Monday, September 9, 2019
Thank you for attending the 9th edition of the annual Engaged Management Scholarship (EMS) Conference, hosted by Antwerp Management School (AMS) in Belgium.
This unique gathering of doctoral students, alumni, faculty and managers involved in engaged management research and evidence-based management around the world was a great success this year.
More than 160 participants enjoyed inspiring keynotes, interactive sessions, personal contacts and forged new connections and relationships. Not to forget the enchanting surroundings of the social events and the enthralling music by the talented members of The Amy Winehouse Tribute Band.
We invite you to explore the presentations of the keynote speakers here below.
We hope you enjoyed it and we look forward to meeting you again at the EMS Conference 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
June 16, 2019 | Submission deadline for doctoral consortium |
June 30, 2019 | Submission deadline for full papers, posters, panels, and alumni consortium |
July 15, 2019 | Proposal acceptance notification |
July 31, 2019 | Early bird registration ends |
September 5-7, 2019 | EMS Conference (Antwerp, Belgium) |
Alumni Consortium | |
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Chair(s) |
Dr. Elkin Pellegrini (University of Missouri- St. Louis) Dr. Hugo Marynissen (AMS) |
8.00 - 9.00 |
Welcome Coffee & Registration
Room: Foyer |
9.00 - 9.30 |
Welcome
Dr. Hugo Marynissen Room: Foyer, Plenary Area |
9.30 - 10.30 | Visit to Neurolab |
10.30 - 11.00 |
Coffee Break Room: Foyer |
11.00 - 12.00 | Panel Session on Career Management |
12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch
Room: Bistro |
13.00 - 14.00 | Panel Session on Publishing |
14.00 - 16.00 | Visit and guided tour at Port of Antwerp |
16.30 - 17.00 |
Closing Remarks
Dr. Ekin Pellegrini Room: on location at Port of Antwerp |
18.30 - 22.00 |
Welcome Reception at MAS
Hanzestedenplaats 1, 2000 Antwerp Sponsored by Warrington College of Business, University of Florida |
Doctoral Consortium | |
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Chair(s) |
Dr. Philip Cola (Case Western Reserve)
Dr. Hugo Marynissen (AMS) |
8.00 - 9.00 |
Coffee & Registration
Room: Foyer |
9.00 - 9.30 |
Welcome
Dr. Hugo Marynissen Room: Foyer, Plenary Area |
9.30 - 12.00 | Breakout Session 1 |
12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch
Room: Bistro |
13.00 - 15.30 | Breakout Session 2 |
15.30 - 16.00 |
Coffee & Tea Break
Room: Foyer |
16.00 - 16.45 | Keynote Prof. Dr. Steven Poelmans on Career Management |
16.45 - 17.15 |
Closing Remarks
Dr. Philip Cola Room: Foyer, Plenary Area |
18.30 - 22.00 |
Welcome Reception at MAS
Hanzestedenplaats 1, 2000 Antwerp Sponsored by Warrington College of Business, University of Florida |
Theme: Management Scholars Engage − How does practitioners/practice/society make best use of academic knowledge? | |||
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8.00 - 8.30 |
Coffee & Registration
Room: Foyer |
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8.30 - 9.00 |
Opening Session
Prof. Dr. Steven De Haes, Dean Antwerp Management School Room: Foyer, Plenary Area |
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9.00 - 10.00 |
Plenary Session
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nneka Abulokwe, OBE (UK) Founder of MicroMax Consulting, technologist and senior executive. Room: Foyer, Plenary Area |
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10.00 - 10.30 |
Coffee & Tea Break
Room: Foyer |
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10.30 - 11.30 |
Panel #1 Best Marketing Practices in Executive Doctoral Programs The world of higher education The world of higher education marketing continues to become more and more competitive, digital, and immersive. The most universal question for marketers is, “how do we reach and inform our audience in an authentic and unique way that builds trust and entices them to make a decision?” Additionally, marketing Executive DBA programs presents another challenge for business school marketers. The audience is unique compared to students they traditionally market to, i.e. masters students, Ph.D. students. During this panel we will discuss successful marketing practices in executive doctoral programs and learn what a customer journey looked like for one Executive DBA alum. Chair: Stephanie Urbas-Black (Georgia State University) Panelists: Alvin Glay (Georgia State University) Room: 001.A – Master Aula André Leysen |
