Academic Conference

Call for Contributions

We are calling for contributions to feed our discussions and to promote knowledge sharing and exchange of ideas and approaches. Two kinds of contributions will be accepted:

 

  • Papers and research projects: a structured description of research question, theoretical mainstream and research methodologies that candidates want to use, or are currently using, in their research

  • Issues or methodological queries: a narrative of problems related to issues or methodologies that the candidates are facing in their research

 


Selection Criteria


  • Academic rigor

  • Practical relevance to business, civil society actors and policy makers

  • Clear language accessible to all

  • Relevance of issues and methodological problems to other PhD candidates

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Procedure and format for papers and research projects


Summaries should be between 2000 and 3000 words and include the following:

  • Field of research and theoretical mainstream

  • Clear description of the research question(s)

  • Detailed description of the research methodology on both data collection and data analysis

  • Organizational details such as links with professors or colleagues from different countries, cooperation with research institutes/universities, international database(s) used, etc.

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Procedure and format for issue or methodological query


Summaries should be between 1000 and 1500 words and include the following:

  • Field of research

  • Clear description of the research question(s) and topic being examined

  • Comprehensible narratives of the problems related to intra or inter-disciplinary issues, research design, theory building, research methodologies, etc.

  • Organizational details such as links with professors or colleagues from different countries, cooperation with research institutes/universities, international database(s) used, etc.

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Common procedures and format for contributions


  • In the text, all tables and figures must be referred to and all must have captions ("(Figure 1 about here)")
  • If the lead author is Katherine Smith, the main manuscript filename should be smith.doc.
  • Everything, including references, must be double-spaced - with exception to tables
  • All contributions should be submitted in .pdf or .doc format.
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Publishing Opportunity


Submissions will be considered for publication in a special edition of the Journal of General Management
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Important Dates


  • Submission of contributions (papers, research projects and issues or methodological queries) by
  • Review feedback and decision by 28 July 2007
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