Dear all,

Please remember that the submission deadline for the 2009 Southwest Academy of Management Conference (Oklahoma City, 2009) is in one week.

Laurent Josien

Entrepreneurship Track Chair

CALL FOR PAPERS

For the 2009 Annual Meeting of the

SOUTHWEST ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT

In Conjunction with the Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD)

Renaissance Hotel          Oklahoma City, OK          February 24-28, 2009

Theme:  Crafting the Whole Professor:  Integrating Academia and Industry

Submission Deadline: Friday, October 3, 2008

Contact M. Suzanne Clinton, Program Chair, at mclinton1@ucok.edu with questions.

Southwest Academy of Management Conference Highlights

Electronic Submissions Process:  Submissions can be made at http://www.shsu.edu/~mgt_swam which has a link to the Conference Review System http://conferencereview.com.

Distinguished Paper Award:  A Best Paper will be selected for each track, and from this group one paper will be selected for the Irwin/McGraw-Hill Distinguished Paper Award.  A special team of reviewers will work with the authors so that this paper may be published in the Journal of Business Strategies.

Outstanding Reviewer:  An outstanding reviewer is identified for each track, and the Outstanding Reviewer for the conference will be identified from this group. 

Journal of Business Strategies:  The Southwest Academy of Management is affiliated with the Journal of Business Strategies, which publishes articles on all fields related to business.

Innovative Workshops and Symposia:  Innovative sessions are planned for each track, including presentations by distinguished speakers and faculty development sessions. 

Mentoring Sessions for Working Papers:  Authors with works-in-progress will meet one-on-one with an assigned mentor for suggestions on developing their work.

Published Proceedings:  Authors will be provided specifications for preparing their manuscripts after they are notified of acceptance.  Publication in the CD Rom-based Proceedings does not preclude subsequent publication in other journals when proper acknowledgement is given.

Innovative Ideas are Encouraged:  Proposals for special sessions (workshops, work-in-progress, etc.) should be detailed as soon as possible to permit evaluation. Please include a detailed description of the proposed session, indicating the participants, their roles, and evidence of their willingness to participate and send these proposals to the Program Chair at mclinton1@ucok.edu.  We are very willing to experiment with different session formats!

Doctoral Student Consortium:  Doctoral students are invited to the doctoral student consortium.  In addition, some limited financial support is typically available for doctoral students with papers accepted for the conference.  Please see the SWAM website (listed above) for details. 

Policies and Instructions for Paper Submissions

1. Competitive papers should be typed, double-spaced, and typically not more than 20 pages in length, exclusive of references and tables. 

2. The title page should include the name, affiliation, address, and telephone number of all authors.

3. The main body of the paper should have a title page with a 150-word abstract, but not the authors' names.  Papers will be double-blind reviewed. 

4. Papers should not have been previously published or presented.  At least one of the authors of an accepted paper will be required to join FBD and the Southwest Academy of Management, register for the meeting, and personally present the paper. 

5. Submissions are limited to a maximum of three per individual author. 

6. SWAM fully subscribes to the ethical standards of the Academy of Management. 

7. It is the policy of the Southwest Academy of Management to be given first and full credit for all papers presented at its meeting.  The Southwest Academy of Management will reject a paper that has been, or is scheduled to be, presented at another conference. 

8. Symposium proposals or proposals using an innovative format should be as detailed as possible in order to enhance the reviewers' ability to evaluate the proposal.  Indicate all session participants, their roles, and provide evidence of willingness to participate.