Call for Papers
EFMD 2013 Higher Education Research Conference

23 - 24 May, Dauphine Universite, Paris

Theme: Purpose, Performance and Impact of Higher Education Institutions and Business Schools

With this conference, EFMD aims to facilitate research and dialogue on topics related to HEIs and business schools by bringing together academics from management, higher education and other fields. While any submission in the area of higher education is welcomed, we particularly invite the submission of research work related to the conference theme.

SUGGESTED TOPICS:
Leadership of HEIs and business schools
Measurement and determinants of performance of HEIs and business schools
Impact of HEIs and business schools (economic, political, social, cultural)
Innovation, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurialism in HEIs and business schools
Mergers and strategic alliances of HEIs and business schools
Role of HEIs and business schools in fostering sustainability and social responsibility

The best papers will be considered for publication in a specially edited conference volume.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
- Authors are initially requested to submit a synopsis of their paper indicating the key theoretical and empirical questions addressed in the paper, the conceptual field(s) informing the paper, if applicable the data set used in the paper and the major theoretical and empirical contributions of the paper.
- All synopses for the 2013 EFMD Higher Education Research Conference need to be submitted via the ScholarOne Abstract Management Site at http://efmd2013herc.abstractcentral.com.
- Please note that we do not accept any synopses submitted via email. Exceptionally, if the completed paper is already available, please send it to research@efmd.org by February 15, 2013 without submitting the synopsis.
- The deadline for all submissions is 15 February 2013.
- All submissions must be original and should not have been previously accepted for publication.
- Though submissions relating to the major theme of the conference are encouraged, papers can deal with any other issue related to the broad topic of higher education, ideally with relevance for business schools.
- All submissions will be subjected to a double-blind review process on the basis of originality, rigour and relevance with members of the Programme Committee serving as reviewers. No author information or other identifying information should appear anywhere in the manuscript (including the title). All authors will be informed about the outcome of the review process by 15 March 2013.
- Authors of selected papers are requested to send the completed papers by 30 April 2013 and their presentation slides by 15 May 2013 to Anna Pastwa at research@efmd.org. At least one author of each paper must register for the conference and present the paper.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: We are pleased to announce that the keynote speakers for our 2013 conference will be:
- Professor Jordi Canals, Dean of IESE Business School. He is one of the leading thinkers worldwide on the future of business schools and the future of the management profession.
- Professor Ellen Hazelkorn, Director of Research and Enterprise, and Dean of the Graduate Research School, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland. She also leads the Higher Education Policy Research Unit. She is a consultant to the OECD Programme on Institutional Management of Higher Education, is a member of the Board of the Higher Education Authority and is also associated with the International Association of Universities.

CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE:
Jean-Pierre HELFER, Professor of Marketing, IAE Paris & Former Dean, Audencia Nantes Ecole de Management, France
Ulrich HOMMEL, Professor of Finance, EBS Business School, Germany &Director, EFMD Research and Surveys Unit
Michel KALIKA, Professor of Management, Universite Paris Dauphine & Former Dean, EM Strasbourg Business School, France
Andrew PETTIGREW, Professor of Strategy and Organisation, Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK & Chair of the EFMD R&D Steering Committee

FURTHER INFORMATION:

EFMD Research & Surveys Unit
Attn: Anna Pastwa
Phone: +32 2 629 95 54
Email: research@efmd.org
Conference Link: http://www.efmd.org/herc2013