations
• Political Science and Government
• Development Studies and Economics
• Environmental Policy and Management
• International Business, Trade and Finance
• Political and Development Sociology

How to Apply
Interested students are asked to submit:
• a cover letter.
• a brief abstract of their research (max. 500 words). This can be an overview of research design and research questions, or a piece of completed research; and
• a CV
By email:
Christopher Wright, christopher.wright(at)sum.uio.no - Please write ‘Application PhD Course’ in the subject line.

By post:
Christopher Wright, Visiting Researcher
Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo
Box 1116 Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
Please write ‘Application PhD Course’ on the postal envelope.

Deadline: Application deadline is February 15, 2008. Successful applicants will be contacted by February 25, 2008.

16 February 2008: 2nd International Sustainability Conference: Creating Values for Sustainable Development, 21-22 August 2008, Basel, Switzerland

The ISC 2008 provides a platform for both interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary oriented social scientists working in the field of sustainable development. The conference is committed to promoting dialogue, especially among economists and other social scientists. Moreover, the conference aims to act as a meeting point for committed individuals from the political, corporate and academic worlds as well as for representatives from civil society. The organization committee encourages scientists, managers as well as decision makers from various disciplines to attend the International Sustainability Conference and present the outcomes of their research and/or case studies in line with the workgroup themes.

Abstracts can be submitted before February 16th 2008: isc(at)unibas.ch by 16 February 2008. Authors will be informed about the acceptance of their abstracts by April 30th 2008. We are looking forward to your contributions for the International Sustainability Conference 2008. See the website for further details, and find the guidelines for the paper submission for the ISC2005 here.

20 February 2008: Call for Cases: “Dark Side VII" Case writing competition, Critical Management Studies Interest Group and the Management Education Division of the Academy of Management

The Critical Management Studies (CMS) Interest Group and the Management Education Division (MED) of the Academy of Management are pleased to sponsor the Dark Side VII Case-Writing Competition at the 2008 Academy of Management Conference (Anaheim). Now in its seventh year, the Dark Side Case Competition is designed to encourage and acknowledge case writing that addresses the dark side of contemporary capitalism.

Submissions are invited from faculty, students and those working in industry. We are looking for teaching cases – not research papers based on case studies or otherwise. Our goal is to encourage the development of first-rate classroom materials that generate discussion around dark side issues. In previous competitions, cases have examined issues in developed as well as developing countries, in organizations ranging from multinational corporations to entrepreneurial start-ups, on situations describing micro, interpersonal dilemmas and conflicts to more macro-level organizational decisions and actions with broad social, economic and political implications.

CASE REVIEW AND CASE SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Cases will be reviewed by an international panel of reviewers. Cases judged to be one of the “best” 5 entries will be showcased by their authors at a Professional Development Workshop session at the 2008 Academy of Management Conference in Anaheim. All submissions will be eligible for the “best case award.” The best case will also be recognized at an award ceremony at the Academy of Management conference in Philadelphia; synopses of the winning and best cases are posted on the AOM CMS website. The award will go to the best case study – not to the worst offender. The award selection criteria include:

• the importance, from a critical perspective, of the issues raised;

• the quality of the underlying research: we encourage solid background research using interviews, legal proceedings, archival data, etc.;

• the quality of the presentation: the case should not be polemically one-sided – it should give voice to a range of points of view;

• the clarity of the writing;

• the usefulness of an accompanying teaching note (guidelines follow).

All submissions should include a teaching note. The teaching note should enable the panel to judge the likely effectiveness of using the case in the classroom. It is suggested that the teaching note include:

• a synopsis of the case;

• a brief description of the research behind the case;

• suggested courses including course level (undergrad/grad) and course type (policy, OB, OT, MIS, Labour Relations, etc.);

• guide questions that make explicit the issues raised by the case and the importance of these issues from a critical perspective; suggested answers should be included and the answers to the guide questions should draw out managerial and organizational implications of the situation and of the recommended plan(s) of action as well as generating some discussion on how the case relates to relevant theories;

• a suggested teaching plan (issues and time allocation/issue);

• reference list of related readings;

• a case update, if available;

NOTE: the case will be judged entirely on the written material provided by authors. The presentations at the Professional Development Workshop session will not form part of the competition process but will allow the case writers the opportunity to discuss their cases.

Results of the previous years of the competition are posted at the CMS website (http://group.aomonline.org/cms/).

Submissions should be received (email only please) by February 20t, 2008. Individual authors should not be involved in more than three cases. Where possible, cases should be submitted in both pdf and Word versions. Please put all identifying information and contact details on the front page only, and begin the second page with the title of the case.

Submissions and inquiries should be addressed to Case Competition organizers:
Emmanuel Raufflet,Professor, HEC Montréal (emmanuel.raufflet(at)hec.ca)
Anne T. Lawrence, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Organization and Management, College of Business, San Jose State University, lawrence_a(at)cob.sjsu.edu

SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

MOTIVATION FOR THE COMPETITION
Our case libraries are almost exclusively devoted to "best-practice" cases profiling business decisions faced by what are generally considered to be well-managed firms. The cupboard is relatively bare when instructors look for cases on the more typical, merely average firm, or on really scandalously bad practices, or on the sometimes bad consequences of much-praised practices. It is especially difficult to find reasonably rich cases on labor/management conflict or issues dealing with fundamental challenges to the management’s definition of a fair employment relationship.

Some of our colleagues who write cases justify this "bright side" bias, arguing that there are 100 ways to go wrong for every one way to go right. We challenge that premise, for several reasons:

• the patterns we observe among the wrong ways tell us a great deal about weaknesses of the broader system of business and of our society;

• there are a large number of organizations who do very well for one set of stakeholders (e.g., owners) at great expense to other stakeholders (e.g., workers or local communities); and

• our students deserve materials that prompt them to think through the scope of feasible and appropriate action if they happen to find themselves confronted with such practices.

This competition therefore aims to encourage the development of cases that provoke reflection and debate on the "dark side" of contemporary capitalism. Some might argue that we are promoting "muckraking." They are correct: we feel that if there's so much "muck" out there, it behooves us to look at it squarely and decide what should be done about it. For both teaching and research purposes, it is critical that we have well documented worst-practices cases on the table, so that we have the opportunity to understand how such organizations come in being, how they function, and how they might be challenged and changed.

We especially want cases that lead discussion of broader social-political-economic structures and help students think critically about the consequences of these structures. We hope to receive submissions from case writers examining a range of organizational and social issues including, but not limited to:

• Cases focused on labour relations – instructors in this area are especially eager to see cases that raise issues about the difficulties workers encounter in organizing unions and otherwise expressing voice at work.

• Cases focused on environmentally harmful practices – we need to understand better the factors that entice firms to pollute, and how these conditions might be changed.

• Cases that explore issues of gender and race and the deep structures of power that marginalize, oppress and silence individuals and groups

• Cases that examine the paradox of technology as an element of our environment that enables and constrains individuals

A FINAL NOTE ON THE JUDGING PROCESS
An international committee composed of academics and practitioners from various countries will make the selection of the “5 best entries” and of the best case study. International Panel of Case Competition Judges to be announced.

January 2008

13 January 2008: Call for Papers: European Group of Organization Studies 2008 sub-theme 'Climate Change: Challenging Business, Transforming Politics', 10-12 July 2008, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Global climate change has become a vital issue for industry, policy and civil society in the 21st century. Increasing awareness of the role of business in global greenhouse gas emissions as well as the impact of climate change on the economy has led to growing contention that business has both moral and commercial obligations to take the lead in the effort to combat climate change. Elsewhere, there are claims that governments must do more to regulate corporations in a bid to avert the dangers posed by climate change. However, amidst this growing call for a change in philosophy, business is being looked upon to finance economic growth and meet the growing demand of consumer goods and services worldwide. At the same time, the last two decades have witnessed profound transformations in the political economy landscape characterised by deep interconnections between the political and the economic domains as well as a blurring of the traditional divide between the private and the public. As a result, it is difficult to determine how much can be demanded from business actors, who would be best placed to demand such changes given the blurred lines between public and private domains as well as whether business is actually capable of responding to such demands. Furthermore, whilst in practice there are immense variations in the responsibilities, orientations and abilities of corporate actors to operate within the context of global climate governance, most literatures continue to treat business as a single homogenous entity. This conflation, to a large extent, leads to poor understandings of the roles of individual corporate leaders, organisational culture, alternate organisational forms and socio-political contexts in shaping corporate strategies to address climate change.

This sub-theme hopes to bring diverse scholarship from international relations, political economy, management studies and organisation theory to consider the pertinent questions relating to the international political economy and business of climate change. Papers that address one or a combination of the following issues are particularly welcome:

• In-depth accounts of the role of individual or groups of organisations in causing climate change. • Institutional contexts and organisational strategies that can address climate change. What can we expect from organisations in terms of climate change mitigation action taking into account an assessment of the required institutional context to meet such expectations? • Assessment of the precise roles of corporations in propelling structural change, global values and approaches to climate change policies as well as related motivations and institutional barriers. • The relationship between the political and the economic and how this either facilitates or hinders corporate actions on climate change. • Global governance issues relating to climate change. • Assessment of the long-term challenges of global warming to corporations and how we may expect this to affect corporate action/power and strategies in the long run. What are the potentials for fundamental structural change, what factors will trigger this and in what directions are such changes most likely to occur? • Driving forces of increased corporate involvement in climate change governance. What factors and dynamics account for the increasing rise of corporate actors in climate change governance? • Comparative studies of corporations highlighting the role of organisational culture, individual leadership, socio-cultural and political contexts in shaping corporate strategies and responses to climate change. • Empirical accounts of initiatives that are neither corporate nor state induced. • Role of the media in reporting, assessing and promoting climate change mitigation. • The dynamics of power between different stakeholders in climate change negotiations.

Important dates:
- Deadline for abstract submissions: 13 January 2008
- Response to authors: 8 February 2008
- Deadline for full paper submissions: 1 June 2008

For more information on the sub-theme ‘Climate Change: Challenging Business, Transforming Politics’ visit the website.
Guidelines for submission of abstracts/papers is available here.

For more information on paper/abstract guidelines and the sub-theme, please find attached the call for papers. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at: st.erim5(at)rsm.nl.

Best wishes,

Jens Blokland (Research Assistant at the Erasmus Research Institute of Management, Rotterdam, the Netherlands)

15 January 2008: Call for Submissions: 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 8-13 August 2008, Anaheim, California, USA

Theme: The Questions We Ask

Our world is awash with research ideas and empirical results. The Academy of Management alone publishes four journals and an annual book series. In 2006, we published 3,540 pages of scholarly work. The Academy of Management Annals , a yearly publication devoted to taking stock of the work in our many sub-fields, is poised to add another 700 pages to the annual total. Our insights build year upon year.

There is an unmistakable trend in the last few AOM conference themes and presidential addresses. We yearn to apply the knowledge we discover. Our quest for an “engaged academy” and “evidence–based management” reveals just how much we want to share what we learn. At the same time, it reveals some uneasiness about why our knowledge has not found its way into practice. Those thousands of pages of scholarship contain as many questions as they do answers. Are those questions the right ones to be asking? What do they tell us about what is still unknown in our field? Come to Anaheim and let’s consider what we do not know about the world of organization and management – and what questions we might dare to ask. Let’s take stock of our questions. After all, our answers can only be as good as our questions.

Submissions

To ensure that your submission is correct and that it is reviewed, please carefully read through all of the guidelines, instructions, and division domains and information. You can also download the entire Call for Submissions at the meeting website.

Please Please Submit Early! The submission website opens on November 1 and the submission deadline is January 15, 2008. If you wait until the very last minutes to submit, you are more inclined to make errors on the paper or forget to add a co-author to the paper or worse, you forget to finalize your submission. Program Chairs have a very short period of time (1 week) to review a couple hundred submissions for their division, so any submission that is not finalized or didn’t follow all the proper guidelines will automatically NOT be reviewed. So please submit early and allow yourself time to make any necessary corrections. Thank you!

The submission deadline for papers and symposia is January 15, 2008 at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (New York Time).

18 January 2008: Call for Papers: EURAM 2008, 14-17 May 2008, Ljubljana & Bled, Slovenia (Business and Society special theme: Environmental strategies and issues)

This EURAM track is a meeting point for research initiatives that might come from varied disciplinary or methodological horizons, but share a common interest for how society and business interact. The focus of the track is on the interface between the two. At EURAM 2008, we look more specifically at the interface between corporations and society in the domain of environmental issues. The environment is more and more often at the core of public policies, civil concerns and corporate strategies, on all levels going from the local to the global. Yet, although there exist obvious channels of influences and interactions between these, there has until now not been a systematic review of research efforts aimed at analysing how public, private and corporate patterns of understanding and action interrelate and affect one another. We offer a meeting point for such research, and invite submissions which build on theoretical frameworks or empirical research that address issues in the following areas:

- Corporate social and environmental responsibility (CSR/CSER)
- Strategic social and environmental management
- Stakeholder relationships
- Societal and environmental risk management
- Corporate social and environmental communication
- Business ethics and the environment
- Cleantech and greentech as interfaces between business and society
- Regulatory issues and institutionalisation

The list above is not comprehensive. We welcome contributions in the form of empirical or theoretical papers, surveys as well as case studies, with a particular invitation addressed to papers that aim at socially situating the relationships between business and society, do not avoid political and social content and intend to initiate a dialogue. We especially look forward to submissions illustrating how business interactions with society may contribute to the emergence of new business or new public governance models.

As a follow up of the track, best papers could be published in a forthcoming issue of Business and Society Review (Emerald Publishing) Keywords: Environment – Innovative organizational practices – Stakeholder relationships – Regulation – Civil society – Institutionalisation.

Please see the EURAM2008 website for more information and paper submission instructions.

Track chairs:

Dr Claire Auplat
Imperial College London
Tanaka Business School
South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 207 594 9195
Mob: +44 (0) 777 928 9684
E-mail : C.Auplat(at)imperial.ac.uk

Dr. Hervé Corvellec (corresponding chair)
Department for Service Management
Lund University
Campus Helsingborg, Box 882, SE-25108 Helsingborg, Sweden
Tel: +46 42 356 603
Mob + 46 730 31 99 04
E-mail : Herve.Corvellec(at)msm.lu.se

Pr. Yvon PESQUEUX
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (C.N.A.M.)
case 251, 292 rue Saint Martin, 75 141 PARIS Cédex 03, FRANCE
Tel + 33 (0)1 40 27 21 63
Fax + 33 (0)1 40 27 26 55
E-mail Pesqueux(at)cnam.fr
Website www.cnam.fr/lipsor

21 January 2008: Call for Papers: Summer Academy, Creating a New Future for Business, 19-22 June 2008, Berlin, Akademie Schmöckwitz, Germany

Organised by the International Research Network on Social and Environmental Aspects in Business and Management (SEABUS)

Deadline for submissions: Extended to 21 January 2008

Companies are facing growing environmental and social challenges which increasingly affect corporate decision making, performance and prosperity. Therefore, business and management is confronted with the need to take into account environmental and social developments. Rapid and drastic changes both in the natural and social environment of corporate decision making require innovative approaches and solutions that go beyond conventional business practice. Research is needed to develop and discuss novel approaches that define the role and purpose of business and management in the light of challenges such as mitigating climate change, alleviating poverty, coping with migration, dealing with resource scarcities, securing social cohesion, etc.

The SEABUS summer academy invites research papers on innovative responses and strategies for business and management that create new opportunities for future business by contributing to the sustainability of the life-supporting environmental and social systems. We would like to encourage innovative approaches that explore new perspectives on the active role business could play for achieving a more sustainable future. Contributions should go beyond the current discussion of CSR, business and society, eco-efficiency, environmental management, corporate sustainability and the business case.

We are looking for innovative papers on a new future for business in the light of immense environmental and social challenges. Papers that offer rigorous research and develop bold thought and new conceptual ideas are particularly welcome. Empirical papers that shed light on the new future for business are also very welcome. Researchers from different theoretical backgrounds and academic disciplines are invited to develop and present their views. Research questions of particular interest include but are not limited to:

• How can we better understand and model business responses to future environmental and social challenges?

• What are the actors, technologies and developments that will be pivotal in creating a new future for business?

• What motives drive business to respond proactively to changes in its natural and social environment?

• What are the determinants for corporate decision making vis-à-vis a rapidly and drastically changing natural and social environment?

• What new business models and strategies are likely to emerge due to pressing social and environmental challenges?

• What kind of management and measurement tools are needed to implement sustainable business strategies?

• What is the role of business in maintaining the sustainability of the life-supporting environmental and social systems?

