** High Priority ** EIGHT ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ATLANTA COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONFERENCE (ACAC) May 17 to 19, 2011 http://robinson.gsu.edu/acac/index.htm ======================================================= REMINDER --- CALL FOR PAPERS --- REMINDER The DEADLINE for submissions is February 14, 2011. ======================================================= 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 Main Program: May 17-19, 2011 (noon Tuesday to noon Thursday) ======================================== Main program venue: - Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business - Buckhead Executive Education 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 *********************************************************** 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" Journal of Management - 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, & Olga Petricevic, Georgia State University - Rich Makadok, Emory University - Marco Ceccagnoli, J. Jay Lee, Alexander Oettl, & 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 ------------------------------------------------------- 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? ------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 ALL 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 February 14, 2011. ************************************************ Additional information about the Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference is available on-line at: http://robinson.gsu.edu/acac/index.html ------------------------------------------------------- For any questions or comments about the conference or its policies, or technical problems about the submission system, please e-mail [log in to unmask] and place ‘ACAC 2011’ in the subject line. ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.