Call for Papers for a Special Issue in the Thunderbird International Business Review

The IMPACT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTIMENTS (fdi) FROM Democratic COUNTRIES TO CENTRALLY PLANNED economies

Submission Deadline: December 31, 2014

Guest Editors:

Pervez N. Ghauri, King’s College, UK

Byung Il Park, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea

Purpose and Research topics:

Despite the recent economic slump and subsequent reductions and fluctuations of investment activities undertaken by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in host markets, the overall volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) has significantly grown over the last three decades. The major proportion of the FDI flows from democratic to centrally planned economies with the latter currently receiving huge amounts of inward FDI from the West. A representative example of this flow is China. China is often referred to as the factory of the world and/or the black hole of inward FDI. According to UNCTAD (2001, 2011), the recorded figure for 2010 revealed a more than doubling in the increase of China’s inward FDI (i.e., US$105.7 billion) since the year 2000 (US$40.7 billion). The same information also reveals that inward FDI in Vietnam dramatically increased from an annual average of US$651 million between 1989 and 1994 to US$ 2.1 billion in 2000 and US$8.2 billion in 2010.

A more direct example that clearly demonstrates the interaction between democratic and centrally planned economies is the Korean case. Based on mutual agreements between South (democratic) and North (centrally planned) Korean governments, South Korea established an industrial complex through FDI in Gaesung, North Korea. A number of South Korean MNEs participated in the project in order to exploit their capital and technology in combination with North Korea’s cheap labor force. As of March 2012, South Korean MNEs invested in a wide range of industrial sectors, such as textile, chemical, machinery, metal engineering, electricity & gas, electronics, food products, paper & wood, ceramics and so on. Since its establishment in 2008, the stock of production exceeded US$1 billion in September 2010 and approximately 50,000 North Koreans were employed as of January 2012 (EncyKorea, 2013). As the first industrial complex inaugurated jointly by South and North Korea, it has been a mutually beneficial contribution to political reconciliation, economic development, economical collaboration and cultural exchange.

However, we do not know enough that what impact this cooperation between democratic and centrally planned economies has had on the political, economic development, social and cultural areas. In this regard, the aim of this special issue is to bring together theoretical and empirical advancements examining the impact of FDI from disparate economies. We seek both theoretical and empirical papers that may address, but are not limited to, the following list of potential research questions:

• Does FDI from democratic countries trigger economic growth in centrally planned countries? How does FDI from the former economies function as a vehicle to enhance economic development in the latter?

• Who obtains more benefits from FDI between democratic and centrally planned economies?

• Is the impact of FDI different in different centrally planned economies and are there different patterns of economic development?

• What are the key factors promoting positive spillover effects of FDI in centrally planned economies?

• What are the primary conditions that inhibit the negative economic development outcomes from inward FDI in these countries?

• How do Western MNEs contribute to social evolution, particularly in centrally planned countries?

• What is the effect of profit remittance by Western MNEs on these economies? What encourages Western MNEs to re-invest profits in these markets?

• Does foreign investment induce political transitions and institutional changes in centrally planned countries?

• What is the extent to which Western MNEs influence cultural evolution in these countries?

• Are democratic economies influenced by outward investments into centrally planned countries?

• Does the economic cooperation between democratic and centrally planned economies affect national / country of origin image?

Submission Instructions:

The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2014. Thunderbird International Business Review, including style guidelines, please visit the Thunderbird International Business Review website at: http://tibr.thunderbird.edu/submission.

All submissions will be subject to the regular double-blind peer review process at the Thunderbird International Business Review. The guest editors are seeking reviewers for this issue and are soliciting nominations and volunteers to participate as reviewers. Please contact the guest editors to volunteer or nominate a reviewer.

More Information:

To obtain additional information, please contact the guest editors:

Pervez N. Ghauri, King’s College London, UK (pervez.ghauri@kcl.ac.uk)

Byung Il Park, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea (leedspark@hufs.ac.kr)

References

EncyKorea (2013), Industrial complex established in Gaesung. Available http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1821118&cid=1599&categoryId=1599

UNCTAD (2001). World investment report: Promoting linkages. Geneva: United Nations.

