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EURAM 2012 ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

! CALL FOR TRACK PROPOSALS !

We are kindly inviting you to submit your track proposals to EURAM'12, Rotterdam.

We also invite submissions for symposia and development working groups (DWGs) in the same way as proposals for tracks (for further information on the different types of submissions, please refer to: www.euram2012.nl)                

The EURAM'12 Conference Scientific Committee and the EURAM Special Interest Group (SIG) chairs will evaluate submitted proposals.

The role of track organisers for EURAM'12 Conference will be the following:

• Propose a track/symposium/DWG theme likely to attract enough participation
• Encourage submissions of full papers or alternative contributions
• Supervise the double-blind peer review process
• In agreement with the Scientific Committee and SIG chairs, send acceptance letters to authors.

Organisers are to submit the following information by email to euram2012@rsm.nl quoting Track Proposal, Symposia Proposal or DWG Proposal in the subject line:

• The title
• The Special Interest Group (SIG – you can view the SIG list here) to which the proposal is submitted, or indicate GENERAL PROPOSAL if the proposal is not connected to any of the existing SIGs
• The names, institutions, email addresses, phone numbers and research fields of the organisers
• A short description of the proposed track/symposium/DWG (maximum 1000 words), to include four key words that capture its essence 
• A short bibliographical paragraph about the proposed topic submitted in the proposal
• An indication of the number of sessions and papers (for track proposals), presentations (for symposia proposals) you would hope to attract/involve. For DWGs, please list the names of the speakers and their affiliations. Please refer back to the history of the track if already proposed in previous EURAM conferences
• A short biography for each co-organizer 
• The name of the corresponding organiser. This is the person who will be responsible for the final acceptance of the papers in your track, the coordination of co-organisers, and for communication with the organising committee as well as with colleagues at EURAM involved in organising the Conference
• A short description of your previous experiences of organising EURAM tracks/symposia/DWGs
• If you propose a track indicate a list of 20 people who have committed to act as reviewers for the track, indicating their names, institutions and email addresses

Indicate the name of five engaged scholars who can attend the conference in the role of discussants. Specify their names, institutions and email addresses.          

Please refer back to the history of the track if already proposed in previous EURAM conferences

Important deadlines

Submission of Track proposals            19 July 2011
DWG Proposals and Symposia

Announcement of Tracks                                   27 September 2011

DWGs and Symposia

Submission of Papers                                       17 January 2012
                                                                        2.00pm, Brussels Time

Notification to Conference Authors                     as of 27 March 2012

Early Bird registration- Author Registration          20 April 2012
                                                                        2.00pm Brussels Time

The programme of EURAM 2012 will be organised thematically with 39 tracks in Special Interest Group and an additional 7 General Tracks.

Take a moment to review the list and submit your paper to:

Submissions will be done on-line. For submission guidelines, please refer to the EURAM 2012 website: www.euram2012.nl         

Your organising team,

Henk W. Volberda & Frans A.J Van Den Bosch

Conference Theme:

Social Innovation for Competitiveness, Organisational Performance and Human Excellence

Innovation is considered to be the primary driving force of progress and prosperity. Consequently, much effort is put in developing new technical knowledge, new process technologies and products. However, evidence from both large firms and SMEs shows that successful innovation is not just the result of technological inventions, but is also heavily dependent on what has been called "social innovation".

Several studies have pointed to the relevance of non-technological determinants of innovation, such as new management practices, new business models or new managerial capabilities. Moreover, many studies have provided empirical evidence about the relatively low explanatory power of R&D spending in comparison to other variables.

Unfortunately, most management scholars are too silent in this debate, while they have much to offer to the innovation debate. Many Western economies nowadays have an excellent record in knowledge creation, but a mediocre record in innovation activity, which is defined as the successful transfer and application of knowledge in new products and services. Social innovation consists of changing a firm's organisational form, its management principles, practises, processes and the organisation of work in a way that is new to the firm and/or the industry, and results in leveraging the firms technological knowledge base and its performance in terms of innovation, productivity and competitiveness.

The aim of EURAM 2012 Conference is to discuss the various ways in which social innovation and its leverage of technological innovation can be enhanced within a firm; between firms through open innovation networks; and during interaction with institutional stakeholders, as well as through overall better measurement and monitoring. In comparison to technological innovations, social innovations in terms of outstanding managerial capabilities, management practices and organising principles of innovation are more difficult to assess and quantify. However, fundamental understanding of social innovation and its influence on technological innovation will increase productivity, firm competitiveness and quality of work of future generations. We invite EURAM participants to reach new understandings of social innovation and to gain new insights into the tensions felt to realise social innovation at various levels such as teams, organisations, partnerships, institutions, and countries.

About Rotterdam

Rotterdam's history began when people began to settle near a dam in the River Rotte, and in 1328, the expanding settlement was granted 'city rights'
           

Rotterdam became increasingly important as a trading port, with the use of steam-powered cranes allowing the port to cope with the unloading of a vast number of ships.

Rotterdam has been known for its modern architecture.

–         The destruction of the city during the war gave architects the chance to totally recreate and redesign the city, with new buildings springing up all over the city and in spaces between older buildings that had survived the war.

–         It is the impact of the war and subsequent redevelopment that has given Rotterdam its character today, with an interesting mix of old and new.

–         Rotterdam is the fourth largest port in the world and a crucial provider to the Dutch economy.