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The 12th FERC Brazil Accepting Submissions

  • 1.  The 12th FERC Brazil Accepting Submissions

    Posted 01-07-2016 16:32

    Dear AoM Colleagues,

     

    Submission Open FERC 2016

    The 12th Annual Family Enterprise Research Conference

    Fundação Dom Cabral, Aloysio Faria Campus

    Nova Lima (MG) – Brazil

    June 1-4, 2016

     

    Find out more at the conference website

    www.fdc.org.br/ferc

     

    Submission Guidelines

    ·       Extended abstracts of no more than five pages, excluding references and tables (Microsoft Word document).

    ·       Manuscripts may be submitted in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

    ·       Double-spaced with one inch margins in 12-point font, using APA 6th edition for References.

    ·       Submissions on International Entrepreneurship will be considered for the ie-scholars network award.

     

    The following should be addressed in the abstract: Purpose of the project; Gap in the literature; Importance of addressing the gap; Manner in which this project addresses the gap in the literature; Methodology used in this research project; Summary of the results; Implications of the findings for research and practice.

    Submission Link: http://www.uvm.edu/business/openconf/

     

    Hurry only few slots available to participate in a drawing for an iPad Air 2!

     

    CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

    Keynote Speakers:

    Werner Baer, University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign

    Shaker Zahra, University of Minnesota

    AWARDS (Over $20,000 in prize money)

     

    Some of the awards to be given are:

    • Best Paper Awards ($4,500) sponsored by MCS Family Wealth

    Advisors

    • GVSU (Grand Valley State University) Family Owned Business

    Institute award & Resident Scholar award ($15,000)

     

    Scholars Program

    • Best Spanish Paper Award

     

    Career Academy:

    Program is designed to address dilemmas and questions at all levels of an academic's life - from a doctoral student to a chaired professor, editor, or senior administrator.

    Other Conference Highlights:

     

    -              STEP Meetings

    -              Conference Presentations

    -              Meet Journal Editors

    -              Meet Brazilian family business leaders

     

    Key Dates:

    -              Submission Deadline: January 31st, 2016

    -              Career Academy Application Deadline:  February 15th, 2016

    -              Notification for Acceptance:  March 15th, 2016

    -              Early bird Registration: April 30th, 2016

     

     

    The Organizing Team:

    Academic Program Chair:
    Raj Mahto, University of New Mexico (
    rmahto@unm.edu )

     

    Spanish/Portuguese Submissions:
    Claudio Muller, Universidad de Chile, Chile cmuller@fen.uchile.cl

     

    Career Academy Chairs: 
    Rebecca Long (
    rebecca.long@msstate.edu ) &
    Joshua Daspit (
    josh.daspit@msstate.edu ), Mississippi State University

     

    Conference Chair:

    Maria Teresa Roscoe, Fundação Dom Cabral – Campus Aloysio Faria

    (teroscoe@fdc.org.br )

     

    Host Team at Fundação Dom Cabral:  Letícia Diniz Ribas

    (leticia.ribas@fdc.org.br )

     

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