June 6-8, 2008, Nanjing, China Call for Papers (Second Announcement) Organizing Institutions Organized and Sponsored by The School of Business, Nanjing University, People’s Republic of China Co- Sponsored by School of Business, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University, USA Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, USA Center for International Studies and College of Business, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA Seton Hill University, USA Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Sydney, Australia Supported by Department of Management Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China Conference Background The world economy has become increasingly globalized, a new reality that, in turn, has had a significant impact on economies all over the world, as well as on management perspectives in the industrial economies. To gain a competitive advantage, companies are reassessing traditional management theories and practices. In China, following entry to the WTO and further steps in the transition to a market economy, more and more enterprises are engaging in international business and taking an active part in global competition. In these circumstances it is particularly important to examine cross-cultural management theory and practice and explore how Chinese enterprises can improve management skills in order to make the transition from “Made in China” to “Innovated in China.” To explore solutions to the issues arising from this emerging international business environment and to meet the new challenges facing management scholars, the School of Business, Nanjing University, will host the Sixth International Symposium on Multinational Business Management，in June 2008.  This symposium follows the earlier conferences held in 1992, 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2005. The symposium aims to provide a forum for scholars, entrepreneurs, and CEOs from multinational firms to discuss how corporations in transitional economies can compete and operate successfully in this new and complex international and domestic environment.  We have chosen “Enterprise Management in a Transitional Economy” as the theme of The Sixth International Symposiums on Multinational Business Management. We cordially invite you to participate in this international symposium, to be held in Nanjing, People’s Republic of China on June 6–8, 2008.  It will be our privilege to share your research results, management experience and ideas with participants from many backgrounds.  We now call for academic papers from scholars, experts and practitioners at home and abroad.  The specific topics and related issues are set out below: Conference Theme Papers submitted may either be on theoretical issues, new ideas, thoughts and methods, empirical studies, or case studies in the field of enterprise management and developments in transitional economies. Research Topics Research papers submitted to the conference may include any topics related to enterprise management in a transitional economy. The following are some possible topics.   ● Business Policy & Strategy ● Corporate Governance ● Human Resource Management and Development ● Marketing Management ● Conflict Management ● Entrepreneurship ● Risk Management ● International Management ● Organizational Behavior ● Organization Development and Change ● Operation Management ● Logistics and E-commerce ● Ethics in Management ● Finance and Accounting ● International Trade ● Social Capital ● Banking, Finance and Insurance ● Technology and Innovation Management ● Cross Cultural Management Submission Requirements of Paper Presentations The proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Multinational Business Management and Selected Research Papers from the Symposium will be published.  Failure to comply with the instructions provided below will preclude inclusion of the paper in the publication.  Authors whose papers are accepted should submit a hard copy and an e-version of the paper, via e-mail, to the Secretariat: hrm@nju.edu.cn. Authors of papers to be published in the proceedings must type their papers in a format suitable for direct photographic reproduction by the publisher.  In order to ensure uniform style throughout the volume, all the papers have to be prepared strictly according to the instructions set by the organizer.  A laser printer should be used to print the text.  The complete camera-ready copy will be reduced to 75% by the publisher and will be printed in black only.  Cover Page All papers must include a cover sheet with the following information: Contact Person's Affiliation, Professional Title, Address, Phone #, FAX #, Email address  Paper Format The first page should be the cover sheet described above.  The body of the papers should be no less than 10 (A4) and no more than 25 (A4) pages including all tables, figures, notes, and references.  Papers must be written in English and follow the current style sheet. 