10th oikos PhD Summer Academy 2009
Sustainability-driven Business Models
August 30-September 4, 2009, <u2:place u3:st="on"><u2:city u3:st="on">Switzerland</u2:city></u2:place>
Abstract submission deadline: March 15th, 2009
oikos foundation invites doctoral candidates to submit a paper to the 10th international oikos PhD Summer Academy. The basic idea of the academy is to provide a forum for PhD students to present and discuss their on-going research projects with fellow students and senior faculty. The 10th oikos PhD summer academy focuses on the role of business models in achieving environmental, social and economic sustainability. Feedback will be given by
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Oana Branzei, Ass. Professor of Strategy, <u5:placename u6:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Richard</st1:placename></u5:placename> <u5:placename u6:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Ivey</st1:placename></u5:placename> <u5:placetype u6:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></u5:placetype> of Business (<u5:country-region u6:st="on"><u5:place u6:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region></u5:place></u5:country-region>)
Jeffery <u5:place u6:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">S. McMullen</st1:place></u5:place>, Ass. Professor of Entrepreneurship, Kelley <u5:city u6:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">School of Business</st1:city></u5:city>, <u5:state u6:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Indiana</st1:state></u5:state> University (<u5:country-region u6:st="on"><u5:place u6:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region></u5:place></u5:country-region>)
Christian Seelos, Director of the IESE Platform for Strategy and Sustainability (IPSS), <u5:placename u6:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">IESE</st1:placename></u5:placename> <u5:placename u6:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename></u5:placename> <u5:placetype u6:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></u5:placetype>, <u5:city u6:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:city></u5:city> (<u5:country-region u6:st="on"><u5:place u6:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region></st1:place></u5:place></u5:country-region>)
The interactive programme will encompass graduate student presentations, guest lectures (e.g. Rolf Wüstenhagen, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">St. Gallen</st1:placename></st1:place>), professional development roundtables and social events.
To allow in-depth discussions the oikos PhD summer academy is limited to 15 PhD students. Please, send us your proposal abstract (max. 2-3 pages), a short curriculum vitae and a letter of interest until March 15, 2009. For more details please visit our website or download the call for papers at http://www.oikos-international.org/en/projects/phd/academy2009.html
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Dr. Jost Hamschmidt
oikos foundation for economy and ecology
University of St. Gallen - Switzerland
phone: ++41 71 224 2595
http://www.oikosinternational.orgoikos / PRI Young Scholars Finance Academy 2009 (Feb 08-13)
http://www.oikosinternational.org/projects/finance.htmlNEW: Wuestenhagen, R., Hamschmidt, J., Sharma, S., Starik, M. (eds., 2008): Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK.