International conference for young researchers

Citation

(2006), "International conference for young researchers", Baltic Journal of Management, Vol. 1 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/bjm.2006.29501baa.002

International conference for young researchers

International conference for young researchers

Modern management research in the context of European research area

MMRC-ERA

15-17 September 2006

Kaunas, Lithuania

Thinking about tomorrow and global approach to European research area (ERA) we should call for action to resolve the shortcomings and rigidities of research careers that leads excellent human resources to move out of research or out of Europe. The conference seeks to contribute to the visibility of Europe’s and in particular Central and Eastern countries management research and to create the space for sharing of management research results as well as discussing over main challenges for developing new generation of management researchers.

The aim of the International conference for young researchers is to activate management research and to share the experience on management research in Central and Eastern countries and Europe. The main objectives of the conference are:

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  identifying the bottlenecks in management research in Europe and especially in Central and Eastern countries;

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  identifying the challenges in developing new generation of management researchers;

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  sharing interdisciplinary, cross-cultural and other management research results;

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  discussing over applied vs fundamental and Eastern vs Western traditions in management research; and

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  pointing out guidelines for future management research development.

Call for papers

Main topics of the conference:

1. 1.

   State of art in Management research – historical perspective.

2. 2.

   Developing new generation of the management researchers. New challenges for Higher Education Strategy and Didactics.

3. 3.

   Research results on actual management topics:

4. 4.
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     • human resource management and development;

     • corporate finance and management accounting;

     • organisational change and project management;

     • strategy and organisational development;

     • marketing and added value;

     • entrepreneurship; and

     • corporate responsibility.

Selected articles will be published in the special edition of the Baltic Journal of Management (www.emeraldinsight.com/bjm.htm)

Main deadlines

Submission Abstracts: 5 June 2006

Notification of Acceptance: 19 June 2006

Full Paper Submission: 25 September 2006

Please submit abstracts and papers electronically to the following address

Worldwide: Dr Asta Pundziene (astpun@ism.lt)

Estonia: Prof. Ruth Alas (Ruth.Alas@ebs.ee)

Latvia: Prof. Tatjana Volkova (Tatjana.Volkova@lba.lv)

Lithuania: Prof. Zigmas Lydeka (ziglyd@ism.lt)

For more information please contact Dr Asta Pundziene (astpun@ism.lt); web site: www.ism.lt