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Family Enterprise Research Conference '09

  • 1.  Family Enterprise Research Conference '09

    Posted 12-10-2008 11:25
    The 5th Annual Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC) will be held at the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, from April 24-26, 2009.
     
    This year???s conference theme is "Rethinking Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability and Stakeholder Management: Does Family Make a Difference?" While submissions on all topics relevant to family business are encouraged, full paper submissions focusing on the 2009 theme and the Business Ethics Quarterly (BEQ) Special Issue are especially welcome.
     
    Submissions for the conference may include:   Extended abstracts (one to five pages), or
      Full-length papers (maximum 12,000 words including references, tables, figures and appendices). The call for papers can be found at: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/management/academic_depts_centres/centres_institutes/entrepreneurship/media/FERC2009CALL4_22_2008.pdf
     
    Reviews of conference submissions will be conducted by the FERC ???09 Review Board, consisting of leading family business scholars  The FERC Review Board membership can be found at: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/management/academic_depts_centres/centres_institutes/entrepreneurship/media/2009ReviewBoard.pdf
    Please note that only full-length papers will be considered for the BEQ Special Issue. All submissions are due by JANUARY 31, 2009.
     
    The BEQ Special Issue Guest Editors include     Bradley R. Agle, University of Pittsburgh; James J. Chrisman, Mississippi State University; Ronald K. Mitchell, Texas Tech University, and; Laura J. Spence, Brunel University.
     
    We hope you will make plans now to join family business scholars and friends in Winnipeg, Canada for an exciting and informative conference. Special features of this year???s conference include:  Inspiring keynote addresses from leading family business scholars including     Dr. Ron Mitchell, Dr. Ken Goodpaster, Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Professor Harvey Secter and Dr. Glenn Feltham.
    •  Publication Boot Camp for exceptional conference submissions to be considered for the BEQ special issue.
    •  Best Poster Session Award, $2,000, sponsored by Laird Norton Tyee.
    •  2009 FOBI Scholars supported by the Seidman Colleage of Business at Grand Valley State University will be announced at the FERC 09. Four to six research awards, with a total of $30,000 will be granted this year.  Since inception in 2001, a total of 48 national and international scholars have been funded by FOBI. For more information on this program, please see http://www.gvsu.edu/fobi/
    •  Tour of Loewen Windows factory, a family-owned business in Steinbach, Manitoba.
    •  Outstanding hotel accommodations at one of Winnipeg???s most prestigious landmarks, the historic Fort Garry Hotel.
     More details coming soon to the conference website. 
    Submit your family business research to FERC  ???09 and join us in beautiful Winnipeg April 24-26, 2009. Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is home to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, historic architecture, distinctive neighborhoods and scenic waterways. Winnipeg is easily accessible by air, land or rail. Direct U.S. flights to Winnipeg can be made from Chicago, Minneapolis- St. Paul and Denver. From within Canada direct flights to Winnipeg can be made from Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.
     
    Hotel accommodations for the conference have been arranged at the Hotel Fort
    Garry.     Please visit http://www.fortgarryhotel.com/home.html to view this amazing property.
     
    Please visit the official FERC Website for further information on submitting your work to the FERC ???09 conference:
      http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/management/academic_depts_centres/centres_institutes/entrepreneurship/youth_programs/655.htm
     
    Warm regards from your FERC ???09 hosts,

    Dr. Reg Litz
    FERC 2009 Conference Chair
    Asper School of Business
    University of Manitoba
    Email: rlitz@cc.umanitoba.ca
    Tel: (204) 474-9406

    Dr. Allison Pearson
    FERC 2009 Program Chair
    College of Business
    Mississippi State University
    Email: allison.pearson@msstate.edu
    Tel: (662)325-7015
     

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    Allison W. Pearson
    Professor of Management
    College of Business & Industry
    Mississippi State University
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