5th World Congress on Corporate Governance
16 January 2008 - 18 January 2008
McMaster University
DeGroote
School of Business
5th World Congress on Corporate Governance
January 16 until 18, 2008
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca
C A L L F O R P A P E R S
Due: September 30, 2007
Suggested Topics:
- transparency in governance; governance structures;
- corporate investment and disclosure;
- shareholder and stakeholder relations;
- board accountability; privacy and security;
- executive and board compensation;
- board committees (roles and responsibilities);
- director independence
- effective board management relations;
- board recruitment; the role of the board chair
- proxy voting; stock options; etc.
3 Tracks:
Academic · PhD Student · Practitioner
The 29th McMaster World Congress is jointly sponsored by the Management of Innovation and New Technology (MINT) Research Centre and the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University (widely recognized as Canada’s most innovative university!). This event will be held January 16-18, 2008 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The event is recognized globally as the largest and most prestigious conference of its kind. It brings both academic researchers and students together to present, discuss and review the latest issues and trends in management research and practice. Previous conferences have attracted almost 4,000 delegates (academics, students and practitioners) from over 40 countries. Now in its 29th year, this conference promises to be bigger and better than ever.
Paper submissions can be conceptual, theoretical, empirical, experimental, or case studies. Accepted papers will be published in full or in abstract form in a CD of proceedings. Prizes will be awarded for the best papers. Selected papers will be published in a Special Issue of the International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics. See here:
http://www.inderscience.com
PLEASE MARK THESE IMPORTANT DATES:
September 30, 2007Full paper due – send via e-mail to worldcongress@mcmaster.ca
October 31, 2007 Notification of acceptance
November 30, 2007 Registration and fees due
FULL PAPER SUBMISSION CRITERIA:
English, 8.5" by 11", 6000 words maximum, MS Word attachment. All papers MUST conform to IJBGE writing style (see author guidelines here):
http://www.inderscience.com
CHECK WEBSITE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION PLEASE DIRECT ALL ENQUIRIES FOR SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITOR INFO TO:
http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca
worldcongress@mcmaster.ca
Tel: (905) 525-9140 x23962
Fax: (905) 521-8995
CONGRESS CHAIRPERSON:
Dr. Christopher K. Bart
DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
