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Current Calls For Papers
1. The Great Recession of 2008 and its Impact on International Business
Guest Editor: Amir Shoham, College of Management - Academic Studies,Israel.
This special issue will include studies dealing with the current economic crisis and the lessons that it can teach about the international environment and management of international businesses.
The perspective on the development of the global economic crisis is still short-term and provides a look straight from the eye of the storm. Understanding the sources of the crisis and its impact can teach us much about how to manage, what to do and not to do and, perhaps, how to avoid similar complex events in the future. Since the crisis is global and encompasses so many different sectors and countries, it is important to present research on a broad variety of topics related to its sociopolitical and economic antecedents and impact. Some topics suitable for inclusion in the Special Issue include:
- Company, national, industry and regional factors associated with global economic crises
Impact of the global economic crisis on emerging markets - Impact of the crisis on select local and global industries
- How companies have managed the great recession
- Strategies to deal with structural and cyclical fluctuations in the global economy
- Do we need to change or adapt theories in light of new evidence?
The Editor of the Special Issue has intentionally kept the list of suggested topics short so as to stimulate creativity and encourage prospective authors to adopt a variety of perspectives when approaching this subject. The Special Issue will include a state-of-the art collection of papers relating what we can learn about impact of the crisis and business management in an international environment.
Deadline: Submissions should be sent no later than March 1, 2010.
All articles will be submitted to a process of peer evaluation, in accordance with the editorial policy of TIBR. They must conform with TIBR's editorial policy, which is available at www.thunderbird.edu/tibr
For questions regarding this special issue, authors are invited to contact: amir1s@colman.ac.il
Submissions for this issue should be submitted electronically to TIBR at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tibr . Please indicate that the submission is for this special issue.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Do NOT include your identifying contact information or title/cover page in your files when uploading the manuscript.
Guest Editor:
Dr. Amir Shoham
Senior Lecturer
The School of Business Administration
The College of Management
E-mail: amir1s@colman.ac.il
Cell: +972-52-6554492
Fax: +972-77-9103221 20
2. Sports Management: Current Trends and Future Developments
Guest Editor: Vanessa Ratten
Sports management is a global industry that affects many different segments of business. The sport industry is amongst the world’s largest industries and places importance on business relationships in order to maintain its competitiveness. The changing business environment has meant that businesses involved in sport need to constantly change and innovate in order to compete better. As sport has a global appeal it is particularly important in today’s global economy. The aim of this special issue is to highlight the current trends that are occurring in sports and how these will affect the future development of sports worldwide. The following is a list of possible topics that are welcome in this special issue:
- Philanthropy and social responsibility in sports-related industries
- Global marketing success stories in sports
- Sponsorship, branding and targeting initiatives in sports
- The internationalization of college and professional sports
- Global approaches to sports marketing
- Marketing innovations in sports and sports-related industries
- Global marketing challenges and opportunities in sports-related industries
- Regulatory and government issues in global sport marketing
- Marketing of international sport events and sport teams broadcast rights
- Segmenting and developing the global sport consumer
- The impact of sports on other industries (e.g. education, tourism, law)
Submission Guidelines: Contributors are strongly encouraged to consult TIBR submission guidelines.
Deadline: Papers should be submitted to the guest editor by March 30, 2010.
Submission will be taken to imply that the article constitutes original work that has not previously been published, accepted for publication, or presently under consideration elsewhere. Prior to submission it is expected that the Thunderbird International Business Review author guidelines have been followed in full. Initial submissions will be reviewed by the guest editor and if judged suitable then placed for double-blind review. The guest editor will send an acknowledgement upon receipt - please query via e-mail address below if acknowledgement is not received shortly after submission. One author should be clearly identified on jointly authored articles as the main administrative contact for the submission. Any questions about the special issue can be directed to the guest editor.
Guest Editor:
Dr. Vanessa Ratten
Assistant Professor
A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, United States
Email: vanessaratten@gmail.com
3. Entrepreneurship and Sustainability: The Fight against Poverty
Guest Editor: Daphne Halkias
Entrepreneurship is not just about doing well. Multiple entrepreneurs worldwide have launched or are leading successful for-profit ventures in many fields which contribute to poverty alleviation in their communities. With the challenge of global poverty before them, entrepreneurs in every field continue to develop innovative, business-oriented ventures that deliver promising solutions to this complex and urgent agenda. As a special note, much research focus has been devoted to the issue of poverty alleviation and its struggles in developing countries. This Special Issue should be keen on preserving the global and cross-cultural dimensions by also giving some attention to enterprise solutions to poverty in pockets of significant deprivation in high-income countries, such as can be found in the Appalachia region of the US.
This Special Issue will therefore present the international growing sector of for-profit enterprises with a social mission – lead by a new breed of entrepreneurs who are investing money into sustainability issues aimed at making the world a better place. These entrepreneurs offer sustainability through 'social capital': a blend of the profit motive and the desire to make a difference in their communities as well as beyond borders.
Proposed topics for this Special Issue:
- Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
- Social Capital and Entrepreneurship in Poverty Alleviation
- Entrepreneurship and Urban Poverty Alleviation
- Ethnic Entrepreneurship and Community Sustainability Strategies
- Women Entrepreneurs in the fight against Poverty
- Sustainability Entrepreneurship and its effect on Employee issues
- Venture Capitalism as Sustainability Entrepreneurship
- Economic and Social Policy Issues
- Risk management in Sustainability Entrepreneurship
- Community Involvement Issues
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Business Partnership with other Sustainability Entrepreneurs and Global Players
Submission Guidelines: Contributors are strongly encouraged to consult TIBR submission guidelines. All articles will be submitted to a process of peer evaluation, in accordance with the editorial policy of TIBR. They must conform to TIBR's editorial policy, which is available at www.thunderbird.edu/tibr
Submission will be taken to imply that the article constitutes original work that has not previously been published, accepted for publication, or presently under consideration elsewhere. Prior to submission it is expected that the Thunderbird International Business Review author guidelines have been followed in full. Initial submissions will be reviewed by the guest editor and if judged suitable then placed for double-blind review. The guest editor will send an acknowledgement upon receipt - please query via e-mail address below if acknowledgement is not received shortly after submission. One author should be clearly identified on jointly authored articles as the main administrative contact for the submission. Papers should be submitted to the guest editor by March 1, 2010. Any questions about the Special Issue can be directed to the Guest Editor at halkias@executivecoachingconsultants.com.
Guest Editor:
Dr. Daphne Halkias
Centre for Migration Policy & Society
University of Oxford, UK
Normandy Business School, Caen & Le Havre, France
CEO, Executive Coaching Consultants, Athens, Greece
halkias@executivecoachingconsultants.com
Forthcoming issues in 2010
Immigrant Entrepreneurship - March
Guest Editors: Elie Chrysostome, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA, and Howard Xiaohua Lin, Ryerson University, Canada
Reward Management in Europe - May
Guest Editors: Stephen J. Perkins, London Metropolitan Business School, and Matti Vartiainen, Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Work Psychology and Leadership.
Expatriation: Traditional Criticisms, and International Careers - July
Guest Editors: Jaime Bonache, ESADE Business School, Spain, Chris Brewster, University of Reading, UK, Vesa Suutari, University of Vaasa, Finland, and Petra de Saa, University of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain.