8th ANNUAL ATLANTA COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONFERENCE
http://robinson.gsu.edu/acac/index.html
Call for Papers
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
Dates:
Pre-conference Workshop: May 17 - 8 a.m. - 12 noon
May 17-19, 2011 (noon Tuesday to noon Thursday)
Place:
Main Program Venue
J. Mack Robinson College of Business Buckhead Center
Evening Events hosted by:
Emory University's Roberto C. Goizueta Business School
Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Management
Conference Hotel:
InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta
We have negotiated a room rate of $129 plus taxes (approximately 15%)
and any incidental charges (parking, etc.) and free internet access for
two nights on May 17 and May 18. For guests who wish to extend their
stay, the hotel will honor our rate for additional nights based upon the
availability of rooms they can still offer at the discount rate.
Special Features for ACAC 2011:
• Jay Barney 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."
• Keynote addresses by Joel Baum, Ranjay Gulati and Rebecca
Henderson
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
and Olga Petricevic
Georgia State University
• Rich Makadok
Emory University
• Marco Ceccagnoli, J. Jay Lee, Alexander Oettl and Henry
Sauermann
Georgia Institute of Technology
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
Conference Mission
The "big picture" strategy questions...
• Where do competitive and distinctive advantages come from, and
how are they sustained?
• Why do some companies and new ventures 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?
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 Atlanta.
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.
The ACAC Conference Fee is waived for all program participants.
ACAC provides all meals for participants during the conference through
the generous support of our Academic and Corporate Sponsors.
Assoc. Prof. William C. Bogner
Associate Chair, Department of Managerial Sciences
Chair, RCB Undergraduate Program Council
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4014
35 Broad Street
Atlanta, GA 30302-4014
404-413-7528 (telephone)
404-413-7571 (facsimile)
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- Dido