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

Call for Papers

Annual Conference of Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

 

http://www.aieconference.org

 

 

The 7th Annual Conference for the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (AIE2014) will be held in Qinghai,China, on 5th-7th September 2013. The National Entrepreneurship Research Center based in School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, will host the event with the Technology and Management for Development (TMD) Centre, University of Oxford. The AIE conference has been successfully held since 2008, and attracted more than 1,500 scholars from more than 27 countries. The AIE Conference provides a broad platform to convene scholars from around the world to present research and to stimulate discussions on critical research issues and new developments in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

 

Important Dates

 

Submission of Full Papers:  May 30th, 2014

Notification of Acceptance: June 30th, 2014

 

Topics

The conference focuses on discussions mainly covering the following topics of interest but is not limited to:

Ø  Innovative and entrepreneurial strategies for firms in global markets

Ø  Industrial focus in innovation and entrepreneurship

Ø  Management of technological innovations

Ø  Patenting and licensing management

Ø  Innovation and corporate venture

Ø  New business creation process

Ø  Technology-based venturing

Ø  Venture capital and entrepreneurial finance

Ø  Creation and management of family business

Ø  Entrepreneurship environment and policy

Submission

Authors are invited to submit full papers and Professional Development workshops (PDW) proposals. Papers and proposals will be selected by the Conference Committee consisting of a panel of international scholars. The submitting authors will be notified of the Conference Committee’s decision by June 30, 2014. Please submit the paper and proposals in electronic format (PDF files only) to: http://www.aieconference.org/

For general help and administrative matters, please contact AIE Support at aie@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn

Call for Papers

Theme: Local Contexts in Global Business
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Program Chair: Klaus Meyer, China Europe International Business School ( AIB2014@ceibs.edu )
Globalization is increasing opportunities for business to create value by bridging across different local contexts. At the same time, these local contexts retain their distinct characteristics in terms of, for example, culture, regulations, resources and human capital. Increasing interactions across nations, however, does not necessarily lead to convergence: Local communities retain their distinctiveness. In fact, for many, local identity may even become more important in response to the anonymous forces of globalization. On the other hand, some communities, such as our host city Vancouver, thrive on the interaction of people from a diversity of backgrounds, and become hubs of global business. Communities also build on local values, which can themselves become global. Vancouver, the home of Greenpeace, aspires to be the world's greenest city and the home to companies producing green technologies.
The tension between the globalizing and localizing forces in our societies create major challenges for businesses. For example, how do firms and individuals engage with the dual demands of acting both local and global? How do companies exploit the diversity of the world economy to gain competitive advantage in a variety of local markets? How do global (or regional) MNEs manage to deliver locally relevant products and services? How do MNE operations in multiple localities shape global innovation processes? How do local concerns about social or environmental issues in communities of place and indigenous societies get heard in a world of global business? How are global concerns, such as global warming, violent conflicts, and financial crises, reflected in local decisions by businesses?
This tension also creates profound challenges for how we do research in the field of international business. For example, how do we incorporate aspects of local context in our theorizing? How can we make highly abstract theories relevant for different local contexts? How can we derive relevant theoretical insights from single context studies? How can we ensure our measurements of abstract constructs are valid in different cultural contexts?

Paper and Panel Submissions

Paper and panel submissions for AIB 2014 need to be categorized into one of thirteen topical and two special tracks. Each paper or panel proposal must be submitted to only one track. Please select the track closest to your proposal from the list below. All single country studies must focus on IB-relevant topics such as MNCs, international institutions, trade, global value chains, etc.

1. People and Careers in Cross-Cultural Business
Track chair: Davina Vora, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA ( 2014track1@aib.msu.edu )
2. Entrepreneurship, SMEs, and Born Globals
Track chair: Shameen Prashantham, Nottingham University Business School China ( 2014track2@aib.msu.edu )
3. Organization, Management and Human Resources of the MNE
Track chair: Dana Minbaeva, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark ( 2014track3@aib.msu.edu )
4. Marketing and Consumers in IB
Track chair: Janet Y. Murray, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA ( 2014track4@aib.msu.edu )
5. Global Value Chains and the Geography of IB
Track chair: Vikas Kumar, University of Sydney, Australia ( 2014track5@aib.msu.edu )
6. Innovation and Knowledge Management
Track chair: Felipe Monteiro, INSEAD, France ( 2014track6@aib.msu.edu )
7. Competition and Collaboration in IB
Track chair: Aya Chacar, Florida International University, USA ( 2014track7@aib.msu.edu )
8. Global Strategy, M&As and Competitiveness
Track chair: Jordan Siegel, Harvard Business School, USA ( 2014track8@aib.msu.edu )
9. Home Economies and the MNE
Track chair: Pavida Pananond, Thammasat University, Thailand ( 2014track9@aib.msu.edu )
10. Theories of the MNE and of FDI
Track chair: Gabriel Benito, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway ( 2014track10@aib.msu.edu )
11. Stakeholders, Responsible Leadership and Governance
Track chair: Sheila Puffer, Northeastern University, USA ( 2014track11@aib.msu.edu )
12. The Institutional and Political Environment of IB
Track chair: Pei Sun, Fudan University, China ( 2014track12@aib.msu.edu )
13. International Finance and Economics
Track chair: Lars Oxelheim, Lund University, Sweden ( 2014track13@aib.msu.edu )
14. Research Methodology in IB (Special Track)
Track chair: Timothy Devinney, University of Leeds, UK ( 2014track14@aib.msu.edu )
15. Teaching IB (Special Track)
Track chair: Andreas Schotter, Ivey Business School, Canada ( 2014track15@aib.msu.edu )

