Below is a call for Papers for a conference that some of us should attend.
Ross D. Petty
Professor of Marketing Law
Zwerling Family Term Chair
Babson College
Babson Park, MA 02457
(781) 239-5529
Call for Papers
CGBC 2011 – Boston, USA.
Corporate Governance and Business Conference (CGBC)
14th & 15th July 2011
www.abrmr.com
Overview of the Conference
The recent financial crisis has created an impression, rightly or wrongly, of a wholesale failure in corporate governance. Considerable debate has ensued and various practitioners, policy makers and theorists have endeavoured to discover whether this is symptomatic of broader problems or the result of inadequacies in the regulation structure of the financial system. All who wrestle with this issue are aware of the need to encourage high standards of corporate governance without endangering entrepreneurialism, innovation and wealth creation. This whole issue has thrown into sharp relief the dialogue (or lack of it) between boards and shareholders. There is clearly no room for complacency in the areas of strategy and value-creation. Companies worldwide are now suffering a whole raft of problems many of which stem from liquidity and solvency in the global banking system.
Increasingly the issue of Corporate Governance is one that warrants attention. From the American Bar Association’s Model Business Corporation Act to the Turnbull Guidance (2005) considerable momentum has been building, a momentum added to considerably by the Enron debacle. The conference seeks to elucidate a wealth of issues related not just to Corporate Governance, but also business management and general business ethics. Contributions should therefore be of interest to scholars, practitioners and researchers in management in both developed and developing countries targeting a worldwide readership.
Subject Coverage
Examples of topics appropriate to the Conference may include:
• Effective boardroom performance and board evaluation
• Leadership training and education
• Transparency in government procurement/operations
• Executive leadership
• Market Microstructure
• Legal safeguards and their role in Corporate Governance
• Reforming corporate reporting
• The interplay between the G4 and trade round implementation issues
• Reporting structures in business
• How trade facilitation is conceptualized and made operational in different emerging markets
• The role of the Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM)
• Accounting Disclosure Practices
• Financial Reporting
• The implementation of the "comply or explain" principle
• The role of business in society
• The incentives required to encourage more socially- and environmentally-responsible corporate action
• The role and contribution of external (non-executive) directors
• Corporate accountability in a media age
• Issues of Intellectual property rights
• Redefinitions and reassessments of corporate governance models
• Regulation and competition
• Role of International Law in business
• The role and impact of local and international regulatory bodies and regimes on corporate behaviour.
• Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Risk Management
• Earnings Quality
• Structural readjustment
• The linkage between international trade and overseas aid
• Business ethics and legal issues
• Business environment
• Business policies, strategies, and performance
• Business and retail research
• Business security and privacy issues
Please note that this list is only indicative of possible topic areas that contributors may wish to consider while they develop their papers for the conference.
Conference Objectives
• To elucidate an issue that is becoming ever more important as global economies become intertwined.
• To learn more of the key concepts and frameworks from all disciplines regarding wide range of contemporary issues in business and management.
• To explore how governance issues are raised, challenged and resolved.
• To consider the pedagogy for teaching the issue of business & management, including recommendations about topics, syllabi and course materials.
• Keep abreast of developing trends in the field of corporate governance
• To meet and network with colleagues in one of America’s most cultured cities.
Important Dates
Draft submission deadline: 31st May 2011
Final paper submission deadline: 24th June 2011
Publication release: 14th July 2011
Submission
Authors are invited to submit original research papers, case studies, reviews, work in progress reports, abstracts, students’ papers or research proposals within the broad scope of the conference. All submitted paper will be double blind reviewed for consideration in the conference. Papers should follow the required style and format. All Manuscripts Should Be Professionally Proofread Before The Submission. The best papers from the conference will be recognized and will be considered for publication in the Journal of Business & Retail Management Research (JBRMR).
Papers should be submitted to the Editor-in-chief electronically through the online system as e-mail attachment to [log in to unmask]
Registration
Each conference participant is required to pay the registration fee of £250 (pound sterling). This cover conference attendance, copy of special edition of CGBC proceedings & attendance certificate.
Registration fee:
£250 if submitted before the deadline of 24th June 2011
£300 after the deadline of 24th June 2011
For more information, please visit the website at www.abrmr.com
Kind Regards,
Maruf Hossain
International Conference Coordinator
Academy of Business and Retail Management
Brent House, 214, Kenton Road,
Harrow, Middlesex HA3 8BT.
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8909 1117, +44 (0) 20 89092100
Fax: +44 (0) 2089092120
Web: http://www.abrmr.com/
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Ross D. Petty
Professor of Marketing Law
Zwerling Family Term Chair
Babson College
Babson Park, MA 02457
(781) 239-5529
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