• Does the current paradigmatic foundation of business and management models measure up to the new challenges of a rapidly and drastically changing natural and social environment? This refers to questions such as: Is the principle of profit-maximization compatible with the environmental and social challenges business is facing? Are current approaches of business and society like CSR, eco-efficiency, environmental management, corporate sustainability and the business case sufficient to provide solutions for a new future for business?

• What other research traditions and areas could inspire the development of new perspectives and approaches in research on environmental and social aspects in business and management?

This call invites scholars from various fields to present their papers and discuss their research with their peers. The summer academy will provide a platform for in-depth discussion and intensive exchange of research and ideas in an inspiring environment. Discussion will be enhanced and facilitated by a number of distinguished senior faculty who will participate in the summer academy as key note speakers.

Paper submission: Submissions are electronic. Please follow the instructions on the website www.seabus-research.net/summeracademy2008. Participants are invited to submit papers no later than 21 January 2008. Only submissions sent via the website will be considered (not by fax, mail or e-mail). Papers will undergo a review process and authors will receive feedback on their papers. The selection process will consider quality, innovativeness, and diversity of views. Notifications of acceptance of papers will be sent out by the latest at the end of March 2008. For more details please visit our website or download the call for papers at http://www.seabus-research.net/downloads/iztsummeracademy.pdf.

25 January 2008: Call for Abstracts: UNITAR-Yale Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy, 10-11 May 2008, Yale University, New Haven, USA

Theme: Institutions, public participation and environmental sustainability: Bridging research and capacity development

The Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy will take place at Yale University, New Haven, USA, from 10 -11 May 2008, in the margins of the 16th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). The event brings together academic experts and practitioners from governments, inter-governmental organizations, civil society and the private sector. Participants will take stock of contemporary research and knowledge gaps at the intersection of institutions, public participation and environmental sustainability. The objective of the Conference is to develop a research program and network to strengthen institutional approaches for effective and context-sensitive public participation in environmental governance. Discussions will cover various levels of environmental governance, including international, national, regional, local, and corporate governance. For additional information please refer to the Information Note and consult the Conference website: http://www.yale.edu/envirocenter/envdem/index.htm.

Scholars and practitioners interested in participating in the event should submit an Expression of Interest Form by 25 January 2008. The deadline to submit a synopsis for a Case Study Paper is 31 January 2008. For details concerning conference papers please refer to the conference website.

The Conference is organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Yale University, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (Secretariat of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters), the University of Cape Town, the French Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (ENGREF-AgroParisTech), the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future. Financial support for the event is provided through the UNITAR Programme on Environmental Governance and Democracy, the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Fund of the MacMillan Center at Yale, and the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Fund of Yale Law School.

28 January 2008: Call for Papers: 31st International Association of Energy Economics International Conference (Special Session on New Energy Technologies and Regulatory Change), 18-20 June 2008, Istanbul, Turkey

We are seeking abstracts exploring the relationship between the development of new technologies and regulatory change for a special session of the upcoming IAEE International Conference. New technology development is being driven by a variety of factors, including climate change, local air pollution, fossil fuel dependence, and energy poverty. However, the regulatory systems within and outside the energy sector may be ill-suited to deal with aspects of the new technology. This session explores how new technologies are impacted by the regulatory context and how they can result in changes to the regulatory context. A more complete description of the scope of the session is below. Potential technologies to be covered could include:

• Carbon Capture and Sequestration
  

• Large Scale Renewable Energy Integration
  

• Distributed Generation
  

• Energy Efficiency Technologies
  

• Advanced Biofuels

To submit an abstract for consideration use either of the two following methods by 28 January 2008:

1) Submit the abstract following the general conference guidelines on the IAEE website: http://www.iaee08ist.org/. Please indicate clearly that you want your abstract to be considered for this session.
OR
2) Send a copy of your submission to the session organizer at: hisham.zerriffi(at)ubc.ca. If you send the submission directly, please ensure that you still follow all of the abstract and submission guidelines on the IAEE conference website.

Special Session on New Energy Technologies and Regulatory Change
The theme of the 31st IAEE International Conference is Bridging Energy Supply and Demand: Logistics, Competition and Environment. The objective of this special session is to explore the emergence of new technologies and how they interact with, and result in changes to, existing regulatory systems: Understanding new technology development is crucial for thinking about supply and demand problems under conditions of constraints on fossil fuels and carbon dioxide emissions, as well as for meeting broader goals related to energy poverty and access. However, regulatory systems are developed in the context of a given technology or suite of technologies. In the case of electric power systems, the technological context has been large scale power systems (coal, hydro and later nuclear and natural gas) and the technologies have been developed to primarily meet electricity demand. A combination of drivers, including environmental concerns and the inability of centralized generation to meet the needs of all users (e.g. high quality power or remote users) has led to the development of new technologies. Similar trends can be seen in other energy sectors, such as transportation fuels. These new technologies do not always fit within the existing regulatory structures. This can create impediments to their uptake, requiring changes in the regulatory system. This session explores the regulatory issues that arise from the development of new energy technologies. The session will look at contexts in which regulatory systems are generally well-developed as well as those in which the regulatory systems themselves are often nascent and untested.

This session will be of interest to a variety of delegates attending the IAEE conference. For academics, it will be an opportunity to discuss current research on regulatory systems and technological change. For industry participants, it will provide a better understanding of how regulatory environments can impact their technology development plans and how regulatory systems can change to accommodate new technologies. Similarly, for regulators and government representatives, it will provide insight on how regulatory design and policy prescriptions can impact deployment of new technologies.

For further information contact:
Dr. Hisham Zerriffi
Liu Institute for Global Issues
University of British Columbia
6476 NW Marine Dr.
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2
hisham.zerriffi(at)ubc.ca

31 January 2008: Call for Chapter Proposals: Management Education for Global Sustainability, edited by Charles Wankel and James A. F. Stoner

Management Education for Global Sustainability, edited by Charles Wankel, St. John’s University , New York , and James A. F. Stoner, Fordham University, will be Vol. 8 in the Research in Management Education and Development series published in 2009 by IAP Publishers, Charlotte , NC , USA.

The need for environmental, social, and economic sustainability in both global and local contexts is stark. Concerns about the viability and sensibility of current management theory and practice in the face of growing worldwide poverty, health crises, natural resource depletion, global warming, terrorism, and governmental and business corruption are mounting.

We invite proposals for chapters on how we, as management educators, can align what we teach at the Executive, Graduate, and/or Undergraduate levels with the need to move toward a globally sustainable world.

Proposals may address any aspect of aligning our teaching with the need for global sustainability, such as creating a college or graduate school concentration in global sustainability, helping executives in company-based programs change their management practices, using real-world projects to develop in learners visions of new roles for business in solving environmental and social problems etc.

Proposals can be any length though 200 words is ideal. Include a brief biography mentioning any related publications and your degrees, as well as your complete contact information ideally including office and cell or home phones. Send these to: wankelc(at)stjohns.edu, and stoner(at)fordham.edu. The deadline for submissions for this volume is January 31, 2008.

For more information on the series, visit the website: http://management-education.net/rmed8/

Charles Wankel, St. John’s University, New York

31 January 2008: Call for Papers: Group on Organizations and the Natural Environment (GRONEN) Research Conference 2008, 'Business Sustainability: Crossing Disciplines, Sectors and Levels, 28-30 May 2008, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Recognizing the cross-disciplinary nature of sustainability research, the need to continue academic exchange and debate and the importance of strengthening communication between and among sustainability researchers the world over, GRONEN 2008 encourages submissions from multiple discourses across the business disciplines and organization studies on the broad theme of sustainability management and cross-disciplinary research. By emphasizing cross-level and cross-disciplinary analysis, the intention is to further encourage the study of interactions between individuals, organizations, and institutions and the natural environment at the local, regional and global levels.

Over two intensive days and like its preceding meetings in Granada (2004) and St. Gallen (2006), GRONEN 2008 will assess the state of sustainability research and chart a course for the future. Both senior and junior scholars are invited to participate and contribute with a paper to the conference. Examples of some (but certainly NOT all) topics/themes that may be explored include:

• global environmental challenges (e.g., climate change and poverty) and related corporate strategies
  

• operations management and sustainability
  

• social and environmental entrepreneurship and innovation
  

• base of the pyramid
  

• greening global supply chains
  

• stakeholder engagement strategies
  

• multinationals and environmental stewardship
  

• green investments and sustainability finance
  

• regulation, public policy and corporate sustainability
  

• sustainability and performance.
  

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Stuart Hart, Samuel C. Johnson Professor of Sustainable Global Enterprise, Cornell University
Aleda Roth, Burlington Industries Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Clemson University

For more information visit the website.

December 2007

1 December 2007: Call for Proposals: Annual Meeting of the International Association for Business & Society, 26-29 June, 2008, Tampere, Finland

The International Association for Business and Society (IABS) will hold its 2008 annual conference at Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland. The theme of the conference is the social challenges of globalization. Although globalization has increased economic wealth across countries, numerous problems persist at the individual, company, community, country, and international level. This conference will shed light on the scope of some of these issues, including environmental degradation, human rights, plant closings, labor issues, and increasing income inequities, as well as some of the possible solutions. Tampere, Finland, provides an ideal setting for this discussion. Although Finland has numerous competitive strengths, including one of the least corrupt societies in the world, many of its companies face economic and social challenges as they compete in the global economy.

IABS, a learned society devoted to research and teaching in the area of business, government, and society, is also a collegial community. Founded in 1990, it has more than 300 members worldwide. Its research domain covers the various aspects of the interface between business and the sociopolitical dynamics of its environment. Topics include stakeholder theory, corporate social responsibility and performance, business ethics, environmental affairs, business and government relations, corporate governance, and cross-cultural issues. IABS also sponsors a highly ranked, widely indexed journal, Business & Society, the only peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted entirely to research into and analysis of the relationships between business and society.

We invite a variety of formats. Please read carefully as this year we will have some new formats:

-Discussion Session–a short, informal presentation of a research idea, intended to solicit constructive feedback.
-Workshop Session–a working meeting to address a specific research or teaching challenge.
-Symposium–presentations related to a well defined theme.
-Paper Session–formal summary presentations of completed conceptual or empirical papers.
-Research Incubator Session–a session intended to push the boundaries of the field, with leading scholars developing “appetizers” to encourage the audience to participate in the creation of new ideas and new knowledge.

Please see the submission guidelines for the submission details for each category. All conference proposals will be subjected to a blind review process. Each submission should include a cover sheet with author information (name, address, phone, fax, email), corresponding author, and intended session format (discussion, workshop, paper, or symposium). Submission of an abstract for review constitutes a commitment that at least one paper author or all panelists or symposium members will attend the conference if the submission is accepted. See the IABS website for more information.

E-mail one copy or mail five copies of proposals for consideration by December 1, 2007, to:
Kathy Rehbein, Program Chair for IABS 2008
Marquette University
Management Department
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201 - 1881
E-mail: iabs.finland (at) marquette.edu

1 December 2007: Special issue of Business Ethics Quarterly: The Changing Role of Business in a Global Society: New Challenges and Responsibilities

Guest Editors:
Andreas Georg Scherer, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Guido Palazzo, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Dirk Matten, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada

The globalization of society erodes established ideas about the division of labor between the political and economic spheres and calls for a fresh view concerning the role of business in society. Some multinational corporations have started to change their role from one of simply following the rules to one of creating the rules of the economic game. They already have assumed responsibilities that once were regarded as belonging to government. They engage in the production of public goods (e.g., public health, education, social security), and in self-regulation to fill global gaps in legal regulation and to promote societal peace and stability. Some corporations do not simply comply with societal standards in legal and moral terms; they engage in discursive social and political processes that aim at setting or redefining those standards in a changing, globalizing world. Those activities go beyond the mainstream understanding of stakeholder responsibility and corporate social responsibility.

Economic activities require the existence of rules and their enforcement as preconditions that the market cannot generate itself. Current theorizing on corporate social responsibility and business ethics mainly builds on the assumption of an intact regulatory environment, in which national legislation and the values of social communities clearly prescribe appropriate business behavior. However, the pluralization of modern society (understood as the threefold process of individualization, the devaluation of tradition, and the globalization of society) can result in a loss of cultural homogeneity and authority, thus eroding the national context of governance. Therefore, synchronizing corporate behavior and societal demands by straightforward adaptation to the rules of the game becomes problematic, and new research is required to understand the new relationships between business and society.

The aim of this special issue is to discuss the consequences of the social and political mandate of the corporation and to examine the implications for theory and practice. We seek to identify emerging research streams in the social sciences, humanities, and professional fields that aggressively go beyond established ideas on the role of business in a global society. We invite both theoretical and empirical contributions from different schools of thought (e.g., political and moral philosophy, institutional theory, network theory, critical theory, identity research, etc.). We seek macro-level analyses (e.g., of societal and organizational structures, corporate legitimacy, etc.) as well as micro-level (e.g., of the role of individuals, responsible leadership in the new global context, etc.). Papers that argue across the potentially relevant disciplines (management studies, philosophy, business ethics & corporate social responsibility, legal studies, political theory, etc.) would be particularly welcome.

Papers must be sent electronically by 1 December 2007, to: BEQ (at) udel.edu, as Word email attachments, indicating “Special Issue Changing Role of Business” in the subject line. Manuscripts should be prepared according to the BEQ guidelines published in every issue of Business Ethics Quarterly. Papers should not exceed 12000 words and will be blind reviewed following the journal’s standard process. For further information contact guest editor Andreas Scherer (andreas.scherer (at) iou.unizh.ch).

3 December 2007: Call for Entries: Cleantech Venture Challenge student business plan competition

We welcome submissions for the event which will be held February 28-29 in Denver Colorado. Intent to compete forms are due December 3 (extended from 9 November), and final business plans are due January 11. The challenge will again be held in concert with the annual Sustainable Opportunities Summit which gathers students, investors, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders to discuss opportunities in the transition to a sustainable economy.

The G. Chris Andersen Family Foundation has generously offered $25,000 toward cash awards. In addition, the top-ranked team with a clean energy technology business plan, will be invited to present its business plan at the 20th annual National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Industry Growth Forum in fall 2008. The NREL forum is widely recognized as the premier investor venue for the clean energy industry. Investor's Circle (IC) , angel investors who support early stage sustainable companies, will circulate the first place team's executive summary to investors.

Student teams are invited to submit business plans that: (1) Demonstrate venture-grade, for-profit business models, practices, and/or technologies with high growth potential; and (2) Provide innovative solutions, services or products in the cleantech sector that reduce environmental impacts or improve ecological sustainability.

See the website for more information

8 December 2007: Call for Posters: GRI Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency , 7-9 May 2008, Okura Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

On 7-9 May 2008, the second Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency will be organised by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Unlike the first conference, held in 2006, this conference will include a small-scale academic conference, organised by Prof. Ans Kolk and Prof. Brendan O’Dwyer, University of Amsterdam Business School. The academic conference will be held at the same location (Okura Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and will be an integrated component of the overall conference, thus offering ample opportunity for interaction and exchange between academics and practitioners. The previous conference, which included the launch of the G3 guidelines, was attended by almost 1,000 participants from diverse constituencies in 65 countries. The 2008 conference will pay specific attention to the report readers’ perspective.

The academic conference will consist of two main elements. A series of debates with invited speakers will focus attention on important topics in sustainability/CSR reporting. These interactive sessions will bring together prominent established scholars and younger researchers under four specific themes: stakeholder engagement and reporting relevance; carbon disclosure; NGO accountability; and GRI as an institution. In addition, poster presentations (on 8/9 May 2008) will provide opportunities for young and senior scholars to discuss their latest research with those present at the conference. The posters will be placed (around A1 size format for each presenter) in the same rooms where lunch (buffet) will be served and breaks take place so the idea is that people will be walking around and engaging in discussions around the boards in an informal and relaxed way. For those unfamiliar with poster presentations, see http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/poster/pop2a.cfm.

Submission requirements: Unlike other conferences, there will be no paper sessions, so all those who want to present their work at this conference can only submit for poster presentations. We are open to academic research on the broad topic of sustainability/CSR reporting and transparency, but will, in the selection process, give preference to those that contain high-quality empirical studies.

Abstracts, with a maximum of 800 words (excluding references), should be submitted to: gri-abs (at) uva.nl before 8 December 2007. Final decisions on proposals that are accepted will be sent out around 7 January 2008. When submitting your abstract, please include, in the e-mail message that accompanies your submission, the statement that you will, if the poster is accepted for presentation, indeed come to present it at the conference. If these formal requirements are not met, the abstract will not be considered for inclusion.

More information on the conference as a whole, including registration, will become available on http://www.globalreporting.org/NewsEventsPress/Conference2008.

