Message-ID: <MAC.960205153606@maine.maine.EDU> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 15:36:06 EST From: "Dennis McConnell - UMaine, U.S.A." <mailto:mac@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> Subject: Call for Papers - IMDA Conference in Bermuda To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Fifth Annual World Business Congress
International Management Development Association
Princess Hotel, Hamilton, Bermuda
July 17-21, 1996
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The International Management Development Association (IMDA)
announces the Fifth Annual World Business Congress, which will be
held in Bermuda in July 1996. The conference will be hosted by
the IMDA and International Business Press, in cooperation with
Boston University, Bermuda College and a number of Bermuda corpo-
rations.
OBJECTIVES
Competitive papers and panel/special session proposals for pre-
sentation and subsequent publication in the Congress Proceedings,
are invited from scholars, researchers, consultants, and public
policy makers at all levels. The Congress is designed to offer an
excellent opportunity to meet colleagues from around the world to
share and discuss ideas and issues related to micro and macro
level business strategy and policy development, technology in
global marketplace and update, and increase the understanding of
business practices among the triad nations of Europe, Americas,
and Asia-Pacific as well as, their trading relationship with
others.
PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS (more information available on request)
Competitive papers, work-in-progress and special sessions/panels
are invited for consideration.
* Submit three double-spaced typed copies of completed manu-
scripts (not exceeding 20 pages including tables, figures and
references) as well as computer disks to the appropriate track
chair on or before March 31st, 1996. Papers must follow IMDA
publication format. Early submission of papers is strongly
recommended. Facsimile submissions are not acceptable.
* All papers will be subjected to a double blind review process.
They will be judged primarily on the basis of original contri-
bution, overall quality, and interest to the Association's
members. Reviewers' comments will be provided to authors when
notified of the Program Committee's decision. Notification
about the decision will be made by April 20th, 1996. The
deadline for receipt of camera-ready copy is May 10th. The
final copy should not exceed 8 pages typed single space.
* To be published in the Congress Proceedings, the IMDA requires
that at least one author register and pay the registration fees
and attend the Congress.
To receive a complete program announcement, please contact the
Congress Chair, at the following address:
Professor Erdener Kaynak
School of Business Administration
Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057
Tel: +1-717-948-6343
Fax: +1-717-566-1191
E-mail: mailto:K9X@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
TOPICS
The Congress will offer 39 Tracks for papers. The list of track
topics is attached to this note.
Dr. Nieminen, of the Turku School of Economics and Business
Administration in Finland, and I will co-chair the Track which
addresses EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN BUSINESS. If you would
like to submit a paper, please feel free to contact either of us
at the following coordinates:
Dr. Jarmo Nieminen
Institute for East-West Trade
Turku School of Economics and Business Administration
P.O. Box 110
20521 Turku, Finland
Tel: (358-21) 33-83-568
Fax: (358-21) 33-83-268
E-mail: mailto:JNIEMINE@MAIL.ABO.FI
Dr. Dennis McDonnell
College of Business Administration
University of Maine
Corbett Business Building
Orono, Maine 04469-5723
Tel: +1-207-581-1988
Fax: +1-207-581-1956
E-mail: mailto:MAC@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
TRACK TITLES
Note: Each track has two co-chairs. I have a file which provides
the names and postal addresses/e-mail address of each chair. (A
few chairs do not list e-mail address, but have instead provided
fax numbers.) If you would like a copy of the complete list,
please let me know and I can send the list to you via e-mail. To
include that listing with this note would make its length exces-
sive (and expensive) for list members at some international
sites.
1. Global Competitiveness
2. Global Industrial and Commercial Policy
3. Global Executive Training and Development
4. Comparative Management and Marketing Systems
5. Global Strategic Management
6. Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
7. International Business in Greater China
8. Business-Government Interface and Comparative Business Ethics
9. Transfer of Technology and Reverse Technology
10. Innovation and Technology Management
11. Eastern and Central European Business
12. Asia-Pacific Business
13. Global Corporate Strategic Alliances
14. Global Tourism Development and Strategies
15. Global Services Marketing/Management
16. Relationship and Total Quality Management
17. Global Human Resource Management Issues
18. Global Information Technology
19. Global Market Opportunity Analysis and Forecasting
20. Global Business Education in the Information Age
21. Regional Market Arrangements and Trading Blocs
22. Cross Cultural/National Consumer Behavior
23. Global Environment and Multinational Corporate Activities
24. Third World Business
25. Global Communication and Advertising Research
26. Emerging Economies
27. Contemporary Issues in International Accounting and Finance
28. Organizational Behavior and Business Policy in an Interna-
tional Setting
29. Export/Import Strategy
30. Marketing/Management and Economic Development
31. International Business and Taxation
32. International Business in the Middle East and North Africa
33. Global Distribution and Logistics
34. Global Public Policy Issues in Business
35. International Industrial Marketing and Management
36. Global Business Using Worldwide Web
37. NAFTA Issues and Latin American Business
38. International Business in Small Island Nations
39. Student Papers
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* Eastern European Enterprise Network * FAX: +1.207.581.1956 *
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