Panel #2 Tackling the Challenges of Healthcare: Sharing Approaches to Engaged Scholarship This panel discussion will take you on an engaged management journey, from theory to application, from the classroom to the boardroom, from ideas to real world solutions. Three research papers will be presented by engaged scholars from the Crummer Graduate School of Business who practice the art and science of balancing rigor and relevance daily as they apply their research to the real world. The first paper will share a study relevant to home care districting and family clinics in Brazil, the second study will dive deep into hospital performance and its relationship to key input factors in the United States, and the third study will provide a perspective on innovation and how it can impact rural health through advances in telemedicine. It is through these three studies that this panel hopes to demonstrate the relevance of engaged management and offer opportunities for future research studies. Chair: Dr. Henrique Correa (Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College) Panelists: Rhonda Bartlett, Amber Folk (Crummer Graduate School of Business Graduate and Student) Room: 001.B – Master Aula André Leysen |
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Research Session #1 Organizations • To take or not to take the risk? Influence of empowering leadership on change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior - Alison Chan • Positive organizational politics: a Grounded Theory study - William Butler, Gretchen Decker, Jaime Peters, Andrew Thomas and Stephanie Merritt • How and When Does Age Diversity Promote Firm Performance? The Mediation of Diversity Management and Employees’ Participation in Decision Making and the Moderation of Diversity Legitimacy Logic – Fajun Xu Chair: Dr. Philip A. Cola Room: 004 – Aula Philippe Saverys |
Research Session #2 Management • Adapting Procter & Gamble’s Trade Marketing Best Practices in Kuwait Market: Institutional & Commercial Constraints - Afif Fares • Narcissistic Leaders and Their Effect on Employee Work Attitudes - Scott Boswell, Kevin Sansberry and Steven Stout • The effects of e-commerce and digital transformation on today’s business. A Lebanese case study - Khodor Omari. Chair: Prof. Dr. Alain Verbeke Room: 003 – Aula Luc Bertrand |
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11.30 - 12.30 |
Research Session #3 Marketing & Sales • The Effects of In-Store Category Adjacencies on Consumer Purchase Behavior - Afif Fares • Do You Have An Intentional Social Brand? Intentional and Integrated Personal & Corporate Brands Are Important In Professional Social Media - Tracy Nickl • Real-Time Push Mobile Marketing Strategy: To What Extent Does Time and Relevance Matter? - Alvin Glay Chair: Prof. Dr. Susan Mudambi Room: 001.A – Master Aula André Leysen |
Panel #3 So, the ‘Relevance Ghost’ Continues to Haunt Us Research produced by business schools sometimes is criticized as of little use for business. Maybe this should not be surprising given how different the logics, time frames, objectives, and incentives are for the manager juxtaposed to the academic. Perhaps this paradox is inevitable but how can business schools start producing works that contribute to practice? This panel will address and discuss: • Why are practitioners and academics so different in what they are seeking in research? What creates this tension? • Are relevance and rigor necessarily a tradeoff? If a balance is needed between them, where is that balance struck? • What are the risks and rewards of practicing more engaged scholarship? Realistically how do researchers increase the practical utility of their studies? Panelists: Bryan Booth (University of Maryland University College), Louis J. Grabowski (Georgia State University), Koen Vriesacker (Antwerp Management School) Room: 001.B – Master Aula André Leysen |
Research Session #4 Finance • Effect of behavioral finance on stock exchange performance in Ghana - Daniel Addo • Informational and agency issues related to operating cash flows models: an empirical comparison on S&P500 companies financial reports – Yoann Martin and George Iatridis • A conceptual framework of ethical considerations and legal constraints in the algorithm-driven pricing function - Joshua Gerlick and Stephan Liozu Chair: Prof. Dr. Steffi Weil Room: 004 – Aula Philippe Saverys |
12.30 - 13.30 |
Lunch Room: Foyer |
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13.30 - 14.30 |
Plenary Session Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Andreas Altmann Rector of the Management Center Innsbruck (Austria) Room: Foyer, Plenary Area |