15 December 2007: Call for Papers: Sustainable Development Law and Policy, annual Climate Law issue

Sustainable Development Law and Policy (“SDLP”) is accepting submissions for its annual Climate Law issue. If you would like to submit an article for consideration in the Winter 2008 issue on Climate Law, please send your paper or a summary of your topic to sdlp (at) wcl.american.edu ASAP. The deadline for submission is December 15, 2007.

SDLP’s annual climate issue, The Climate Law Reporter, hopes to provide a forum for practitioners to discuss the rapidly developing events in climate law. We are hoping to evaluate climate law on an international, regional, and national scale. SDLP aims to represent a range of viewpoints, including those from academia, the private sector, public sector, multilateral organizations, and others. Please view our Winter 2007 Climate Law Reporter.

Requirements for Submissions:
• Articles or abstracts should be submitted to: sdlp (at) wcl.american.edu
• Articles must be no longer than 15 pages (double spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman print).
• Articles should be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word or a Word-compatible software program.
• All articles should attempt to follow the format presented in previous issues of SDLP. This includes an introduction, which outlines the rest of the article, and a conclusion. Please refer to the link to "Back Issues" for examples.
• Please provide complete citations to every fact, opinion, statement, and quote that is not your original idea. Complete citations include: the name and author of the cited document, title of publication or publisher, date of publication, relevant page numbers, and specific website address.
• We encourage the submission of photographs and graphics to accompany your article. Please send proof of permission to use others' images.
• Please include a 3-4 sentence biography of yourself and indicate whether you would like your email address included with the published article.

We reserve the right to reject submissions and hold all submissions on file for later publication. We also reserve the right to revise your submission and/or cut text. You will have the opportunity to accept or reject any revisions. SDLP accepts submission of timely articles that have already been published elsewhere, so long as permission of the previous publisher is received.

SDLP is available online at LexisNexis, Westlaw, VLex and Hein Online and is widely distributed throughout the Washington, DC community, law and graduate schools, and to representatives of international organizations worldwide. You can recent SDLP issues at http://www.wcl.american.edu/org/sustainabledevelopment/.

17 December 2007: Call for Applications: YES Japan 2008 International Student Programme, 22 March - 6 April 2008, Hosei University Tama Campus and Mt Fuji Seminar House, Japan

Applications Now Open! Deadline for applicants from overseas: 17 December 2007 Deadline for applicants from Japan: 14 January 2008

ETH sustainability, the Center for Sustainability at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich and Hosei University in Japan are pleased to announce the opening of the application process for the 2008 Youth Encounter on Sustainability (YES) Japan. The two week course aims to sensitize participants to the complex issues of sustainable development in a global context, while exploring issues pertinent to Japan and the region, though course work, field trips, workshops, group work, discussions and practical learning experiences, combined with unique social and cultural activities. The unique program builds on 8 years of experience
successfully running the Youth Encounter on Sustainability YES program in Switzerland, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe and Africa.

A total of 36 places are available in the course, with 24 places reserved for international applicants, and 12 places reserved for Japanese applicants. All participants must have a good working command of English, be between the age of 20 and 30 years, be currently enrolled at a university either in the final stages of their undergraduate study, or at any level of graduate study. The entire course will be held in English and applications are welcomed from diverse disciplines and nationalities.

More information on the course is available at www.yes-japan.org and in the brochure attached. All applications must be submitted online. The online applications are now open at: http://www.sustainability.ethz.ch/en/activities/japan.cfm.

30 December 2007: Call for papers: Special Issue of The Journal of Business Ethics, MNCs in Emerging Markets

The special issue of Journal of Business Ethics will focus on business ethics and corporate social responsibility of multinational corporations (MNCs) in emerging markets. Although both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome, the emphasis will be placed on high quality empirical papers that have some practical managerial or public policy related orientation. We welcome papers grounded in various theoretical perspectives and utilizing various research methodologies.

Aims and scope of JBE: The Journal of Business Ethics publishes original articles from a wide variety of methodological and disciplinary perspectives concerning ethical issues related to business. Since its initiation in 1980, the editors have encouraged the broadest possible scope. The term `business' is understood in a wide sense to include all systems involved in the exchange of goods and services, while `ethics' is circumscribed as all human action aimed at securing a good life. Systems of production, consumption, marketing, advertising, social and economic accounting, labor relations, public relations and organizational behavior are analyzed from a moral viewpoint. The style and level of dialogue involve all who are interested in business ethics - the business community, universities, government agencies and consumer groups.

Completed papers should be sent to the Guest Editor before December 30, 2007. Send your submission as a single attachment file to an email to Justin Tan, the Schulich School of Business, York University at the following mailbox ( 2008jbe (at) gmail.com ) . There is no paper submission fee. Manuscripts should be prepared in English. Ensure that:

1. In your email, please mark in "Subject" line "Journal of Business Ethics Special Issue on MNC".

2. The cover page should include (1) the full title, (2) full name and postal address, including email and fax, of all authors, and (3) three key words of your paper.

3. The second page should include the title and abstract only. The text starts from the third page, including the title. No author identification information should be included to facilitate anonymous review process. Acknowledgments can be added after the paper is accepted for publication.

4. When saving the file, any author identifying information has been removed from the attachment.

5. The manuscript is doubled spaced, with all pages numbered, and formatted correctly in the form of a Word file, using Word 2000 (or an earlier version).

6. The length is limited to 30 double-spaced pages including text, references, tables and figures.

7. The file prints out correctly (check especially to be sure imported figures and tables print, as you want them to!).

November 2007

1 November 2007: BALAS 2008, Universidad de los Andes, 23-25 April 2008, Bogotá, Colombia

The Business Association of Latin American Studies is pleased to announce BALAS 2008 to be hosted by Universidad de Los Andes School of Management. This year's theme is 'Strategic Alliances and Networks: Building Latin America's Future'. In addition to papers specifically related to the theme, BALAS welcomes papers related to other areas surrounding the business and economic environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, and there is a track on Sustainable Development, which might be of interest to ONE members. Visit the website for the complete call for papers.

Paper Submission Fee: US$35
Early Regular Registration Fee: US$350
Early Doctoral Student Registration Fee: US$250
Late Registration Fee for All Registrants: US$480

Papers must be submitted in English and should include an abstract of fewer than 100 words. When you submit your paper, please identify:

• The track which best represents your paper's content

• The abstract of not more than 100 words. This abstract will be printed as submitted in the conference program; please be careful with your typing and editing

• Three key words for indexing your paper in the Proceedings.

• Complete contact information for all authors. This information will be printed as submitted in the conference program. Please be careful with your typing and editing

• Credit card information (Visa or Mastercard) for the $35 paper submission fee using our secure server. This fee is non-refundable. Should you choose to not submit the submission fee on-line, you also will have the option to download a form for mailing a check in US dollars, or to fax your credit card information.

By submitting this paper, you are agreeing to have one author attend and present (in English) this manuscript at the BALAS Conference in Bogota, Colombia from April 23-25, 2008.

The submission process will be in three steps:

1. Completing the database form with your abstract, author information, etc.
2. Submitting the submission fee using our secure on-line server or downloading the PDF form for mailing or faxing in the submission fee
3. Emailing your paper following the paper submission guidelines

Please complete all three steps. You will receive an email within one week confirming your submission. If you do not receive this email, please contact the BALAS Executive Office: balas (at) utsa.edu.

30 November 2007: Call for Cases: oikos Case Writing Competition 2008

Dear ONE Colleagues

oikos is pleased to announce the call for cases of the 5th. oikos Case Writing Competition 2008. The competition aims to promote the development of new, high quality teaching cases in the fields of sustainability, management and strategy. The judging committee of the oikos case competition 2008 is composed of 20 international scholars including Pratima Bansal (Ivey), Andrew J. Hoffman (Michigan) and P.D. Jose (Bangalore). The closing date for submission is November, 30, 2007.

A double blind review short feedback is given to each case contributor. The award for the first prize will be of 5000 Swiss Francs. Winning cases will be presented at the GRONEN Conference 2008, University of Cyprus, May 28-30, 2008.

For more information on the competition and to download inspection copies of the winning cases 2007, please visit the competition webpage at:
http://www.oikos-foundation.unisg.ch/homepage/case.htm

Yours sincerely

Jost Hamschmidt

University of St. Gallen
oikos foundation for economy and ecology
Dr. Jost Hamschmidt
Tigerbergstr. 2
CH 9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland
Tel.: 0041 71 224 2595
Fax: 0041 71 224 2722
mail: jost.hamschmidt (at) unisg.ch
http://www.oikos-foundation.unisg.ch

October 2007

15 October 2007: ETH PhD-Academy on Sustainability and Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), 27 January-1 February 2008, Zurich, Switzerland

Climate change is a major issue facing the world in the 21st century. Drastic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions are crucial for stabilizing the world’s ecosystems. The business sector needs to mitigate the sources of climate change and adapt to its effects even while both its magnitude and economic implications are uncertain. Consequently, the appropriate management of carbon resources becomes a cornerstone of competitive strategy.

The aim of the annual ETH PhD-Academy is to promote excellent PhD research in the area of sustainability and technology and to develop responsible leaders for tomorrow. While the 2008 academy focuses on climate change, it is also open to PhD students working on similar challenges with respect to environmental sustainability. The first four days of the academy focus on improving the research design and methodology of participants’ PhD projects. One additional day will be reserved for discussions with leading business representatives. We invite PhD students with a background in strategic management, technology/innovation management, or institutional change to participate in the academy. Besides content-related discussions, students will get valuable feedback from their peers and three well-respected professors:

Prof. Dr. Pratima Bansal (Shurniak Professor in International Business, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada)
Prof. Dr. Andrew Griffiths (Professor for Strategy and Sustainability, UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Australia)
Prof. Dr. Volker Hoffmann (Professor for Sustainability and Technology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

Papers should focus on – but are not limited to – the following topics:

• Corporate strategy and investment decisions under uncertainty

• Clean technologies and innovation strategies

• Carbon risk assessment & analysis

• Future development of climate regulation & carbon markets

• Corporate perceptions of and adaptation to climate change

To guarantee an intensive learning process, attendance is limited to 15 PhD students. The tuition fee of EUR 250 per person covers accommodation, meals, and excursions. Most of the program will take place in a hotel in the Swiss Alps close to Zurich. The academy will conclude with the corporate day in Zurich.

Applications should include: (i) a cover letter explaining your motivation for applying, (ii) a proposal abstract of max. 2 pages, and (iii) a CV. The deadline for submission is October 15, 2007. Notification of acceptance will be given by November 1, 2007. Deadline for full paper (10-15 p): December 20, 2007.

For additional information, please see the website, or download the call for papers. For any additional questions please contact us: SusTecAcademy (at) ethz.ch.

15 October 2007: 8th International Conference of the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) and 2nd EMES-ISTR European Conference, 9-12 July 2008, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

You are invited to submit your research to be presented at the 8th International Conference of the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) and 2nd EMES-ISTR European Conference in partnership with the CINEFOGO Network of Excellence. The Conference Theme is -The Third Sector and Sustainable Social Change: New Frontiers for Research.

The call for contributions is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German and Spanish. The deadline for submissions is OCTOBER 15, 2007. Visit the website for more details.

19 October 2007: Call for applications: Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop, 10-11 January 2008, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is pleased to invite participation in a two-day workshop for faculty leaders of all disciplines who wish to develop curriculum change programs around sustainability on their campuses.

Through an intensive two days of presentations, exercises, discussions, reflection, and planning, participants will become familiar with the philosophy of change in higher education developed through the Ponderosa Project at Northern Arizona University and adapted at Emory in the Piedmont Project. Participants will also experience of range of workshop strategies, hear local experts, enjoy outdoor place-based activities, and dialogue with faculty from around the country as they gain help in adapting this model to their own campus. In a supportive and stimulating environment, workshop members will reflect on their own roles in the transformation of higher education. Readings and materials will also be provided.

These highly successful workshops are led by Geoffrey Chase of San Diego State University and Peggy Barlett of Emory University. Peggy and Geoff are editors of Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change, published by MIT Press in 2004. Peggy and Geoff have many years of experience leading these kinds of workshops and have helped more than 200 faculty on several campuses revise courses in a wide array of disciplines.

Workshop tuition is $350 for AASHE members and $390 for non-members. Tuition covers snacks and lunches on both days of the workshop, handouts, materials, and an evening reception on the first day of the workshop. Applications are due by October 19, 2007 and are available at: http://www.aashe.org/profdev/curriculum.php.

September 2007

7 September 2007: Call for track proposals: EURAM Annual Conference 2008, 14-17 May 2008, Ljubljana & Bled, Slovenia

This call might be useful to anyone looking to propose an ONE-related track at EURAM 2008.

We are kindly inviting you to submit your track proposals to help shape the agenda for EURAM 2008. Please describe the proposed track in 500 words maximum. Include your name, institution, e-mail address, telephone numbers, research field, and your two most significant publications related to the proposed topic. Indicate 4 key words that capture the essence of your proposal. As conference chairs, our preference goes to tracks proposed by two or three organizers originating from different countries and institutions. Please provide the requested information for each co-organizer.

Please send your track proposal by e-mail to the EURAM 2008 Scientific Committee at: euram (at) iedc.si. Relevant dates follow:

• 7 September 2007: Track Proposal Submission
  

• 21 September 2007: Selection of Tracks by Scientific Committee, announcement of tracks selected, and start of paper submission
  

Please note: Due to intense activity in Slovenia in May 2008, the deadlines are fixed as to enable participants to book their hotels and organizers to set up the conference. The deadline for track proposals is 7 September 2007. Read more at the conference website: http://www.euram2008.org.

7 September 2007: International Business and Economy Conference 2008 Annual Meeting, 10-13 January 2008, The Miyako Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA

Primary Sponsoring Institutions: San Francisco State University, Iona College, and Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies. The IBEC2008 will be held from January 10-13, 2008 at the The Miyako Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA. Papers & Original Research on Environmental Issues, Sustainability and Social Responsibility sought for Special Session.

Research Presentations, Session Chairs, and Special Sessions: You are invited to participate in the IBEC2008 Annual Meeting and to submit research papers in all areas of Business, especially with International aspects. Please email all extended abstracts, papers or special sessions proposals to: ashetty (at) iona.edu. The web site is: http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ibec.

Submissions: Please send all submissions to: ashetty (at) iona.edu

Distinguished Executive Speaker: Ashok Vasudevan, Ph.D., C.E.O., Preferred Brands International, Stamford, Ct. will discuss issues involving supply chain management and the firm’s experiences and challenges associated with developing the American market for the firm’s products.

Journal Involvement: The editors of THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING AND INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL (www.inderscience.com/ijlic) will consider recommended presented papers from IBEC2008 for a special edition. The Editor of THE JOURNAL OF DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT has extended an invitation for the submission of outstanding papers presented at the conference for consideration for publication. In addition, the IBEC 2008 continues its working relationship with the JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMY.

Paper Acceptance and Outstanding Paper Awards: Authors of papers selected for presentation will be notified on a revolving basis in September to October 2008. For each accepted paper, an author will be required to register within six weeks of the acceptance notification to secure a place on the program. Authors will have the opportunity to enter accepted papers for the outstanding paper award or the outstanding case award. For details, please see the web site listed above.

Doctoral Student Papers: The IBEC encourages papers derived from a student Ph.D. thesis or research. The registration fee for all students is $100. For details, please visit the web site.

We hope to see you in San Francisco!

John Manley, Ph.D.
IBEC2008 Conference Chair
Department of Finance
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY 10801
jmanley (at) iona.edu

August 2007

10 August 2007: Call for Chapters: Between the Market and the State: Corporate Responses to Climate Change, edited by Dr Rory Sullivan, published by Greenleaf Publishing

Greenleaf Publishing invites contributions for a book, provisionally entitled Between the Market and the State: Corporate Responses to Climate Change to be edited by Dr Rory Sullivan (Head of Investor Responsibility, Insight Investment, UK).

RATIONALE. Climate change is now a critical business issue, driven by policy and regulation (in particular, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme), concerns about the scale of the physical and economic impacts of climate change, and the pressure exerted by consumer, media and non-governmental organisations’ interest in climate change. Companies have taken a variety of actions: establishing corporate management systems, making public commitments to emissions reductions or carbon neutrality, participating in voluntary initiatives such as product labelling and seeking to influence their supply chains and their customers. While progress to date has been impressive, a fundamental question remains: will – or can – these regulatory and self-regulatory initiatives actually deliver the very significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions necessary to avert the most serious consequences of climate change?

Between the Market and the State focuses on two main areas: 1. The drivers – state and market - for corporate action on climate change: What have the main drivers been? What is the relationship between public policy, consumer demand, industry self-regulation and press/media attention? What is the contribution of stakeholders such as non-governmental organisations and consumers? What outcomes have been achieved in terms of effecting changes in corporate behaviour and reducing greenhouse gas emissions? 2. Corporate responses. What actions have companies taken in response to these pressures and what have the financial implications of these actions been? Have these actions resulted in significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions? Have they enabled companies to position themselves for the transition to a low carbon economy?

