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ECRM
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7th
European Conference on Research
Methodologies for
Business and Management
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Regents
College, London, UK
19-20 June
2008
Conference Chair: Peter Sharp, Regents College,
Programme
Chair: Ann Brown,
Keynote
Speaker: Dr Jill Collis,
Mini Track Call for
Papers
Mini-track
on computer modeling and simulations
Track
chair: Dr
Kristina Risom, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark
Computer-based
modeling and simulations are gaining increased attention in business research
communities in all fields of social science. Agent-based modeling is used in
macro economics and natural science, but this methodology is new in business
research. Papers in highly regarded journals are publishing methodological
papers in this area, but still many researchers do not know what it is all about
nor do there exists a coherent community as such for computer modeling in the
social sciences and business research.
To
increase knowledge and awareness of computer modeling and simulations as a new
methodological approach with high potential, papers are invited to submission on
this min-track aiming for a discussion of progress and experiences with computer
modeling and simulations.
Recommended
topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Agent-based
social simulations of business processes
- Computational
intelligence and business processes
- Computer
modelling and business process simulations, e.g.:
- Innovation/new
product development
- Organizational
learning
- Marketing/sales
- Logistics
- Business
management
- Computer
modeling and simulation of business networks
- Computer
modeling and simulation of value chain behavior
- Computer
modeling and simulation of markets
- Computer
modeling and simulation of industries
- Computer
modeled scenarios of business processes
- Comparison
of different research methods with computer modeling and/or
simulations
Details of this mini track can be found on the
conference website at
http://academic-conferences.org/ecrm/ecrm2008/ecrm08-minitrack.htm
Submission
details:
Abstract details:
The Abstract should be a minimum of 300 and no more than 500 words
including up to five keywords and keyphrases to be received by 10 January
2008. Please read the abstract guidelines section of the website before
submitting.
Submission:
Online at Abstract
Submission Form Please
ensure that you complete all relevant sections of the form, including the
conference track the abstract is intended for, the proposed title for the paper,
the full names (first name and surname, not initials) and email addresses of all
authors and a postal address and telephone number for at least one contact
author. Please indicate clearly if the contact author is not the lead
author..
Full paper:
Only required when the abstract has been selected and not to be more than
5,000 words including abstract, keywords and references (the Harvard referencing
rules need to be followed). Submission date will be no later than
Important
information:
The selection panel of the conference committee will
consider all abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the
proposed paper is relevant to the Conference. The authors of abstracts, which
describe a relevant paper, will receive a notification of abstract acceptance.
All full papers will be blind reviewed by members of the conference committee to
ensure an adequate standard, that the proposed subject of their abstract has
been followed, that the paper is of a suitable length, that the standard of
English is adequate and that the paper is appropriately referenced. Papers that
are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings providing at least
one author registers and presents the work at the Conference (see the
registration section of the conference website for more information about
registration). Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference,
the committee only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple
papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each
paper.
Important
dates:
Abstract
submission deadline:
Notification of abstract
acceptance:
Full paper
due for review:
Notification of paper
acceptance:
Earlybird
registration closes:
Final
paper due (with any changes):
Final
author registration date:
Conference
Executive:
Dr George Allan,
Dr Carole Brooke,
Dr Ann Brown,
Dr David Douglas,
Dr Branka
Krivokapic-Skoko,
Dr Maria Luca, Regents
College,
Professor Dan Remenyi,
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Dr Kristina Risom, Aarhus
Business School, Denmark
Dr Martin Rich,
Dr Noemi Sadowska, Regents
Dr Peter
Sharp, Regents College, London, UK
Dr Ibrahim Sirkeci,
Regents College, London, UK
Professor Ernesto
Spinelli, Regents College, London, UK
Conference
Committee:
The conference programme committee consists of key
people in the research methods community, both from the
George Allan, University of Portsmouth, UK; Gabriela
