Call for Papers: FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ATLANTA COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONFERENCE (ACAC)

                           CALL FOR PAPERS

                     FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
           ATLANTA COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONFERENCE (ACAC)

               http://www.bus.emory.edu/Rmakadok/ACAC/

                          June 12-14, 2008
                       (Thursday to Saturday),
                 Roberto C. Goizueta Business School,
                           Emory University


     CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON:

     Rich Makadok, Emory University


     CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

     - Russ Coff & Rich Makadok, Emory University
     - Asli Arikan, Ilgaz Arikan, Bill Bogner, Irene Duhaime,
       & Greg Henley, Georgia State University
     - Marco Ceccagnoli, Vivek Ghosal, & Frank Rothaermel,
       Georgia Institute of Technology


     ACADEMIC SPONSORS:

     - Emory University's Roberto C. Goizueta
       Business School
     - Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College
       of Business
     - Georgia Institute of Technology's College
       of Management


     CO-SPONSORS:

     - Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City
     - Herman J. Russell Sr. International Center for
       Entrepreneurship


     THE "BIG PICTURE" STRATEGY QUESTIONS...

     - Where do competitive & distinctive advantages come from,
       and how are they sustained?

     - Why do some companies & new ventures consistently
       outperform their competitors?

     - Why do some businesses succeed in the same industry
       environments where others fail?

     - And what, if anything, can managers and entrepreneurs
       actually do about it?


     AIM:

     The aim of this annual conference series is to improve our
     ability to answer these "big picture" questions and other
     related questions by engaging some of the world's top
     researchers on competitive advantage in Atlanta for 3 days
     each year.

     We expect to:

     - Share cutting-edge research, ideas, and theories.

     - Foster collaborative research efforts.

     - Build a worldwide association and network of researchers
       who are dedicated to advancing the state of knowledge
       about competitive advantage.


     PAPER SUBMISSIONS:

     The conference organizers invite the submission of
     unpublished working papers that advance the state of
     knowledge about competitive advantage.

     Conference registration fee will be WAIVED for all authors
     of papers selected for presentation at the conference.
     Authors of papers selected for presentation will also
     receive conference proceedings, catered meals, and deeply
     discounted hotel rates (but will be expected to pay for
     their own hotel, airfare, & other travel expenses).

     Submitted papers will undergo a selection process, NOT a
     formal review process - so we will not provide reviews or
     other feedback on any submitted manuscript.

     Submitting to ACAC represents a COMMITMENT that at least
     one author will participate in WHATEVER session the paper
     gets assigned to, WHENEVER that session is scheduled (from
     Thursday June 12 to Saturday June 14), and WHICHEVER format
     that session is. There are two session formats - regular
     paper presentations OR research-development workshop
     roundtable discussions (which require authors to give
     feedback to each other on their papers). If you are
     uncomfortable with these requirements - e.g., if you cannot
     commit to present on ANY of the three days or are unwilling
     to participate in a workshop format - then please DO NOT
     submit. Authors who commit to participate but then fail to
     do so, for any reason other than a genuine emergency, may
     be excluded from future ACAC meetings.

     Papers must be submitted via the Social Science Research
     Network (SSRN) conference submission system at:

        http://hq.ssrn.com/conference=Atlanta-Comp-Advantage

     Submitters must create a SSRN account. Any technical
     problems with the SSRN submission system should be reported
     by e-mailing MAILTO:UserSupport@SSRN.com or calling
     877-SSRNHELP (877.777.6435 or 585.442.8170).

     Papers must be submitted in PDF format, but documents can
     be converted to PDF format for FREE (with no software
     required) by using any of five on-line file-conversion web
     sites - see the submission web page above for links and
     details.

     The DEADLINE for submissions is Tuesday February 19, 2008.


     FURTHER INFORMATION:

     Additional information about the Atlanta Competitive
     Advantage Conference is available on-line at:

        http://www.bus.emory.edu/Rmakadok/ACAC/

     For any questions or technical problems about the SSRN
     submission system, please e-mail MAILTO:UserSupport@SSRN.com
     or call 877-SSRNHELP (877.777.6435 or 585.442.8170).

     For any questions or comments about the conference or
     its policies, please e-mail:

     Email:     MAILTO:ACAC@MAKADOK.COM
Posted 2/1/08