IACMR Quarterly Newsletter

Issue 1, 2006

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Contents   

From The President

IACMR Conference News

IACMR News  

MOR News

IACMR Member News

Other Conferences

Research Market

Job Market

Member Publications

Call for Papers (except MOR)

Other news

Help us design a better newsletter

IACMR Officers

Newsletter Publishing Schedule

Newsletter Editors

Dr. Huibert de Man, Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands
Jie Gui, M.Sci. , Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
E-mail iacmr@planet.nl

Contributions

Contributions to the newsletter should be sent to Ms. Winee Wu at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: mnwinee@ust.hk. For publishing and submission dates, please see our schedule at the end of this newsletter. You may help us by sending concise contributions that can be placed without further editing.

Feedback

Feedback and comments with regard to the newsletter may be sent to the Editor  iacmr@planet.nl

Becoming a member of IACMR

For online membership application or for downloading an application form, please go to our website: http://www.iacmr.org .

 

From the President

Commitment to Excellence

As we begin a new year, it is a good time to reflect upon our aims and goals, and be clear about who we are.  In this issue, I would like to emphasize that IACMR, as a scholarly professional organization, pledges to pursue EXCELLENCE in all our endeavors.  Our COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE statement is on our Association website.  I have also published it in Volume 2, issue 1 of Management and Organization Review.  In this Newsletter, I would like to highlight the main areas of our commitment and in particular, emphasize our professional conduct as researchers.

I encourage you to read the entire document on www.iacmr.org for the eight areas of responsibility that we assume as scholars, teachers, and members of the community to which we aspire to contribute and to make a difference.  In fact, we should read the full document from time to time and to practice these ideals so they become reality and a normal way of life for IACMR.

Below are the abbreviated highlights of the Research Code of Ethics.  

Research Integrity.  IACMR members are expected to conduct research in the most rigorous and ethical manner with integrity in using the literature and in treating subjects and data.

Journal Submission Policies.  IACMR members are expected to observe the policies of the journals to which they submit their work, including no dual submissions and referencing to other works using the same data set.

Respect for Research Participants.  IACMR members are expected to preserve and protect the privacy, dignity, well-being, and freedom of research participants, and confidentiality of the data.

Reviewer and Editor Responsibilities.  IACMR members in their role as reviewers and journal editors are expected to maintain confidential, unbiased, prompt, responsible, constructive, and sensitive manner in evaluating manuscripts and in providing feedback to authors.

Professional Interaction and Exchange.  IACMR members are expected to contribute to meaningful exchanges and the sharing of research findings in a professional manner and to rise to the professional standards of conduct.

Conference Participation. IACMR members are expected to attend our biennial conferences and to present their accepted work in person and to engage in the intellectual exchanges of giving and receiving feedback on a professional and equal basis.

IACMR Member Responsibility.  IACMR members should work to raise awareness of other members concerning social and ethical responsibilities and notify officers or appropriate committees of practices or actions of members that may violate the spirit of this commitment to the IACMR code of ethics.

With our commitment to this code of conduct, IACMR will be an organization that will set the standard in integrity and whose members will be respected throughout our global community of professional researchers and scholars.

Anne S. Tsui

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IACMR Conference News

Second biennial Conference, June 15 – 18, 2006, Nanjing, PRC

We would like to invite you to join us at the Second Biennial Conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR) from June 15–18, 2006 in Hilton Hotel Nanjing, China. The theme of the conference is “Knowledge Creation in a Transitional Economy”, which provides a broad scope for a variety of research that would contribute to the increasingly important knowledge on organizations and management in the Chinese context.  

We have an exciting conference program this year!

· Three full days (June 15–17) invited keynote panels, refereed paper presentations, symposia, and poster/interaction paper sessions.

· Five keynote panels with distinguished scholars who are major contributors to the management and organization literatures, including six past Presidents of the Academy of Management, current and past Editors of the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Management Studies, and distinguished award winning scholars in management, psychology, and sociology. 

· An opportunity to meet the keynote speakers and award winners in the "Meet the Keynote Speakers and Award Winners" conversation session. 

· Four exciting Professional Development Workshops on July 18, including a doctoral consortium, survey research method workshop, writer’s workshop, and negotiation teaching and research skills workshop, led by distinguished scholars.  Visit conference website on www.iacmr.org for details

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Register now!

Register now and enjoy up to 30% discount on registration fee before May 1, 2006 to take advantage of the early bird discount!

