Professional Paper Development Workshop
April 23 & 24, 2019
LAU Beirut Campus
Endogenous Management Practices and Impact of New Technologies on Sustainability and Innovations in Emerging Markets, GCC and MENA Countries
The Adnan Kassar School of Business is organizing a Professional Paper Development Workshop led by the editor in chief of the British Journal of Management. Three other senior editors of top journals will assist in the discussions around the Endogenous Management Practices and Impact of New Technologies on Sustainability and Innovations in Emerging Markets in the GCC and MENA countries.
The aim of the workshop is to explore and advance the theorization of national and multinational corporations from emerging economies with a focus on the GCC and MENA countries. The workshop consists of several activities aimed at facilitating the exchange of ideas, including a paper development workshop with selected full paper submission, presentations and topic table discussions.
Workshop Format
The workshop will be led by the editor in chief of the British Journal of Management and will be assisted by 3 other senior editors of top journals. It consists of the following activities aimed at facilitating the exchange of ideas:
- Paper development workshop (invited only) with selected full-paper submission
- Presentations (full-paper and research-in-progress)
- Topic table discussions (abstract/proposal submissions)
Please note that authors of selected high quality papers will be invited to submit their revised manuscripts to one of the following special issues (final decision is based on the reviewing process and in accordance with the rules and procedures of the pertaining journal):
1. International Journal of Organizational Analysis - SI A Multi-Level Analysis Of Sustainable Business Practices In Emerging Countries:
http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=8553
2. International Studies of Management & Organization - SI Management in the MENA Region:
3. Management of Environmental Quality Journal - SI The Micro-foundations of Management of Environmental Quality:
http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=8190
4. Thunderbird International Business Review - SI Ambidextrous Organizational Business.
5. Journal of Knowledge Management - SI Health and ICT in Emerging Counties.
6. Book Chapter in Global Human Capital (Palgrave Macmillan)
https://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14623
Submissions
Initially, please submit your abstract to PDW2019@lau.edu.lband CC nuhad.karkuti@lau.edu.lbusing the subject line “LAU PDW 2019” and indicate the title and author names and affiliations for your submissions by 15th of April, 2019.
The Full Paper/Research-in-Progress should be submitted by 20thof April, 2019 and the Professional Paper Development Workshop will be held on the 23rdand 24thof April, 2019.
To maintain an intimate setting, only a limited number of submissions will be accepted based on the quality of the proposal, fit with the expertise of our panel, and timeliness.
Registration
Please follow the steps below in order to register and pay the fees:
- Click here to download the registration form
- Fill out the registration form and email back to PDW2019@lau.edu.lb and CC nuhad.karkuti@lau.edu.lb.
- Click here for payment
Biographies
Bio of the workshop chair
Professor Geoffrey Wood is Dean and Professor of International Business, at Essex Business School. Previously he was Professor of International Business at Warwick Business School, UK. He has authored/co-authored/edited sixteen books, and over one hundred and sixty articles in peer-reviewed journals. Previously he was Professor of International Business at Warwick Business School, UK. He holds honorary positions at Griffith and Monash University in Australia, and Witwatersrand and Nelson Mandela Universities in South Africa. Geoff’s research interests center on the relationship between institutional setting, corporate governance, firm finance, and firm level work and employment relations.
Geoffrey Wood is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Management, Official Journal of the British Academy of Management (BAM), and is Associate Editor of the Academy of Management Perspectives, Official Journal of the Academy of Management (US). He also serves on the BAM Council. He is also Co-Editor of the Annals of Corporate Governance.
He is also editor of the Chartered ABS Journal Ranking list, and International Reviewer of the ABDC Journal Guide.
He has had numerous research grants, including funding councils (e.g. ESRC), government departments (e.g. US Department of Labour; UK Department of Works and Pensions), charities (e.g. Nuffield Foundation), the labour movement (e.g. the ITF) and the European Union.
Recent articles (2014- present — Current UK Research Excellence Framework Cycle - Sixteen articles in ABS List 4* journals; thirty-three in ABS 3* journals)
Brief Bio of the workshop organizers:
Dr. Vijay Pereira
Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi
Associate Editor (Strategic Management and Organisation Behaviour) - Journal of Business Research (ABS3*, ABDC ‘A’)
VP of the Academy of International Business (AIB)-MENA
Editorial Board:
Production and Operations Management Society Journal (ABS4*, ABDC ‘A*’)
Asia Pacific Journal of Management (ABS3*, ABDC ‘A’)
International Journal of HRM (ABS3*, ABDC ‘A’)
Dr. Yama Temouri
University of Wollongong, Dubai
Associate Editor-Business Research Quarterly, Academy of Management, Spain (Scopus Q1, Business, Management and Accounting)
Dr. Temouri has extensive consultancy experience, including projects for the OECD, European Commission and for several UK Government Departments, including the United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) Department; the Department for Business, Innovation and Services (BIS) and the Innovation foundation NESTA.
Dr. Sanjay Singh
Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Associate Editor- Management Decision (Scopus Q1, Business, Management and Accounting)
http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/editorial_team.htm?id=md
Associate Editor- Journal of Asia Business Studies (Scopus Q2,Economics, Econometrics and Finance) http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/editorial_team.htm?id=jabs
Organized three international conferences in collaboration with the Asia Academy of Management.