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*Final Call for Papers:*

*Free Virtual Forum on *
* Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation *

*in Emerging Markets*

Hosted by the Business School at Renmin University of China

*Free ONLINE (registration needed)*, Sep 19-20, 2020

Please note the following reminder for call for papers with a new deadline.
Due to Covid-19, this conference will be held online for free for
presenters and audience. Registration will be needed to receive login
information.

The Business School at Renmin University of China (RMBS) and collaborating
partners invites academics and PhD students from around the world to submit
their scholarly papers to our first international forum on Social
Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation (SESI) in Emerging Markets. The aim
of this forum is to promote and encourage researching, learning, and
teaching subjects related to SESI. While we encourage submission of papers
around the theme of the conference, emerging markets, we also welcome
academic manuscripts that provide new and fresh insight into SE and/or SI
in general or compare SE and/or SI in emerging markets and developed
economies.

RMBS' collaborating partners for this forum are the School of Management
and Economics of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of
China, China Social Enterprise Services Center, Institute of
Entrepreneurship & innovation of Renmin University of China, and Nanyang
Center for Emerging Markets.
*Opportunities for Publication*

Select high-quality scholarly papers will be recommended to the *Social
Enterprise Journal* and *Frontiers of Business Research in China* for
publication in a special column or regular edition. Interested authors are
encouraged to refer to these journals' websites (listed below) for
information about them, scopes and aims of them, and the type of scholarly
papers suitable for publication in these two journals.

*Social Enterprise Journal*:
https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1750-8614

*Frontiers of Business Research in China*: https://fbr.springeropen.com
*Suggested Topics*

The forum and its partnering journals are all multidisciplinary in nature
and accept qualitative and quantitative as well as conceptual papers in the
areas of sociology, economics, management, finance (micro and macro),
accounting, marketing, and other related disciplines. We would also welcome
and encourage cross-disciplinary papers that provide new perspectives, for
example, in financial issues of social enterprises from a management or
sociological perspective.  Topics of interest are, but not limited to, the
followings:

-        Comparative within and between emerging and developed economies,
or regional studies of social enterprises from any aspect such as
financing, accounting, growth, advertising, outreach, product development,
human resources, business model, networking, social capital, and management
among other topics.

-        Emerging markets social enterprises' specific traits and/or their
impact on social innovation, corporate innovation, socio-economic
development, political or economic change, and other broader regional or
national level subjects.

-        Emerging market or country level specific issues and their impact
on SE and/or SI. For example, the impact of political system, macro/micro
economic issues, banking and financing standards, national and regional
culture, laws and regulations and other institutions on SE and/or SI at
macro or micro level.

-        The spirit of SE/SI and how to promote or foster them in different
emerging economies. Theories of SE/SI in different countries. The need and
potential for theory development in SE/SI.

-        The effectiveness and impact of SE and/or SI on social issues
prevalent in emerging markets such as poverty eradication, equality,
urban-rural divide, orphans and left behind children, persons of special
need, women's right, domestic violence, urban agriculture, safety and
crime, emigration and immigration, pollution and environmental issues,
education, social services and justice, elderly care, and other related
issues.

-        Special approach to business by SE such as networking and
collaboration with for-profit firms, corporations, government entities,
not-for-profit and NGOs, communities, and other related stakeholders.
*Yunus Awards*

The inaugural Yunus Award for the Best Social Business Research will be
awarded to two outstanding papers submitted to the conference. In 1983,
Professor Yunus founded Grameen Bank, which was the beginning of a
micro-finance revolution and facilitated establishment and growth of social
enterprises and social businesses around the world. For this, Professor
Yunus was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. The inaugural award is established
to celebrate Professor Yunus' great contribution and further promote the
studying of social enterprise and social business.
*Submission and guidelines*

All submissions must be written in fluent English, single spaced, font size
11 or 12, with margin of 2.5cm (1 inch) on all sides.

To be considered for the presentation in the forum, authors should submit
their manuscripts to [log in to unmask]

The deadline for submission is the end of 20 August, 2020, Beijing time
(GMT +8:00).


*Paper Submission*

Papers submissions can be quantitative or qualitative research, including
case-studies, and conceptual in nature. Submissions must be 6,000 to 10,000
words in length inclusive of all parts: title page, abstract, main text,
tables/figures, references, and appendixes. The first page must include the
paper's title and authors' names, affiliation, and contact information that
at least includes an e-mail address that is regularly monitored. On the
first page, please also suggest a recommended discipline such as finance,
accounting, economics, strategy, human resources, organization behavior and
management science or appropriate combination of these terms for
cross-disciplinary studies.

The second page must repeat the title again followed by an abstract of up
to 250 words and up to six keywords.

Unfinished papers are not accepted for the purpose of the conference
presentation.

To facilitate blind reviews, we request the authors to only submit their
manuscripts in Microsoft Word Format. Area chairs will remove the title
page, convert each manuscript to PDF format, and send them to reviewers for
evaluation.

For other detailed formatting and referencing, please follow the guidelines
provided by *Frontiers of Business Research in China:* please click here
for details
<https://fbr.springeropen.com/submission-guidelines/preparing-your-manuscript/research>
or
copy and paste the following link into your browser:

https://fbr.springeropen.com/submission-guidelines/preparing-your-manuscript/research



*Symposia and Panel Proposals*

We accept a limited number of symposia. Symposium proposals could be in the
format of panel or presentation. The maximum acceptable length for
symposium and panel proposals is 7000 words. Due to their nature, symposium
proposals are not blinded and the identity of organizers and participants
are known to reviewers. For the purpose of symposium proposal, authors can
follow the guidelines provided by the Academy of Management and view sample
symposium proposals: please click here for details
<http://aom.org/annualmeeting/submission/guidelines/#symposiumguideline>)
or copy the following link and paste it to your browser:
http://aom.org/annualmeeting/submission/guidelines/#symposiumguideline
*Tentative Conference Schedule*

19 Sep, Saturday, Keynotes, Academic Paper Presentations and symposia, and
Yunus Paper Award ceremony (all in English)

20 Sep, Sunday, Practitioners and Academic Symposia and keynotes (in
Chinese)
*Important Dates*

Conference submission deadline: 20 Aug, 2020

Decisions and acceptance decision: 1 Sep, 2020

Conference registration deadline: 18 Sep, 2020

Conference: 19-20 Sep, 2020

Tentative publication in SEJ or FBRC: mid 2021
*Contact Information*

Questions and suggestions should be directed to:

Ms. Jing YANG, (+86-10) 8250 1009, [log in to unmask]

Professor Jianying WANG, (+86) 138 0131 2499, [log in to unmask]
(for Chinese)

Professor Majid GHORBANI (+89-10) 8250 0573, [log in to unmask]
(for English)



To submit your forum submission, please send your manuscripts to:
[log in to unmask]
*Local Conference Chair*

Ziliang Deng, Associate Dean of Renmin Business School

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