Invitation to the 2nd EFMD 2013 Higher Education Research Conference

23 - 24 May, Dauphine Universite, Paris

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

We have great pleasure in inviting you to register for the 2nd EFMD Higher Education Research Conference that will take place in Paris on the 23-24 May 2013.

THEMES: The conference will bring together researchers with a focus on higher education and a specific interest in business schools to discuss their original work. The papers selected to be presented will focus on the following themes:

- Impact of HEIs and business schools (economic, political, social, cultural)

- Mergers and strategic alliances of HEIs and business schools

- Measurement and determinants of performance of HEIs and business schools

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: We are also proud to announce that three prestigious scholars from the field will present keynote speeches at the conference:

- 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.

Keynote speech on: The Impact of Business Schools on Society

- Ellen Hazelkorn, Director of Research and Enterprise, and Dean of the Graduate Research School, Dublin Institute of Technology, also leads the Higher Education Policy Research Unit. Ellen is a consultant to the OECD Programme on Institutional Management of Higher Education, a member of the Board of the Higher Education Authority and is also associated with the International Association of Universities.

Keynote speech on: Globalisation and Competitiveness: Challenges to the Purpose, Performance and Impact of Higher Education.

- Ken Starkey, Professor of Management and Organisational Learning at Nottingham University Business School, an author of numerous articles on management education and a regular commentator and consultant on leadership issues.

Keynote speech on: Institutionalising the Business School/Deconstructing the Business School

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: For further information and to register, please visit http://www.efmd.org/herc2013

We are looking forward to meeting you in Paris.

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