EBRF 2007 - Research Forum to Understand Business in Knowledge Society

Event Type	scientific conference
Organizer	Tampere University of Technology and University of Jyväskylä
Event Link	http://www.ebrf.fi
Dates	25 - 27 Sep 2007
Venue	Agora, University of Jyväskylä
Location	Jyväskylä, Finland
Who can Attend	Public
Categories	Knowledge Economy; Business Management
Call for Papers	Yes
Deadline	Monday 14 May 2007
Other	Events

EBRF 2007 -
Research Forum to Understand Business in Knowledge Society

Special Theme: "Business, Technology and Growth"

September 25-27, 2007
Agora - Jyväskylä, Finland

Submission Deadline: May 14, 2007
See: www.ebrf.fi

EBRF is an innovative, border-crossing research conference created, in 2001, to understand business in knowledge society and to build a community representing a wide spectrum of perspectives. The 7th EBRF Conference calls for people from different backgrounds to present either fresh ideas or completed research – all in the spirit of building cross-disciplinary co-operation and breakthrough research results.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

EBRF 2007 brings you to Jyväskylä, the home region of over 140 000 people and a place that boasts for multidisciplinary, high quality and lifelong learning opportunities. In addition to the academic research presentations, the conference program consists of topical invited speeches. The program also offers vast opportunities for networking by leaving room for lively discussions and evening events that provide an inspiring atmosphere for sharing your conference experiences.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

EBRF 2007 calls for abstracts to the following themes:

• Business and Competitive Intelligence
• Business Competence as Capital for Investments
• Business Performance Management
• Consumers and Information Technology
• Enterprise Architectures and e-Business
• Growth Venturing: Strategies and Ownership
• Innovation Environments
• Intellectual Capital Management
• Knowledge Intensive Organizations
• Knowledge Management vs. Management of Knowledge
• Networked Organizations and Global Business
• Service Management and Engineering
• Software Business and Growth
• Technology Based Business Models

We welcome scientific research papers including case studies. The papers’ topics can range from global phenomena to local problems and cases that are of general interest, and be society, business or technology oriented. Please find further information and submit your abstract (1-3 pages) at www.ebrf.fi. The abstracts will be reviewed by a constructive, international group of senior experts on the themes at hand.

Presentation of an accepted abstract leads to publishing a paper in the conference proceedings. Please note that according to the unique EBRF procedure, presenters will have a few months after the conference to finalize their papers in light of the feedback received at the conference. For the electronic versions of the conference proceedings from 2001-2006, see: www.ebrc.fi.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The conference is organized by Tampere University of Technology and University of Jyväskylä.

For more information see www.ebrf.fi or please contact:

Ms. Johanna Tommila
Chief Coordinator of EBRF 2007
Project Manager
Tampere University of Technology
Tel. +358 3 3115 4694
E-mail johanna.tommila@tut.fi

Professor Matti Koiranen
Chair of EBRF 2007
University of Jyväskylä

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