We will be accepting two types of submissions - papers and panels. Paper and panel submissions need to be categorized into one of the thirteen topical tracks or into one of the two special tracks described above. Each paper or panel proposal must be submitted to only one track. For the special tracks on teaching and research methods, please contact the track chairs to discuss the preferred format of the sessions.

All submissions will be handled through the AIB online submission system. All manuscripts and proposals must be submitted by January 15, 2014. Please refer to the detailed submission instructions page for additional information on how to prepare and submit your submission. For up-to-date information about the conference and related events, please check the conference website at http://aib.msu.edu/events/2014/. Any questions regarding this call for papers should be addressed to the track chairs or the Program Chair, Klaus Meyer.
Klaus Meyer
Program Chair, AIB 2014 Annual Meeting
China Europe International Business School, Shanghai
AIB2014@ceibs.edu

CALL FOR PAPERS 2014

4^th Organisational Governance Conference

Community Sustainability and Organisational Governance

Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania | 15 & 16 September 2014

Call for Papers

There is considerable evidence that the field of social responsibility is changing and maturing. This can be seen from the issues which are of concern to people currently researching in the field. The concept of CSR has gradually spilled over to the other fields of inquiry so much so that today we can speak about the inclusion of social responsibility in any type of human activity (business, politics, justice, etc.)

Since its formulation as a concept, the CSR has continuously evolved under the pressure of consumers, concern about the environment, as well as debates revolving around the need of improving the environment and labour standards. Since the 1990s, the pressures of globalization have led to growing attention paid to the relationship between the CSR and community issues and human rights. The recent global financial crisis brought even more vigorous the debate about the role of businesses and their responsibilities toward the society. Some authors place among the causes of the crisis the companies’ behaviour and the ignorance on real community issues.

As far as governance is concerned there is a new concept emerging – sustainable governance. Certainly social issues (ageing, migration etc), human rights issues, environmental issues (climate change, resource depletion, etc) are all causes of concern. Issues regarding social responsibility are significant at the macro level of the economy, at the corporate level and also at the micro level of individual behaviour. And this concern for governance is broader that corporations, extending also to the governance of markets and countries and to governance in a global economy.

The list below is only indicative of possible topic areas that contributors may wish to consider while they develop their papers for the conference:

· Organisational Governance and Firm CSR/Sustainability Values

· CSR/Sustainability Regulation and Organisational Governance

· Organisational Governance and CSR/Sustainability Reporting Quality

· Organisational Governance Mechanisms and CSR/Sustainability

· Organisational Governance and Business Ethics

· Organisational Governance and in a Sustainable Market

· Organisational Governance and Sustainable Risk Management

· Organisational Governance and Sustainable Supply Chain

· Organisational Governance and Firms Sustainability

· Organisational Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility

· Organisational Governance and Stakeholders

· Theoretical perspectives on Organisational Governance

· Governance as a Macroeconomic issue

· Regulatory Failures and Organisational Governance

· Social Responsibility and Community issues

· Organisational Governance in the Public Sector/ NGO sector

· Audit and organisational governance

· Models of organisational governance

Offers to run workshops, symposia, poster sessions, themed tracks or alternative events are especially welcome. Please contact Prof. dr. Rodica Milena Zaharia (milena_zaharia@yahoo.com) with suggestions.

Although preference will be given to full papers, abstracts of 200-500 words will also be considered. All papers and abstracts should be sent by 1^st June 2014 by email to davideacrowther@aol.com. No more than 2 papers will be accepted from any author.

Abstracts registration: June 1, 2014

Full papers deadline: August 1, 2014

Conference fees

Regular conference fee: 220 Euro.

Early bird fee: payments made till July 20, 2014 – 170 EURO

There are a limited number of special fees – 50% off the regular conference fee (110 Euro)— for PhD students. These fee reductionss are offered on competitive basis. If you are eligible please contact the conference chair dr. Alin Stancu (alinstancu@gmail.com).