1. Microsoft Word for Office 2000XP is the word processor used.  A word processor compatible with MS Word is acceptable. 2. Use 12 point courier font.  Use traditional default margin settings.  All papers, tables, footnotes and equations should be numbered. 3. First letters of each word in the paper’s title are capitalized. The title is centered and in bold type. 4. Centered two spaces below the title are the author’s name and institutional affiliation. Author’s addresses, and /or E-mail are footnoted as are any comments by the author. 5. The word ABSTRACT in capital letters is centered and in bold-type two spaces below the last author’s entry. The short abstract follows two spaces below. 6. Following the ABSTRACT is the key words in the separate line.   7. Double space and start the text. Do not use a heading called INTRODUCTION. 8. No more than three levels of heading should be used. The first level headings are all capitalized, left justified and bold. The second level headings have the first letters of each word capitalized, left justified and bold. The third level headings have the first letters of each word capitalized. All headings are on a single line. 9. Footnotes should be used sparingly. Do not use endnotes. Footnotes are not used for literature citations. Rather, the work should be cited by the author’s name and year of publication in the body of the text. e.g. (McCarty, 1995). 10. Use double space between lines of text, but single space between lines    of text and numbers in Tables. 11.Tables and Figures are labeled as such, e.g., Table 1 or Figure1, centered and bold. Double space between label and title. Center and bold the title of the table or figure. Double space and insert a line from the left side margin to the right side margin, forming the top border of the table or figure. Repeat the line at the bottom of the table or figure as the bottom border. Minimize the use of lines within the table and use no lines on the sides of tables and figures. Authors should insert tables and figures in the text after the first text reference, as close as possible to the reference. 12.References start on a new page with the title REFERENCES capitalized, centered and bold. Entries are arranged in alphabetical order according to the surname of the first author.  Double space between entries. For example: Shuming Zhao, Kathy Monks, Frederick E. Schuster, Karen E. Dunning, and Linda Wheeler, “A Cross-cultural Study of Organization Culture in Four National Cultures,” USA-China Business Review, No. 5, Vol. 3, May 2003, pp. 1-16. Submission Deadline Paper abstracts must be received by September 1, 2007.  Please e-mail submissions to: hrm@nju.edu.cn. The abstracts should be submitted both in Chinese and in English, and run about 800 words in length, excluding mathematic symbols. The abstracts should also include the title of the paper, name of the author(s) and his (their) affiliations, professional title, academic qualifications, research fields, mailing address, and e-mail address. The secretariat will inform the author(s) of acceptance or non-acceptance of papers by October 8, 2007. The deadline for submitting the full-length paper is February 1, 2008. Acknowledgement of receipt We will acknowledge receipt of the submission by e-mail to the authors. Conference Dates   The Sixth International Symposium on Multinational Business Management will be held in Nanjing, P.R. China on June 6-8, 2008.   Tentative Schedule February 29, 2008 Deadline for submitting full-length paper. April 1, 2008 Invitation letter and registration form (the 3rd announcement) June 5, 2008 Registration June 6, 2008 Morning Opening ceremony, keynote speeches, and Plenary Session June 6, 2008 Afternoon Parallel Sessions June 7, 2008 Morning Tour June 7, 2008Afternoon Parallel Session June 8, 2008 Morning Attending the 30th anniversary celebration ceremony of Nanjing University Business School. June 8, 2008 Afternoon Conference Plenary Session and closing ceremony Languages Papers submitted to the symposium must be in English.  The working languages for the plenary sessions of the Symposium will be English.  All other paper presentations and session discussions will be in Chinese or English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided only for plenary sessions. Conference Payment Registration Fee: RMB1200 for participants from Mainland China (before May 6, 2008), RMB1500 for participants from Mainland China (after May 6, 2008); US$350 for overseas participants (before May 6, 2008), US$400 for overseas participants (after May 6, 2008); and RMB400 for student attendees from Mainland China (before May 6, 2008), RMB600 for student attendees from Mainland China (after May 6, 2008); US$170 for overseas students (before May 6, 2008), US$200 for overseas students (after May 6, 2008). You may pay registration fees by cashier's check or remittance (Account Number: Nanjing University 4301011309001041656-104 ICBC Hankou Road sub-branch Nanjing). You must specify that the payment is sixth international conference registration fees. The fee includes welcoming reception, all meals during the symposium, and symposium proceedings. The fee does not include transportation for participants from his/her location to the seminar, accommodation, insurance and medical fees, etc. Accommodations The organizer will assist participants in reserving hotel accommodations at the conference rate.  