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Connecting Eastern & Western Perspectives on Management

Call for Papers

An International Conference Sponsored by Journal of Management Studies &

Society for Advancement of Management Studies

21^st-23^rd March, 2016

University of Warwick, UK

The exchange of academic knowledge increasingly flows in both directions, from West to East and East to West. The result is an ever increasingly rich development of theory and understanding of practice. This flow is only expected to increase in the future.

This conference seeks to help establish a foundation for further development of this fertile exchange of ideas between East and West. We hope that research on both the similarities and the differences in the West and the East will be addressed by scholars. However, we hope more generally to develop further not only how the East may form boundary conditions to the established theories in the West, but also help to lay the foundation for indigenous theory building from the East.

It should be noted that the term "East" is taken quite broadly in this conference. While many nations or regions are obvious to this term such as China, Korea, and Japan we also encourage research from other Eastern nations or regions such as India, Turkey, Iran, Israel, and throughout the Middle East more broadly. Thus, we see the term as inclusive and not exclusive.

We seek empirical and conceptual papers which address a diverse set of issues that include but are not limited to:

·         How does understanding of topics historically developed in the West on a rich range of issues including corporate governance, entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, and human resources change as we consider the East? Much of this research will be comparative in nature to establish the exact differences that exist.

·         How transferable are theories from the West to the East and vice versa?

·         What scope is there for Eastern management research to forge its own path, as opposed to converging with Western models in terms of theory and methods?

·         Do current theorisations adequately capture similarities and differences between Eastern and Western cultures in ways which allow analysis of key issues in management and organization?

·         What management scholars and practitioners in the West can learn from their peers in the East, and vice versa?

·         How does the rapid evolution of many institutions in the East impact business in new and unexpected ways?

·         How poverty, which remains endemic to this region, can be solved by business?

·         What is the role of religious institutions in shaping business in many nations and regions of the East?

·         How does globalization impact business and entrepreneurial activities in the East, moving them in new directions?

·         How do global work and intercultural encounters change employees' perspectives on working in the East?

·         How transferable is the "Western" model of business education and the modern business school to the East (e.g., will business schools in the East and West eventually converge (should they)?

Keynote Speakers

To be confirmed.

Call for Participation

There is no conference fee, and we encourage a variety of modes of participation, from presentation of academic papers to the contribution of debate by taking on the role of discussant.

In addition to leading academics in the field of management studies, the conference will also bring together promising new researchers. Limited travel and accommodation support will be offered to outstanding doctoral students.

Call for Papers

An abstract of up to 1,000 words should be submitted by 16.00 GMT, 30^th September 2015 by email to Margaret Turner at business.jms@durham.ac.uk.

Acceptance of abstracts will be notified by 29^th November 2015.

Full papers are to be submitted for circulation by 16.00 GMT, 21^st February 2016.

Authors of papers presented at the conference will be invited to submit their papers for possible publication in a special issue of the Journal of Management Studies related to the topic of "Connecting Eastern & Western Perspectives on Management". Presentation at the conference does not guarantee publication of the article nor will submissions to the special issue be limited to those that present at the conference.

Discussants

If you wish to attend the conference as a discussant please register your interest with Margaret Turner at business.jms@durham.ac.uk.

Conference Organizing Committee

Conveners of the conference are Garry Bruton, Igor Filatotchev, Maddy Janssens, and Don Siegel and the editorial management team of Margaret Turner, Joy Bettles and Ruth Booth.

Margaret Turner

Editorial Office Coordinator & SAMS Administrator

Journal of Management Studies

Durham University Business School

Mill Hill Lane

Durham

DH1 3LB

UK

www.journalofmanagementstudies.com

Tel: +44 (0)191 334 5396

Connecting Eastern & Western Perspectives on Management

Call for Papers

An International Conference Sponsored by Journal of Management Studies &

Society for Advancement of Management Studies

21^st-23^rd March, 2016

University of Warwick, UK

The exchange of academic knowledge increasingly flows in both directions, from West to East and East to West. The result is an ever increasingly rich development of theory and understanding of practice. This flow is only expected to increase in the future.

This conference seeks to help establish a foundation for further development of this fertile exchange of ideas between East and West. We hope that research on both the similarities and the differences in the West and the East will be addressed by scholars. However, we hope more generally to develop further not only how the East may form boundary conditions to the established theories in the West, but also help to lay the foundation for indigenous theory building from the East.

