Due to many requests, we give a DEADLINE EXTENSION for papers, abstracts, and/or round tables submission: January 10, 2015
Call for Papers, Abstracts and Round Tables
Paris, France
Conference Dates: May 21-22, 2015
The EuroMed Academy of Business announces a specialized conference in:
HR PRACTICES, STRATEGIC AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CHALLENGES:
Academic and practitioners Views
EMRBI Presidents:
Prof. Yaakov Weber and Prof. Demetris Vrontis
Conference Chair:
Prof. Hela CHEBBI
Hosted by:
E D C
PARIS
BUSINESS SCHOOL
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Professor Guenter Stahl
INSEAD and WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
Olivier Leclerc, Director
Open Innovation & Intrapreneurship
ALCATEL-LUCENT
Karen Nicholson, Manager
HR department,
NESTLE
Nature and Scope of the conference
Globalization and other environmental changes make organizations reconsider various concepts and arrangements for improved performance. For example, executives have to consider HR practices not only for operation but also as strategic important tools for decision-makers and global companies. Thus, environmental dynamic brings various challenges such as cross-cultural management, implementation of various strategies including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances, talent and executive management, leadership, corporate entrepreneurship, and more. For example, considering the high failure rate of various strategic and entrepreneurial activities, scholars and executives called for inclusion of HR practices in strategic consideration and executive decisions. The overall aim is to improve organizational performance (Stahl et al., 2010; Weber, 2013; Weber and Fried, 2011; Weber and Tarba, 2010).
This conference aims to explore the various ways in which HR practices and strategic management may contribute to various organizational challenges in both international and domestic organizations. Papers may address (but are not limited to) the following issues:
- HRM, innovation and entrepreneurship in domestic and international environments;
- HR practices (training, communication, reward system, performance appraisal, etc.) and organizational performance;
- Organizational leadership and strategic decision;
- Strategic talent management in cross-cultural collaborations
- National/corporate culture, global partnership and HR practices in the emerging markets;
- International/comparative studies and measurements;
- Social interactions and social learning in international contexts;
- Training and career development in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions;
- Managing diversity at top management teams;
- Information system and HR practices;
- HRM and marketing;
- Consulting and Practitioners views.
Related activities:
- In addition to the presentations, academic and executive round table discussions will take place.
- Top 15-20 papers will be selected for publication in a book on HRM, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship. Negotiation and application with leading publisher is currently taking place.
Author Guidelines
Please submit your paper(s), abstract(s) OR roundtable proposal(s) to both [email protected] and to Dr. Evangelos Tsoukatos at [email protected] by strictly adhering to Author Guidelines (please visit www.emrbi.org).
All manuscripts (including abstracts) will be double blind reviewed. All accepted papers and abstracts will be published in the Book of Proceedings (with an ISBN number).
For round table proposal, please indicate the subject/title, short description of the subject(s) for the discussion, and at least two executives and their company/organization that are interested and agreed to participate in the round table.
Submission Deadlines
| *Submission deadline extension: January 10, 2015* Notification for the coming new papers: January 30, 2015
*Registration early bird: March 10, 2015
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Organizing committee
v Arnaud BANOUN, Associate professor, EDC Paris Business School
v Hela CHEBBI, Associate professor, EDC Paris Business School
v Delphine DAGNON, Assistant to the Research Center, EDC Paris Business School
v Kathleen RANDERSON, Associate professor, EDC Paris Business School
v Mohamed SELLAMI, Associate professor, EDC Paris Business School
v Dorra YAHIAOUI, Assistant professor, Kedge Business School, Marseille.
v Inju YANG, Associate professor, EDC Paris Business School
Social Event
A cocktail on the Seine River will be organized at the end of the first day of the conference
For any question, please contact Prof. Yaakov Weber at [email protected]
References
Chebbi, H., Yahiaoui, D., Thrassou, A., & Vrontis, D. 2014. Building Multi-Unit Ambidextrous Organizations – A Transformative Framework. Human Resource Management, Forthcoming.
Stahl, Günter, Maznevski, M., Voigt, A., Jonsen, K. 2010. Unraveling the effects of cultural diversity in teams: A meta-analysis of research on multicultural work groups. Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) (41): 690-709
Stahl, Günter, Javidan, M., Brodbeck, F., Wilderom, C. 2005. Cross-border transfer of knowledge: Cultural lessons from project GLOBE. Academy of Management Executive, 19 59-76
Yahiaoui D. (Forthcoming), “Hybridization: striking the balance between the adoption and adaptation of Human resource management practices within French MNCs and their Tunisian subsidiaries”, The International Journal of Human Resource Management.
Weber, Y. and Tarba, S.Y. (2014) Strategic Agility: A state of the Art. California Management Review, Vol. 56.. No. 3, Spring, 5-12.
Weber, Y. and Tarba, S. (2010) “Human Resource Practices and Performance of Mergers and Acquisitions” Human Resource Management Review, 20, 203-211.
Weber, Y. and Fried Y. (2011) “The Role of HR Practices in Managing Culture Clash during Post Merger Integration process” Human Resource Management, Vol. 50 (5), 565-569
Weber, Y. Handbook for Research on M&A, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, UK. 2013.
Weber, Y. A comprehensive Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions Management: Integration and Implementation.Financial Times Press, New York, NY. 2014.