Submission Deadline: December 15, 1999
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Call for Papers
Educating Knowledge Workers for Corporate Leadership
7th Annual EDINEB International Conference
June 21 - 23, 2000
At Newport Beach Marriott Hotel, Newport Beach, California, USA
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Creative, intellectual capital is generally considered to be one of the
greatest assets of an organization or business firm. Companies not only
compete on quality, service and timeliness, but also on knowledge. It is
increasingly recognized that organizations have to be effective at creating
or acquiring new knowledge and successfully applying that knowledge to their
own activities. These demands place a high premium on the way work is
organized and knowledge workers are selected and prepared for corporate
leadership.
The business world is asking management schools to deliver innovative
learning systems adapted to their specific training needs. But business
schools are facing a strain of competitive educational initiatives offered
by corporate universities and business training centers. Should they resist,
react, or redefine the academic role for business society?
The 2000 International Conference of EDINEB offers an exceptional
opportunity to collaborate and network with people from the academic world,
corporate training centers, and consulting firms. The central focus on the
conference theme is highlighted from different perspectives of professional
training centers, business organizations, and business schools. EDINEB
designs a variety of session formats to provide different platforms for
learning by participants.
We welcome abstract submissions on any topic related to the themes below.
* Connecting business education with the needs of the corporate world
* Innovative learning systems for knowledge workers in business
organizations
* Identification of knowledge and skills needed by academic graduates,
knowledge workers, and (top)executives
* Selection and coaching of business graduates at job-entry
* Models of innovative corporate training
* Critical appraisal of the interdependency between academic institutions,
academic theory, business practice, and business organizations
* New perspectives about producing knowledge and its role in business
organizations
* (Re)design of knowledge management, learning systems, and training for
corporate leadership
* Measurement tools for learning, transfer of knowledge, and organizational
change
Guidelines for Abstracts
Abstracts (500 word maximum) should contain author(s) name(s),
title/position, institution, address, telephone, fax number, and email
address. Abstracts will be published in the official program. Abstract
submissions should be received on or before December 15, 1999. Authors will
be notified of status regarding abstracts end of January 2000. Send
abstracts (preferably by email) to:
Email:
EDINEB@FACBURFDEW.UNIMAAS.NL
Fax: ++31 43 3884801
Workshops
Proposals for workshops should include a description of the activities
proposed and the likely benefits for participants. Please indicate the
preferred duration of your workshop and the maximum number of participants
Symposia
Symposia will be scheduled for a two-hour period, to allow a number of
speakers and time for discussion. Symposia are dedicated to a general theme,
allowing different contributors to present different perspectives. Symposium
proposals should include the names of contributors and brief abstracts
(maximum 500 words) for each of the contributors.
Paper Presentations
Paper presentations are scheduled for 40 minutes (including 10 minutes for
discussion).
Guidelines for Publication
Full papers should be available at the conference. A selection of conference
papers will be considered for publication in the EDINEB series: Educational
Innovation in Economics and Business Volume 7, published by Kluwer Academic
Publishers. Subsequent information regarding conference guidelines and
publications will be forthcoming. Information about the EDINEB publication
series can be found at
http://www.wkap.nl/
The EDINEB Network
At the December 1993 EDINEB Conference (Maastricht, the Netherlands) the
EDINEB Network was founded to serve as a continual basis for exchanging
experiences and knowledge about educational innovation in economics and
business. Among the activities of this Network are workshops, providing
expertise about innovations, publications (Series on Educational Innovation
in Economics and Business, published by Kluwer Academic Publishers),
international conferences, and other forms of exchange. Network members have
served both education and industry in the development of innovative
practices across Europe and the United States. Information about EDINEB can
be found at
http://www.unimaas.nl/~edineb
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Wim Gijselaers
Department of Educational Development and Educational Research
University of Maastricht
PO BOX 616
6200 MD Maastricht
the Netherlands
Tel: ++31 43 3883729
Fax: ++31 43 3884801