CONTRIBUTIONS. We therefore would like to invite contributions – case studies or broader analytical pieces – on the following topics:

• The regulatory/policy drivers – for example, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme or policy actions at the national or regional level – for corporations to take action to reduce their emissions, and the outcomes that have been achieved in terms of emissions reductions.

• NGO or other stakeholders’ efforts – partnerships, campaigns, public policy lobbying – to encourage, stimulate or drive changes in corporate greenhouse gas emissions, and the relationship between these activities and public policy efforts directed at the same goal.

• Individual or collective corporate initiatives directed at managing greenhouse gas emissions, including discussion of the motivations for action, the actions taken, the greenhouse gas emissions reductions achieved and the business/financial implications of taking action.

• The manner in which regulatory, market and self-regulatory efforts – individually and collectively – influence corporate behaviour.

• The manner in which corporate responses (compliance with policy targets, voluntary commitments to go beyond compliance, efforts to enhance green image) have influenced the shape of the policy response.

The above list is by no means exhaustive, and contributions on other relevant topics will also be considered. Given the intended practical nature of the publication, contributions from practitioners in businesses, social entrepreneurs, NGOs and government are very welcome. Theoretical papers should be between 5,000 and 8,000 words and case studies between 3,000 and 5,000 words in length. The paper submissions should follow editorial guidelines, which can be obtained from Greenleaf Publishing.

SCHEDULE. The deadline for abstract submission is 10 August 2007. Contributors will be informed of the acceptance of their contributions by mid September 2007, with draft chapters to be submitted by 31 October 2007 and final chapters by 31 December 2007. The planned date of publication of the book is May 2008.

CONTACT. For further information, to discuss ideas for contributions and to submit abstracts/manuscripts, please contact:
DR Rory Sullivan
Head of Investor Responsibility
Insight Investment, the asset management arm of HBOS plc
33 Old Broad St
London EC2N 1HZ
Phone: +44 207 321 1875

31 August 2007: Themed Issue of Greener Management International: Corporations and Sustainability: The South Asian Perspective

Greener Management International invites contributions for a special issue of the journal on the subject: Corporations and Sustainability: The South Asian Perspective

Background to the theme

The last two decades have seen rapid and often dramatic changes in the institutional, economic and ecological contexts faced by firms operating in South Asian economies. The most significant driver of this change has been the economic liberalization attempts of national governments resulting in easier and faster flows of information, labour and capital between these economies and the rest of the world. Consequently, global environmental and social concerns are increasingly driving governmental and corporate decision making processes for firms operating in South Asia.

The example of India is a case in point. Both as a result of the Indian government’s attempts to integrate with global markets and its large market potential, India has emerged as an important destination for firms seeking to establish their presence in South Asia. While India’s liberalization attempts are of recent vintage, rapid industrialization has been a high priority of successive governments since early 1950s. The somewhat frenetic pace of industrialization without supporting infrastructure has caused severe environmental degradation in many areas thereby making effective environmental management an issue of urgent national priority. Further, despite having a comprehensive legislative framework, the quantum of national level losses associated with poor environmental performance is staggering. In the Indian case, the environmental cost of degradation has been estimated to be around 10 percent of the country’s GDP.

In many South Asian economies recent policy reforms have focused on export-led growth, particularly in industries such as manufactured goods and outsourced services in which these countries are perceived to have a comparative advantage. These industries include food processing, transportation, power generation, fuels, textiles, leather, drugs and pharmaceuticals, information technology and other service sectors. However, the success of this approach will depend on local firms’ ability to meet importer specified standards, which may include environmental and social criteria. Consequently, global concerns, such as climate change, destruction of global commons, poverty alleviation and labour rights have become important factors in the decision making of firms active in South Asian markets.

Accompanying these firm level changes is an intense debate on the issue of economic growth and industrial greening at the national level. While industrial sustainability is well understood in the in developed country contexts, greening or sustainability may differ in terms of approaches as well as outcomes in emerging economies. Available evidence indicates that economic growth driven by economic liberalization and rapid industrialization may lead to adverse environmental impacts unless managed properly. The problem is more critical for the South Asian subcontinent where a number of countries, including India’s immediate neighbours such as Pakistan and Bangladesh have also embarked on their own reform programmes.

In responding to these emerging challenges, firms have begun to reevaluate and redesign their strategies, structures and processes as well as incorporate sustainability principles into their strategies. Despite these attempts, several barriers still hamper the sustainability initiatives of firms operating in emerging economies. These include prevailing market conditions, the absence of institutional incentives, the lack of appropriate infrastructural support, and poor access to cleaner technologies and financial resources for small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Coverage

This special edition of Greener Management International aims to examine issues related to building an environmentally-sustainable industrial system from an emerging economy perspective, with specific emphasis on the subcontinent. In particular, contributions are being sought to address the following topics (submissions are also welcome on additional areas not indicated below):

• Incorporation of sustainability concerns on the strategic decision-making processes of firms
  

• Impact of sustainability issues on firm/industry level competitive advantage
  

• Regulatory impact on sustainability practices and corporate governance
  

• Facilitators and barriers to the eco-transformation of firms and industries
  

• Integrated responses to climate change
  

• Energy management initiatives including renewable energy
  

• Green manufacturing initiatives
  

• Ecopreneurship (Environmental Entrepreneurship)
  

• Sustainable design initiatives
  

• Sustainable marketing initiatives
  

• Supply chain management, especially studies of individual value chains
  

• Industrial ecology initiatives
  

• Waste management
  

• Sustainable/Socially Responsible Investment approaches
  

• Sustainability reporting initiatives
  

• Risk management and corporate communications
  

• Stakeholder management, especially community engagement initiatives
  

• Experiences in adoption of certifiable international standards
  

• Adoption of voluntary standards, self regulation and collaborative approaches
  

• New and emerging business models such as Base of the pyramid (BOP)
  

• Sector specific initiatives, especially those in the Information technology, Manufacturing and Service Sectors
  

• Other corporate social responsibility or sustainability approaches adopted

We invite contributions from practitioners, researchers and scholars to submit theoretical (but applicable and relevant) papers as well as appropriate case studies. We particularly welcome submissions that use a comparative analytic framework and utilize empirical evidence to address theoretical questions. Theoretical papers should be between 4,000 and 8,000 words and case studies between 2,500 and 4,000 words in length. The paper submissions should follow editorial guidelines, which can be obtained from Greenleaf Publishing (see below). All papers will be peer-reviewed.

Schedule

The submission deadline for initial expressions of interest in the form of abstracts of approximately 300 words is 31 August 2007. Abstracts should ideally be sent as e-mail attachments to the Guest Editor for the review process (see “Contact Details” at the end of this Call).

A selection process will then be put into motion. Contributors whose abstracts are felt appropriate for the Themed Issue will then be asked to submit full papers by the end of November, 2007. Contributors will be informed of the acceptance of their contributions or be invited to submit final revised papers by the end of January, 2008. It is intended that the special issue of Greener Management International will be published in Summer 2008.

• Abstract submissions: 31 August, 2007
  

• Full paper submissions: 30 November, 2007
  

• Revised paper submissions: 31 January, 2008

Contact details

For further information, to discuss ideas for contributions and to submit abstracts/manuscripts, please contact the Guest Editor:

Professor P.D Jose
Corporate Strategy and Policy Area
Indian Institute of Management
Bannerghatta Road
Bangalore 560076
India
Phone: 91-80-26582450 ext 3092, 26993092 (Direct), Fax: 91-80-26584050
Email: jose (at) iimb.ernet.in

Contribution guidelines for Greener Management International can be obtained from:

Jayney Bown
Greenleaf Publishing
Aizlewood Business Centre
Aizlewood’s Mill
Sheffield S3 8GG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)114 282 3475
Fax: +44 (0)114 282 3476
e-mail: journals (at) greenleaf-publishing.com
They are also available online at:
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/default.asp?contentid=38

July 2007

1 July 2007: Portland State University Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices International Conference on Sustainability in the Supply Chain, 1-2 November 2007, Portland, OR, USA

The Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices at Portland State University is pleased to announce this 2-day conference to be held November 1-2, 2007 in Portland, Oregon, USA. This conference on sustainability in the supply chain will include both academic and practitioner forums. It will begin on Thursday morning at the Portland Art Museum with breakfast followed by a full day of both keynote speakers and practitioner panels including Dan Esty, author of "From Green to Gold", and speakers from leading sustainably focused companies in apparel & footwear, high tech, food & beverage, and green building. Friday, November 2, is devoted to academic paper presentations and speakers at the Portland Hilton. The Portland Hilton is the official conference hotel.

The conference theme is best practices for advancing environmental and social sustainability through supply chain operations while also achieving economic viability. Papers relating to this topic are invited from academia, industry, and non-profit organizations. All disciplinary perspectives and research methods are welcome. A wide range of papers will be considered, including but not limited to conceptual, empirical, experimental, and case studies. A partial list of possible topics includes:

1. Sustainable Procurement Practices
2. Supplier Relationships and Corporate Codes of Conduct
3. Market Structures and Supply Chain Signaling
4. Logistics Planning for Environmental Stewardship
5. Metrics and Measurement for Sustainable Supply Chain Management
6. Supplier Engagement in Social and Environmental Initiatives
7. Certifications and Eco-Labels as Part of the Sustainable Supply Chain
8. Converting Supply Chains to Sustainable Value Chains
9. Product Take-Back: Challenges, Opportunities and Methods
10. Trends and Impacts of Regulation on Sustainable Supply Chains
11. The Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations in Sustainable Supply Chains

Information for Contributors

Individuals from academia, business and government are invited to submit research papers, research abstracts, and proposals for workshops, panels, and symposia and that contribute to advancing sustainability in Supply Chain Management. All submissions should have a clear sustainability focus. We encourage papers that are cross-disciplinary in nature; that is, they could involve more than a single traditional discipline.

Authors may submit either 1) a research paper that will undergo a blind review by at least two referees or 2) a non-refereed research abstract of 300 words maximum. All submissions should be submitted electronically following the detailed instructions provided below.

The abstracts of all research papers accepted and presented at the conference will be published in the conference proceedings. All accepted refereed papers will be further reviewed, at the authors' discretion, for inclusion in a special issue of Greener Management International journal.

The submission of a research paper or research abstract means that the authors certify that the research is not copyrighted and it has not been accepted for publication in a journal. Further, authors certify their intent for at least one author to register for and attend this meeting to present the paper, abstract, or proposal. The copyrights for all forms of presentation at this meeting will remain with the authors.

Submission Deadlines

The submission deadline for refereed research papers has been extended to July 1, 2007. Only completed papers or 5-10 page works-in-process will be accepted for review. Papers will be subject to double-blind review by academic and, if appropriate, practitioner reviews. The submission deadline for non-refereed research abstracts is August 1, 2007. Please send an electronic copy of the papers or abstracts to Elizabeth Minor at: minor (at) pdx.edu.

Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent out by August 15, 2007. All presenters are expected to register for the conference. In addition, registration is required for the paper or abstract to be included in the proceedings.

For further information or questions regarding this conference please go to the conference website at: http://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/ap_center_supply_chain_conf.html

15 July 2007: 33rd Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA), Track on "Corporate Governance, Ethics and Sustainable Development”, 13-15 December 2007, Catania, Italy

Track chair: Ans Kolk, University of Amsterdam Business School, The Netherlands

This track solicits papers on the whole range of topics related to the governance of multinational corporations (MNCs), and to the social, ethical and environmental dimensions/impacts of international business. This also covers MNCs’ interactions with and responsiveness to stakeholders broadly defined (thus including e.g. shareholders, governments, employees, NGOs). We also encourage submissions on MNC responsibilities, strategies and behaviour in relation to global issues such as poverty reduction, global health, human rights, outsourcing/offshoring, climate change, disaster relief. This track particularly invites papers on the following issues:

• corporate governance across countries and regions, and within MNCs

• social, ethical, environmental and development dimensions/impacts of MNCs

• MNCs’ interactions with stakeholders (including shareholders, NGOs, governments)

• MNCs and global issues (e.g. poverty reduction, human rights, HIV/Aids, climate change)

Submissions should be electronic. Please follow the instructions on the website (http://www.fscpo.unict.it/eiba2007/). Participants are invited to submit paper or panel proposals no later than 15 July 2007, to this or one of the other nine tracks (for an overview, see the website; there you will find all important information and instructions). Submissions by fax, mail or E-mail are not accepted. Deadline for Submissions: 15 July 2007.

June 2007

1 June 2007: Call for Applications: ONE Doctoral Dissertation Award

The annual Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes recent doctoral work in the Organizations and Natural Environment (ONE) area. Eligible dissertations must focus on some aspect of the natural environment and organizations/society, however the particular discipline in which the dissertation is written is not a consideration. Criteria for selection include relevance, methodological appropriateness, scholarly contribution, and practical implications. Applications and dissertations must be in English. The successful applicant will receive a recognition plaque as well as a cash award at the annual Academy of Management meeting of the ONE Interest Group in Philadelphia, August 2007.

Dissertation entries for 2006 must have been, or will be, successfully defended between May 1, 2005 and June 15, 2007. A complete application will include:

• an electronic copy (MS Word format) of your dissertation,
  

• an electronic copy of an abstract of not more than 10 double-spaced pages (The abstract should NOT identify either the author or the university),
  

• the dissertation committee's signature page, including university name and date of successful defense,
  

• a separate title page, including author's address, phone numbers (business and home), fax number, and e-mail address.

Since the criteria for this award considers relevance, methodological appropriateness, scholarly contribution, and practical implications, we suggest you include the following information in your abstract to help us evaluate your dissertation:

• Introduction: Tell us your research question and how you believe your research will contribute to both research and practice.
  

• Literature Review/Theory Building: Identify the research literatures you used to develop your research question and your specific hypotheses. If possible, provide an appropriate graphic/table that describes your research model and hypotheses.
  

• Method: Briefly summarize your sample, data collection procedures, variables, and analysis procedures.
  

• Results: Provide a summary of your results and describe how these results relate to your research question.
  

• Future Research: Tell us how your research will stimulate the research of others.

To be considered for the award, these materials must be received by the Teaching Committee by June 1, 2007. Submissions including electronic copies of an abstract, signature page, title page, as well as of the full dissertation, should be sent by email to:

Assoc Professor Suzanne Benn
School of Management
University of Technology
PO Box 123 Broadway
Sydney 2007, Australia
Email: Suzanne.benn (at) uts.edu.au
Phone: 61 2 9514 3059, Fax: 61 2 9514 3615, Mobile: 61 411 953 000

22 June 2007: 2007 IBEC & CIBER Summer Symposium, The Environment: Business, International & Education Issues and Opportunities, 20-21 July 2007, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York. USA

The International Business and Economy Conference & The Center for International Business Education & Research, University of Connecticut invite your submission on any business or business education topic to be emailed to: jmanley (at) iona.edu.

Submission Deadline: June 22nd. Status Notification will be sent via email by July 2nd. Limited Housing will be available in the dorms. Submission for Printed Proceedings will be requested by September 1st, 2007.

Co-Conference Chairs: Dr. Jay Kang, San Francisco State University and Dr. Vincent Calluzzo, Iona College

Sponsoring Institutions: Hagan School of Business of Iona College, San Francisco State University, The Centre for International Business Education & Research, University of Connecticut.

May 2007

1 May 2007: Call for Proposals: Governance and Life Cycle Analysis, Opportunities for Going Beyond ISO-LCA, 27-28 September 2007, Brussels, Belgium

The Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU), Berlin/D, and the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW), Heidelberg & Berlin/D, in cooperation with the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment (ENEA), Bologna/I, the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden/NL, and UNEP, invite papers for this workshop to be held in September.

Scientific experts from the fields of Life Cycle approaches as well as researchers on governance aspects, policy observers as well as experts from public policy and administration, especially representatives from UN, OECD, EU and environment agencies will be brought together at the meeting. A special focus of the workshop will be to further the interdisciplinary exchange within these branches of research. We also invite representatives from civil society (NGOs etc.), business community, and government.

The workshop will be held in English. Please send your paper proposals by e-mail to hvagt (at) zedat.fu-berlin.de. The e-mail should contain: (1) the title of the proposed paper or presentation; (2) the abstract of max. 1 page A4, Arial 10 single-spaced (i.e. around 500-600 words – longer abstracts will be rejected. No graphs, references, tables etc. in the abstract, please); and (3) the complete address and professional affiliation of all (co)-author(s).

