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SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
ATLANTA COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONFERENCE (ACAC)
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CALL FOR PAPERS * CALL FOR PAPERS * CALL FOR PAPERS
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May 19 to 21, 2009 (Tuesday to Thursday), at the
Roberto C. Goizueta Business School, Emory University
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (alphabetically):
- Rajshree Agarwal, University of Illinois
- Juan Alcacer, Harvard University
- Bruce Kogut, Columbia University
- Marvin Lieberman, UCLA
- Joe Porac, New York University
PROGRAM CHAIR & ORGANIZER:
- Russell Coff, Emory University
ACAC FOUNDER & CHAIRPERSON:
- Rich Makadok, Emory University
CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
- Russ Coff & Rich Makadok, Emory University
- Asli Arikan, Ilgaz Arikan, Bill Bogner, Irene Duhaime,
& Greg Henley, Georgia State University
- Marco Ceccagnoli, Vivek Ghosal, & Frank Rothaermel,
Georgia Institute of Technology
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ACADEMIC SPONSORS:
- Emory University's Roberto C. Goizueta
Business School
- Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College
of Business
- Georgia Institute of Technology's College
of Management
CO-SPONSORS:
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City
- Herman J. Russell Sr. International Center for
Entrepreneurship
CORPORATE SPONSOR:
- Beckmill Research
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The "big picture" strategy questions...
- Where do competitive & distinctive advantages
come from, and how are they sustained?
- Why do some companies & new ventures
consistently outperform their competitors?
- Why do some businesses succeed in the same
industry environments where others fail?
- And what, if anything, can managers and
entrepreneurs actually do about it?
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The aim of this annual conference series is to
improve our ability to answer these "big picture"
questions and other related questions by engaging
some of the world's top researchers on competitive
advantage in Atlanta for 3 days a year.
We expect to:
- Share cutting-edge research, ideas, and theories.
- Foster collaborative research efforts.
- Build a worldwide association and network of
researchers who are dedicated to advancing the
state of knowledge about competitive advantage.
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The conference organizers invite the submission
of unpublished working papers that advance the
state of knowledge about competitive advantage...
- Conference registration fee will be WAIVED for
ALL authors of accepted papers. Authors of
accepted papers will also receive catered
meals and deeply discounted hotel rates
(but will be expected to pay for their own
hotel, airfare, & other travel expenses).
- Submitted papers will undergo a selection
process, NOT a formal review process -- so
we will not provide reviews or other feedback
on any submitted manuscript.
- Submitting a paper represents a commitment
that at least one of the authors will attend
and participate in whatever session the paper
gets scheduled for, whenever during the
conference that session is scheduled. Authors
who commit to attend and participate but then
fail to do so, for any reason other than an
immediate genuine emergency, may be excluded
from participation in future ACAC meetings.
- In addition to regular paper-presentation sessions,
authors may also choose to allow their submitted
papers to be considered for two other alternative
session formats: a poster-presentation session
(held at the time and place where refreshments
are being served, in order to maximize audience
size), or a research-development workshop session
(where authors to provide feedback to each other
on their papers, under the guidance of an
experienced facilitator).
- Papers must be submitted via the Social Science
Research Network (SSRN) conference submission system at
Submitters must create a SSRN account. Any technical
problems with the SSRN submission system should be
calling 877-SSRNHELP (877.777.6435 or 585.442.8170).
- Papers must be submitted in PDF format, but
documents can be converted to PDF format for FREE
(with no software required) by using any of five
on-line file-conversion web sites -– see the
submission web page above for links and details.
- When submitting a paper, please select 3 to 5 topic
codes from the ACAC topics list that best describe
your paper's topic. These codes are listed under
topic headings in the Classification section of the
submission process.
- The DEADLINE for submissions is Friday
February 27, 2009.
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Additional information about the Atlanta
Competitive Advantage Conference
is available on-line at:
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For any questions or technical problems about the SSRN
call 877-SSRNHELP (877.777.6435 or 585.442.8170).
For any questions or comments about the conference or
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