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IACMR 2008: The Third International Association for Chinese Management Research Biennial Conference

"The Olympic Spirit in Chinese Management Research"

19–22 June 2008, Guangzhou, China

You are invited to attend the third IACMR Biennial Conference in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, on 19–22 June, 2008. The theme of the Conference is "The Olympic Spirit in Chinese Management Research," as it will be held during the same summer as the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The Olympic Movement has encouraged not only splendid sporting competition, but also synergy and solidarity among people from all over the world. The theme provides a broad scope for a variety of research that will contribute to the increasingly important knowledge of organizations and management in the Chinese context. We want to advocate the Olympic spirit in fostering excellence in management research relating to China. Additionally, we want to carry out the Olympic ideal in facilitating cooperation, coordination, and collaboration among researchers with diverse research interests and backgrounds. Most importantly, we want to celebrate what we do best: advancing management research while solving real-world problems.

Research presented at the conference cover a variety of topics related to organization and management in the Chinese context (e.g., mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore) or in Chinese firms operating globally. We have sessions of different formats in the disciplinary areas of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Strategy, Organization Theory, as well as International and Cross-Cultural Management. Various types of firms are discussed in this conference: state-owned, private, foreign-wholly-owned, joint ventures, and those organizations that are undertaking ownership transitions.

This year we saw an increase of 45% in total submission to the conference compared to the 2006 conference! We offer both Chinese and English sessions, including 49 paper presentation sessions, 8 poster sessions, 4 symposia, 6 keynote sessions, and an executive forum. We also offer ten professional development workshops which include a doctoral student consortium, a junior faculty workshop, a workshop on writing for top tier journals, etc.  

Details on these workshops, keynote sessions, preliminary program can be found on the conference website:

http://www.iacmr.org/iacmr2008/2008_iacmr_conference.htm 

A number of distinguished scholars in the management and organization field will present their China-related works and thoughts in keynote sessions. The keynote speakers include: Michael Hitt, Texas A&M; Paul Beamish, U of Western Ontario; Marjorie Lyles, Indiana University; Heather Havement, University of California, Berkeley ; John Child, U of Birmingham;Jay Barney, Ohio State University; Andrew Walder, Stanford University; Gary Hamilton, U of Washington; Neil Fligstein, U of California, Berkeley; Shaker Zahra, U of Minnesota; Per Davidsson, Queensand University of Technology; Garry Bruton, Texas Christian University; Sharon Alvarez, Ohio State University; Mike Wright, Nottingham University; Tom Lee, U of Washington; Daniel Brass, U of Kentucky; Terry Mitchell, University of Washington; Gary Johns, Concordia University; and Gerry Sanders, Brigham Young University.

So if you want to learn more about the growing community of Chinese management researchers, students, and practitioners, or, if you simply want to experience first hand the this is the conference you wouldn't want to miss!

Your registration fee includes a 2-year membership with subscription to the IACMR official journal Management and Organization Review and access to lots of research resources through our website (e.g., established scales in both Chinese and English).

We have always offered grants to students in past conferences (to 30 students in 2004, and 50 in 2006, respectively). This year, we will continue to offer 50 grants to both overseas and Chinese students! So if you are a PhD student interested in research or teaching related to China or the Chinese context, don't pass up this opportunity! Please find the details on the conference website under "Student Grant."

Registration for attendees from People's Republic of China (PRC) who study and/or work there:

http://www.iacmr.org.cn/2008conference/2008_iacmr_conference_register.htm

Registration for attendees from the rest of the world:

http://www.iacmr.org/iacmr2008/2008_iacmr_conference_register.htm

IACMR website:

English: http://www.iacmr.org/

Chinese: http://www.iacmr.org.cn/

IACMR journal: Management and Organization Review (now SSCI-indexed!)

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/subs.asp?ref=1740-8776

We look forward to seeing you in Guangzhou this June!

IACMR Executive Committee