1st CALL FOR PAPERS
The Academy of International Business - Middle East North Africa Chapter
Cordially invites you to participate in its 3rd Annual Conference entitled
"East Meets West: Sustainability, Operation & Co-operation"
The American University in Cairo, School of Business
Cairo, Egypt, January 12-14, 2013
The AIB-MENA Committee cordially invites you to participate in the 3rd Annual Chapter Conference in Cairo, Egypt to discuss research pertinent to the theme “East Meets West: Sustainability, Operation & Co-operation”. The conference’s goal is to provide a forum for scholars, industry professions and government specialists from around the world to present and be exposed to the latest research on this topic. Since business research from the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region is less than 1% of all published research(SCImagojr.com, 2011; Robertson et al., 2011) this becomes an important forum to discuss emerging issues and hot topics especially as the world’s business centre continues to move East with the ongoing economic recession.
This is an exciting time in the history of the world and management research. Great transitions are occurring in almost every corner of the globe. After centuries of Western leadership in most economic matters, China, India, as well as MENA, with their emerging economies, are asserting themselves with new vigour on the world stage. The world appears to be in a transition from “West leads East” to “West meets East” (Chen & Miller, 2010). It’s time to go beyond Western settings to tap into the empirical phenomena of the East and its cultural, philosophical and broader intellectual tradition to create a richer, more robust and “powerful” field of business and Management, in terms of understanding and managing organizations and behaviour globally (Barkema, 2001; Barkema et al., 2002; Tsui, 2007, 2009).
The question now is “What does the future hold for this region?" While no one really knows the answer, the future is being written by the masses yearning to build a new society and become an integral part of the global village. Progress has evaded the region for generations, and, despite optimism surrounding the Arab Spring, all predictions about the future have to be cautious (Zahra 2011).A key focus of this conference are twofold: 1) to bring MENA’s unique capabilities and needs to the attention of the world’s organization and international business scholars and at the same time, to provide an opportunity for interested colleagues to collaborate and work on the many interesting theoretical and practical problems presented in MENA; 2) to look at the importance of sustainable businesses in the region. Sustainability is becoming more important for the MENA region as water, food, and power become scarce. This region is also home to 20% of the world’s armed conflicts (Ibrahim, 2000). We also have 45% of our citizens under the age of 15 and a growing unemployment rate. This raises interesting questions on not just encouraging entrepreneurship but also social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship as an evolving topic needs to be differentiated from conventional entrepreneurship, philanthropy and NGOs.
The pace at which internationalization and globalization are occurring has also spurred an interest in the emerging theme of co-operation. Alliances (formal and informal) now are increasing in a bid to gain more access to new markets, gain aces to resources, circumvent trade barriers or cut costs.
This conference is an opportunity for participants to meet other researchers from around the world, government and industry leaders from the region. More details will be forthcoming on the paper submission process and conference on the AIB-MENA website: http://www.uowdubai.ac.ae/aib/ . The 2013 conference is hosted by the American University in Cairo, School of Business, Egypt. The Conference Chair is Dr. Ahmed Tolba (The American University in Cairo) [[log in to unmask]], and the Program Chair is Dr. HamedShamma (The American University in Cairo) [[log in to unmask]]. Please contact them if you have need any more information.
Conference Tracks:
Special Tracks:
1. Islamic Finance [Subtrack of Track 2]
2. Entrepreneurship& Social Entrepreneurship [Subtrack of Track 1]
3. Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability [Subtrack of Track 4]
4. Business Ethics in the MENA Region [place in the track under which it will best fit]
Types of Papers:
There are two types of papers:
1. Competitive Papers [academic research papers that are almost journal ready]
2. Interactive/Practitioner Papers [work in progress full papers]
All papers must be submitted as a full paper and will undergo a double-blind peer review process. The paper abstracts will be published on the online conference proceedings.
Important Dates for you to remember:
Full Paper Submission: 15 September, 2012
Paper Acceptance Dates: 25 October, 2012
The AIB-MENA Committee & 2013 Cairo Conference Committee looks forward to seeing you in historic Cairo!
Sincerely,
Melodena
Dr Melodena S Balakrishnan
Founder and Chapter President - AIB-MENA
Affiliation: University of Wollongong in Dubai
References
Barkema, H.G,( 2001). From the Editors, Academy of Management Journal, 44 (4): 615-617
Barkema, H.G, J. Baum, and E. Mannix, (2002). Management challenges in a new time, Academy of Management Journal, 45 (5): 916-930.
Chen, M-J., & Miller, D. (2010). West meets East: Toward an ambicultural approach to management. Academy of Management Perspectives, 24 (4): 17-24.
Ibrahim, S.E. (2000), Chapter 3: Arab Social-science research in the 1990s and beyond: Issues, trends, and priorities, In E. Rached& D. Craissati (Eds), Research for Development in the Middle East and North Africa. Canada: International Development Research Centre. Retrieved from http://web.idrc.ca/openbooks/310-0/.
Robertson, C., Al-Habib, M., Al-Khatib, J. and Lanoue, D. (2001), Beliefs about work in the Middle East and the convergence and divergence of values”, Journal of World Business, 36(3): 223-244.
SCImagojr.com (2011). SJR-SCImago Journal & Country Rank, Available: http://www.scimagojr.com
Tsui, A.S. (2007). From homogenization to pluralism: International management research in the Academy and beyond. Academy of Management Journal, 50(6): 1353-1364.
Tsui, A.S. (2009). Editor's introduction – Autonomy of inquiry: Shaping the future of emerging scientific communities. Management and Organization Review, 5(1): 1-14.
Zahra, S. (2011). Doing Research in the (new) Middle East: Sailing with the wind. Academy of Management Perspectives, (25)4: 6-21
Dr. Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan,
Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Management,
University of Wollongong in Dubai
[Chair & Founder: Academy of International Business: MENA Chapter,
Regional Editor: Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies Journal]
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