The deadline for proposals is 1 MAY 2007. All submissions will be peer reviewed by a group of experts from the scientific field. Notification of the decision will be sent by e-mail no later than 1 JUNE 2007. Full papers/presentations are expected by 10 SEPTEMBER 2007. Further information about the workshop will be available at http://www.fu-berlin.de/ffu/calcas.

1 May 2007: Special Issue of Business Strategy and the Environment: Recapturing the corporate environmental management research agenda: Beyond compliance and certification

During the last two to three decades legislation and private initiatives have been central in shaping a new corporate environmentalism. However, industry seems reluctant to go beyond the use of corporate environmental management systems and tools and strive for an ill-defined situation named eco-efficiency.

Looking at contemporary contributions from the scientific community it seems as if corporate environmental management is passing through a period of intellectual stagnation. This could be due to a critical lack of theory as well as action-oriented research methodologies.

Therefore, the purpose of this special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment is to contribute to the scientific development needed to go beyond the compliance and certification approach and into a sustainable development and in this way to shed further light on new opportunities to corporate environmental and social responsibility. For further details link to: http://www.erpenvironment.org/.

Deadline for submissions: May, 1, 2007

Guest Editors:
Prof. John P. Ulhøi (jpu (at) asb.dk)
Ass. Prof. Henning Madsen (hem (at) asb.dk)
CORE Research Centre
Department of Management
Aarhus School of Business
Denmark

2 May 2007: 2nd Call for Ideas, Stories, Innovations and Papers: The Next Great Transformation: Sustainable Enterprise: A Conversation About The Future, 24-26 October 2007, Cornwall, England

Please send ideas, stories, innovations and papers on sustainable enterprise for a conversation taking place at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England from 24 to 26 October 2007 organised by the Applied Research Centre in Human Security, the UN Global Compact, Boston College and The Eden Project.
Conversation, inspiration, music, food and change.

Enterprise, innovation and creativity, like conversation, caring and sharing, are part of what it means to be human, and we now need to reward these human characteristics more than ever before if we are to make the transition to a sustainable future on Earth. Two pressing issues need reconciling: the need for resourceful, innovative and creative communities that reward enterprise; and, the imperative for all enterprise to be environmentally light-footed and socially responsible. A sustainable enterprise economy includes private, public, civil society and social enterprise. It is based on the benefits of collectivism and wealth creation, whether organised publicly or privately and in a sustainable enterprise economy, individuals, communities and investors must all gain from the fruits of their labours. Bringing together the principles of sustainable development, which include eco-efficiency and social justice, with the principle of allowing enterprise and innovation to blossom provides the best possible milieu for a wholly new model of capitalism to be born out of the current wasteful and inequitable model of wealth creation.

A better understanding of complex dynamics and systems is required for a sustainable enterprise economy, particularly fragile ecosystems but also human society. Both transcend traditional territorial boundaries and established institutional social mechanisms. Our current way of thinking and seeing the world has created global warming and global terrorism. We must use our newfound knowledge to create a paradigm shift to a more equitable global socio-ecological situation.

Join us in October 2007 by sending not more than 500 words on any aspect of the transformation towards sustainable enterprise. Local and global economies and all our enterprises - large and small, from the individual to the global corporate, must now adapt to seize the challenge and opportunity of new life on planet Earth and to share resources globally. Humanity has reached a turning point and we want to tell the world about the most brilliant, innovative practice around the world on sustainable enterprise.

We want to hear from sustainable enterprise pioneers, from interesting thinkers, from business, from government, from agencies, from NGOs, and from academics. This is an event where we hope to explore new models, new systems, new policies and new strategies for this century. There is everything to be gained from the new opportunities and challenges that we face collectively. The conversation will take the form of a few provocative keynote speakers but there will be plenty of space for open and structured conversations in parallel and plenary sessions.

The food and music will be local and the setting at the Eden Project a fantastic living example of change that is possible.

The speakers and participants will include:

Nicky Black, Waikato University, New Zealand and ARCHS, Coventry University
Clare Brass, Design Council
Lord (Michael) Hastings, International Director of Corporate Citizenship, KPMG
Chris Head, Envolve Partnerships for Sustainability
Sally Heslop, Civil Engineering, University of Bristol
Alan Hunter, Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Coventry University
Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global Compact
Nigel Kershaw, The Big Issue
Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General (tbc)
Peter Lacy, European Academy for Business In Society
Cate Le Grice Mack MBE, Norwood Rare Breeds and Organic Farm
Tamsin Lejeune and Elizabeth Laskar, Ethical Fashion Forum
Malcolm McIntosh, Professor of Human Security, Coventry University
David Murphy, UN Staff Systems College
Norman Myers, Oxford University
Tim Smit, Eden Project co-founder
James Smith, Chairman, Shell UK
Katie Stafford, Sustainable Development Manager, Marks & Spencer
Mark Swilling and Eve Anneke, co-Founders, Sustainability Institute, Stellenbosch University, South Africa and Ashoka Fellow
Ruth Thomas, ARCHS, Coventry University and Enfusion
Sandra Waddock, Professor of Management, Center for Corporate Citizenship
Boston College Carroll School of Management and Visiting Scholar, Center for Business and Government, Harvard University
David Williams, Impact
Luke Wilde, TwentyFifty
and others - you included!

A Roundtable on Sustainable Enterprise involving representatives from business, government, NGOs, academia and others has been meeting in London and will report on its findings during the event. The emerging themes from the Roundtable (so far) that we also want to hear from you about are: New models of enterprise; partisans for change - working below the radar in large corporations; risk versus opportunity; mass social change and cultural collision; new social infrastructures for the sustainable enterprise economy; travelling without certainty; moving out of the comfort zone; human scale organisations; wanting to go to work; values, creativity, tension and ambiguity; big or small?; the lonely pioneer and the corporate intrapreneur; design for sustainability; systems change and enabling infrastructures for a sustainable enterprise economy. At the conference keynote plenary sessions will be followed by breakout parallel conversations each of which will hold four or five short presentations followed by discussion around a particular theme for each parallel session.

The conversation is organised by The Applied Research Centre in Human Security at Coventry University (ARCHS), Boston College's Winston Centre for Ethics and Leadership, the Eden Project and the UN Global Compact. It is sponsored by Shell International and supported by the Journal of Corporate Citizenship, Business as an Agent for World Benefit, and the European Academy for Business In Society (EABIS).

Please send Ideas, Innovations, Stories and abstracts for Papers to malcolm.mcintosh (at) coventry.ac.uk with the subject heading: 'Conversation Idea' by Wednesday 2 May 2007. Accepted ideas, innovations, stories and papers will be notified by the end of May 2007.

If you would just like to pre-register a place for the conversation please send your details to archs.bes (at) coventry.ac.uk with the subject heading: 'Conference October 2007'. Registration will open in July 2007. The proceedings will be webcast and published after the conference. The conference website will be launched soon. The conference fee will include entrance to the Eden Project for you and a partner. The conference fee will be between £250 and £450 depending on organisation and country. We have a small number of bursaries for participants from the global South. There will be an Eden Project train from London's Paddington Station to Cornwall on 24 October.

April 2007

10 April 2007: Call for chapters: Innovative Approaches to Achieving Global Sustainability

Innovative Approaches to Achieving Global Sustainability is a book proposal solicited by Palgrave Macmillan acquisitions editor, Aaron Javsicas. Edited by Charles Wankel, St. John’s University, New York, and James A. F. Stoner, Fordham University.

The need to take far-reaching actions to achieve a just world that is environmentally, socially, politically, and economically sustainable is stark. Those who have argued that the jury is still out on the “question” of global warming have dwindled to a small group of hard core deniers. Burgeoning worldwide poverty, health crises, natural resource depletion, terrorism, and governmental and business corruption all cry out for innovative approaches to sharing existing ways and creating new ways to meet this generation’s needs while enhancing the ability of future generations to meet theirs – to create a world that works for everyone with no one left out. This volume seeks chapters with creative, solution-oriented ideas on how business, government, academic and other leaders are already currently taking creative and innovative approaches to move the world to a globally sustainable environment in all its contexts and chapters that suggest new approaches that are feasible if not yet tried. We particularly encourage proposals for chapters devoted to one of three topics: (1) ways the “low hanging fruit” of contributions to a sustainable world that are immediately more profitable are being identified and “plucked,” (2) investments in sustainable activities that meet market demands for profitability in reasonable time frames, and (3) organizational innovations that will allow for-profit companies to escape the day-to-day pressures of the shareholder wealth maximization curse that stimulates, and often dictates, environmentally and socially destructive actions in the short-run. Proposal for chapters on these three topics and on any other topics on innovative approaches to achieving global sustainability are invited.

Proposals can be any length though 200 words are ideal. Please also include a brief biography mentioning any related publications and your degrees. Send these to: both stoner (at) fordham.edu, and: wankelc (at) stjohns.edu. The deadline for proposals is April 10, 2007. Chapter drafts will be due October 10, 2007. The book will be published in 2008.

March 2007

1 March 2007: Policy Studies Journal, Symposium on Voluntary Environmental Programs (Guest editors: Peter de Leon and Jorge Rivera)

In recent years, some scholars, policymakers and industry representatives have argued that “command-and-control” regulations, although relatively effective, are very costly policy instruments for promoting environmental protection. Accordingly, Voluntary Environmental Programs (VEPs), have been offered as efficient, flexible, and effective alternatives to traditional regulatory structures. VEPs apparent win-win characteristics have made these initiatives very popular in industrialized countries and most recently in emerging market economies.

For example, in the US alone over 200 VEPs have been established by government agencies (EPA has reported over 13,000 participants in EPA-sponsored programs, such as Green Lights or 33/50, Performance Track), industry associations (e.g., the Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care), and international non-profit organizations (most notably, ISO 14001 and the Forest Stewardship Council Certification).

VEP initiatives, then, fundamentally address the question of whether a “public good” – that is, an area in which self-interested firms are thought to lack the necessary incentives to allocate and consume resources in a socially efficient manner and consequently require government intervention – is amenable to self-regulation. Or: What motivates a firm/industry to voluntarily undertake an environmental protection program? What are the factors that drive voluntary action? And, ultimately, can a voluntary approach to the preservation of a public good be a reliable means for ensuring a level of environmental performance determined by a polity’s public representatives? After more that a decade of scholarly research in this area, the growing literature on VEPs has begun to provide relatively consistent answers to these questions.

Given the prominence conferred to voluntary programs as alternative environmental policy instruments by governments, industry, and nonprofit organizations around the world, this PSJ symposium SEEKS TO HIGHLIGHT THE POLICY IMPLICATIONS of the most current knowledge generated by leading researchers in this area. In particular, we are interested in identifying the lessons learned about the following questions/issues:

1. Under what conditions can VEPs effectively promote superior corporate environmental protection? 2 What are examples of environmentally effective/ineffective voluntary programs? 3. What motivates firms to participate in these initiatives? 4. What are the characteristics of participant firms with higher environmental performance?

We urge researchers to view these questions very broadly and in particular welcome contributions that draw lessons and policy implications for all 4 questions. Submissions are DUE BY MARCH 1, 2007, directly to PSJ. Please follow PSJ submission requirements available at http://psj.ipsonet.org/index.htm. All manuscript will be subject to blind peer review.

Submissions should be made directly to PSJ on its web site. If you have any questions about this call for papers, please contact either of the guest editors, Peter deLeon (peter.deleon (at) cudenver.edu) or Jorge Rivera (jrivera (at) gwu.edu).

1 March 2007: Third Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society: "Communities and Sustainable Development", 25-27 June 2007, Port Vila, Vanuatu

The Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society (APABIS) was initiated by Professor Juliet Roper and the Waikato University Management School in 2005, with the endorsement of its European counterpart, the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS). The aim of the organisation is to provide a platform for business, NGOs, governments and academia to work collaboratively toward the understanding and establishment of a sustainable role for business in the societies of the Asia Pacific region.

The Conference: "Communities and Sustainable Development". The Port Vila, Vanuatu, conference, organised jointly by the University of Waikato Management School and the University of the South Pacific, is the first full conference to be held by APABIS.

The theme for the 2007 conference is "Communities and Sustainable Development" through which we will explore issues of social, cultural, environmental and economic development as they relate to the communities, small or large, in which we live. We invite you to submit papers, the topics of which may include, but are not limited to, stakeholder engagement, social entrepreneurship, governance, human rights, sustainable tourism, business ethics, social and workplace wellbeing, globalisation and local communities, fair trade, and environmental management.

Submission:

• Extended abstracts (2-4 pages) are to be submitted via the on line submission process: http://www.mngt.waikato.ac.nz/ConferenceManager/?issue=7 by 1 March 2007.

• All abstracts will be reviewed and authors notified of acceptance by 31 March 2007.

• Full papers are to be submitted via the APABIS website, as for the abstracts, by 30 May 2007.

Selected papers will be invited for publication in Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society.

Conference registration will be open from 1 February 2007. Please visit the website for further details.

1 March 2007: Journal of Industrial Ecology special issue on Nanotechnology and Industrial Ecology

The Journal of Industrial Ecology is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue on Nanotechnology and Industrial Ecology. Submissions of articles for the special issue will be due by March 1, 2007. Roland Clift of the Centre for Environmental Strategy at the University of Surrey, UK, and Shannon Lloyd of Concurrent Technologies Corporation, USA, will serve as co-editors of the special issue.

The Journal of Industrial Ecology is an international peer-reviewed quarterly owned by Yale University and published by MIT Press (www.mitpressjournals.org/jie). A detailed call for papers can be found at www.yale.edu/jie/cfpnano.htm. For inquiries and additional information, contact: indecol (at) yale.edu.

18 March 2007: 8th oikos PhD summer academy, Sustainability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, August 20-24 2007, University of St. Gallen/Hotel Krone, Switzerland

oikos foundation invites doctoral candidates to submit a paper for the 8th international oikos PhD summer academy, hosted by the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The basic idea of the academy is to provide PhD students a forum to present and discuss their on-going research projects with fellow students and senior faculty. Feedback will be given by:

Dr. Kate Kearins, Professor of Management, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Dr. Harrie Vredenburg , Suncor Energy Chair in Competitive Strategy & Sustainable Development, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada
Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen , Senior Lecturer, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

To allow in-depth discussions the oikos PhD summer academy is limited to 15 PhD students. Please, send us your proposal abstract (max. 2-3 pages), a short curriculum vitae and a letter of interest until March 18, 2007. For more details please visit our website or download the call for papers at
http://www.oikos-foundation.unisg.ch/academy2007/callforpapers.pdf

Thank you!

With best regards from Switzerland ,
Jost Hamschmidt

University of St. Gallen
oikos foundation for economy and ecology
Dr. Jost Hamschmidt
Tigerbergstr. 2
CH 9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland
Tel.: 0041 71 224 2595
Fax: 0041 71 224 2722
mail: jost.hamschmidt (at) unisg.ch
http://www.oikos-foundation.unisg.ch

February 2007

14 February 2007: International Journal of Entrepreneurial and Behavioral Research (IJEBR), Special Issue on Responsible Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development

This call for papers seeks to highlight issues and practices surrounding how organizations practice responsible entrepreneurship for sustainable development. Papers that are conceptual or empirical, and case-study-based or industry-wide-based are welcome. Contributed papers may deal with, but are not limited to Clean Production, Corporate Citizenship, Environmental Stakeholder Policy, Management of Strategic Alliances and Outsourcing for Corporate Sustainability, Sustainability Measurement Systems and Performance Frameworks, Responsible Enterprise Development, Strategic Frameworks for Operationalising Sustainability, Tools and Techniques to Develop Product and Process Stewardship.

Authors should not submit previously published papers, or those under consideration for publication elsewhere. The call for papers employs a double blind peer review process. Articles for this call are expected to be "academic" in terms of rigor, but "managerial" in terms of readability and content. Papers are therefore invited from both research and practice.

Prospective authors should e-mail their article to the guest editor Chris Seow (seow (at) resd.org) by 14 February 2007. All manuscripts submitted by the submission deadline will be reviewed by the Guest Editors. Authors will be notified of the initial short list by 14 April 2007. Full papers should be 4000-7000 words in length although shorter papers, particularly from practitioner authors, will be considered. This call for papers should adhere to the author guidelines as stipulated by IJEBR. Preliminary notification of acceptance will be by 31 August 2007. The Guest Editors in consultation with the Editor of IJEBR will make all final decisions as to the suitability of manuscripts for the Special Issue. This Special Issue is scheduled to be published in 2008. Visit the website for more details.

20 February 2007: 3rd International Social Entrepreneurship Research Conference (ISERC), Copenhagen Business School , Frederiksberg, Denmark

Social Entrepreneurship has become a global phenomenon that employs innovative approaches to solving social problems with the aim to radically improve benefits to society. Traditionally academic interest in the topic has focused on practitioner events and teaching. Only recently social entrepreneurship has become subject to rigorous academic analysis.