Avram, University of Limerick, Ireland; Karin Axelsson, Linkoping University,
Sweden; Joan Ballantine, Queens University Belfast, UK; Lennart Bangens Chalmers
University of Technology, Sweden; Frank Bannister, Trinity College Dublin,
Ireland; Edward Barratt, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; James Bartlett,
University of South Carolina, USA; Andrew Basden, University of Salford, UK;
Peter Bednar, University of Portsmouth, UK; Diane Benjamin, NHS, UK; Angela
Benson, University of Brighton, UK; Egon Berghout, University of Groningen, The
Netherlands; Deborah Blackman, University of Western Sydney, Australia; Milena
Bobeva, University of Bournmouth, UK; Carole Brooke, University of Lincoln, UK;
Ann Brown, CASS Business School, UK; Cathal Brugha, University College Dublin,
Ireland; Sven Carlsson, Lund University, Sweden; Jyoti Choudrie, University of
Hertfordshire, UK; Melissa Cole, Brunel University, UK; Aileen Corley, Liverpool
John Moores University, UK; Baggy Cox, Imperial College London, UK; Ronald
Crawford, University of Greenwich, UK; Marguerite Cronk, Harding University,
USA; Deborah Dean, Warwick Business School, UK; Thomas Diefenbach, The Open
University, UK; David Douglas, Staffordshire University, UK; Eileen Drew,
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Stephen Drew, University of East Anglia, UK;
Ken DSilva, London South Bank University, UK; Jose Esteves, Instituto de
Empresa, Spain; Jean-Noel Ezingeard, Henley Management College, UK; Mahmoud
Fakhra, College of Business Studies, Kuwait; Jason Ferdinand, University of
Liverpool, UK; Joseph Gazzopardi, University of Malta; Roger Gill, University of
Strathclyde, UK; Goran Goldkuhl, Linkoping University, Sweden; Roz Graham,
University of Winchester, UK; Gillian Green, University of Bolton, UK; Mike
Hart, University of Winchester, UK; Clive Holtham, CASS Business School, UK; Bob
Hughes, University of Brighton, UK; Gordon Hunter, University of Lethbridge,
Canada; Bev Jones, Wolverhampton Business School, UK; Patricia Joubert,
University of Swaziland, Swaziland; Reinford Khumalo University of South Africa,
South Africa; Cyril Kirwan, Cyril Kirwin Associates, Ireland; Ela Klecun, London
School of Economics, UK; Karl Knox, Nottingham Trent University, UK; Branka
Krivokapic-Skoko, Charles Sturt University, Australia; Denise Leahy, Trinity
College Dublin, Ireland; Ann Marie Logue, Letterkenny Institute of Technology,
Ireland; Sam Lubbe, University of South Africa, South Africa; Maria Luca,
Regents College, London, UK; Sandy MacDonald, University College Northampton,
UK; Bob Macklin, Charles Sturt University, Australia; Marie Macklin, Charles
Sturt University, Australia; Tom Macnamara, London South Bank University, UK;
Pete Mann, University of Manchester, UK; Garance Marechal, University of
Liverpool, UK; Maria do Rosário O. Martins, Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Portugal; Rachel McLean, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; Maggie
McPherson, University of Sheffield, UK; Ian Michael, Zayed University, United
Arab Emirates; Arthur Money, Henley Management College, UK; Miguel Nunes,
Sheffield University, UK; Teemu Paavola, Helsinki University of Technology,
Finland; Carole Page, Massey University, New Zealand; Steve Page, University
College Chester, UK; Joan Pastor-Collado, Technical University of Catalunya,
Spain; Ganesh Prabhu, Indian Institute of Management at Bangalore, India; Furqan
Qamar, Jamia Millisa Islamia Central University, India; Sarah Quinton, Oxford
Brookes University, UK; Nasrin
Rahmati, Monash University, Australia; Diana Rajendran, Swinburne University
of Technology, Australia; Theo Renkema, The Netherlands; Martin Rich, CASS
Business School, UK; Kristina Risom, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark; Bob
Ritchie, Lancashire Business School, UK; Noemi Sadowska, Regents College, UK;
Mark Saunders, Oxford Brookes University, UK; Christine Schweighart, University
of Warwick, UK; Junaid Shaikh, Curtin University, Malaysia; Mohini Singh, RMIT
University, Australia; Ibrahim Sirkeci, Regents College, UK: Teresa Smallbone,
Oxford Brookes University, UK; Alan Southern, University of Liverpool Management
School, UK; Ernesto Spinelli, Regents College, London, UK; Annika Tidstrom,
Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland; Claudine
Toffolon, Université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale, France; Maryann Valiuis, Trinity
College Dublin, Ireland; Kevin Voges, University of Canterbury, New Zealand;
David Wainwright, University of Northumbria, UK; Teresa Waring, University of
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK; Christine Welch, University of Portsmouth, UK; Leslie
Willcocks, London School of Economics, UK; Roy Williams, University of
Portsmouth, UK; Diana Wilson Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Michael Wood,
University of Portsmouth, UK; Brent Work UK; Les Worrall, Wolverhampton Business
School, UK.
This call for papers can be accessed online at
http://www.academic-conferences.org/ecrm/ecrm2008/ecrm08-home.htm