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EIGHT ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
ATLANTA COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONFERENCE (ACAC)
May 17 to 19, 2011
http://robinson.gsu.edu/acac/index.htm
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CALL FOR PAPERS * CALL FOR PAPERS * CALL FOR PAPERS
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ACADEMIC SPONSORS:
- Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College
of Business
- Emory University's Roberto C. Goizueta
Business School
- Georgia Institute of Technology's College
of Management
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DATES: May 17 to 19, 2011 (Noon Tuesday to <st1:time w:st="on" hour="12" minute="00">Noon</st1:time> Thursday)
Main program venue:
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Georgia</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">State</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>'s
J. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Mack</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Robinson</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">College</st1:placename></st1:place> of Business -
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Buckhead</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Executive</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Education</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Evening events hosted by:
<st1:placename w:st="on">Emory</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>'s <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Roberto</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">C.</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Goizueta</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Georgia Institute of Technology's <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename></st1:place>
Conference hotel:
InterContinental Buckhead, Atlanta
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SPECIAL FEATURES FOR ACAC 2011:
- <st1:personname w:st="on"><st2:givenname w:st="on">Jay</st2:givenname> <st2:sn w:st="on">Barney</st2:sn></st1:personname> will lead a panel of authors contributing
articles to the Journal of Management's forthcoming
2011 special issue on " Resource-Based Theory:
Twenty Years of Accomplishments and Future Challenges"
Journal of Management
- Keynote addresses by <st2:givenname w:st="on">Joel</st2:givenname> <st2:sn w:st="on">Baum</st2:sn> and <st1:personname w:st="on"><st2:givenname w:st="on">Rebecca</st2:givenname> <st2:sn w:st="on">Henderson</st2:sn></st1:personname>
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ACAC FOUNDER & CHAIRPERSON:
- Rich Makadok, Emory University
PROGRAM CHAIR & ORGANIZER:
- Bill Bogner, Georgia State University
CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
- Asli Arikan, Ilgaz Arikan, Bill Bogner, Irene Duhaime,
Rajiv Nag, & Olga Petricevic, Georgia State University
- Rich Makadok, Emory University
- Marco Ceccagnoli, J. Jay Lee, Alexander Oettl,
& Henry Sauermann, Georgia Institute of Technology
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CO-SPONSORS:
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City
- The Institute of International Business at Georgia
State University
- Herman J. Russell Sr. International Center for
Entrepreneurship at Georgia State University
CORPORATE SPONSOR:
- Beckmill Research
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The "big picture" strategy questions...
- Where do competitive & distinctive advantages
come from, and how are they sustained?
- Why do some companies consistently
outperform their competitors?
- Why do some businesses succeed in the same
industry environments where others fail?
- And what, if anything, can managers and
entrepreneurs actually do about it?
- What are the unique challenges of building and
sustaining competitive advantage in special
contexts like new ventures and international
business?
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The aim of this annual conference is to improve
our ability to answer these "big picture" questions
and other related questions of corporate strategy,
entrepreneurial strategy, and international strategy,
by bringing together some of the world's top researchers
on competitive advantage for three days each year in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:city></st1:place>.
We expect to:
- Share cutting-edge research, ideas, and theories.
- Foster collaborative research efforts.
- Build a worldwide association and network of
researchers who are dedicated to advancing the
state of knowledge about competitive advantage.
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The conference organizers invite the submission
of unpublished working papers that advance the
state of knowledge about competitive advantage
addressing the "big picture" questions posed above.
We are especially interested in increasing the number
of submissions that address research questions about
competitive advantage in the special contexts of
entrepreneurship and international business.
- Conference registration fee will be WAIVED for
<st1:stockticker w:st="on">ALL</st1:stockticker> authors of accepted papers.
- All authors of accepted papers will also receive catered
meals and deeply discounted hotel rates ($129 per
night at the conference hotel - internet service included-
while room supply lasts), but will be expected to pay
for their own hotel, airfare, & other travel expenses.
- Submitted papers will undergo a selection
process, NOT a formal review process -- so
we will not provide reviews or other feedback
on any submitted manuscript.
- Submitting a paper represents a commitment
that at least one of the authors will attend
and participate in whatever session the paper
gets scheduled for, whenever during the
conference that session is scheduled. Authors
who commit to attend and participate but then
fail to do so, for any reason other than an
immediate genuine emergency, may be excluded
from participation in future ACAC meetings.
- In addition to regular paper-presentation sessions,
authors may also choose to allow their submitted
papers to be considered for two other alternative
session formats:
1.) A small percentage of papers will be selected
for high-profile visual presentation session,
similar to a "SMS-style" poster session,
(held at the time and place where refreshments are
being served, in order to maximize audience size),
or
2.) A research-development workshop session
(where authors will provide feedback to each
other on their papers in small groups, under the
guidance of experienced researchers serving as
group facilitators).
- Papers must be submitted via the ACAC 2011 submission system
using the link below (please copy and paste the link into your browser):
https://emory.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_aVrIBrM3RkffO16
- Submitters will be asked to first provide the manuscript information
and author information. The submission system will then provide
step-by-step instructions on how to proceed with the final submission of
the manuscript.
- Papers must be submitted either in Microsoft Word or in PDF format.
- The DEADLINE for submissions is Monday
<st1:date w:st="on" ls="trans" month="2" day="14" year="2011">February 14, 2011</st1:date>.
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Additional information about the Atlanta
Competitive Advantage Conference
is available on-line at:
http://robinson.gsu.edu/acac/index.html
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For any questions or comments about the conference or its policies, or
technical problems about the submission system,
please e-mail ACAC@gsu.edu and place 'ACAC <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" productid="2011'">2011'</st1:metricconverter> in the subject line.
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