The International Social Entrepreneurship Research Conference (ISERC) series aims to be the leading event for advancing this academic research agenda. Presented papers are selected based on a careful peer review process. Participation is restricted to 50 scholars representing the main research streams in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Following the success of our first two conferences in Barcelona in 2005 (see Mair, Robinson, Hockerts, 2006: Social Entrepreneurship, Palgrave Macmillan) and New York in 2006 (International Perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship Research (Vol 2 forthcoming soon), we expect the outcomes of ISERC3 to be the further refinement of theoretical concepts and scholarly ideas regarding this area of research, and the solidification of a research network for thought leadership and knowledge generation in social entrepreneurship. Our convening will be a step toward securing creative partnerships and cross-national research projects that will broaden our understanding of this important phenomenon.

For the purpose of this conference we view social entrepreneurship broadly as the process of using entrepreneurial and business skills to create innovative approaches to social problems. Social entrepreneurs find innovative ways to address issues such as poverty, education, environmental protection, or health. They do this through pure for-profit firms, pure not-for-profits, as well as a large number of hybrid organizational forms. We are seeking both empirical and conceptual/theoretical papers from scholars interested in social entrepreneurship as a global phenomenon and encourage submissions that apply different perspectives and theoretical lenses.

The conference webpage is at: www.cbs.dk/iserc3. The following topic areas could be appropriate for this conference:

1. Innovation: What types of social impact innovations are developed in social ventures? Where do they come from? How are they implemented?

2. Performance Metrics: How do social entrepreneurs understand success and which measures do they use to assess their performance? What are the possibilities and limits of approaches such as the social return on investment (S-ROI) analysis?

3. Social Venture Capital Markets: Are the financing mechanisms and criteria for social venture capital different from those from traditional venture capital? What theories might explain the underdevelopment of the social venture capital markets?

4. Demographics: What are the typical sectors social ventures emerge in? Are there differences by country? What is the typical size, growth, and ownership structure?

5. Networks: Can the characteristics of social networks influence the sustainability of social entrepreneurial ventures?

6. Public policy: In what way would policy measures differ, if at all, for facilitating the sustainability of social entrepreneurial ventures?

7. Values: What role can values (ethical or moral) play in ensuring the sustainability of newly formed ventures?

8. Strategic considerations: How do social ventures establish their value net? Do social ventures require specific resource strategies?

9. Organizational development: What role do systems and processes play in ensuring the sustainability of the social venture?

10. Governance: What role do governance mechanisms play in ensuring the sustainability of the social entrepreneurial venture over time?

11. Exit: What are typical exit strategies for social ventures? How do these differ from traditional ventures? How can social ventures maintain their mission beyond the exit of the founding team?

12. Sustainable Development: How can social entrepreneurship play a role in sustain­able development?

Your are invited to submit full papers by 20 February, 2007 via e-mail to: iserc3 (at) cbs.dk. Papers will be selected based on a double blind peer review process. Participants will be informed about acceptance by early April. For more information about ISERC mail us at: iserc3 (at) cbs.dk or consult our webpage at: www.cbs.dk/iserc3. We look forward to an engaging discussion in Copenhagen.

The Conveners of the ISERC are:
Kai Hockerts, Ph.D., Copenhagen Business School
Jeffrey Robinson, Ph.D., New York University, Stern School of Business
Johanna Mair, Ph.D., IESE Business School

28 February 2007: Call for applications: International Young Scholar Network for Earth Systems Science Third Workshop, June 2-5, 2007, Bristol, UK

This small workshop will focus on understanding decision making on land-use issues, in order to move towards modelling these processes in Earth System Models. We encourage interdisciplinary applicants from the natural and social sciences, economics, engineers and scholars from the humanities with research interests in the Earth system. The goal of the YSN workshop will be a manuscript reviewing the state-of-art in decision-making in land-use modelling and its impacts on biogeochemistry and climate from an Earth’s System perspective, and prioritise future research topics. Participants will be expected to write white papers before the workshop, and continue finalizing the manuscript after the workshop. For more information please visit the web page.

AIMES is a Core Project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Project (IGBP). Approximately, 25 young scholars (within 10 years of Ph.D.) will be supported to attend the YSN meeting, pending funding. To apply, send your CV, statement of research interests and a letter of recommendation from your supervisor or department head to marko.scholze (at) bristol.ac.uk by February 28, 2007.

28 February 2007: Call for proposals: GIN2007 Conference, Sustainable Social and Ecosystem Stewardship, 15-17 June 2007, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

The CMA Centre for Responsible Organizations, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada and the Greening of Industry Network invite you to submit your proposals for this conference.

Host: Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Canada Research Chair in Organizational Sustainability and Director, CMA Centre for Responsible Organizations, Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University

To make genuine progress on sustainable development, businesses need to move from separate strategies for "greening" and "community engagement" toward an integrated stewardship of the resources, ecosystems, and communities that are impacted by their operations along the entire supply chain-from cradle to grave, from one generation to the next, from one species to another, and from one society to another. Sustainable stewardship requires an understanding of how the local and regional ecosystems and communities impact on, and interact with, global ecosystems and communities. This understanding and practical action requires a collaborative process of shared learning, knowledge creation and integration, multiple stakeholder engagement, and innovation. This theme builds on and integrates previous GIN themes of preservation of resources, fair global trade, regional development, and partnerships for sustainable development.

Examples of some (but not limited to) the sub-themes that may be explored:

* What does sustainable stewardship mean for organizations?
* To what extent and how have organizations begun to transition from greening and community engagement to stewardship?
* What are the drivers of, and barriers to, such a transition by organizations?
* What type of innovations will be required in products, services, business models, and institutions?
* What capabilities do organizations need to make such a transition? How will organizations develop the knowledge to begin such a transition?
* What is the role of public-private-NGO partnerships, regulation and public policy, and international bodies/agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol in facilitating sustainable stewardship?

You are invited to submit brief proposals of 200-300 words outlining the contribution you wish to make to the debate. The best presentations will be reviewed for GIN publications, for example, in a special issue of the international journal Business Strategy and the Environment (Wiley), or in a book of case studies. Conference proceedings will be added to our on-line searchable archive of GIN conferences, available to GIN Members. Send your proposal/summary of 200-300 words by email attachment by February 28th 2007 to: June2007 (at) greeningofindustry.org.

Please include "GIN2007 Proposal" in the subject line of your message. Include your full name, affiliation, address, and contact information on the attachment page. We encourage you to submit your summary early since proposals will be reviewed as they are received and acceptances made on a continuing basis. Proposals are not required for attendance, but if you are submitting a proposal, you must also register for the conference. Please visit the conference website (http://www.wlu.ca/ginconference) for details on the program, registration, accommodation, transportation and directions.

January 2007

2 January 2007: EURAM2007, 16-19 May 2007, Paris, France (incorporating a Strategy and Sustainability track)

Current Management Thinking: Drawing from Social Sciences and Humanities to Address Contemporary Challenges. The Paris 2007 EURAM conference will aim at revisiting the complex and controversial relationships that Management has had with Social Sciences and Humanity. Researchers in management are invited to reflect on the roots of Management, both as a scientific discipline and as a practice. ONE-related tracks include Business and Civil Society , Corporate environmental management – Future directions, and Strategy and Sustainability. Visit the call for papers on the EURAM2007 website for more details, and download the description for the Strategy and Sustainability track here.

5 January 2007: Call for Speakers: International Forum on Applied Sustainable Development, 18-20 June 2007, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Would you like to share your experiences, projects, tools or applied research in the field of sustainable development? Don’t miss this opportunity! The Université de Sherbrooke and its partners are pleased to invite you to the International Forum on Applied Sustainable Development.

Objective: To facilitate the application of sustainable development in organizations through the exchange of implementation strategies, tools, projects, and factors that have either enhanced or hindered success.

Participants: Representatives from various organizations that have undertaken sustainable development initiatives: businesses, governments, municipalities, NGOs, non-profit organizations, institutions, universities, etc.

Format: The Meeting will promote the exchange of information and the participation of all. Most workshops will offer several brief presentations (approx. 15 minutes each) on a variety of subjects, which will be followed by questions and discussion periods and/or work sessions. The proceedings will take place in French and English (simultaneous interpretation available).

Presentation Guidelines: Presentations should address all facets of sustainable development and should facilitate the application of sustainable development initiatives in various types of organizations.

How to apply to be a speaker: Please advise us by email as early as possible that you are planning to submit a presentation, specifying the targeted subject of the presentation. Fill out the form on our web site and send it in, along with your CV, before January 5, 2007. You will be informed of the choice of speakers by January 31, 2007.
Speakers selected must send in their documentation (presentation summary, PowerPoint and short biography), payment and registration form before April 1, 2007.

Proposed Presentation Themes

1. Accelerating Implementation Through Cooperation: The roles of various organizations; Inter-organizational partnerships; Laws and standards

2. Implementing Sustainable Development: One Step at a Time: Getting managers involved; Assessing the current situation; Developing and implementing an action plan; Ensuring follow-up and ongoing improvement; Sustainable project management; Getting organization members involved; Getting stakeholders involved

3. Involving All Levels of an Organization: Governance; Working conditions and social involvement; Finance and investments; Chain of supply; Product/service innovation

4. Research: A Motor of Implementation: Interdisciplinarity: From utopia to practice; Combining transparency and competitiveness; Indicators: Selection and evaluation based on qualitative and quantitative criteria; Measuring intangible benefits; The search for synergy and transversality; Technological solutions and industrial ecology

For more information, please go to: http://www.usherbrooke.ca/rvdd_eng/ or contact:
Melanie Mc Donald
1-819-821-8000 extension 65163
rvdd (at) usherbrooke.ca

15 January 2007: Academy of Management Conference, 3-8 August 2007, Philadelphia, USA

The Academy of Management deadline for submission of papers is fast approaching! Submit your paper or symposia to ONE (or any other division, for that matter) here.

Theme: Doing Well By Doing Good. There are many ways to evaluate how well a firm is doing. Many of these are concerned (out of necessity) with the bottom line, focusing on stock prices and financial returns. But developments in other areas, such as the Balanced Scorecard, make it clear that there are multiple ways in which success can be gauged. Furthermore, any measure of success or performance must suffer from some degree of criterion deficiency, so that there are other indicators of performance that could be just as useful. Visit the conference website.

15 January 2007: Call for Abstracts: 23rd EGOS (European Group of Organization Studies) Colloquium, 5-7 July 2007, Vienna, Austria

I would like to draw your attention to a workshop at the next EGOS Conference in lovely Vienna. It roughly focuses on the responsibility of business firms in a globalized world. This workshop will be accompanied by a call for papers of the journal Business Ethics Quarterly (see call for papers deadline 1 December 2007). Some of you might know that unlike most conferences the EGOS meeting workshop participants stay together in their workshop group of about 20 people for the entire three days of the conference. This allows for intensive collaboration and discussion. For details see the website.

The deadline for submission of abstracts (800 words) is 15 January 2007. Authors will be informed about acceptance decision by the end of March 2007. Final papers must be submitted by the end of May. Further details available at the website. Perhaps, you or one of your colleagues or PhD students may contribute something for this workshop. We would be very delighted to have you with us.

Best for now,
Dirk Matten

19 January 2007 (deadline extended): Special Issue: Journal of Management Education (JME), "Greening Across the Management Curriculum"

Guest Editors: Cathy A. Rusinko, Philadelphia University; Linda M. Sama, Pace University.

The issue of environmental education has been a part of the management literature for over 10 years. In 2003, JME published its first special issue on the topic, "Teaching About the Natural Environment," which focused on three general categories: curriculum design, course design, and impact. This issue will build upon and extend those valuable contributions.

In particular, this issue will focus more exclusively on environmental education in the various management areas. Pedagogical workshops at Academy of Management and other venues have revealed a need to examine and operationalize the application of environmental education within the management curriculum. Therefore, a fundamental question that this issue will address is, "How can we interpret environmental education in specific management areas?" such as:

o Human Resources
o Organizational Behavior
o Organization Theory
o Strategy
o Operations Management
o Technology and Innovation Management
o Entrepreneurship
o International Business

Other complementary issues include:

o The role of industry in environmental education in management
o The value industry places on environmental education in the management curriculum.

Articles should address both theoretical and pedagogical perspectives. We are particularly interested in those management areas and approaches that have been less well ploughed by earlier studies. For this issue, we are less interested in examinations of stand-alone courses in environmental sustainability, or green curriculum design.

Submissions should be original, not published in any other source, and no more than 30 pages long, including references, figures, appendices, etc. Please use JME format-send electronic submissions, Word attachments only, to http://services.bepress.com/cgi/submit.cgi?context=jme. Under submission type, select Special issue: Greening.

Authors are invited to contact the guest editors (see below) to discuss possible submissions. Submission deadline is January 19, 2007, but early submissions are encouraged. Potential reviewers for this special issue are also encouraged to email the guest editors.

December 2006

1 December 2006: 2nd Annual Conference on The Institutional Foundations of Industry Self-Regulation, 16-17 February 2007, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Mass., USA

This conference will convene scholars researching institutional mechanisms for solving industry-wide problems. These “institutions for self-regulation” operate in a wide array of domains including collaborative research and development, environmental protection, fiduciary responsibility, consumer protection, and worker or product safety. Examples include open source communities, professional codes of conduct, ratings organizations, standard setting bodies, and a variety of private-sector alternatives to government regulation.

This year, we wish to highlight research on institutions for multilateral collaboration, such as open source communities or knowledge sharing organizations. However, papers addressing all aspects of industry self-regulation are most welcome. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):

• How are self-regulatory institutions organized?

• How can we measure the impact or performance of self-regulatory institutions?

• When is self-regulation a complement or substitute for corporate or governmental control?

• What features of the business environment promote or discourage self-regulation?

• What are the design-principles for these institutional mechanisms?

Submissions should be original research papers that have not yet been accepted for publication (working papers that include preliminary analysis are also acceptable). We welcome papers from a wide range of disciplines including law, public policy, economics, and business strategy.

Submission Deadline: December 1, 2006 - Please e-mail your submission to:
Esther Simmons (essimmons (at) hbs.edu). Selections will be announced in mid-December.

The conference will take place on February 16th and 17th, 2007 at the Harvard Business School. There will be a banquette for all participants on the evening of the 16th. Last year’s conference at Dartmouth, which focused on “self-regulation of environmental issues,” was a great success, and we expect this year to be even better. Additional information can be found at http://www.hbs.edu/units/tom/conferences/isr2007.html, or by contacting Mike Toffel (mtoffel (at) hbs.edu) or Andrew King (Andrew.A.King (at) Dartmouth.Edu).

1 December 2006: 3rd International Green Energy Conference, 18-20 June 2007, Västerås, Sweden

Sponsored by Mälardalen University; the International Green Energy Conference (IGEC) is a multidisciplinary international conference on the use of energy with no or reduced environmental impact and will provide a forum for the exchange of latest technical information, dissemination of high-quality research results, presentation of new developments in the area of energy and environment, and debate and shaping of future directions and priorities in sustainable development and energy security. Conference Topics:

Renewable and Green Energy Resources and Technologies

• Biomass, wind, and solar energy resources and technologies
  

• Alternative fuels
  

• Market and finance of RES

• Fuel cells and hydrogen energy

• Energy storage techniques

• Green buildings

Advanced Energy Systems

• Energy process and system simulation, modelling and optimization

• Advanced power generation, transmission and automation

• Distributed energy systems

• Polygeneration systems

• Energy and automation

• Energy efficiency improvement

• Energy conversion and management

• Thermodynamic and energy optimization

• Energy education

• Green transportation

Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development

• Climate change policy

• Greenhouse gases mitigation technologies

• Energy and sustainable development

• Energy security

• Energy policy, economics, and planning

• Pollutant emission control and abatement

Visit the conference website for more information: www.igec.info.

1 December 2006: Corporate Reputation Review, Special Issue: Beyond Corporate Reputation: Managing Reputational Interdependence

Click here for the full call for papers and reviewers. Intended contributors should send a brief abstract outlining their full submission as soon as possible and forward the complete paper by 1 December 2006. Guest Editors: Michael L. Barnett, University of South Florida (mbarnett (at) coba.usf.edu) and Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan (ajhoff (at) bus.umich.edu).

As may seem obvious or even tautological, corporate reputation research has overwhelmingly concerned itself with the efforts of managers to influence perceptions of the unique characteristics of their corporations. In bounding reputation research in this way, though, we actually overlook important determinants of corporate reputation. A corporation's reputation is a function of perceptions of its unique attributes, but it is also a function of perceptions of the common attributes of the industry or other groups of which it is a part. For example, all chemical firms suffered reputational (and market) losses following the 1984 poison gas leak at the facilities of a single chemical plant owned by Union Carbide.