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14.30 - 15.30 |
Panel #4 Writing and Reviewing for the Muma Journals In 2016, the Muma College of Business launched two open access journals specifically targeting the executive doctoral community: the Muma Business Review (MBR) and the Muma Case Review (MCR). The workshop is intended to acquaint faculty members and doctoral students with the mission, review policies and requirements for submitting to these journals. In doing so, it hopes to broaden its base of readers, reviewers and authors. Upon completing the workshop, participants will know: • How the MBR and MCR missions fit in the research journal ecology, • Each journal’s expectations for authors and reviewers, • How to employ both MCR and MBR templates and make submissions, • How to access to each journal’s publications and submission/review systems. Presented by: Dr. T. Grandon Gill, Editor-in-Chief, Muma Business Review Room: 001.A – Master Aula André Leysen |
Research Session #5 Management • Impact of Implementing Student Support Services on Higher Education Students’ Satisfaction in a Multi-Campus University in Lebanon - Wael Ayoub Salloum • The effect of Supply Chain Integration on Supply Chain Performance - Justice Odei Som and Collins Cobblah • Medicare Loses Billions to Billing Errors - Samantha Champagnie Chair: Prof. Dr. Jaana Woiceshyn Room: 001.B – Master Aula André Leysen |
EDBAC Board Meeting Open to all participants Room: 106 |
15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee & Tea Break | ||
16.00 - 18.00 |
Poster Presentations Room: 011 – Lecture Room Prof. Fernand Suykens Room: 012 – Lecture Room Anne Chapelle |
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17.00 - 18.00 |
EMR Editorial Board meeting
Room: 106 |
Theme: Management Scholars Engage | |||
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8.00 - 9.00 | Coffee & Registration | ||
9.00 - 10.00 |
Plenary Session
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Wayne Visser Professor of Integrated Value and Holder of the Chair in Sustainable Transformation at Antwerp Management School (Belgium) Room: Foyer, plenary area |
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10.00 - 10.30 | Coffee & Tea Break | ||
10.30 - 11.30 |
Panel #5 Research on UN Sustainable Development Goals – EMS Opportunity? Objective: Share and discuss opportunities for research within UN SDG context with applicability for scholars and practitioners Agenda Items: - Intro to UN SDGs – Maung Min - Presentations • Research opportunities on SDGs – Caroline Gauthier (Grenoble Ecole de Management) • Leadership for the SDGs: Carlo Giardinetti (Franklin University, Switzerland) • Port of Antwerp & SDGs: Jan Beyne (Antwerp Management School) - Q&A/Wrap-up Chair: Dr. Maung Min, Director of Business Programs/Faculty, Penn State University, USA Room: 001.A – Master Aula André Leysen |
Research Session #6 Leadership • Authoritarian Leadership and Subordinates’ Performance: The Mediating Role of Leader–Member Exchange - Judy Jiang • Empowering Leadership, Employee Entrepreneurial Orientation and Innovative Performance: A Dyadic Study in China - Clement K Au and Liqun Wei • Executive presence: Myth, meaningful, or masterful? - Emmanuel Dalavai Chair: Dr. Ekin Pellegrini Room: 001.B – Master Aula André Leysen |
Panel #6 Research for the sustainable development Goals: Role of technology In 2015, the United Nations launched the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals which were endorsed by 193 countries. These are a set of 17 goals ranging from Poverty reduction to inequality and the environment. There are 169 measures or indicators implanted within these 17 overarching goals. Studies have shown that this is potentially between $1 trillion to $12 trillion opportunity over the 15-year period. The PwC report estimates that in just 4 sectors the investment needs are over $12 trillion dollars where businesses can make an impact. Governments do not have the capacity, financing ability or resources to achieve these goals independently. This panel will discuss cases of how technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Blockchain, Drones, Robotics, etc. have been used in achieving the UN SDGs. Presented by: Prof. Dr. Shalini Gopalkrishnan (Menlo College, USA) Room: 004 – Aula Philippe Saverys |
11.30 - 12.30 |
