The Fifth Subsistence Marketplaces Conference 

Consumption and Entrepreneurship in Subsistence Marketplaces: Spanning Geographies and Substantive Domains

June 13-15, 2014                        Champaign, Illinois

Call for Papers

Conference Chair

Madhu Viswanathan
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 

Themes / Co-Chairs

Consumption and Conservation

Chris Blocker, Colorado State University, and Roland Gau, Univ. of Texas, El Paso

 

Entrepreneurship

Geoffrey Kistruck, York University and Srinivas Sridharan, Monash University

 

Substantive Domains of Subsistence

Jeremy Guest, University of Illinois

 

Diverse Geographies

Esi Elliot, Suffolk University, and Kelly Martin, Colorado State University

 

Social Innovation

Raed Elaydi, Roosevelt University, and Ben Lough, University of Illinois

 

Research Methods

Oana Branzei, University of Western Ontario, and Lisa Jones Christenson, University of North Carolina

 

Curricular Innovation

TBD

 

Junior Scholar Mentorship

Srinivas Venugopal, University of Illinois

 

Organized by the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, the fifth Subsistence Marketplace Conference will be held at the I-Hotel in Champaign, Illinois. 

 

Subsistence marketplaces consist of consumer and entrepreneur communities living at a range of low income levels, and are concentrated in developing countries and regions such as Brazil, India, China, Vietnam, and Sub-Saharan Africa. In the last decade, the Subsistence Marketplaces Conference has been a leading forum for evolving and sharing research and fostering best practices in these communities. 

 
In its fifth edition, the 2014 conference is titled to highlight consumption and entrepreneurship while emphasizing diverse geographies and substantive domains of subsistence. Specific themes include consumption and conservation, entrepreneurship, substantive domains of subsistence, diverse geographies, social innovation, and curricular innovation. The theme of consumption and conservation emphasizes the need to understand the environmental issues that impinge on day-to-day living and basic needs. The theme of entrepreneurship covers the gamut from survival and subsistence to thriving and transformational.

 

Specific substantive domains of subsistence such as water, food, sanitation, and energy will be of particular focus, with each of these vital life realms representing significant challenges and opportunities. This theme is particularly germane for work conducted in a variety of disciplines encompassing the social and physical sciences. The theme of diverse geographies highlights the need to study, compare, and contrast a range of subsistence contexts, across regions around the world. Cutting-edge research and practice relating to social enterprises in subsistence marketplaces are highlighted through the theme of social innovation. The theme of curricular innovation will focus on modules, courses, and programs that bring subsistence marketplaces into the classroom.

 

The conference will begin with an evening reception Friday, June 13, and sessions through Saturday and mid-afternoon Sunday, June 15. The conference will include plenary sessions, participatory workshops, special sessions on specific topics, and presentations of papers submitted in response to this call. An emphasis will be on sharing ideas and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, and students. A pre-conference workshop for doctoral students and junior researchers is planned for Friday afternoon, June 13.  A poverty simulation and a movie showing is planned for the evening of June 13.

 

Academics, students, social entrepreneurs, policy makers, and business and nonprofit practitioners are encouraged to submit papers and attend. Some suggested topics are provided overleaf; however, submissions may go beyond these topics.

Suggested Topics

            Consumer behavior in subsistence marketplaces
            Entrepreneurship in subsistence marketplaces
            Substantive domains of subsistence (e.g., water, sanitation, energy, food)
            Emergence of marketing systems
            Environmentalism of subsistence consumers and consumer-merchants
            Issues of environmental justice relating to subsistence marketplaces
            Sustainable product design for subsistence marketplaces
            Inventing and re-inventing new products and services for subsistence marketplaces
            Organization design and re-design for operating in subsistence marketplaces
            Collaborative models for business innovations
            Supply chain and distribution challenges and opportunities
            Pricing for value and sustainability
            Marketing communication and education
            Innovative research methods 
            Economic and financial perspectives on subsistence marketplaces (e.g. financial literacy)
            Health, well-being and justice in subsistence marketplaces
            Merging social and business missions through social innovations
            Incorporating business practices in nonprofit organizations developing social innovations
            Social innovation alliances and partnerships among NGOs, governments, and businesses
            Bringing subsistence contexts into the classroom
            Multidisciplinary teaching initiatives addressing subsistence phenomena and regions
 

Abstract Submission Requirements

All authors are asked to submit a three-page abstract, from which acceptance decisions will be made and preliminary session planning will be carried out. Proposals for special sessions are also welcome.  

 
Page 1:            Title, author(s), and full contact information including email.
Pages 2-3:       Double-spaced abstract of the paper or special session, inclusive of references, tables, and other key materials.
Format:           Please email as a Word attachment to [log in to unmask].

 

Submission Deadline: 31 January 2014

Notification of Review Decision: 15 February 2014

Submissions for Journal Review for Special Issue

A special issue or a special section of the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing will be published based on articles developed from research presented at the conference and submitted to the review process. Prior conferences have led to a book (Advances in International Management series by Elsevier in 2007), and special issues/sections of journals (Journal of Business Research, Journal of Macromarketing, and Journal of Marketing Management). Further details will be available as they are finalized.  A tentative schedule is as follows:

Submission Deadlines for Full Drafts: 

August 31, 2014:         Deadline for paper submission after incorporation of comments from 

conference participants and conference chairs

November 30, 2014:   Feedback to authors after peer review

January 31, 2015:        Deadline for revised submission

May 31, 2015:             Final deadline for subsequent revisions

Publication Submission Requirements

Page 1:                        Title, author(s), and full contact information (including e-mail).
Pages 2-35:     Double-spaced paper not to exceed 35 pages including references, appendices, and exhibits.
Format:           Please email as a Word attachment to [log in to unmask].
 
 

www.business.illinois.edu/subsistence/events/conferences.html

Madhu Viswanathan
Diane and Steven N. Miller Professor in Business
183 Wohlers Hall, 1206 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820 
Phone: 217-333-4550; Fax: 217-244-7969; email: [log in to unmask] 
Homepage: http://www.business.illinois.edu/~madhuv/homepage.html 
Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative: 
http://www.business.illinois.edu/subsistence
Non-profit website: www.marketplaceliteracy.org 

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