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The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business Administration</st1:placename></st1:place> and

The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chapman</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Graduate</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Business

at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Florida</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">International</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> would like to invite you to

the XLII Annual CLADEA Meeting
October 28-30, 2007

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Miami</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>

CALL FOR PAPERS

Theme: Human Capital, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

EXTENDED Submission Deadline: April 15, 2007

Academic Committee Chair: Jerry Haar, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Florida</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">International</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>

The theme of the academic conference revolves around the role that human capital, innovation, and entrepreneurship and the policies and institutions charged with their development play in accelerating economic growth and competitiveness in the region. Papers dealing with any number of subjects, such as but not limited to those listed below, are welcomed. Sessions will be grouped around these topics based on the availability of papers. In addition, we will organize and invite well-known international experts from various organizations to contribute to a series of panel sessions dealing with these topics. Although the prime focus is Latin America and the Caribbean, empirical, conceptual, and case-based research on the experiences of other regions-particularly Asia and Central Europe-is most welcome, particularly if it has implications for the Americas.

Potential sub-themes include:

Human Capital: managing people across cultures; leadership behavior; impact of culture on business; management of expatriates; team management; ethics and values; work systems; knowledge creation, management, and spillover; training and development; outsourcing/offshoring; organizational behavior; negotiations.

Innovation:  innovation in corporate functions--marketing, financing, production, product development, production systems; technology development; knowledge transfer and dissemination in firms; innovation and diffusion; R&D, networks, and value chains; customer-driven innovation; distribution and other innovations to reach the "bottom of the pyramid"; innovation and creativity; national innovation systems.

Entrepreneurship: new venture creation and growth; social entrepreneurship; family-owned entrepreneurial firms; opportunity identification processes and strategies; environmental influences on venture creation and growth; obstacles to entrepreneurial activity; emerging industries, corporate venturing; venture capital, venture teams; entrepreneurship and economic development; entrepreneurial finance.  

Paper Submissions:

Submissions for the conference will take place through via email. The complete manuscripts (not just abstracts) must be submitted by APRIL 15, 2007 to cladeapapers@business.fiu.edu for consideration.

Completed manuscripts should not exceed 30 pages, double-spaced, including references, appendices and supporting material.   Manuscripts must be in English. All manuscripts will be subjected to a blind review process.  The manuscript style should be the American Psychological Association (APA) style.

Each submission should include a cover sheet with author information (name, address, phone, fax, email) and corresponding author. Submission of a manuscript for review constitutes a commitment that one paper author or all panelists or symposium members will attend the conference if the submission is accepted.

For current information regarding the conference and associated events, submission instructions, and deadlines, please check the conference website at https://cbasys.fiu.edu/bofa/cladea/callsforpaper.cfm. Any questions regarding this call for papers should be submitted to the Academic Committee Chair, Jerry Haar, at Jerry.Haar@fiu.edu.

Manuscript submissions should be sent to cladeapapers@business.fiu.edu for review and consideration.

Dr. Jerry Haar

Academic Committee Chair, CLADEA 2007 Annual Meeting

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Florida</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">International</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>

cladeapapers@business.fiu.edu