Panel #7 Circular Economy as an enabler of the SDGs Panelists: • Chris Laszlo, PhD, is Professor of Organizational Behavior at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management (USA). His latest book is Quantum Leadership: New Consciousness in Business, Stanford University Press. Chris will present research on the role of raising awareness—through direct intuitive-practices that give people an experience of connectedness—as one of several change methodologies required to scale the Circular Economy. • Roel De Rijck, MSc, is expert business design & innovation of Antwerp Management School offering inhouse support to academics and entrepreneurs on Participatory Action Research and Business Model Innovation. Roel will present learnings from scaling circular business concepts in the current economic market reality and how this relates to academic research. • Inge Nuyens is the owner and CEO of DOX NV. She is the fifth generation of a family company. Durability is in the DNA of DOX, and that DNA matches the sign of the time. Being a value driven company, DOX embodies the challenges and opportunities of circular economy with long term partnerships. As the interior design partner for the new AMS campus, Inge Nuyens brings a testimonial on how the first European circular school project in interior came to be. Change, in that sense, pushed both the Antwerp Management School and DOX for the better, with a common aim: to live up to the challenge the school had set for a sustainable future. Chair: Prof. Dr. Wayne Visser (AMS) Room: 001.A – Master Aula André Leysen |
Research Session #7
Entrepreneurship • Entrepreneurial Internationalization Takes the Effectuation Turn: A Conceptual Framework - Mark Stoiko, Tom Egan and Aidan Duane • Women entrepreneurship, it's not all about the money – Ilse Daelman • Drivers of Success to Effective Entrepreneurship: a Comparison of Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Perceptions - Irina Kogan Chair: Dr. Hugo Marynissen, Antwerp Management School Room: 001.B – Master Aula André Leysen |
Research Session #8 HRM • Blinded by the Pain: A Grounded Theory of Myopia During Job Transition - Elizabeth Boyle, Christopher Johnson, Stephanie Merritt, Paul Neimann and Sammie Parsley • Contextual Intelligence: Reflection on Human Resources Management in Lebanese Hospitals. A comparative Review with Systems Practiced in Argentina and Brazil – Alissar Yassine • Organizational Climate, Opportunity for Promotion, Affective Commitment, and Job Satisfaction: The Moderating Effects of Age - Don Mueth, James Jordan and Christine Holt Chair: Prof. Dr. Emma Parry Room: 004 – Aula Philippe Saverys |
12.30 - 13.30 |
Lunch Room: Foyer |
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13.30 - 14.30 |
Plenary Session Keynote Speaker: Mr. Bert Brugghemans Chief Fire Commander Antwerp Fire Zone (Belgium) Room: Foyer, Plenary Area |
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14.30 - 15.30 |
Panel #8 DoctoralQuest, a serious game to facilitate the doctoral journey DoctoralQuest is an online serious game to be played by doctoral students to facilitate the doctoral journey. Whether you belong to doctoral educators or doctoral students, you know that the doctoral journey is not an easy one. A doctoral program is probably the most engaging program for a student. Beyond academic objectives, doctoral programs are highly demanding in terms of duration, students’ workload and self-commitment. Doctoral students have to manage relationships with stakeholders (supervisor, academic community, program coordinator, program director, colleagues). Beside this they regularly face dilemma concerning work-life balance or ethical practices (data collection, plagiarism, co-authoring). They have to take decisions like writing a paper-based or a classic thesis - which have an impact on their career opportunities. DoctoralQuest is still at the testing stage. Presented by: Prof. Dr. Caroline Gauthier (Grenoble Ecole de Management) Room: 001.A – Master Aula André Leysen |
Research Session #9 New Technologies In Organizations • The ROI of Investments in Lean Agile Software Development Training - Thomas Stone, Mark Gershon and Howard Meyers • Exploratory study of factors that lead to technology adaptation in small businesses - Sean Reynolds, Felipe Cotrino, Charles Ifedi and Naveen Donthu • Face Recognition Technology Adoption In Pharmacies in Lebanon - Malake Fathallah Chair: Prof. Dr. Hugo Marynissen Room: 001.B – Master Aula André Leysen |