Please check if you need a visa for your travel to Romania (http://www.mae.ro/en/node/2040). To get an official invitation for the conference please contacts the conference chair.

We will publish proceedings and full details concerning other publishing opportunities for the papers presented at the conference will be provided during the conference.

Venue of the Conference

The conference will be held in Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania.

The conference fee will include meals and conference materials. There is plenty of good hotel accommodation nearby to suit all budgets and details will be given with registration details.

An optional sightseeing tour will be arranged for after the conference and details will be announced later.

Full and updated details can be found at the conference website: www.ogc.ase.ro

We look forward to welcoming you to Bucharest in 2014 for what promises to be an exciting conference.

Asst Prof Alin Stancu Professor David Crowther

Conference Chair Chair of Scientific Committee

Bucharest University of Economic Studies Head of CROG

Bucharest De Montfort University

Romania Leicester

UK

email alinstancu@gmail.com davideacrowther@aol.com

CALL FOR PAPERS 2014

13^th International Conference on Social Responsibility

Bradford College, West Yorkshire, UK,
30 June – 2 July 2014.

For our 13th conference in this series we will be visiting the UK, where the conference will be held in the city of Bradford, hosted and organised by Bradford College in conjunction with the Social Responsibility Research Network (SRRNet).

Call for Papers

As always the conference is intended to be interdisciplinary and welcomes contributions from anyone who has a perspective on this important issue. This time we will be focusing on one of the most significant issues of the present. So at this conference there will be a focus on the theme of:The Macro Environment

The components of the macro environment have always had a major impact on the way organisations, whether global, national, or regional for that matter, have operated. With the increasing and more pronounced role of CSR, those components have been placed under the spotlight with more scrutiny. This conference aims to examine the influence of individual macro environmental factors on business as well as not for profit organisations.
Although the conference will be focused on the macro environment, papers addressing all other areas of CSR are welcome. Thus papers are welcome on any topic related to this broad theme and suggested topics for papers include:

• Impact of national and international politics on CSR

• Influences of economics on organisation’s CSR initiatives

• Social, cultural and demographics and CSR

• Organisational CSR and compliance with legislation

• CSR and business ethics

• Impact of technology on CSR

• Ecology as a constituent of CSR

• Corporate reputation and CSR

• Corporate governance and sustainability

• Management and CSR

• Evaluating CSR activities

• Developing sustainable strategies

• Accounting for climate change

• Social entrepreneurship

• Dealing with Hubbert’s Peak

• Measuring and managing virtual water content

• Carbon footprint accounting

• Socially responsible business activities

• Globalisation and Corporate Activity

• Regulation of Corporate Social and Environmental Behaviour

• Relationship between CSR and corporate performance

• CSR and value creation

 

Offers to run workshops, symposia, poster sessions, themed tracks or alternative events are especially welcome. Please contact Khosro Jahdi with suggestions.

Although preference will be given to full papers, abstracts of 200-500 words will also be considered.
All papers and abstracts should be sent by 1st April 2014 by email to: davideacrowther@aol.com.
No more than 2 submissions will be accepted from any author.

We will publish conference proceedings. Full details concerning other publishing opportunities for the papers presented at the conference will be provided.

Doctoral Colloquium

This year we will again be running a doctoral colloquium as part of the conference. The aim will be to give detailed feedback to doctoral researchers concerning their papers. Feedback will be specific to each person and their research, and will be given by an experienced academic in the field.
The colloquium will be an integral part of the conference and all delegates will be expected to participate fully in the conference but the sessions will give extra time to presenters – to allow for discussion and formal feedback.

Abstracts for the Colloquium of 200-500 words should be sent by 1st April 2014
by email to davideacrowther@aol.com, and specify they are for the Colloquium.
In order to allow detailed feedback full papers will be required in advance of the
conference. Full details will be given to participants upon acceptance. Following the tradition established at the 6th conference in Kuala Lumpur, a Young Academician award will be made during this colloquium.

Venue of the Conference

The conference will be held at Bradford College, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK,
30 June – 2 July 2014. The conference fee will be announced later and will include meals and conference materials. Suggestions for appropriate accommodations will also be provided.

An optional sightseeing tour will be organised at the end of the conference; full details will be available later.

We look forward to welcoming you to Bradford in 2014 for the 13th conference in
the series.

 

Full and updated details can be found at the conference website:

www.socialresponsibility.biz/csrhome.htm

 

Dr Khosro S Jahdi Professor Dr David Crowther

Conference Chair Chair of SRRNet

Bradford College, Bradford, UK De Montfort University, UK

k.jahdi@bradfordcollege.ac.uk davideacrowther@aol.com