Call for Proposals
Contextualizing Strategic Management in Asia: Institutions, Innovation and
Internationalization
Program Chairs
<http://www.ust.hk/> Logo of The Hong Kong University of Science and
TechnologyJT Li Kevin Zhou
Gongming Qian
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology University of Hong
Kong Chinese University of Hong Kong
CUHK website,hku-logo
Since the 2008 financial crisis, the Asian economies have been an engine of
global economic growth. Accordingly, Asia has become a central topic in
global business and strategic management, and has attracted both abundant
attention and substantial investment from global firms.
However, the rise of Asia comes together with major challenges, especially
in terms of massive transformation in its fundamental economic, social,
political, and legal institutions. The recent anti-corruption campaign in
China, for example, has profoundly shaped the ways of doing business there.
The change of leadership in India has also created new ways of thinking and
the development of new business models. How, then, can companies most
effectively address the challenges brought by such changes? At the same
time, there has been uneven development among the countries of the Asian
region, as evidenced by various data on economic growth and social
conditions. Companies from inside and outside the region have been closely
following these developments and constantly exploring and developing
location-specific advantages associated with their firm-specific assets.
What innovation models are particularly effective in Asian societies? What
are the unique challenges of internationalization facing emerging market
firms? What are the globalization paths they commonly follow? Given the
unequal economic development and rising concerns about environmental and
social issues in Asia, how should local and multinational companies approach
corporate social responsibility and sustainable development?
Given these important questions and substantial challenges, we have
developed the 3-Is (Institutions, Innovation, and Internationalization) as
the theme for this special conference and call for contextualizing strategic
management research and practice in Asia. Scholars will explore the limits
of trying to apply existing theoretical perspectives in Asia, develop
Asia-specific management theory and propose new theories tailored for Asian
contexts. The emerging mixed ownership structures enable scholars to explore
the potential of cooperation between public and private actors with
differing social and economic interests. How can the public sector learn
from the private sector through such cooperation, and vice versa? And what
are the strategic choices and their performance implications for
mixed-ownership enterprises?
As Asian governments have been striving to upgrade the industrial structure
of their economies they have often called for organizations to cultivate
innovation capability. Different paths to this goal have emerged. Some Asian
firms have proved capable of developing an ability to innovate faster and
more efficiently than their western counterparts. What are the impacts of
national context on a firm's chances of developing a distinctive innovation
capability? How do government policies facilitate or hinder a firm's efforts
in this area? The Conference Program Chairs and Track Directors will welcome
submissions in the following theme tracks:
Track A: Institutions: Institutional Transformation and Implications for
Strategy and Corporate Governance
Track B: Institutions: Non-market-based Strategies and Institutional Voids
Track C: Innovation: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
Track D: Innovation: New Business Models and Strategies in the Digital
Economy
Track E: Internationalization: Global Strategies for Emerging Market and
Developed Economy Firms
Track F: Internationalization: Regional Economic Imbalances, Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) & Sustainability
Timeline:
May 12, 2016 Submission
Deadline for Proposals
May 19, 2015 Co-Author
Confirmation Deadline
Early July, 2016 Notification of
Program Review Committee Decisions
Mid-October, 2016 Conference Program
Available Online
December 10-12, 2016 SMS Special Conference
in Hong Kong
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: May 12, 2016
To learn more about the
SMS Special Conference in Hong Kong and
to read the full Call for Proposals, please go to:
hongkong.strategicmanagement.net
Interested? Visitwww.strategicmanagement.net
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