Panel #9 How to Publish in Engaged Management ReView The EMR journal is dedicated to publishing research from DBA students and graduates. As the official outlet of the Executive DBA Council (EDBAC), EMR serves the engaged management scholarship community by encouraging and publishing high quality research on meaningful, salient problems as experienced by organizational actors. By joining this panel session, you will learn about the profile of journal, what types of papers you can submit, and what resources are available to help you develop papers for EMR. The panelists have published in the journal and serves as either editors or reviewers. Panelists: Philip Cola (Case Western Reserve University), Kalle Lyytinen (Case Western Reserve University), Louis Grabowski (Georgia State University), Lars Mathiassen (Georgia State university) Room: 004 – Aula Philippe Saverys |
15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee & Tea Break | ||
16.00 - 17.00 |
Research Session #10 New technologies in organizations • Courageous Cultures Embrace Automation: A grounded theory study of individual willingness to adopt automation in the workplace - Honey Zimmerman, Cindy Goodwin-Sak, Michael Wieck, Colleen McClain-Mpofu and Stephanie Merritt • Investigating Socio-Ethical Considerations of Machine Learning Adoptions Within Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review - Chrissann R. Ruehle • Platform as a Service: Adoption Challenges from the Perspective of Software Firms - Thomas Stone and John Alarcon Chair: Prof. Dr. Lars Mathiassen Room: 001.A – Master Aula André Leysen |
Panel #10 Administrative Challenges in Executive Doctoral Programs We have learned that in an executive level program, character really counts. How do administrators look beyond what is on an applicant’s resume to develop cohorts which enhance the overall student experience? We will discuss our best practices from enrollment to graduation, including any obstacles along the way. Some important topics include: deterring deferment, orientation, analyzing group dynamics, and attendance. Panelists: Lauren Murawski (Temple University), Cailin DiGiacomo (Temple University), Elke Tweepenninckx (Antwerp Management School), Jorge Vallejos (Georgia State University) Room: 001.B – Master Aula André Leysen |
Research Session #11 Management • Firm-level Determinants of Breakthrough Innovation: A Systematic Literature Review – Ingo Stiller • Towards Achieving Broadened Accountability - J. Bart Morrison • The Relationship of Institutional Characteristics, State Support, and Alternative Revenue - Eleonora Carr Chair: Prof. Dr. Bart Cambré Room: 004 – Aula Philippe Saverys |
17.00 - 17.30 |
Closing Session Prof. Dr. Bart Cambré, Vice-Dean, Antwerp Management School Prof. Dr. Kalle Lyytinen, Director of Academic Affairs Doctor of Management Programs, The Weatherhead School of Management - Case Western Reserve University Room: Foyer, Plenary Area |
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21.00 - 23.00 |
Conference Closing Diner at AMUZ, Kammenstraat 81 - 2000 Antwerpen Sponsored by Fox School of Business, Temple University ‘Business Horizons Best Paper Award’ Ceremony Sponsored by Business Horizons |
Conference Advisory Committee | |
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Isabelle Bouty, PhD. EDBAC Board Member and Director DBA program, Dauphine Université Paris PSL, France.
Philip Cola, PhD. EDBAC Board Member and Associate Director, Academic Affairs, Doctor of Management Programs, Weatherhead School of Management - Case Western Reserve University, USA. Louis Grabowski, DBA. EDBAC Board Member and Director, Executive Doctorate in Business Program, Robinson College of Business - Georgia State University, USA. Emma Perry, PhD. EDBAC President and Director of the Executive DBA at Cranfield University, School of Management, UK. |
Organization Committee | |
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Hugo Marynissen, DBA. Conference Chair, Antwerp Management School
Bart Cambré, PhD. Vice-Dean & Professor Business Research Methods, Antwerp Management School Eline Maes, Program Coordinator Exec. PhD program, Antwerp Management School Elke Tweepenninckx, Program Manager Exec. PhD program, Antwerp Management School Geert Vyncke, CEO Antwerp Management School Steffi Weil, PhD. Academic Director Exec. PhD program, Antwerp Management School Steffi Weil, PhD. Academic Director Exec. PhD program, Antwerp Management School Serge Van Der Meirsch, Owner Opaqo, Project Manager EMS19 |
Chief Fire Officer — Antwerp Fire Service
Antwerp is a mid-size European city in Belgium that hosts one of the biggest ports and petrochemical clusters in the world.