Please click here to register:   http://www.iacmr.org/iacmr2006/registration2006.htm

Conference Site

For all recent information please visit our Conference Site http://www.iacmr.org/iacmr2006/iacmr_2006.htm

Keynote Panels

There will be five keynote panels in the conference:

1. Strategic Management Research in China: The Integration of Chinese and Western Strategic Management Models, chair: Michael Hitt; panel: Jay Barney, Robert Hoskisson, Yadong Luo and Gabriel Szulanski

2. Organizational Behaviour Context Matters, chair: Michael Morris and John Child; panel Kathryn M. Bartol, Max Boisot and Marshall W. Meyer, Jeanne M. Brett, Jone L. Pearce

3. The Social and Institutional Contexts of Chinese Business Organizations:, chair: Joseph Galaskiewicz; panel: Yanjie Bian, Doug Guthrie, Victor Nee, and Xueguang Zhou

4. Knowledge transfer in diverse contexts, chair: Kwok Leung and Rosalie Tung; panel: Jean M. Bartunek, Paul Hirsch, Sara Rynes, and David Whetten

5. Exemplary Empirical Research Studies (in Mandarin), chair:  Katherine Xin; panel: Christopher Hsee, Jia-Lin Xie, and Xueguang Zhou

Detailed information on the panels will be ready soon

Professional Development Workshops (PDWs)

June 18, 2006, Sunday

Four exciting workshops will be held on the last day of the conference.  Pre-registration is required for attendance. Deadline: May 15, 2006, first come first serve.  Space limited, enroll as soon as possible. Please click on the workshop title for link to the description and detailed schedule

Subjects

Admittance to the workshops is available to conference registrants ONLY. Please make sure you have done the conference registration before registering in the workshops.

For a registration for click here

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Conference Caucuses

Many IACMR members desire to have more informal gatherings of groups for good conversation and collaboration on research and professionals issues. For example, if you are working on issues such as entrepreneurship and new technology ventures in China, you want to know who else (e.g., either from mainland China, Hong Kong, U.S., or other countries/regions) are interested in this topic. You would like to have a conversation with them and to know: a) who is doing what, b) what are the commonly interested issues, c) whether there are any potential opportunities for collaborations, etc.

If that is the situation, how can the IACMR conference help you?

The IACMR 2006 conference in Nanjing is trying something new! On June 18 (the last day of the conference), we will schedule a session for caucuses. Caucuses are roundtable discussions which are designed to provide a convenient, informal way for IACMR members who share a topical interest or a professional concern to find one another and to develop a sense of community. Caucuses can help you explore new ideas as well as expand your academic network in an informal, relaxed environment.

If you are interested in organizing a caucus for the IACMR 2006 conference, please send a proposal to Haiyang Li, Rice University by email (haiyang@rice.edu) or fax (1-713-348-6331). The deadline for submission is April 1, 2006.

The proposal can be either in English or in Chinese with the following items included:

1) Title of the caucus

2) Organizer's full name and contact information

3) A brief description of the caucus (250 words max.)

4) Commitments from at least three other members to participate in caucus (e-mailed commitments pasted into caucus proposal are OK)

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Call for executive awards nomination

In recognition of IACMR's mission, we wish to confer an award for excellence in the practice of management in the Chinese context. This award will be made in 2006 in conjunction with the Nanjing conference. We are seeking nominations for this IACMR Distinguished Executive Award. For eligibility and nomination procedures, please view here

Please be  reminded to send in your nominations by March 15, 2006. If you need more time in preparing the nominations, please let us know by sending an email to iacmr@ust.hk

Exhibition and Publishers Corner

A three-day exhibition and publishers corner will run in conjunction with the Conference providing a fantastic platform for your companies  to showcase their products and services, see: http://www.iacmr.org/iacmr2006/exhibition_publishers2006.htm

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IACMR News

Membership Renewal

It is time to renew your 2006 membership in the IACMR! If you have, thank you! Please visit http://www.iacmr.org/member.htm  to download the invoice and submit it according to the instructions provided.

IACMR Academic Advisory Board

See http://www.iacmr.org/committee.htm#aac

IACMR New Officers

The Executive Committee has confirmed the voting results and is delighted to announce the new officers for IACMR effective at the 2nd biennial conference in Nanjing, June 15-18, 2006. Please read here .

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Call for Papers

Only 3 months to deadline of Special Issue on Building Competitive advantages in China’s Emerging Market.

Guest Editors: Robert E. Hoskisson, Arizona State University, Tailan Chi, University of Kansas, William Wan, Thunderbird.  

Submission Deadline: July 15, 2006 

Get your papers ready and submit to iacmr.mor@asu.edu and robert.hoskisson@asu.edu.

