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C A L L F O R P A P E R S McMaster World Congress January 16 – 18, 2008 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Papers Due: September 30, 2007 http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca 4 Themes: • Intellectual Capital & Innovation (Knowledge Management) • Corporate Governance • Strategic Business Valuation • Mission Driven Organization 3 Tracks: Academic • Practitioner • PhD Student The 29th McMaster World Congress is jointly sponsored by the Management of Innovation and New Technology (MINT) Research Centre, The Directors College (Canada's first and only university accredited director education and certification program) and the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University (widely recognized as Canada's most innovative university)! This event will be held January 16-18, 2008 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The event is recognized globally as the largest and most prestigious conference of its kind. It brings academic researchers, business practitioners and management students together to present, discuss and review the latest issues and trends in the areas of: THEME: Intellectual Capital • intellectual capital • innovation • knowledge management • new technology • intangible assets / intellectual property • human capital management / measurement • organizational learning • knowledge-based view / theory; knowledge workers THEME: Corporate Governance • transparency in governance; governance structures; • corporate investment and disclosure; • shareholder and stakeholder relations; • board accountability; privacy and security; • executive and board compensation; • board committees (roles and responsibilities); • director independence; effective board management relations; • board recruitment; the role of the board chair • proxy voting; stock options; etc. THEME: Strategic Business Valuation • methods and models to value tangible and intangible assets • new technology vs. old technology companies • approaches to valuation of human capital and innovation • brand equity, marketing and corporate reputation • corporate social responsibility and financial performance • valuation of private companies • assessing value in mergers and acquisitions • strategies for long-term investing • business valuation standards THEME: Mission Driven Organization • development of mission statements and visioning process • programs to inspire organizational members • alignment of mission and operational practice • execution of strategic goals • antecedents to flawless mission implementation • case studies of successful and failed visioning programs Last year's conference attracted over 1,143 attendees from 20 countries. The event was covered by numerous newspapers, TV and magazine media outlets from several countries. This year we are planning an even better event which will include a recruiting fair, knowledge café, doctoral consortium, and academic journal editor's Q&A panel. Paper submissions can be conceptual, theoretical, empirical, experimental, or case studies. Accepted papers will be published in full in a CD of conference proceedings. Prizes will be awarded for the best papers. Selected papers will be published in a refereed peer-reviewed journal. All papers will be subjected to a blind double review adjudication process. PLEASE MARK THESE IMPORTANT DATES: September 30, 2007 Full paper is due – send via e-mail to worldcongress@mcmaster.ca October 31, 2007 Notification of acceptance November 30, 2007 Registration and fees due For further information, please visit our website: http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca Sincerely, Dr. Nick Bontis Program Director McMaster World Congress DeGroote School of Business McMaster University DSB #133 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M4 http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca worldcongress@mcmaster.ca
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