It should be noted that the term "East" is taken quite broadly in this conference. While many nations or regions are obvious to this term such as China, Korea, and Japan we also encourage research from other Eastern nations or regions such as India, Turkey, Iran, Israel, and throughout the Middle East more broadly. Thus, we see the term as inclusive and not exclusive.

We seek empirical and conceptual papers which address a diverse set of issues that include but are not limited to:

·         How does understanding of topics historically developed in the West on a rich range of issues including corporate governance, entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, and human resources change as we consider the East? Much of this research will be comparative in nature to establish the exact differences that exist.

·         How transferable are theories from the West to the East and vice versa?

·         What scope is there for Eastern management research to forge its own path, as opposed to converging with Western models in terms of theory and methods?

·         Do current theorisations adequately capture similarities and differences between Eastern and Western cultures in ways which allow analysis of key issues in management and organization?

·         What management scholars and practitioners in the West can learn from their peers in the East, and vice versa?

·         How does the rapid evolution of many institutions in the East impact business in new and unexpected ways?

·         How poverty, which remains endemic to this region, can be solved by business?

·         What is the role of religious institutions in shaping business in many nations and regions of the East?

·         How does globalization impact business and entrepreneurial activities in the East, moving them in new directions?

·         How do global work and intercultural encounters change employees' perspectives on working in the East?

·         How transferable is the "Western" model of business education and the modern business school to the East (e.g., will business schools in the East and West eventually converge (should they)?

Keynote Speakers

Professor Paul Beamish holds the Canada Research Chair in International Business at the Ivey Business School, Western University, London, Canada. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Business Studies from 1993-97. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the current Dean of the Fellows of the Academy of International Business. Professor Beamish also has responsibility for Ivey Publishing, the distributor of Ivey's collection of 4,700 current cases and IBJ articles, plus over 1,400 translations. Ivey Publishing is the world's second largest producer and distributor of business case studies. In 2010, he established the 39 Country Initiative, which allows universities in the world's 39 poorest countries to use Ivey cases at no cost.

Professor Yadong Luo is the Emery M. Findley Distinguished Chair of Graduate Business Studies and Professor of Management at the University of Miami. He is also an elected fellow of Academy of International Business (AIB) and distinguished honorary professor of Sun Yat-Sen University and Fudan University. Professor Luo has published over 160 articles in major refereed journals in management and international business, and more than a dozen books. He has served as senior editor, guest editor or consulting editor of several journals including JIBS, JWB, AMJ, GSJ, and MOR. He was recognized as one of Top 20 Business Knowledge Guru in All China by China's Executive magazine in 2011, and the recipient of Distinguished Scholarly Contribution Award by International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR) in 2014.

Call for Participation

There is no conference fee, and we encourage a variety of modes of participation, from presentation of academic papers to the contribution of debate by taking on the role of discussant.

In addition to leading academics in the field of management studies, the conference will also bring together promising new researchers. Limited travel and accommodation support will be offered to outstanding doctoral students.

Call for Papers

An abstract of up to 1,000 words should be submitted by 16.00 GMT, 30^th September 2015 by email to Margaret Turner at business.jms@durham.ac.uk.

Acceptance of abstracts will be notified by 29^th November 2015.

Full papers are to be submitted for circulation by 16.00 GMT, 21^st February 2016.

Authors of papers presented at the conference will be invited to submit their papers for possible publication in a special issue of the Journal of Management Studies related to the topic of "Connecting Eastern & Western Perspectives on Management". Presentation at the conference does not guarantee publication of the article nor will submissions to the special issue be limited to those that present at the conference.

Discussants

If you wish to attend the conference as a discussant please register your interest with Margaret Turner at business.jms@durham.ac.uk.

Conference Organizing Committee

Conveners of the conference are Garry Bruton, Igor Filatotchev, Maddy Janssens, and Don Siegel and the editorial management team of Margaret Turner, Joy Bettles and Ruth Booth.

Margaret Turner

Editorial Office Coordinator & SAMS Administrator

Journal of Management Studies

Durham University Business School

Mill Hill Lane

Durham

DH1 3LB

UK

www.journalofmanagementstudies.com

Tel: +44 (0)191 334 5396