Call for Papers

ASAC – The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada

The International Business Division of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, representing the Canada Chapter of Academy of International Business, invites you to submit a paper or symposium proposal for its 41st annual conference.

In addition, the Marketing Division also welcomes you to submit your work!

Calgary, AB, CANADA
June 8-11, 2013
~ Redefining Management Education ~

ASAC 2013 is going to be hosted in Calgary, AB, Canada, by Mount Royal University. The conference theme, Redefining Management Education, is offered as the underpinning of the deliberations. It intends to promote a healthy discussion of how business programs may contribute to the formation of skilled and socially conscious future managers.

Calgary is the heart of the new West in Canada. It is a cosmopolitan city, characterized by its entrepreneurial spirit and can-do attitude. June in Calgary will offer you a vibrant cultural city and will also open the doors to the majestic Canadian Rockies, one and a half hour drive from downtown Calgary.

The conference will happen in the beautiful Hyatt Regency Hotel, in downtown Calgary, in its world-class conference facilities. Accessing Calgary is very convenient through the numerous direct flights from all major Canadian and American cities, and large European hubs: London, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

Paper Submission

Original papers, written in English or French, should be submitted electronically to the appropriate ASAC division in Microsoft Word. All contributions will be peer reviewed, and all accepted papers will have an abridged version included in the Proceedings.

Submissions should follow these guidelines:

• A full paper with a 30 page limit, including all (title page, tables and figures, references, etc)
• APA style for formatting and referencing is MANDATORY http://www.mtroyal.ca/library/files/citation/apa.pdf
• Best paper awards will be granted only to papers that are included in the proceedings. Authors will have the option of sending a five-page abridged version for publication, instead of the full paper.

All papers must be submitted via the conference webpage www.asac.ca no later than February 15, 2013. Late submission or submissions made directly to divisional executive members will not be accepted.

Case Track

Authors of empirical cases, non-fictional cases with clear decision focus, relevant for undergraduate or graduate programs are invited to submit their case, and accompanying teaching note, via the conference webpage www.asac.ca no later than February 15, 2013. The same requirements and blind review procedures apply as for submissions to the regular research track. Awards, recognizing the best cases submitted, will be presented at the Conference.

Symposia and Workshops

Members interested in organizing a symposium or workshop should prepare a detailed description of its overall purpose and the specific role of each participant and submit it via the conference webpage www.asac.ca no later than February 15, 2013. The same quality requirements and blind review procedures apply as for paper submissions. Symposium proposals can be jointly submitted to up to three divisions. However, the names of all the divisions must be noted in the symposium proposal. This permits the divisional officers to co-ordinate their program development efforts if a symposium proposal is accepted.

ACADEMIC REVIEWER:

Dr. Ebrahim Mazaheri
Laurentian University emazaheri@laurentian.ca

PROGRAM CHAIR:

Dr. Soumaya Cheikhrouhou
ESG-UQAM
cheikhrouhou.soumaya@uqam.ca

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