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Please kindly post, The Sixth Subsistence Marketplaces Conference: Developing Pathways at the Intersection of Interdisciplinary Research and Practice June 17 - 19, 2016 | Champaign, Illinois at the I-Hotel Organized by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Call for Papers Conference Themes Traversing Theory and Practice - Stakeholder Dialogues of Subsistence Marketplaces Institutional and Organizational Dimensions of Enterprises and Partnerships Integration and Visioning in Subsistence Marketplaces Research Survival, Subsistence, and Transformative Entrepreneurship Sustainability and Consumption from the Bottom Up Subsistence Narratives, Incentives, and Agency Disruption, Technology, and Innovation Curricular Innovations Junior Scholar Mentorship Conference Co-Chairs Raed Elaydi [log in to unmask] Roosevelt University Roland Gau [log in to unmask] University of Texas at El Paso Lisa Jones Christensen [log in to unmask] The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Conference Director Madhu Viswanathan [log in to unmask] University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Conference Coordinator Anne McKinney [log in to unmask] University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 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. Additionally, many individuals and groups in developed countries also live in subsistence. 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. The subsistence marketplaces approach is unique in examining the intersection of poverty and marketplaces with a bottom-up approach that begins with micro-level understanding of life circumstances of consumers, entrepreneurs, and communities. This stream has been reflected in five biennial conferences and almost 60 refereed articles in related special journal issues, as well as in dedicated session tracks at other conferences and refereed articles in a variety of journals. In its sixth iteration, the 2016 conference is titled to highlight how subsistence marketplaces are at the intersection of diverse disciplines as well as the interface of research and practice. A key emphasis now is to look back to the previous five conferences and the resultant research, education, and practice; as well as to look forward to pave new pathways for current and emerging scholars. In doing so, the conference will highlight boundary-spanning research and practice and work that moves from research to practice and back again. Thus, we aim to highlight the importance of rigorous and relevant research and how such research is informed by, and can further inform, meaningful and engaged practice. The specific themes for this conference help organize the broad work in the field and facilitate discussion among participants: Traversing Theory and Practice - Stakeholder Dialogues of Subsistence Marketplaces – refers to developing a deeper conceptual understanding of subsistence marketplaces and its linkage to business, social enterprise, and policy The Institutional and Organizational Dimensions of Enterprises and Public Partnerships – examines the unique aspects of institution building, organizational design, and market creation in subsistence marketplaces, covering social and commercial enterprises Integration and Visioning in Subsistence Marketplaces Research – develops a vision for extending research and integrating them across disciplines and/or stakeholders and with practice, generating research problems with implications for practice examining how research can translate to practice and vice versa, and research at the interface of disciplines ranging from the physical to the social sciences Survival, Subsistence, and Transformative Entrepreneurship – examines the nature of survival at both a material and psychological level, and how entrepreneurship can facilitate the evolution from surviving to thriving Sustainability and Consumption from the Bottom Up – examines how consumption and long-term perspectives on environmental, social, and/or economic changes in subsistence interact and impact individuals, organizations, and/or institutions engaged in subsistence marketplaces Subsistence Narratives, Incentives, and Agency – examines the processes that surround justice and empowerment for individuals as consumers, entrepreneurs, and producers; as well as implications for organizations and/or institutions engaged in subsistence marketplaces Disruption, Technology, and Innovation – examines how technology and innovation can cause disruptive forces, and how the benefits/drawbacks of those disruptive forces can be better understood and employed from the perspectives of individuals, organizations, and/or institutions Curricular Innovations – refers to the development of modules, courses, and programs that bring subsistence marketplaces into the classroom and around the world through online education Junior Scholar Mentorship – connects junior scholars with those with experience in the field and in the academy to facilitate research and develop long-term relationships The conference begins with an evening reception Friday, June 17, and sessions through Saturday and midafternoon Sunday, June 19. The conference purposefully includes a blend of plenary sessions, participatory workshops, special topical sessions, and presentations of papers submitted in response to this call. The emphasis is on sharing nascent ideas and knowledge (or new and provocative questions) among researchers, practitioners, and students. Friday afternoon, June 17, is dedicated to a pre-conference workshop designed specifically for doctoral students and junior researchers. A poverty simulation takes place, the evening of June 17. Academics, students, social entrepreneurs, policy makers, and business and nonprofit practitioners are encouraged to submit papers and attend. Suggested Topics The following are suggestions for topics; however, submissions may go beyond these 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 redesign 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: Suggested theme(s) for which the submission is to be considered (papers do not have to fit any particular theme), Title, Author(s) with full contact information including email. Pages 2-3: Double-spaced abstract of the paper or special session, inclusive of a list of selected references, tables, and/or other key materials. Format: Please email as a Word attachment to [log in to unmask] Submission Deadline: 31 January 2016 Notification of Review Decision: 15 February 2016 Submissions for Journal Review for Special Issue A special issue or a special section of a journal is likely to 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, Journal of Marketing Management, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing). Further details will be available as they are finalized. A tentative schedule is as follows: Submission Deadlines for Full Drafts: September 30, 2016: Deadline for paper submission after incorporation of comments from conference participants and conference chairs November 30, 2016: Feedback to authors after peer review January 31, 2017: Deadline for revised submission May 31, 2017: 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. 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