For further information please visit here.

MOR Downloads – FREE!

All the articles in the three issues of Volume 1 are available for free download from the Blackwell Publishing website: www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/toc/more  There have been more than 8000 downloads of the first issue’s articles and more than 4000 for articles in Issue 2. Issue 3 was published in November 2005 and the statistics will be available in the next letter. 

MOR Volume 2, Issue 1

Look for Volume 2, Issue 1, which will be mailed to IACMR members in March, 2006. Authors in this issue will  include:  David A. Ralston, James Pounder, Carlos W.H. Lo, Yim-Yu Wong, Carolyn P. Egri, and Joseph Stauffer; Kok-Yee Ng and Roy Y. J. Chua;Lin Lu, Kwok Leung, and Pamela Tremain Koch; Shaomin Li and Seung Ho Park; and Yadong Luo.

Attention Photographers   

As you may know, Management and Organization Review likes to use original photos taken by IACMR members on the MOR journal cover. We would like to extend an invitation to all shutter bugs to send in photos. We would love to see any photo that would be befitting to the MOR journal.  This would be a great opportunity for you to display your creativity and imaginative spirit!

Please send an electronic copy (.jpeg) of your photo to iacmr.mor@asu.edu.

For further information please consult the News Section in the IACMR Website: http://www.iacmr.org/MOR.htm#Special_Issue

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IACMR Member News

Keep us informed

Please send us (mnwinee@ust.hk) any relevant professional news about IACMR members, like change of position, membership of organizations and awards.

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Other Conferences

Academy of International Business

The Academy of International Business will have its 2006 meeting in Beijing China, on June 23-26, 2006.  Please click on the conference website for information:  http://aib.msu.edu/events/2006/.  This is five days after the IACMR conference in Nanjing. So, plan to attend both with an enjoyable sight-seeing trip in between! 

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Research Market

China contacts needed in HR research

Petra Bosé, student at the Open University of the Netherlands would like contacts in China for her thesis research on competency management for Capricorn Incentives in Amsterdam.

The research project on competency management in the Netherlands, China, India and Malaysia, is motivated by the increasing trend to hire Asian employees for jobs in the Netherlands as well as by the growing activities of Dutch firms in Asian countries. Successful recruitment practices in both cases should balance the cost perspective with quality in terms of competencies. The research project focuses on a comparative analysis of the competency management methods in the four countries. To include China in the sample, the researcher needs to get in touch with Chinese HR managers. She will ask them to fill in a 33-item questionnaire, taking about ten minutes. The results of this project will be shared with the participants.

Contact capricornincentives@hetnet.nl if you can help this researcher. For information on the thesis at the Open University, please contact the supervisor, dr. Kampermann (albert.kampermann@ou.nl).

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Job Market
Announcements of position openings and visiting opportunities; brief bios of members seeking permanent or visiting positions Looking for researchers to joint your staff? Trying to find opportunities as a visiting professor or looking for a permanent position? Send in your contribution for the Job Market Section!

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Member Publications

Books:

Chen, X. P. 2006. The Art of Balancing Work and Life (in Mandarin).  Beijing: Tsinghua University Press.

Peng, Mike W. 2005 Global Strategy. Thomas Aouth-Western.

Papers:

Peng, Mike W., and Jessie Qi Zhou (2005). ‘How network strategies and institutional transitions evolve in Asia’. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 22 (4): 321-336. [Lead article]

Meyer, Klaus, and Mike W. Peng (2005). ‘Probing theoretically into Central and Eastern Europe: Transactions, resources, and institutions’. Journal of International Business Studies, 36 (6): 600-621. [Lead article]

Peng, Mike W., Seung-Hyun Lee, and Denis Wang (2005). ‘What determines the scope of the firm over time? A focus on institutional relatedness’. Academy of Management Review, 30 (3): 622-633.

Peng, Mike W. (2005). ‘Perspective - From China strategy to global strategy’. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 22 (2): 123-141.

Wright, Mike, Igor Filatotchev, Robert Hoskisson, and Mike W. Peng (2005). ‘Strategy research in emerging economies: Challenging the conventional wisdom’. Guest editors' introduction for the Journal of Management Studies special issue on "Strategy Research in Emerging Economies," 42 (1): 1-33
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Your publications here?
Please send a list of your recent publications, preferably in APA-style format, to Winee Wu (mnwinee@ust.hk).

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Call for Papers (except MOR)
Inform us , please

Please inform us about any interesting calls for papers related to Chinese management research. Send an e-mail to Winee.

