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AOM 2018 PDW # 18652:

Contemporizing Development Economics Research on Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability

Primary Sponsor Division:  Technology & Innovation Management (TIM)

Schedule & Venue: Friday, August 10, 2018 at 12:15-02:15 PM; Swissotel, Chicago, Vevey 4

The Professional Development Workshop (PDW) on 'Contemporizing Development Economics Research on Innovation Systems, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability' seeks to deepen and broaden research on some key dimensions of development economics – i.e. innovation systems, entrepreneurship and sustainability. The PDW will engage with a broad range of topics introduced and elaborated by a panel of expert scholars. The workshop has six major sub-themes:

1.        Innovation Systems & Industrial Development

2.       Entrepreneurship & Creation of New Economic Opportunities

3.       Innovation & Sustainable Development

4.       Technological Progress & Economic Development

5.        Institutions & Policy Frameworks

6.       Trade & Intellectual Property Rights

The integrative and developmental approach of this workshop would provide participants a forum to learn and discuss diverse research questions/ methodological issues related to specific sub-topics through rigorous discussions in the round-table groups. The workshop also brings a great networking opportunity for participants to further explore the avenues for future research collaborations in this area.

Panelists/ Speakers:

·          Lakhwinder Singh - Department of Economics, Punjabi U., Patiala, India

·          Daniel KN Johnson - Colorado College, Colorado, USA

·          KJ Joseph - Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, India

·          Mammo Muchie - Tshwane U. of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

·          Sukhpal Singh - Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India

·          Saradindu Bhaduri - Centre for Studies in Science Policy, JNU, India

·          Harsh Vardhan Samalia - Indian Institute of Management, Shillong, India

·          Piyush Verma - L M Thapar School of Management, Thapar Institute of Engg. & Technology, India

Registration Process:

The participants can have the Approval Code for registration in this workshop by expressing their interest thru e-mail to pverma@thapar.edu by Tuesday, July 31, 2018 along with the following:

·  Brief Profile/ CV

·  Preference for any three (03) Sub-themes/ Round-table Discussion Topics of interest

AOM 2018 PDW Registration Web-link:   https://aom.org/annualmeeting/registration/pdw/