The notion that a firm's performance is dependent upon the characteristics of a larger collective to which it belongs is not new. The roots of strategic management are in industrial-organization economics, which notes that industry characteristics are a substantial determinant of the financial performance of all members of the industry. Ecological perspectives in organizational theory have long noted that environmental selection mechanisms act on populations, not individual firms. The widespread use of trade associations in industry would seem to indicate that managers have long been aware of the need to manage the attributes of their collectives. It is time for reputation research to catch up.

In this special issue, we seek papers that demonstrate the existence of reputation at the collective level, illustrate its dynamics, outline specific instances of how it is managed, and link its management to the performance and survival of both corporations and collectives. We encourage submissions from both academics and practitioners. Papers may build or test theory, but all papers must contain rich qualitative or quantitative data.

Manuscripts should comply with Corporation Reputation Review's style and format guide and submitted electronically as a Word or rich text format attachment to Michael Barnett (mbarnett (at) coba.usf.edu). We encourage contributors to discuss ideas with either guest editor prior to submission. All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review. All submitting authors will be placed in a pool of potential reviewers; others who wish to volunteer as reviewers, please send an e-mail to: mbarnett (at) coba.usf.edu.

1 December 2006: Annual Meeting of the International Association for Business & Society (IABS), Villa La Pietra, Florence, Italy, 31 May - 3 June, 2007

IABS will hold its 2007 annual conference in Italy, The theme of the conference is 'advising practitioners'; inspired by Machiavelli, who lived and worked in Florence from 1469-1527. Business & Society scholars typically also find themselves in the role of advisor to practitioners. As academics they often have advanced insights but in order to apply these they need to be made available to practitioners in one way or the other.

We invite a variety of formats: (1) Discussion Session: A short, informal presentation of research ideas intended to solicit constructive feedback. (2) Workshop Session: A working meeting to address a specific research or teaching challenge. (3) Symposium: A presentation related to a well-defined theme. (4) Paper Session: A formal summary presentation of completed conceptual or empirical papers.

Abstracts, 3-5 pages double spaced, should fully describe the objectives and scope of your research. All conference proposals will be subjected to a blind review process. Each submission should include a cover sheet with author information (including contact information); corresponding author, and intended session format. Submission of an abstract for review constitutes a commitment that one paper author or all panelists or symposium members will attend the conference if the submission is accepted.

Email one copy or mail five copies of proposals for consideration by 1 December, 2006 to:

Ben Wempe, IABS 2007 Program Chair
RSM Erasmus University
Department of Business - Society Management
Room T7-13
P.O. Box 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 104 082 453
Email: iabs2007 (at) rsm.nl

3 December 2006: Call for Cases: oikos Case Writing Competition

The oikos Sustainability Case Writing Competition aims to promote the development of new, high quality, case studies in the field of sustainability management and sustainability strategies. Cases may tackle topics and situations of real world organisations relating to: Sustainability Technologies & Innovation, Sustainability and Corporate Strategy, Sustainability Rhetorics & Greenwashing, Voluntary Agreements and Institutional Change, Organizational Change and Sustainability Learning, Corporate Sustainability and Corporate Culture, Sustainability as a Business Concept, and Sustainability Networks & Market Development.

Applicants may be teachers, research assistants or students of business administration (or related areas) at a registered university. 1st prize 5000 Swiss Francs, 2nd prize 2000 Swiss Francs and 3rd prize 1000 Swiss Francs. Winning cases will be presented at the European Academy of Management Conference in Paris, May 14-17 2007. Please visit the oikos site for full details and submission form. Cases may be submitted by fax or email to Dr Jost Hamschmidt (jost.hamschmidt (at) unisg.ch).

15 December 2006: Call for Chapter Proposals: Sustainability in Management Education

Editor: Charles Wankel, St. John’s University, New York
Vol. 8 in the Research in Management Education and Development Series
IAP Publishers, Charlotte, NC, 2009

The need for environmental, social and economic sustainability in both global and local contexts is stark. Concerns about the viability and sensibility of current management theory and practice in the face of growing worldwide poverty, health crises, natural resource depletion, global warming, terrorism, and governmental and business corruption are mounting. Chapters on how management educators can use real-world projects to develop in learners visions of new roles for business in solving environmental and social problems, whether they are local or global, are invited.

Proposals can be any length though 200 words is ideal. Also include a brief biography mentioning any related publications and your degrees. Send these to: wankelc (at) stjohns.edu. The deadline for submissions for this volume is December 15, 2007. You can also visit the website.

15 December 2006: 11th European Business Ethics Network – UK Conference, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, 12-13 April 2007

The 2007 EBEN-UK/EHRM conference will be hosted by the University of Gloucestershire’s Business School, Cheltenham, UK., one of the UK’s larger business schools. The theme for the conference is “Ain’t Misbehaving?: Organisations, Ethics and Misbehaviour”. We welcome submissions on all aspects of ethics in organisational life, and in particular:

Issues of misbehaviour in organisations
Corporate social responsibility and philanthropy
Environmental and social auditing
Ethical and critical theory
Ethics in not-for-profit organizations
Globalisation and trade
HRM and ethics
Management knowledge
Research methods for business ethics
SMEs and ethics
Socially responsible investment
Teaching business ethics

Papers will be selected by peer review. Please submit either an outline proposal for a paper (about 500 words long) headed by your title, name, address and email address OR a completed paper and an abstract (100 – 200 words long) headed by your title, name, address and email address. Proposals should be submitted by December 15th 2006 to Joanna Page, EBEN Conference Administrator at EBENUK2007 (at) glos.ac.uk. For further information please contact the conference organiser, David Dawson, at ddawson (at) glos.ac.uk. Visit the website for more details.

15 December 2006: HAAMAHA 2007, 'Managing Enterprise of the Future ', 9-12 July 2007, Poznan, Poland

The 11th International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing Agility and Hybrid Automation (HAAMAHA) encompasses the 3rd International Conference on Managing Enterprise of the Future. The conference will focus on topics related to integration of people, organization and technology in broadly defined manufacturing, production, and service enterprises. Includes topic areas covering Environment risk analysis, environmentally conscious design, and product design for sustainability. Deadline for abstracts 15 December 2006. Review notification 15 February 2007. To indicate interest in the conference, please contact HAAMAHA (haamaha (at) put.poznan.pl).

The conference is organized by Institute of Management Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poland, in cooperation with Center for Industrial Ergonomics, University of Louisville, USA and the International Ergonomics Association, Technical Committee on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing. Visit the HAAMAHA site for more details.

November 2006

13 November 2006: Call for Proposals: 2007 ONE Professional Development Workshops, Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia,USA, 3-5 August, 2007

Lynne Andersson, Temple University, landerss (at) temple.edu

Organizations & the Natural Environment (ONE) is accepting all types of proposals for pre-conference workshops. Be creative! Let's take advantage of Philadelphia: it's much more than an aging industrial city; it's a city with deep social justice roots in the Quaker tradition, and home to the acclaimed Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network, a nonprofit network of local triple-bottom-line businesses and social entrepreneurs. Many of these businesses would be thrilled to partner with us for workshops and excursions! Also, consider the multiple stakeholders involved in the pursuit of sustainability to craft joint proposals with folks from other divisions. Download the PDW Proposal Submission Form, fill it out, and email it to Lynne Andersson at: landerss (at) temple.edu. The submission deadline is 13 November 2006, but earlier submissions are encouraged. If you're looking for ideas or want to discuss an idea before submission, please send an e-mail to Lynne.

15 November 2006: Call for PhD Papers: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) PhD Academy on Sustainability and Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 23-27 February 2007

The aim of the annual ETH PhD-Academy on Sustainability and Technology is to promote excellent PhD research and develop responsible leaders for tomorrow’s future. Designed as an intense 5-day scientific PhD seminar, the academy will focus on advancing PhD projects in the context of innovation and sustainability. To guarantee an intense learning process, attendance is limited to 15 PhD students.

The topic in 2007 will be “Managing Carbon Constraints.” Carbon constraints are widely discussed on the output-side of the value chain, for example in the form of climate change challenges. Furthermore, carbon constraints have become more important on the input-side of the value chain as illustrated by the increasingly debated disposition of fossil fuels. Therefore, it is currently under discussion to what extent business models and corporate risk assessments with respect to the natural environment are able to improve the management of carbon constraints.

Four days of the curriculum will focus on the research design and methodology of the various PhD projects. One day will be reserved to discuss the topic with leading business representatives. We invite PhD students with a background in strategic management, technology management, and the economics of innovation or regulation to participate in the academy. Besides content-related discussions, students will get valuable feedback from their peers and three well reputed professors:

Dr. Andrew J. Hoffman (Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan, USA)
Dr. Ans Kolk (Professor of Sustainable Management, Amsterdam Graduate Business School, Netherlands)
Dr. Volker Hoffmann (Professor for Sustainability and Technology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

Applying papers should focus on the following topics:

Carbon Market Development
Flexible Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol
Assessment of Carbon Constraints
Risk Management of Carbon Constraints
Clean Technologies and Innovation Strategies

Please apply to the academy with a covering letter explaining your motivation to participate, a proposal abstract of max. 2 pages, and a CV. The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2006. Information on acceptance will be given by December 1, 2006. Deadline for full paper is January 22, 2007. We welcome your application via electronic mail to SusTecAcademy (at) ethz.ch. Please visit the website for more details.

20 November 2006: Call for Abstracts: Development and Globalisation: Organising Global Concerns for Security and Participation Conference stream of the Fifth International Critical Management Studies Conference (CMS 5), 11-13 July 2007, Manchester, England

We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to our conference stream 'Development and Globalisation: Organising Global Concerns for Security and Participation'. Climate policy is intimately linked with both development and globalization in general and human security and participation in specific. This is why this call for papers might be interesting to many of you.

Climate policy and development: Both the Convention and the Protocol have divided countries along the lines of industrialized and developing countries and are thus directly linked with the theoretical underpinnings of this divisional logic. In a more applied sense, they both address development issues through technology transfer either through a GEF mechanism or the CDM. Climate policy and globalization: The two treaties bring countries together and install a particular global order. The CDM in specific has to deal with issues related to international trade. Climate policy and human security: Climate change is threatening populations across the world. Adaptation is a major measure of providing human security. Climate policy and participation: The CDM has provided a new tool to directly allow public participation in the approval process via the internet. Is this actually reaching the publics concerned?

Please note that abstracts are due on 20 November 2006. We welcome papers from researchers and practitioners alike from diverse backgrounds and take pride in supporting junior scholars. Please do not hesitate to contact us at our stream email address devandglob (at) gmail.com for further details on the conference stream. More information on the CMS 5 conference can be found at the website.

October 2006

1 October 2006: 2007 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 24-26 May 2007

The Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and its partner institutions invite papers for the 2007 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, to be held in Amsterdam on 24-26 May 2007. This conference will be the seventh event in the series of annual European Conferences on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, begun in Berlin in 2001.

This year's conference will address the theme 'Earth System Governance: Theories and Strategies for Sustainability'. The challenge of earth system governance raises many theoretical, methodological and empirical questions. For the 2007 Amsterdam Conference, we invite papers on the following seven core conference themes:

1. Theories and Methods for Analysing Earth System Governance, that is, papers on new theoretical advances and methodological tools to better study earth system governance, including new methods and tools that combine quantitative and modeling approaches-also from the natural sciences-with qualitative, case-based methods and participatory, stakeholder-oriented methods;

2. Architectures of Earth System Governance, that is, papers on the effectiveness of the overall governance system including problems of institutional fragmentation, interlinkages, and change;

3. Adaptive Governance, that is, papers on the ways in which institutions at all levels-ranging from local to global-can adapt to large-scale changes in their natural environment;

4. Agency Beyond the State, that is, papers on the influence of non-state actors in national and global environmental governance, including the effectiveness of private governance and stakeholder involvement at all levels;

5. Accountability and Legitimacy of Earth System Governance, that is, papers on the democratic foundations of environmental governance at the local, national, and global levels;

6. Allocation Mechanisms in Environmental Governance, that is, papers on the distributive effects of global and national environmental institutions and governance mechanisms; and

7. The Reflexive Governance of Global Public Goods, that is, papers on the institutional analysis of participatory decision-making, deliberative policy-making and capacity building in the governance of global public goods, including global biodiversity, climate, health, security and fair trade issues.

We also invite papers that focus on teaching global and national environmental governance and that discuss new approaches, experiences and programmes in this field. Details on abstract submission and more information is available at the conference website.

September 2006

15 September 2006: Call for Proposals - 2008 Special Issue of Academy of Management Learning & Education

The Academy of Management Learning & Education is soliciting proposals from individuals interested in serving as Guest Editor(s) for its 2008 Special Issue (V7N3, September). Guest editor responsibilities include identifying an appropriate special issue theme and reviewing and securing material appropriate for each of AMLE’s four content sections. Typically, those four sections will be comprised as follows: Research & Reviews (3 – 5 peer-reviewed, empirical or theoretical papers, totaling approximately 150 manuscript pages), Exemplary Contributions (1 – 2 invited papers by acknowledged leaders in the relevant discipline, totaling approximately 50 manuscript pages), Essays, Dialogues & Interviews (4 – 6 peer-reviewed papers, any mix, totaling approximately 50 manuscript pages), and Book & Resource Reviews (4 – 6 invited reviews, totaling approximately 25 manuscript pages). AMLE will work with Guest Editors to arrange referees and review processing, with all papers being reviewed by at least one Editorial Board member.

Proposals should include:

-Contact information, including phone, e-mail and postal addresses, of Guest Editors.
-500 - 1000 word overview of proposed theme.
-Plans for inviting Exemplary Contributions, identifying materials for Book & Resource Reviews, suggestions for Research & Reviews and Essays, Dialogues & Interviews, and suggestions for circulating a Call for Papers beyond publication in the Academy’s four journals. Guest editors are welcome to encourage papers for Research & Reviews and for Essays, Dialogues & Interviews, but these must be peer reviewed.
-A timeline beginning with an initial Call for Papers that will appear in AMLE V5N4, December 2006, allowing for initial submission and revise & resubmit processing, and concluding with final papers being completed by April 2008 (16 months), so as to allow time for copyediting and production, for publication in September 2008 (V7N3).
-A draft Call for Papers

Previous and planned special issues include Entrepreneurship Education, Guest Co-Editors P. Greene, J. Katz & B. Johannisson (V3N3, September 2004); Service Learning in Management Education, Guest Co-Editors A. Kenworthy-U’ren & T. Peterson (V4N3, September 2005); Ethics and Social Responsibility in Management Education, Guest Coeditors K. Thompson & R. Giacalone (V5N3, September 2006), and; Challenges and Opportunities of Executive Education, Guest Co-Editors B. Buechel & D. Antunes (V6N3, September 2007).

The editor and associate editors will evaluate proposals. Please direct all questions or requests for copies of prior successful proposals to the editor. Special issue proposals should be submitted to:
James R. Bailey: jbailey (at) gwu.edu by 15 September 2006.

20 September 2006: Call for Chapter Proposals: Alleviating Poverty through Business Strategy

Charles Wankel is soliciting chapter proposals for a volume on Alleviating Poverty through Business Strategy. Your proposal must contain:

(1) Your chapter's title
(2) a descriptive paragraph of your chapter (approximately 100 words).
(3) a brief biography.

Proposals due: September 20, 2006. Anticipated due date for assigned chapters is May 15, 2007. This proposed volume has been enthusiastically solicited by Palgrave Macmillan Publishers acquisitions editor Aaron Javsicas.

Best regards,
Charles Wankel
St. John's University, New York
wankelc (at) stjohns.edu

30 September 2006: Call for Projects - oikos Award for Student Entrepreneurship in Higher Education

Deadline 30 September 2006. How can student action transform higher education institutions towards Sustainability? What alliances are needed and how can entrepreneurial thinking push action at the local University level? In the context of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) oikos invites undergraduate and MBA students to contribute their ideas and projects. In a short description (max. 1 page), please provide details of your (or your organization's) accomplishment and describe how you would contribute to achieving sustainability goals within your University. Win 1000 Euro and present your achievement at the oikos winter school! For more information: http://www.oikos-foundation.unisg.ch/homepage/award2006.htm.

August 2006

1 August 2006: Call for posters and workshops, AASHE 2006: The Role of Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable World, Tempe, Arizona, USA, 4-6 October 2006

AASHE 2006 offers an exciting and unique opportunity for every sector of higher education to come together to demonstrate how colleges and universities can lead the way to a sustainable future. Whether student or administrator, faculty or staff, community member or business, your participation in this inspiring event is welcome. Abstracts of 200 words or less can be submitted online. All presenters must have registered and paid by September 1 or their name will not appear in the program. Visit the website for more information.