In his daily job as Chief Fire Officer of the Antwerp Fire Service, Bert Brugghemans’ focus is on society continuity management, safe (smart) cities and the future of the Fire Service and Civil Protection.
Being an experienced executive leader, a forward thinker and collaborative networker, Chief Fire Officer Brugghemans is currently supporting a major research project on the future organization of the Antwerp Fire Service.
In his keynote Chief Fire Officer Brugghemans will focus on why his organization engages with management scholars.
Professor of Integrated Value & Chair in Sustainable Innovation — Antwerp Management School
Prof. Dr. Wayne Visser is Professor of Integrated Value and Holder of the Chair in Sustainable Transformation at Antwerp Management School, Belgium. He is also Founder of CSR International, Director of Kaleidoscope Futures and Fellow at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (UK).
He describes himself as a professional idea-monger, storyteller and meme-weaver.
His work as a strategy analyst, sustainability advisor, CSR expert, futurist, film producer and professional speaker has taken him to 75 countries in the past 30 years to work with over 150 clients, ranging from Coca-Cola, Dell, DHL and HSBC to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Bank.
Professor Visser will build his keynote around the notion of management scholars who can and should have an impact on a more sustainable society.
Founder of MicroMax Consulting (UK), technologist and senior executive
Dr. Nneka Abulokwe is a technologist and senior executive. She is one of the first Afro-Caribbean professionals in the UK to sit on the board of a top European digital transformation organization. While still pursuing her career full-time she earned a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Cranfield University School of Management, UK.
She is passionate about the intelligent use of technology and governance to foster organizational cohesion and drive positive digital cultures.
Nneka is now an independent board advisor, thought leader and founder of MicroMax Consulting and serves on several boards as a non-executive director. She is a Fellow of both the BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT, and the Association for Project Management, APM. In recognition of her services to business Nneka is a recent recipient of the prestigious ‘Officer of the British Empire’ (OBE) award in the 2019 Queens Birthday Honours list, UK.
She has interviewed with Forbes on boardroom diversity; ranked #4 in the Financial Times 2018 top 100 tech executives and a finalist for ‘Governance Professional of the Year’ award 2018, The Governance Institute, UK.
Dr. Abulokwe will build her keynote on the invaluable impact of her DBA on practice, as a management scholar.
Rector of Management Center Innsbruck (Austria)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Altmann is rector of Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) in Austria.
For more than 20 years, since he founded the management school, Andreas has always been passionate about how universities and the business world may benefit from each other.
No wonder MCI positions itself as the Entrepreneurial School, whereas it provides a meaningful connection between university, grand école, business school, university of applied sciences, and the world of business.
This not only resulted in multiple international excellence awards, but also in active participation in innovative start-ups and business initiatives.
Besides being an excellent scholar with an impressive list of publications, Andreas Altmann embodies this entrepreneurial mindset. He’s an active member of scientific, academic and business boards, and a inspirational thought leader when it comes to engaged management scholarship.
Prof. Dr. Altmann will focus his keynote on the entrepreneurial mindset of management scholarship.
Conference Location
For more than 50 years, Antwerp Management School has given a powerful boost to economic and social activities in Belgium and far beyond, with high-quality management courses and research.
Reflecting the stature of its courses, AMS has AACSB and NVAO accreditation and is included in the Financial Times business school rankings.
Location of The Welcome Reception for EMS19
The city and the world meet in the MAS. As a city on a river, Antwerp has attracted people from all over the world for centuries. Throughout the centuries, people met exchanging ideas and goods. Traces of these encounters are collected in the MAS museum.
A breathtaking panorama of Antwerp awaits you at the top!
Nowhere else does the city of Antwerp offer a better view of its fascinating location and impressive expanse. The river, the port, the cathedral, the Boerentoren, the Sportpaleis and many other outstanding landmarks can be embraced with just one look.
The Welcome Reception for EMS19 will take place at the top of the MAS building with gastronomic delights by the renowned MasterChef Viky Geunens of the restaurant ‘t Zilte on Thursday, September 5, 2019.
