We are pleased to present the Call for Contributions for the 8th Annual Colloquium of the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS).

Every year the EABIS Colloquium seeks to broaden understanding of the role of business in society, particuarly in dealing strategically and responsibly with challenges facing society, the environment, and governance.

In looking at the financial and economic disaster, the social and political crisis of our institutions, and the severe knowledge crisis; we wonder how it can be that, with all the economic policy research available, only a few heterodox scholars and commentators warned us before hand.  

Therefore, this Call invites contributions that reflect the complexity of the issues behind these discontinuities, the need for new governance, and implications for governance. We also have a particular interest in how the role of business in society is likely to evolve and to what extent governance mechanisms can foster corporate responsibility.

We are seeking proposals that present new business responses, research insights, and forward-looking thought leadership pieces from academics and corporate practitioners, policy thinkers and policy makers, international organizations and non-governmental organizations.

EABIS and IESE value multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary contributions from Strategic Management, Accounting, Finance, Corporate Governance, Public Affairs, Organisational Behaviour, HRM, Operations Management, Value Creation and Entrepreneurship, International Relations and Global Governance, Political Economy, plus of course Corporate Responsibility, Sustainable Development and/or Business Ethics.

WHAT KIND OF INPUT IS APPROPRIATE / REQUIRED?

FROM BUSINESS – 1000 word max. written summary of case studies, managerial approaches, strategic projects, partnerships, industry governance, corporate governance etc. (or 500 words with supporting PowerPoint)

FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDERS – 1000 word max. written summary of policy initiatives, consulting models, collaborative/self-governance cases, multi-stakeholder programmes, industry or sectoral research, etc. (or 500 words with supporting PowerPoint)

FROM ACADEMIA – 1500 word max. written summary of existing / new research, methodologies, position papers and conceptual frameworks on corporate and global governance and the role of business in society.

WHEN & HOW DO I SUBMIT MY IDEAS?

All presenters should follow the following deadlines:

• Contributions submitted by FRIDAY 29TH MAY TUESDAY 9TH JUNE

• IESE to confirm selection of inputs by FRIDAY 19TH JUNE

• Presenters to confirm participation by FRIDAY 3RD JULY

For the first time, all inputs to the EABIS Annual Colloquium are to be submitted online.

For more information, please download the documents Call for Contributions  (PDF, 109 Kb) and Submission Guidelines  (PDF, 55 Kb) .