Dear Colleagues,
Please follow this link https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0Bzj5izDtE7RPZjc4YmI1ZTAtNTY2MS00MmI4LThmN2ItNzNjOTcxZjA0NGNi&hl=en to access both pictures and presentations (including a commentary by Henry Mintzberg and a video speech by John Child) from the 1st annual EJIM Scholar-Practitioner Research Forum that was held at this year´s Academy of Management meeting in Montreal. Please see the info below for more information on the forum.
Best regards,
Vlad
European Journal of International Management (EJIM)
Proudly Presents:
National Health Care and International Competitiveness:
Economics, Culture, and Strategic Choice
The First Annual EJIM Scholar-Practitioner Research Forum
Academy of Management Meeting
Montreal, Canada
August 7, 2010: 3:45 - 6:00PM, Salon A, Le Centre Sheraton
Academy Sponsors:
International Management, Business Policy & Strategy, and Health Care Management divisions
Organizer and Chair:
Dr. Joseph Cheng, Professor and Director, Illinois Global Business Initiative, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
Organizer:
Dr. Vlad Vaiman, Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Business Programs, Reykjavik
University, Iceland
Objectives of the EJIM Research Forum:
This annual research forum has two main objectives: (1) To promote the study of pressing global management issues that have both scholarly and practical significance, particularly those with important public policy implications. (2) To provide a forum for thought leaders from academia, industry, and government to discuss such research issues and interact with members of the Academy of Management. The inaugural forum will examine management issues related to national care health from the economic, cultural, and strategic choice perspectives, and explore their possible impact on the international competitiveness of firms and nations.
Speakers:
Dr. John R. Kimberly, Henry Bower Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and Professor of Health Care Management, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Dr. John Child, Emeritus Professor of Commerce, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. Hernán Montenegro, Senior Regional Advisor on Health Systems and Services, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Dr. A. Thomas McLellan, Deputy Director and Chief Scientist, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S.A.
Dr. Henry Mintzberg (commentator), John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies and Faculty Director, International Masters for Health Leadership, McGill University, Canada
Corporate and University Sponsors:
European Journal of International Management (EJIM), Inderscience Publishers; Reykjavik University, Iceland; Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris 2), France; California Lutheran University, U.S.A.; University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
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