Location of The Closing Dinner of EMS19
AMUZ is situated in and around the baroque St. Augustine Church, located in the centre of Antwerp. The building combines an impressive historical setting with a wonderful contemporary architecture. The current concert hall of AMUZ was once the monastery church of the Augustine monks.
The Closing Dinner of EMS19 will take place in the magnificent historical setting of AMUZ on Saturday, September 7, 2019.
Theater Hotel & IBIS Antwerpen Centrum
In the heart of Antwerp, the Theater Hotel, IBIS Antwerpen Centrum Hotel and the Hilton Hotel offer welcoming accommodations and easy access to all the city has to offer. We have arranged a special room rate for conference attendees .
All submissions for EMS19 will be submitted via the EasyChair system.
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Completed papers or research projects, including empirical papers, essay papers, and translation papers. If accepted, these papers will be peer-reviewed, presented at the conference and appear in the conference proceedings.
The deadline for paper submissions is June 30th, 2019.
For paper submissions, we invite manuscripts presenting completed research projects. In completed research projects, the primary research question(s) have been at least partially addressed and answered. These submissions can take many forms: quantitative studies, qualitative studies, or new theoretical models and frameworks.
Papers need to provide unique insight into an important area of business research with a practical, evidence-based approach that is consistent with the mission, aim and scope of engaged scholarship. Accordingly, papers must clearly state the research question, how it is answered, and include key contributions for furthering research and practice. As the EMS conference has close links with the Engaged Management Review, research papers for EMS19 can include:
GUIDELINES
When you are ready to submit a panel proposal, please go to the submission page.
In-progress research projects in the form of a 36-inch (width) by 48-inch (height) poster that will be mounted for a poster session. Posters will be editorially reviewed.
The deadline for poster submissions is June 30th, 2019.
For poster submissions, we invite research projects that are in-progress. Posters often present preliminary results from pilot data. Since poster submissions reflect research that is still in progress, the extended abstracts will be editorially reviewed rather than going through the full peer review process. Posters are a great way to gain valuable insight from your peers in executive doctoral programs and from faculty experts.
GUIDELINES
Extended Abstract
Poster
When you are ready to submit, please go to the submission page to upload your extended abstract (Microsoft Word format) and poster (PDF format).
Both the extended abstract and the poster (PowerPoint template) must be submitted for a poster to be considered.
Sessions on relevant topics to engaged scholarship. Panels aim to present ideas and engage the audience in discussion. Workshops are usually offered by faculty members who share knowledge of a given research practice with students and alumni.
The deadline for panel and workshop submissions is June 30th, 2019.
We invite proposals for panel discussions and workshops on relevant topics to faculty, students, and administrators regarding engaged scholarship programs.
Anyone interested in running a panel discussion or a workshop is welcome to send his/her proposal idea to Hugo Marynissen at hugo.marynissen@ams.ac.be, for feedback prior to submitting it to the conference system.
GUIDELINES
When you are ready to submit a panel proposal, please go to the submission page.
An opportunity for executive doctoral students working on their dissertation research to share and develop their research ideas. Applicants must be nominated by their executive doctorate programs and, if accepted, are expected to attend all Consortium meetings and activities on Thursday, September 5 (the day prior to the start of the conference).
The Doctoral Consortium provides executive doctoral students working on their dissertation research an opportunity to share and develop their research ideas, explore issues related to research in future careers, and build relationships with other executive doctorate students from around the world. To be eligible to participate in the consortium as a presenter, you must:
The Doctoral Consortium will consist of presentations and reviews of ongoing research work by the participating students in small groups with other students and faculty, keynote presentations by participating faculty, and panels.
The Doctoral Consortium will be held the day before the Engaged Management Scholarship Conference on Thursday, September 5 2019, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Participants will also be invited to create a poster summarizing their work for the poster session held during the main conference.
Doctoral Consortium Fellow Eligibility
Participation in the Doctoral Consortium is by application only. Each student selected for the Consortium is expected to attend all Consortium meetings and activities on Thursday, September 5, 2019, as well as the Engaged Management Scholarship Conference (September 6-7, 2019). Candidates who are not able to make this commitment to the Consortium and the Conference should not apply.
