Call for Papers: GLOBAL ACCOUNTING AND ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE CONFERENCE 2008

                       SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS

     GLOBAL ACCOUNTING AND ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE CONFERENCE 2008

                  Hosted by the School of Business
                   La Trobe University, Australia

                      In association with the
           Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change
                         Emerald Publishing

              Wednesday 9 July - Friday 11 July 2008
     Venue: Hilton on the Park - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

                        Conference theme:
            "THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING IN ORGANISATIONAL
                       (AND SOCIAL) CHANGE"


     KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

     Professor Colin Ferguson, The University of Melbourne
     Professor John Burns, The University of Dundee, UK


     SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

     The submission deadline for papers is now extended to 11
     April 2008.


     OVERVIEW:

     We are pleased to announce that the first biennial
     international conference of the Global Accounting and
     Organisational Change (GAOC) network will be held at the
     Hilton on the Park in Melbourne from 9 - 11 July 2008. The
     theme of the conference is "The role of accounting in
     organisational (and social) change."

     The GAOC network is committed to high quality research on
     contemporary issues in organizational and accounting
     change. It aims at providing a platform for international
     researchers and practitioners from multiple disciplines to
     disseminate information on organisational and accounting
     systems change. The 2008 conference will be organised by
     the School of Business, Faculty of Law and Management of La
     Trobe University in association with the Journal of
     Accounting and Organizational Change (JAOC). Founded in
     2005, JAOC represents a new emphasis on exploring how
     organisations change, and how the change process affects
     organisational and social processes. For further details
     about JAOC, visit:

     http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/jaoc/jaoc.jsp


     TOPICS:

     Empirical and review papers are sought from a variety of
     theoretical and methodological perspectives. In addition to
     empirical and case study articles, we also welcome
     replication of previously published studies and review
     articles on advances in accounting and organisational
     change research. We welcome manuscripts from any emerging
     and developed economies both in the public and private
     sectors on the following areas:

     - Sarbanes Oxley Act and its implications for the changes
       to the regulation of financial practice and corporate
       governance
     - Accounting and management control systems change
     - Performance management and the Balanced Scorecard
     - Changes in social and environmental accounting and
       performance reporting
     - Accounting change in transitional and developing
       economies
     - Professional ethics, risk and ethical management
     - Public sector reform and accounting change
     - Corporate failure and auditing change
     - International donor agencies, development economics and
       accounting change
     - Development economy and accounting policy choice
     - Change in accounting education

     These themes are only indicative. Papers outside of these
     themes with relevance to understanding the role of
     management control systems in organisational (and social)
     change are welcome.


     PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

     All papers will be subject to a double-blind review
     process. Papers accepted for concurrent sessions can also
     be designated as submissions to the Journal of Accounting &
     Organizational Change. Please indicate whether you would
     like to submit your paper for consideration (a) for
     conference only or (b) for both conference and publication
     in JAOC. Notification of papers accepted for inclusion in
     the conference program will be made by 30 April 2008.

     Submit your paper via email to:

     CONTACT:       Professor Zahirul Hoque
                    (Conference Chair)
                    School of Business
                    La Trobe University
                    Victoria 3086, Australia
     Tel:           +613 9479 3433
     Fax:           +613 9479 2356
     Email:         MAILTO:jaoc@latrobe.edu.au
              or
     Email:         MAILTO:z.hoque@latrobe.edu.au


     REGISTRATION:

     Registration enquiries to:

     CONTACT:       Stephen Muir
                    (Conference Manager)
     Tel:           +61 3 9479 2693
     Fax:           +61 3 9479 3363
     Email:         MAILTO:s.muir@latrobe.edu.au

     Only full papers will be considered for conference. There
     is no submission fee.

     Conference information and related sites are available at:

                    http://www.latrobe.edu.au/GAOC
Posted 3/6/08