Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to the 2020 Journal of Product Innovation Management
(JPIM)
Research Forum, which will take place on September 19-20, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
As detailed below, we have a track on Innovation in Global Markets, as well as several others that accept submissions regarding all aspects of new product development (NPD) and innovation management. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
|
Gaia Rubera, Ph.D. |
Ahmet H. Kirca, Ph.D. |
|
Bocconi University
Milan, Italy |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan USA |
Call for Papers
2020 JPIM Research Forum
Competitive Edge: Innovation in the Connected Age
The 2020 Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM)
Research Forum, powered by the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), seeks paper and poster submissions from scholars from all disciplines who share a common
interest in new product development and innovation management. The conference will offer networking opportunities with innovation scholars, practitioners, the JPIM’s new editorial team and the PDMA community. Full papers, special topics proposals and early
stage work are all welcome.
DATES AND
VENUE
Submission Deadline:
May 15th, 2020
Notification to Authors: Acceptance/Rejection decisions made by June 30th
2020 Submission Website:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jpimrf2020
Conference:
2020 JPIM Research Forum powered by PDMA
Conference Dates:
September 19-20, 2020
Location:
Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Conference Website: https://www.pdma.org/page/conference-central
CO-CHAIRS
|
Gaia Rubera, Ph.D. |
Ahmet H. Kirca, Ph.D. |
|
Bocconi University
Milan, Italy |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan USA |
CONFERENCE
THEMES
The 2020 JPIM Research Forum Co-chairs welcome submissions regarding all
aspects of new product development (NPD) and innovation management, in the following tracks:
1.
New Product, Service, and Process Design, Development and Management
Track Chairs: Billur Akdeniz (University of New Hampshire) and Berk Talay (UMass, Lowell)
2.
Innovation in the Age of Big Data, Machine Learning and Connected Consumers
Track Chairs: Subin Im (Yonsei School of Business) & Abhi Bhattacharya (Groningen University)
3.
Open Innovation, Innovation Eco-Systems, Disruptive Business Models
Track Chairs: Annette Pop Tower (Clemson University) & Neeraj Bharadwaj (University of Tennessee)
4.
Responsible, Ethical Innovation & Social Innovation
Track Chairs: Cheryl Nakata (UNC, Greensboro) & Regina McNally (Saint Xavier University)
5.
Interfaces between Innovation and other Disciplines including Strategy, Organization, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Operations and Talent Management
Track Chairs: Paola Cillo (Bocconi University) & Luigi De Luca (Cardiff Business School)
6.
Innovation in Global Markets
Track Chairs: Goksel Yalcinkaya (University of New Hampshire) & Janell Townsend (Oakland University)
Submissions from all academic areas, methodological approaches, and regions of the world are welcome.
SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES
Manuscripts should be submitted online via
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jpimrf2020
The 2020 JPIM Research Forum will consider the following types of submissions:
a)
Competitive papers: fully developed papers, up to 20 pages (including figures, tables and references). If accepted, these papers will be presented in a regular parallel
session.
b)
Developmental Papers: early-stage papers, up to 10 pages (including figures, tables and references). Authors should describe the key research questions, why they are important, key theories, plans for data collection and
analysis, and expected contribution to theory and practice. If accepted,
these papers
will be
discussed in
a round-table
developmental session
with other
authors and expert innovation scholars, to offer valuable feedback for further development. Hence, Authors are invited to answer the question “What help do I need with this paper?” in the conclusion section of their
paper.
c)
Special Sessions: The JPIM Research Forum welcomes submissions for Special Sessions on topical
aspects of
innovation theory,
novel and
useful methods,
or unique
datasets. A
special session proposal
brings together
a group
of scholars
interested in
the same
topic and
is evaluated
as a
whole. A special session proposal should include: title of the special session, a brief description of the session theme and why it is relevant, title and abstract of each presentation (up to five), names, affiliations, and publication list of key
speakers.
d)
Posters: up to 5 pages (including figures, tables and references). These submissions, if accepted, will be presented as a
poster.
·
Please submit online via
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jpimrf2020
·
Please upload a single anonymized PDF
file
·
Please do NOT include any author information in the uploaded
PDF
·
Paper structure:
o
Cover
page: title, abstract, keywords, submission type (see list
above)
o
Main text: include figures, tables and
references
·
For manuscript preparation, please refer to JPIM
guidelines
Competitive papers, developmental papers and poster submissions will be blind-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
Special Session
proposals will
be reviewed
by the
Conference Co-chairs.
Acceptance/Rejection decisions will be communicated by June 30th,
2020.
The following awards are presented at the 2020 JPIM Research Forum:
·
Best Competitive
Paper
·
Best Doctoral Student
Paper
·
Best Reviewer
·
Best Poster
Winners of the Best Competitive Paper and Best Doctoral Student Paper will receive feedback on their work regarding potential submission to the
Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM) from Prof. Charles Noble and Prof. Jelena Spanjol, JPIM Editors-in-Chief.