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Dear colleagues,

We would like to remind you of the opening of the Call for Papers for the 12^th Annual EURAM Conference, which we will be hosted here at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, from June 5^th to June 8^th in 2012. The deadline for the submission of full papers is 17 January 2011 2:00 p.m. Brussels time.

The EURAM 2012 annual conference, with the theme: "Social Innovation for Competitiveness, Organisational Performance and Human Excellence" will bring together at least 6 confirmed Distinguished Keynote Speakers, along with 71 SIG related Tracks, 8 Conference General Tracks, 5 Symposia, 7 Development Working Groups and a Doctoral Colloquium. For more information check our new conference flyer: http://www.euram2012.nl/userfiles/file/B&T11742-3jan12-EURAM-2012-Call-for-Papers-digitaal.pdf

Key Note Speakers:

·                        Prof. Gerry George, Professor and Deputy Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Imperial College in London:

"Being cheap: a research agenda on inclusive innovation"

·                        Prof. Arie Lewin, PhD - Professor of Sociology at the Duke University, Fuqua School of Business in Durham, NC (USA):

"From Global Sourcing to Reinventing the Organization of the Global Firm"

·                        Prof. Ed Zajac, Professor of Management & Organizations at Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (USA):

"Redefining the Purpose of the Corporation: Words and Deeds"

·                        Prof. Fariborz Damanpour, Professor of Management at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ (USA):

"Frontiers of Social Innovation – A Research Perspective"

·                        Ir. drs. H.N.J. (Hans) Smits, President / Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Port of Rotterdam:

"Social Innovation; a crucial factor for the future of Mainport Rotterdam!"

·                        Ruth Cairnie, Vice President – Group Strategy and Competitive Intelligence, Shell:

"Title of presentation will be announced"

General Tracks:

1.    Conference General Track: Social Innovation for Competitiveness, Organisational Performance and Human Excellence.

2.    Adaptation of Management Control Systems in Turbulent Times.

3.    Artistic practices and Management Models

4.    Darwinism, Organizational Evolution and Survival 


5.    Social Innovation in Health Care 


6.    The Roles of Organizations in Society and in Societal Change 


7.    Understanding practice from a philosophical position 


8.    New Approaches to Entrepreneurship Research: Genetics, Neuroscience and Experiments

The EURAM'12 tracks are structured by Special Interest Group (SIG). At EURAM, 13 disciplines are represented in our SIGs and all together we will be featuring 71 Tracks. Please visit our website for the full list of tracks: http://euram2012.nl/r/default.asp?iId=FFDDDF or click on one of the SIG names to view their tracks:

·         BUSINESS & SOCIETY  

·         CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

·         ENTREPRENEURSHIP

·         GENDER, RACE AND DIVERSITY IN ORGANISATIONS

·         INNOVATION

·         INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

·         KNOWLEDGE & LEARNING TRACK

·         ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

·         PROJECT ORGANIZING

·         PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

·         RESEARCH METHODS AND RESEARCH PRACTICE

·         SPORT AS A BUSINESS: INTERNATIONALISATION, PROFESSIONALISATION, COMMERCIALISATION

·         STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Guidelines and formatting instructions:

The deadline for the submission of full papers is 17 January 2012 2:00 p.m. Brussels time. Below is a set of guidelines and formatting instructions to help you prepare and submit your paper.

Please note, you may be listed as an author or co-author on up to 3 submitted papers. Please read them carefully prior to submitting:

·         Each paper can only be submitted to ONE track (see list of tracks on EURAM 2012 Website www.euram2012.nl)

·         Submitted papers must NOT have been previously presented, published, accepted for publication, and if under review, must NOT appear in print before EURAM 2012 Conference.

·         To facilitate the blind review process, remove ALL authors identifying information, including acknowledgements, from the text. (Any submissions with author information will be automatically DELETED).

·         The entire paper (title page, abstract, main text, figures, tables, references, etc.) must be in ONE document created in PDF format.

·         The maximum length of the paper is 40 pages (including ALL tables, appendices and references).

·         The paper format should follow the European Management Review Style Guide.

·         Use Times New Roman 12-pitch font, double spaced, and 1-inch (2.5 cm) margin all around.

·         Number all of the pages of the paper.

·         NO changes in the paper title, abstract, authorship, and actual paper can occur AFTER the submission deadline.

·         Check that the PDF File of your paper prints correctly (i.e. all imported figures and tables are there), and ensure that the file is virus-free.

·         Submissions will be done on-line on the EURAM 2012 Website (http://www.euram2012.nl).

·         Only submissions in English shall be accepted for review.

·         You may be listed as an author or co-author on up to 3 submitted papers

NOTE: In case of acceptance, the author or one of the co-authors should be available to present the paper at the conference.

For more information please visit our website at www.euram2012.nl .

Should you have any questions, please contact us at euram2012@rsm.nl.

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We look forward to hearing from you,

Henk Volberda, EURAM'12 Conference Chair