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Other News

CARMA Global Webcast Week

Lectures on Methods and Data Analysis for Organizational Research, see http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/carma/

The Center for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA) at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business will host CARMA Global Webcast Week, March 20-23, 2006.   Faculty and students from around the world are invited to participate in this event (at no charge), and participants will have access to recordings of three outstanding one-hour lectures on research methods topics.  The topics and presenters include:

Estimating Interaction Effects Using Multiple Regression

Dr. Herman Aguinis, University of Colorado- Denver

Measures of Agreement for Group Level Research

Dr. James LeBreton, Wayne State University

Meta-Analysis and Strategy Research

Dr. Dan Dalton, Indiana University

The recorded lectures, consisting of both audio and video components and accompanying PowerPoint Slides, will be available on the CARMA Website during Global Webcast Week.  They can be watched using any computer that has a high-speed internet connection and Real Media Player. 

Individuals who want to participate are required to register via the CARMA Website by Monday, March 13 (http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/carma/).  For questions or additional information, contact CARMA staff at carma@vcu.edu.  We hope you will be able to join us for this exciting and unique event!

Dr. Larry J. Williams, University Professor of Management
Director, CARMA
CARMA:  Research Methods Education for the Global Classroom

Summer Short Courses

Also visit the CARMA website to learn about our summer short courses:

Session I:  Monday-Wednesday May 15-17

Dr. Karen Locke, College of William & Mary

“Introduction to Qualitative Research”

Dr. Larry Williams, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Introduction to Structural Equation Methods"

Dr. Robert Ployhart, University of South Carolina

“The Conceptualization, Design, and Analysis of Repeated Measures/Longitudinal Research”

Dr. Mike McDaniel, Virginia Commonwealth University

Dr. Hannah Rothstein, Baruch College

Dr. Michael Borenstein, Biostat

“Meta-analysis: Models and Processes”

Session II:  Thursday- Saturday May 18-20

Dr. Paul Bliese, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

"Multi-Level Methods"

Dr. Jeff Stanton, Syracuse University

“Internet Data Collection Methods”

Dr. Jeff Edwards, University of North Carolina

Dr. Robert Vandenberg, University of Georgia

"Advanced Topics in Structural Equation Methods"

Dr. Kelly Devers

“Qualitative Data Analysis with Computers”

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Help Us Design a Netter Newsletter

Our newsletter deserves a more professional design. So, if you have some graphical talent, and some time to spare, please contact us (iacmr@planet.nl ) to offer your help. An improved design for the newsletter , which will continue to be produced in Microsoft Word and then converted to Adobe pdf as well as made available in html, should
- use colours and symbols already used by IACMR
- be easy to use by the editors
- be comparable in terms of user friendliness and esthetical qualities to the Academy of Management Newsletters.
- not contain copyrighted elements
- reflect good taste and a scholarly image.

The designer should do this as a volunteer.

Dr. Huibert de Man, editor

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IACMR Officers
President - 
Anne S Tsui
Main Campus, PO Box 874006, 
Department of Management
WP Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-4006, USA
480-965-3999
Email
Senior Vice President and President Elect - Xiao-Ping Chen  Department of Management of Organization 
University of Washington, USA
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
206-543-2265
Email
Vice President and Program Chair for 2006 meeting - Shuming Zhao  School of Business
Nanjing University
22 Hankou Road, Nanjing
210093, China
86-25-83593419
Email
Program Co-Chairs for 2006 meeting - Jing Zhou Jones Grad. Sch. of Mgmt
Rice University
MS-531, 6100 Main St Houston
TX 77005. USA
713-348-5330
Email
Executive Secretary/ Treasurer - David Ralston 307 West Brooks Avenue Room 206A
Oklahoma University
Norman, OK 73019, USA
405-325-7773
Email
Representative at Large (The Americas) - Catherine Levitt College of Business and Economics
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
Email
Representative at Large (Europe) - Verner Worm Copenhagen Business School
Stenstykke Vej 22 Hvidovre, DK-2650 Denmark

45-38152511
Email
Representative at Large (Asia Pacific) - Dean Tjosvold Department of Management
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong SAR
852-2510-8314
Email
Representative at Large (the Chinese mainland) - Katherine Xin CEIBS
699 Hong Feng Road Pudong
Shanghai, 201206 China
8621-2890-5164
Email

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Newsletter Publishing Schedule
 

Issue

Submission before

Publishing Date

 

2006-2

May 1, 2006

June 1, 2006

2006-3

August 1, 2006

September 1, 2006

2006-4

November 1, 2006

December 1, 2006

2007-1 February 1, 2007 March 1, 2007

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