Planning Committee Chairperson:           Dr. Shuming Zhao Professor and Dean School of Business Nanjing University 22 Hankou Road Nanjing 210093 P.R.China Tel: 86-25-83592077 (O) Fax: 86-25-83317769 E-mail: zhaosm@nju.edu.cn  Planning Committee Vice-Chairpersons:           Dr. JoAnne Boyle         President and Professor         Seton Hill University         Seton Hill Drive Greensburg, PA 15601           Tel.: 724-838-4211         Fax: 724-834-2752 E-mail:  Boyle@setonhill.edu Dr. Joel Glassman         Professor and Associate Provost         University of Missouri-St. Louis         One University Boulevard 8001 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis, MO 63121 U.S.A. Tel.: 314-516-5753 Fax: 314-516-6757 E-mail: jglassman@umsl.edu Dr. Des Graydon Professor and Dean School of Business Auckland University of Technology 56 Wakefield Street, Private Bag 92006 Auckland, New Zealand Tel：64（9）9219999 ext 9870 Fax：64（9）9219976 Email: des.graydon@aut.ac.nz Dr. Ming Huang Professor of Finance Johnson Graduate School of Management Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 USA Tel.: 607-255-9594 E-mail: mh375@cornell.edu     Dr. Ira A. Jackson Henry Y. Hwang Dean Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management Claremont Graduate University Calremont, CA 91711 USA Tel.: 909-607-9209 Fax: 909-607-8297 E-mail: ira.jackson@cgu.edu Dr. Peter Wolnizer Professor and Dean Faculty of Economics and Business University of Sydney Camperdown and Darlington Campuses City Road Camperdown, NSW 2006 Tel.: 61 2 93513833 Fax: 61 2 93516639 E-mail: p.wolnizer@econ.usyd.edu.au Dr. Zhong Yang Professor School of Business Nanjing University 22 Hankou Road Nanjing 210093 P.R.China Tel: 86-25-83592902 (O) Fax: 86-25-83317769 E-mail: yangzh@nju.edu.cn  Planning Committee Vice Chairperson and Secretary General   Dr. Hong Liu Professor and Associate Dean School of Business Nanjing University 22 Hankou Road Nanjing 210093 P.R.China Tel: 86-25-83593515 (O) Fax: 86-25-83317769 E-mail: liuhong@nju.edu.cn  Planning Committee Vice Secretaries General   Dr. Chunlin Liu Professor and Chair Department of Management School of Business Nanjing University 22 Hankou Road Nanjing 210093 P.R.China Tel: 86-25-83594473 (O) Fax: 86-25-83317769 E-mail: liucl@nju.edu.cn Dr. Dongtao Yang Professor and Chair Department of Human Resources School of Business Nanjing University 22 Hankou Road Nanjing 210093 P.R.China Tel: 86-25-83592470 (O) Fax: 86-25-83317769 E-mail: yangdt@jlonline.com  Planning Committee Members:     Yonggui Wang   Vice Director, Department of Marketing, School of Business, Nanjing University   Jisheng Peng Vice Director, Department of Human Resource Management, School of Business, Nanjing University   Liangding Jia   Vice Director, Department of Business Administration, School of Business, Nanjing University Quansheng Wang ,Vice Director, Department of Electronic Business, School of Business, Nanjing University   Yiren Dong   Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, School of Business, Nanjing University   Zhengtang Zhang Assistant Dean, School of Management, Nanjing University Xiangnan Tao       Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, School of Business, Nanjing University   Lihua Chen   Associate Professor, Department of Accountancy, School of Business, Nanjing University   Dejun Cheng   Associate Professor, Department of Human Resource Management, School of Business, Nanjing University Chunyan Jiang   Assistant Professor, Department of Human Resource Management, School of Business, Nanjing University Waiwen Dai   Director, EMBA Centre, School of Business, Nanjing University Xiang Wang   Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Business, School of Business, Nanjing University  Wenhong Zhang   Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, School of Business, Nanjing University     Lifang Shi   Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, School of Business, Nanjing University     Yu Wang   Director, Marketing and Development Center, School of Business, Nanjing University Secretariat： School of Business, Nanjing University, No.22, Hankou Road, Nanjing, People Republic of China, 210093 Telephone: （86）25-83593338 or 83592077 Fax: （86）25-83317769 E-mail: hrm@nju.edu.cn Contact Persons： Mr. Changsheng XIE       Vice Director, Administrative Office, School of Business, Nanjing University Ms Xin WEN       Secretary to the Dean, School of Business, Nanjing University