Dear Sirs,
APMAA would appreciate it if AIB-L can brought our conference announcement
below to members of the Academy of International Business.
Thank you.
Susumu Ueno
President, Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association
Professor, Graduate School of Accountancy, Konan University
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www.apmaa.asia
APMAA 2012 Annual Conference
Theme: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING: the Optimization of Management Control
Xiamen, China
November 14- November 17, 2012
The Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) invites papers
and panel session proposals for its 8th (2012) annual conference. The 8th
APMAA Annual Conference, themed “Management Accounting: The Optimization of
Management Control System,” is co-organized by the Asia-Pacific Management
Accounting Association and Xiamen University, China. A PhD Colloquium (on 14
Nov. 2012) will also be held in conjunction with the APMAA 2012 Conference.
The events are hosted by the Center for Accounting Studies, Department of
Accounting, and Institute for Financial and Accounting Studies, Xiamen
University, China. We cordially invite you to attend the conference and
Ph.D. Colloquium which will be held on the main campus of Xiamen University
from 14 to 17 Nov. 2012.
Conference CALL FOR PAPERS
The 8th annual conference (15-17 Nov. 2012) will address a broad range of
topics in management accounting. We encourage papers in the areas listed
below; however papers in related fields are also acceptable (See paper
submission guidelines in the next section for details). Papers can be
qualitative or quantitative in nature.
1. Design and implementation of management accounting systems
2. Theory of management control
3. Optimization of management control
4. Optimization of management accounting report systems
5. Optimization of overall budgeting management
6. Risk management and managerial control
7. Internal report system and incentive institutionalization
8. Performance management and managerial control
9. Strategic management control
10 Management accounting research methods
11 Teaching management and cost accounting
SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPER: July 15, 2012.
Full papers must be submitted via email attachment by July 15, 2012. Please
email all submissions to the Secretariat at [log in to unmask] and
[log in to unmask] You will receive a confirmation mail from the
Secretariat for your submission within a week after your submission.
Deadline for Final papers for the Proceedings is September 15, 2012. See the
APMAA Web-page: for updates on the online submission process.
PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
? Although submissions relating to the major theme of the conference are
encouraged, papers can also deal with other issues that relate to the topic
of Asian management accounting systems and strategies of Asian firms. The
papers may be grounded in any major disciplines including management,
economics, sociology, etc. Conceptual, theory-building, or empirical papers
from the above disciplines are welcome.
? All submissions must be original and should not have been previously
accepted for publication in a journal, presented in another conference or be
under review at another conference.
? All papers will be blind reviewed.
? Papers presented at the conference will be published in the CD
proceedings of the conference.
? Papers should be prepared and presented in English. There is no page
limit, but contributors are encouraged to limit their paper to less than or
equal to 20 pages (A4 paper, font 12, one and a half lines spacing with
margins of 1 inch) inclusive of the cover page, abstract of about 100-150
words, text, references, table and figures. The format follows the APA style
(American Psychological Association style).
? As least one of the authors must register for the conference before the
deadline of conference registration, and attend and present the paper in the
conference. Otherwise, the paper will not be included in the conference
program and proceedings. If absence from a scheduled meeting is unavoidable,
participants must contact the Secretariat at [log in to unmask] and
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arrangements.
? Full papers prepared in Microsoft Word should be submitted via email
attachment to the Secretariat at [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask] by
July 15, 2012.
CONFERECE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AT XIAMEN UNIVERSITY:
(Co-chairs)
Yuan Lue Fu ([log in to unmask]), University of Xiamen
Xiaohui Qu ([log in to unmask]), University of Xiamen
INQUIRIES:
More information and links to templates can be found from the APMAA 2012
Conference web page (i.e. http://www.apmaa.asia/). Any questions regarding
this call for papers should be addressed to the Program Chairs below.
Program Commission for the 8th Conference
(Co-chairs)
Yuan Lue Fu ([log in to unmask]), University of Xiamen
Xiaohui Qu ([log in to unmask]), University of Xiamen
Normah Omar ([log in to unmask]), Universiti Teknologi MARA,
Malaysia
Paul Scarbrough ([log in to unmask]), Brock University, Canada
Yang Tzong Tsay ([log in to unmask]), National Taiwan University
Susumu Ueno ([log in to unmask]), Konan University, Japan
(Commission members)
Ibrahim Kamal Abdul Rahman (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia); Roger
Willett (University of Tasmania, Australia); Taesik Ahn (Seoul National
University, Korea); Masaaki Aoki (Tohoku University, Japan); Takayuki Asada
(Ritsumeikan University, Japan) ; Grahita Chandrarin (University of Merdeka
Malang, Indonesia); Yuan Lue Fu (University of Xiamen, China); Yiming Hu
(Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China); Supapon Lurkitikul (Chulalongkorn
University, Thailand)
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Ph.D. COLLOQUIUM CALL FOR PAPERS
A PhD Colloquium (on 14 Nov. 2012) will be held in conjunction with the
APMAA 2012 Conference. PhD students and candidates are hereby invited to
present and discuss their preliminary results or work-in-progress. The
discussants comprise of a group of international Professors.
The main objective of the APMAA 2012 PhD colloquium is to offer an
opportunity to PhD students to receive high-quality feedback from external
reviewers and to directly interact with peers, exchange ideas, discuss
concepts, and establish (in) formal cooperation with various research
groups. PhD students and candidates at all stages are welcome to submit a
thesis-position paper, but preference will be given to students in the
earlier stages of their PhD work. Participants will be expected to give
short and informal presentations of their work during the Colloquium, to be
followed by a panel-like discussion. The submitted paper should clearly
state:
The original key idea/hypothesis of the thesis
The problem domain and the specific problem addressed
An overview of related work in the area of the PhD work
Methodological approach
Research carried out
The expected contributions (in line with the field of study)
SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROLCESS:
Submissions should be at most 10 pages long and follow the format used for
the main APMAA 2012 conference papers. More information and links to
templates can be found from the APMAA 2012 Conference web page (i.e.
http://www.apmaa.asia/). All submission should be made in a Word document
via email attachment. Please submit your papers to all PhD Colloquium
co-chairs:
Normah Omar ([log in to unmask]),
Yang Tzong Tsay ([log in to unmask]) ,
Yiming Hu ([log in to unmask]) and
Paul Scarbrough ([log in to unmask]).
Since this is expected to be a work conducted by the PhD students, we
request that:
The first author is a PhD student who is mainly responsible for conducting
the research on the respective topic.
Names of the authors are preceded by: Student: and, where applicable,
Supervisor.
The colloquium chairs will arrange the selection of the accepted papers
using a peer review process. The accepted papers will be published in the
PhD colloquium proceedings, and at least one of the main authors is expected
to register for the conference by 20 October 2012, and presents the work at
the corresponding session. The colloquium participants will pay the normal
student registration fee (Student Registration Fee USD 160).
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 15, 2012
Submission of full paper: July 15, 2012
Acceptance notification: August 15, 2012
Any questions regarding this call for papers should be addressed to the PhD
Colloquium Chairs listed above.
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