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Call for Proposals
SMS Special
Conference
Strategic Management Society
In
Partnership with
Sun Yat-sen University
December 14-16, 2012 SMS Special Conference Guangzhou, China
Deadline for Proposal Submission, June 1,
2012
Conference
Theme
COMPETING AND COOPERATING IN AND FOR CHINA
CONFERENCE CONVENORS
Ming-Jer Chen
Yadong Luo
University of Virginia University of Miami
CONFERENCE PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Yan
(Anthea) Zhang Jeff Reuer
Shujun Zhang
Rice
University Purdue University
Sun Yat-Sen
University
The Strategic Management Society is pleased to announce a special
conference in Guangzhou, China. This special conference will provide a platform
to bring strategy, management and business scholars and practitioners together
to discuss and develop strategies for how local and foreign firms can compete
and cooperate within China and within the international market.
Foreign and multinational corporations entering and operating in
China have shifted their principal strategies to respond to the ever-changing
competitive and regulatory environment. These new strategies have resulted in a
status shift, where these companies are no longer merely ¡°foreign investors¡±;
they have become ¡°strategic insiders¡± who view their large-scale Chinese
operations as key to their overall corporate success. Many of these firms
realize that China¡¯s growing economy provides numerous win-win opportunities
through cooperation with the local business community. At the same time, China
is becoming an extremely competitive market for most deregulated sectors and
consumer products, forcing foreign companies to fiercely compete against local
companies that are more cost effective and faster in product development.
In short, China offers a complex stage to present, discuss and
develop strategies that will guide how local and foreign corporations cooperate
and compete within China¡¯s dynamic market. The aim of this conference is not
only to unveil winning strategies in competition, cooperation and co-opetition,
but also to identify what is good for China.
To this end, we invite proposals that focus on the forces,
conditions, processes and outcomes of new strategic management models that
address competition, cooperation and co-opetition in and for China. Potential
topics relating to firms operating in and for China include (but are not limited
to):
l Competitive strategies and related business policies that lead to
success in China;
l Cooperative and partnership strategies that enhance performance;
l Network building, maintenance, evolution and reconstruction in China;
l Global integration and local responsiveness by foreign firms in China
and Chinese firms in foreign markets;
l Mergers and acquisitions undertaken by foreign and Chinese firms;
l Diversification, divestiture and restructuring of Chinese firms;
l Corporate governance system of Chinese firms;
l Competitive and cooperative strategies by Chinese entrepreneurs;
l Building, leveraging and upgrading Chinese firms¡¯ competitive
advantages in global competition;
l Management, governance and evolution of international joint ventures;
l Strategies in entering, competing and cooperating in overseas market
by Chinese firms;
l Reorganization and restructuring of international joint ventures;
l Co-opetition within international joint ventures or cooperative
alliances;
l Foreign multinationals¡¯ post-entry strategies in competition,
innovation, diversification, localization and governance;
l Origin, process and path outcome of co-opetition with other players
(e.g. government, suppliers, distributors, rivals);
l Shifting competitive, technological, regulatory and global landscapes
and conditions that prompt new strategies and external environments;
l Imitation and innovation vs. competition and cooperation;
l Roles of top management teams, leadership, cross-cultural and human
resources in competition and cooperation;
l Competition and cooperation among units within a business group;
l Business ethics and corporate social responsibility of firms
competing in China;
l Social enterprise, social entrepreneurship and strategies for
sustainability.
This conference offers an opportunity to address these issues and
deepen our understanding of competing and cooperating in and for China. With
these and additional relevant topics, the conference opens up new opportunities
by bringing together leaders from the research, business and consulting arenas
for intriguing and in-depth discussions.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
Proposals (5-7
pages, for paper and panel sessions) relating to
the
conference theme are invited. Only original, unpublished work is
sought.
Deadline for Submission of Proposals: June 1,
2012
To
learn more about the
SMS
Special Conference in Guangzhou, China
and the
submission process, please go to:
china.strategicmanagement.net
Timeline:
June 1, 2012 Submission Deadline for Proposals
June 8, 2012
Co-Author Confirmation Deadline
Mid-July, 2012 Notifications of Program Review Committee
Decisions
August 20, 2012 Applications for Doctoral Consortium Due
Applications for Faculty Development Workshop Due
August 24, 2012 Early Registration and Presenter Registration
Deadline
December 14-16, 2012 SMS Special Conference Guangzhou, China