15 August 2006: Call for Doctoral Student Applications: Swiss Master Class in CSR 2006, Lausanne, Switzerland

The Swiss Master Class in corporate social responsibility will take place on December 8/9 this year. The idea is to bring nine promising young scholars in contact with 9 world leading voices in the debate on global corporate responsibility. We have invited highly reputed masters coming from different research disciplines (management, political philosophy, political theory, law) such as Thomas Dunfee from the Wharton Business School or Iris Marion Young from the University of Chicago and Michael Zuern from Berlin.

Applicants are required to submit an essay of no more than 4 pages, a CV (1 page) and confirmation of their enrollment in a doctoral program by August 15, 2006. You will find detailed information about the project and the application process at http://www.hec.unil.ch/csr. Only complete applications will be considered. Notifications of admissions will be sent in the first two weeks of September. All expenses (travel and accommodation) are covered by the organizers. Participants must be currently enrolled in a doctoral program or equivalent and should not be older than 35 years old.

Please send the application by email to:
Ulf Richter
University of Lausanne
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC)
Phone: +41 (0) 21 692 3488
Mobil: +41 (0) 76 5187847
Email: ulf.richter (at) unil.ch

23 August 2006: Sustainable Ventures

Sustainable Ventures is offering individual authors or teams a $10,000 prize plus benefits for the study that best measures the true costs of a loaf of bread. The winning study will provide an analytical framework that measures integrated social, environmental and financial performance. By revealing and quantifying hidden costs of a loaf of bread, the framework will help people make more informed choices to protect and restore our world. The second track deadline is August 23rd: Candidates who produce final papers by the August 23, 2006 deadline may be considered for the $10,000 prize to be awarded in the fall of 2006. Read the Call for Papers, or Press Release.

31 August 2006: Call for Track Proposals: EURAM2007, 16-19 May 2007, Paris, France

Would you like to develop tracks for EURAM2007? For EURAM2007, a new organization has been put in place. A scientific committee will be in charge of evaluating and selecting the tracks. The goal is to reinforce the academic content of EURAM conferences, have members come again to EURAM, and attract new scholars to EURAM2007. The conference theme is Current Management Thinking: Drawing from Social Sciences and Humanities to Address Contemporary Challenges. To propose a track, describe it in 500 words or less, including your name, institution, e-mail address, telephone numbers, research field, and your two most significant publications related to the proposed track topic. Indicate 4 key words that capture the essence of your proposal. The deadline for proposals is August 31, 2006. Please send your track proposal by e-mail to Academic Committee Chair Rodolphe Durand at euram (at) hec.fr. Visit the EURAM2007 website for more details.

July 2006

15 July 2006: Greener Management International special issue: Ecological Sustainability and CSR – Critical Perspectives and the Lessons of History

When a new century beckons, innovative thinkers respond. The roots of ecology are thus broadly acknowledged to be found dangling their fibrous ends in the dying years of the 18th century. When Alexander von Humboldt (the long acknowledged ‘father of ecology’) departed on the first of his many epoch making trips to Central and Southern America in 1799, he might already have had time to read a slim publication entitled ‘An Essay on the Principle of Population’. Assuming he extended his sphere of interest to the emerging discipline of political science, he would have detected distant echoes of ideas that were beginning to take shape in his own mind, however dimly the recurring conceptual pattern might have been discerned.

The author of the essay, one Thomas Robert Malthus, was himself disputing views held by another philosopher and political economist, the Marquis de Condorcet. In doing so, he gave such stark realisation to the concept of a powerful relationship between the natural environment and human beings, that the reverberations are still felt in current thinking. "The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race ."

Unfortunately, the innate pessimism of the findings obscured the revelation of the relationship itself. Despite the breadth and, for the most part, optimism of his contribution to the betterment of society, Malthus had to endure the nickname ‘Pop’ (for ‘Population’) for the rest of his life. However, others, such as von Humboldt, would certainly have found succor in the validating expression of a theme central to their own nascent ecological studies. If there is a mathematical or statistical relationship between people and the earth, then why not plants, their altitude and latitude, as he posited in ‘Idea for a Plant Geography’. The rest, as they say, is History.

Yet if our understanding of ecology has moved from the mechanical, to the biological, to the evolutionary and through to the quantum level, what light can a historical perspective of other, currently competing, concepts do for our attempts to ensure (our own and other) species’ survival?

If anything, a similarly historical view of Corporate Social Responsibility offers a chance for reflection on the ability of institutions to adopt similar intellectual concepts as foundation for entirely different social outcomes. It is not difficult to trace the evolutionary development of CSR from its earliest forms as realised by Jacob Fugger II, (1459-1525) through to the benign but socially narrow views of Andrew Carnegie (1835 – 1919); all this by way of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and (curiously) Adolph Hitler, who all adopted CSR in a variety of styles and for a variety of larger ends. Beyond Carnegie, the idea has been shaped by the fashions of economic theorists and further dissected by the likes of Theodore Levitt and Milton Friedman.

Since the 1950’s, the CSR agenda was arguably swept aside by the corporate environmental movement, which had its heyday of integration between environmental and economic activities during and following the Green Consumer boom of the mid 80s to the mid-90s. This then idiosyncratically metamorphosed into first the sustainable development movement and then the sustainability agenda in industrialized countries.

From this perspective, CSR has over the last decade also resurfaced as either the social dimension of the three-lobed Venn diagram of Sustainable Development (SD), or as the practical exponent of SD in corporations. So CSR is either part or driver (or both?) of SD, and some authors have also argued it is part of the theoretical underpinning of why companies should pursue SD. Hence there are conflicting views, or at least epistemological ambivalence, of the interaction between CSR and SD. Strangely, the reasons put forward as to why companies should pursue SD are quite similar to the reasons used in the 1950s-1970s to engage companies in the pursuit of CSR (or Business Ethics, as it was better known then).

In support of this move, the central argument has been that CSR is not a cost (Friedman) to the company, whose payment is ethically wrong (Levitt), but is an investment into the long-term competitiveness and image management of the company, thus maximizing returns. Yet such ‘corporate enlightened self-interest’ (Mintzberg) essentially reinforces that the CSR, like environment before its latest integration, is only to be valued in so far as it can be made to bear a return. Yet, the management of non-financial risk makes little distinction between reputation and the air we breathe.

So what does all this tell us about our current situation? It seems that unlike ecology, (which started out as an idea with political implications but was taken much further by biologists and other natural sciences), CSR has remained true to its earliest roots and has never wandered far from the shelter of political science. Does this make it incompatible with the aims of sustaining ecological integrity? Does it contribute to furthering ecological aims, or is it simply a cloak for maintaining the status quo?

COVERAGE. Against the historical background of both these concepts (which to the casual observer may not have effected that much change given current circumstances) and given the diversity of historical contributors, the aim of this special issue is to understand and critically evaluate CSR’s contribution to ecological sustainability. Typical questions may include, but are not limited to:

* In ecological terms, what is the justification for CSR - is it based on ethical values, is it part of an economic or social framework, is it driven by substantive or instrumental reasons?
* What is the role of corporations in modern, consumerist society? What are the limits to what society should expect companies to contribute, and why?
* What has been the critical experience with CSR standards, such as the Global Compact? Do they work with EMSs or are they simply a distraction?
* Does CSR appeal to Board level management more than environmental issues? If so, why and is it a problem?
* Case studies of conversions from “non-CSR” to “CSR-driven” companies and vice versa. What happened to the environment in such cases?
* The role of CSR in developing countries, especially where environmental and SD agendas are very different to those in Western countries and may not have yet become well established.
* How successful has CSR been and why? How do we define success here?
* Is CSR the soft focus equivalent of ‘economic redistribution’? Post-modernist Marxism with Vaseline on the lens?
* Has CSR become divorced from broader ethical discourse and if so, how?
* Does CSR explore the limits of ‘collective responsibility’ or does it simply obscure an individual’s requirements to maintain a moral code?
* Is the existence of CSR a sign of the conceptual failure of sustainable development?

The above list is by no means exhaustive, and contributions on other relevant topics will also be considered. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are welcome. The special edition is an attempt to develop a critical but constructive understanding of this field, and as such welcomes submissions based on a variety of approaches, be they reflective, empirical, practical or applied theoretical work.

CONTRIBUTIONS. Academics submitting material should clearly state how the theory and concepts developed in their work influences managerial practice. Given the intended practical nature of these publications, contributions from practitioners in businesses, NGOs and government are also very welcome. Theoretical papers should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words and case studies between 2,500 and 4,000 words in length. The paper submissions should follow editorial guidelines, which can be obtained from Greenleaf Publishing (see below).

SCHEDULE. The submission deadline for initial expressions of interest in the form of abstracts of approximately 300 words is July 15th, 2006. Abstracts should ideally be sent as e-mail attachments to both Guest Editors for the review process (see "Contact Details" at the end of this Call). A selection process will then be put into motion. Contributors whose abstracts are felt appropriate for the Theme issue will then be asked to submit full papers by November 2nd, 2006. Contributors will be informed of the acceptance of their contributions or be invited to submit final revised papers by January 11th, 2007. It is intended that the special issue of "Greener Management International" will be published in April 2007.

CONTACT DETAILS. For further information, to discuss ideas for contributions and to submit abstracts/manuscripts, please contact the Guest Editors:

15 July 2006: 4th Research Workshop, Permit Trading in Different Applications, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany

We would like to draw your attention to our fourth international research workshop "Permit trading in different applications" (see the attachment). We particularly invite scholars from all levels (e.g. full/associated professors, senior researchers, research fellows, PhD students, post-docs, habilitation candidates, assistant/junior professors) and from different disciplines (e.g. economics, management, jurisprudence, biology/ecology, geography, etc.) to take part in the workshop and to present a paper.

The workshop will take place 29th November - 1st December 2006 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg/Germany. It is organized by the Chair of Environmental Economics and the Chair of Corporate Environmental Management of the University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 30 scholars. This small group shall facilitate intensive discussions.

Detailed information is available in the attached Call for Abstracts/Proposals, and from our home page: http://www.wiwi.uni-halle.de/lui/bwl/umwelt/ (click on "Workshop permit trading in different applications" in the menu on the left side). Here you also can find some information regarding traveling, the venue and the region.

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best regards,

Ralf Antes & Bernd Hansjürgens & Marianne Keudel & Hans-Ulrich Zabel

Dr. Ralf Antes
University Halle-Wittenberg
Faculty of Economics
Chair of Corporate Environmental Management
Research Unit Emissions Trading
Grosse Steinstrasse 73
D-06099 Halle/Germany
Phone: ++49 /(0)345 / 5523463, Fax:++49 / (0)345 / 5527199
Antes (at) wiwi.uni-halle.de

31 July 2006: Third International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, University of Madras, Chennai, India, 4-7 January 2007

This conference aims to develop an holistic view of sustainability, in which environmental, cultural and economic issues are inseparably interlinked. It will work in a multidisciplinary way, across diverse fields and taking varied perspectives in order to address the fundamentals of sustainability.

As well as an impressive line up of international main speakers, the conference will include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the conference call for papers. Papers submitted for the conference proceedings will be peer-refereed and published in print and electronic formats in the International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. If you are unable to attend the conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the conference proceedings.

The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 31 July 2006. Proposals are reviewed within four weeks of submission. Full details of the conference, including an online call for papers form, are to be found at the conference website - http://sustainabilityconference.com/. We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Chennai in January 2007.

Yours Sincerely,

Prof. John Fien
Innovation Professor of Sustainability
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

June 2006

22 June 2006: ONE Doctoral Dissertation Award

The annual Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes recent doctoral work in the Organizations and Natural Environment (ONE) area. Eligible dissertations must focus on some aspect of the natural environment and organizations/society, however the particular discipline in which the dissertation is written is not a consideration. Criteria for selection include relevance, methodological appropriateness, scholarly contribution, and practical implications. Applications and dissertations must be in English. The successful applicant will receive a recognition plaque as well as a cash award at the annual Academy of Management meeting of the ONE Interest Group in Atlanta, August 2006.

Dissertation entries for 2006 must have been successfully defended between May 1, 2004 and June 15, 2006. A complete application will include: an electronic copy of your dissertation, as well as electronic copies of an abstract of not more than 10 double-spaced pages and of the dissertation committee's signature page, including university name and date of successful defense, as well as a separate title page, including author's address, phone numbers (business and home), fax number, and e-mail address. . The abstract should NOT IDENTIFY either the author or the university. To be considered for the award, these materials must be received by the Teaching Committee by June 22, 2006. Contact details for the Committee are below.

Since the criteria for this award considers relevance, methodological appropriateness, scholarly contribution, and practical implications, we suggest you include the following information in your abstract to help us evaluate your dissertation:

Introduction: Tell us your research question and how you believe your research will contribute to both research and practice.

Literature Review/Theory Building: Identify the research literature you used to develop your research question and your specific hypotheses. If possible, provide an appropriate graphic/table that describes your research model and hypotheses.

Method: Briefly summarize your sample, data collection procedures, variables, and analysis procedures.

Results: Provide a summary of your results and describe how these results relate to your research question.

Future Research: Tell us how your research will stimulate the research of others.

Submissions including electronic copies of an abstract, signature page, title page, as well as of the full dissertation, should be sent by email to:

Suzanne Benn
School of Management
University of Technology
PO Box 123 Broadway
Sydney 2007, Australia
Email: Suzanne.benn (at) uts.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9514 3059, Fax: +61 2 9514 3615, Mobile: +61 411 953 000

30 June 2006: Abstract Due: Corporate Reputation Review, Special Issue: Beyond Corporate Reputation: Managing Reputational Interdependence

Abstracts due 30 June 2006, full paper due 1 September 2006 (see September call for papers). Click here for the full call for papers and reviewers. Guest Editors: Michael L. Barnett, University of South Florida (mbarnett (at) coba.usf.edu) and Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan (ajhoff (at) bus.umich.edu).

In order to better gauge interest in the topic and to aid in organizing the issue, the editors ask interested contributors to notify them of an intent to submit a full paper. Please provide a short abstract -- a paragraph is fine; certainly no more than a page -- outlining your intended contribution by no later than June 30th. E-mail the abstract to Michael Barnett (mbarnett (at) coba.usf.edu). The editors may organize a meeting with intended contributors at the Academy of Management Conference in Atlanta in August.

May 2006

1 May 2006: Corporate Responsibility Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Incorporating: 'Business Strategy and the Environment Conference' and 'Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental Management Conference'. Research papers from a range of topics relating to corporate responsibility are invited. Initial abstracts of 200 words should be sent to Dr William Young (w.young (at) see.leeds.ac.uk) by 1 May 2006. See http://www.crrconference.org for further details.

15 May 2006: Business As An Agent of World Benefit: Management Knowledge Leading Positive Change, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA

As you may know, the Academy of Management received an exciting opportunity to work with the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) on a unique Forum, “Business as an Agent of World Benefit: Management Knowledge Leading Positive Change” to be held October 23-25, 2006 at Case Western Reserve University. WE INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS BY SUBMITTING A PAPER. THE DEADLINE IS MAY 15, 2006 FOR A 500 WORD ABSTRACT OF THE PROPOSED PAPER OR WORKSHOP SESSION.

The Forum will bring together leading management scholars and exceptional students with UNGC members who are business executives, civil-society leaders and government policy makers from around the world. It provides an opportunity to raise the visibility of management research as an important contributor to solutions to the 21st century’s most pressing global challenges. Please submit so that our research can have the impact it deserves in the world!

Please visit the Forum’s website http://www.bawbglobalforum.org/ for an overview of the Forum, including instructions for submitting a paper, and registering to attend. If your institution is interested in forum sponsorship opportunities or you have additional questions please contact, Ante Glavas (bawbforum2006 (at) case.edu) 1-216-368-2160.

April 2006

26 April 2006: Sustainable Ventures

Sustainable Ventures is offering individual authors or teams a $10,000 prize plus benefits for the study that best measures the true costs of a loaf of bread. The winning study will provide an analytical framework that measures integrated social, environmental and financial performance. By revealing and quantifying hidden costs of a loaf of bread, the framework will help people make more informed choices to protect and restore our world. Read the Call for Papers, or Press Release. Two Tracks are available for Submission:

Track 1 - deadline April 26th: Individuals and/or teams who deliver the first drafts of research papers by April 26th will be considered for attendance at the June 5th Candidate's Forum at Tufts University in the Boston area.

Track 2 - deadline August 23rd: Candidates who produce final papers by August 23, 2006 may be considered for the $10,000 prize to be awarded in the fall of 2006.

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