Dear AIBers Colleagues,

FERC 2016 The 12th Annual Family Enterprise Research Conference

Fundação Dom Cabral, Aloysio Faria Campus | Nova Lima (MG) – Brazil | June 1-4, 2016

Submission Link: http://www.uvm.edu/business/openconf/

Submission Guidelines

•             Extended abstracts of no more than five pages, excluding references and tables (Microsoft Word document).

•             Manuscripts may be submitted in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

•             Double-spaced with one inch margins in 12-point font, using APA 6th edition for References.

•             Submissions on International Entrepreneurship will be considered for the ie-scholars network award.

The following should be addressed in the abstract: Purpose of the project; Gap in the literature; Importance of addressing the gap; Manner in which this project addresses the gap in the literature; Methodology used in this research project; Summary of the results; Implications of the findings for research and practice.

First 40 submissions will be entered in a drawing for an iPad Courtesy of the Anderson School of Management

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Keynote Speakers:

Werner Baer, University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign

Shaker Zahra, University of Minnesota

AWARDS (Over $15,000 in prize money)

Some of the awards to be given are:

• Best Paper Awards ($4,500) sponsored by MCS Family Wealth Advisors

• GVSU (Grand Valley State University) Family Owned Business Institute Resident

Scholars Program

• Best Spanish Paper Award

Journal Special Issues:

-  Journal of Business Research - Family Firm Heterogeneity. Due Date - August 1st, 2016.

-  Journal of Small Business Strategies – Strategy in Small Family Firms. Due Date – September 30th, 2016.

Career Academy:

Program is designed to address dilemmas and questions at all levels of an academic’s life - from a doctoral student to a chaired professor, editor, or senior administrator.

Other Conference Highlights:

-              STEP Meetings

-              Conference Presentations

-              Meet Journal Editors

-              Meet Brazilian family business leaders

Key Dates:

-              Submission Deadline: January 31st, 2016

-              Career Academy Application Deadline:  February 15th, 2016

-              Notification for Acceptance:  March 15th, 2016

-              Early bird Registration: April 30th, 2016

Find out more at the conference website  www.fdc.org.br/ferc

Or contact the Organizing Team:

Academic Program Chair:

Raj Mahto, University of New Mexico [log in to unmask]  

Spanish/Portuguese Submissions:

Claudio Muller, Universidad de Chile, Chile [log in to unmask]

Career Academy Chairs: 

Rebecca Long [log in to unmask]  & Joshua Daspit [log in to unmask]   Mississippi State University

Conference Chair:

Maria Teresa Roscoe, Fundação Dom Cabral – Campus Aloysio Faria [log in to unmask]

Host Team at Fundação Dom Cabral:  Letícia Diniz Ribas [log in to unmask]