Executive doctoral students currently working on research that is leading to their dissertation work are eligible for submission of application. Students who will have completed their dissertations by December 2019 will not be accepted. Prospective candidates should also note that the Doctoral Consortium is designed as an intensive personal development experience and, therefore, participants should not bring guests to the Doctoral Consortium.
Students who are selected to participate in the Consortium will be given later instructions on how to prepare their research papers for presentation during the Consortium.
Doctoral Consortium Fellow Selection process
Selection to the Engaged Management Scholarship Doctoral Consortium will be based on:
Cost
The cost of attending the Doctoral Consortium is an additional €100 to cover the cost of breaks and lunch. All accepted students to the Doctoral Consortium will also be required to register and pay for the full conference.
Documents needed for nomination submission
1. Nomination letter
2. Extended abstract
Submission process
All submissions must be received no later than June 15, 2019. Incomplete or late submission packages will not be reviewed. When you are ready to submit your nomination, please go to the submission page.
Important dates
Apply here for an opportunity to share experiences and think with other alumni of executive doctoral programs about research ideas and on ways to use the EDBA in your career. Accepted applicants are expected to attend all Consortium meetings and activities on Thursday, September 5 (the day prior to the start of the conference). Note: The alumni consortium is a working session of pre-organized workshops and does not involve paper or poster or panel submissions. Applications for the consortium should be submitted here. Panels for a more general audience, as well as research papers or posters, should be submitted above.
We’re out! How do we use the DBA degree?
We’ve all worked hard to earn our DBA degrees…now what? As DBAs, we have developed a host of new skills, a broader perspective, and a new network of colleagues. We think differently and see the world differently, but how have our lives and careers changed? As pioneers of a new credential, we have the opportunity and challenge of figuring out what it means to be a DBA. Please join your DBA colleagues for a lively day of discussion and support as we figure out how each of us can, and will, use our DBAs to expand our opportunities and impact.
To be eligible to participate in the consortium, you must:
The Alumni Consortium will be held the day before the Engaged Management Scholarship Conference on Thursday, September 5 2019, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Alumni Consortium Eligibility
The main criterion is interest in applying EDBA skills to research and career, in one way or another! Participation in the Alumni Consortium is by application only. Each graduate wishing to participate in the Consortium is expected to attend all Consortium meetings and activities on Thursday, September 5 2019, and must also sign up for and participate in the Engaged Management Scholarship Conference (September 7-9, 2018). Candidates who are not able to make this commitment to the Consortium and Conference should not apply.
Cost
The cost of attending the Alumni Consortium is €100 to cover the cost of breaks and lunch. This is in addition to the EMS conference fees.
Important Dates
Invitation to the Consortium: Invitations will be issued on a rolling basis
Alumni Consortium: September 5, 2019
EMS Conference: September 6-7, 2019
Alumni Consortium Application Process*
To be invited, participants must express a clear intent to work together to further each other’s research and careers. To apply, please go to Easy Chair, click on “Author,” submit short answers to the three questions below. A committee of faculty and alumni will read all responses and extend invitations to those who seem ready to add to the collegial work of employing EDBA skills to further research and business objectives.
Question 1 – Career & the DBA
The main goal of the alumni consortium is to facilitate the use of EDBA skills in one’s career. We have designed sessions to strengthen teaching, academic leadership, entrepreneurship, and executive or consulting skills, but would like to tailor these sessions to participants’ interests and needs. To help us organize good discussions, please provide one or two paragraphs in which you reflect on:
Question 2 – Research
A subsidiary goal of the consortium is to encourage all EDBA alumni to participate in research in one way or another. To facilitate conversation, please write up a research question that intrigues you. The question can be in any stage, from a thought to a project. And you can take any role, from throwing out an idea, to providing data, to being a co-author. One paragraph would be plenty!
When responding, please be as concrete as possible so that we can use your input to refine the workshop offerings.
When you are ready to submit, please go to the submission page.
* The language of the Consortium is English, and all submitted materials must be in English. Students must have sufficient proficiency in English to participate in the presentations, discussions, and other activities.
The Executive Doctorate in Business Administration Council (EDBAC) is an organization representing more than 50 member schools in ten countries that organizes the conference annually. EDBAC promotes the value of engaged management scholarship and seeks to raise its profile internationally.
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