Dear MEDers,
Please see the following call for papers for the 2012 Southern Management
Association annual meeting.
Shannon Taylor, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Management
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
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CALL FOR PAPERS:
Southern Management Association 2012 Meeting
October 30–November, 3, 2012 Westin Beach Resort and Spa in Ft Lauderdale,
Florida
Submission Deadline: April 8, 2012
Program Chair: Christopher Shook, Auburn University (
shookcl@auburn.edu)
The Southern Management Association invites submissions for its 2012
Annual Meeting. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of
originality, rigor, and relevance. Submissions may take the form of
papers, case studies, symposia, panel discussions, workshops, or another
form not mentioned here. The Program Committee would especially like to
encourage the submission of innovative sessions of all types. All accepted
submissions will be presented at the meeting, and all accepted papers will
be published in the Annual Meeting Proceedings. In addition, authors of
accepted papers will have the opportunity to apply to participate in the
Paper Development Workshop to be held at the 2012 meeting. The purpose of
the Paper Development Workshop is for authors to receive feedback on their
papers from experienced scholars to enhance their papers’ publication
potential. More information will be available on the SMA website in 2012.
New this year is the pre-doctoral student research track. Although
faculty members may play a supporting role in authoring these papers, the
lead author on papers submitted to this track must not have begun his/her
doctoral studies at the time of submission. Papers accepted in the pre-
doctoral student research track will be presented in a poster session.
SUBMISSION TRACKS & TRACK CHAIRS
1. Organizational Behavior
Chair: Matt Bowler, Oklahoma State University, (
matt.bowler@okstate.edu)
2. Strategic Management / Organizational Theory / International Management
Chair: Michael Holmes, Florida State University, (
mholmes@cob.fsu.edu)
3. Human Resources / Careers
Chair: Jack Walker, Texas Tech University, (
jack.walker@ttu.edu)
4. Research Methods
Chair: Timothy Munyon, West Virginia University, (
tpmunyon@mail.wvu.edu)
5. Management History / Management Education
Chair: Shannon Taylor, Northern Illinois University, (
sgtaylor@niu.edu)
6. Entrepreneurship / Information Technology / Innovation
Chair: Justin Davis, Ohio University, (
justinleedavis@gmail.com)
7. Ethics / Social Issues / Diversity
Chair: Cyndy Cycyota, United States Air Force Academy,
(
Cynthia.cycyota@usafa.edu)
8. Health Care / Hospitality Management / Public Admin.
Chair: Kathleen Voges, Texas A&M University – San Antonio,
(
kvoges@tamusa.tamus.edu)
9. Pre-doctoral Student Research Track
Chair: Jonathon Halbesleben, University of Alabama,
(
jhalbesleben@cba.ua.edu)
OUTSTANDING PAPER AND DOCTORAL STUDENT PAPER AWARDS
Subject to review, Outstanding Paper and Outstanding Doctoral Student
Paper Awards will be given in each track. There will also be overall
Outstanding Paper and Outstanding Doctoral Student Paper Awards. Doctoral
student papers may have multiple authors but the first author must be a
doctoral student at the time of submission. Doctoral students who author
an Outstanding Doctoral Student Paper will have their conference
registration and annual dues waived for one year.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
• All submissions must be made online at
www.southernmanagement.org/meetings/2012/ no later than April 8, 2012 at
11:59 pm Central Standard Time. The deadline is firm and no extensions
will be granted.
• Only complete papers should be submitted. Proposals for and/or
undeveloped papers will be returned without review.
• Authors are expected to abide by the SMA Code of Ethics, available at
www.southernmanagement.org/ethics/.
• Papers should not have been previously accepted, published, presented,
or be under review for another meeting or journal. Subsequent publication,
with proper acknowledgement, is encouraged.
• If a paper/case study is accepted, at least one author (for other
formats, every author) must register and present their work at the
conference.
• No participant is allowed to be included as an author, presenter,
session chair, discussant, etc. in more than three program sessions.
• The maximum length of paper submissions is 8500 words. This limit
includes the body of the text, notes, and appendices. It excludes the
abstract, references, tables and figures.
• Paper format should follow the Academy of Management Journal’s Style
Guide (see
http://journals.aomonline.org/amj/style_guide.pdf).
Nonconforming submissions will be returned without review.
• Manuscripts should be double spaced with 1 inch margins on all four
sides. The page setup should be for standard U.S. Letter size (8.5 x 11
inches). Manuscripts should be prepared in Times New Roman font, size 12.
• The entire paper must be in a single document created in Microsoft Word.
• Paper submissions will be blind reviewed; thus, no author names or other
identifying information should appear anywhere in the manuscript (not even
on the title page). Symposia, workshops, panel discussions or other
formats can contain author information, as these are not blind-reviewed.
• A sample of a correctly formatted paper can be found at
www.southernmanagement.org/meetings/2012/sample
Symposium Submissions
• A symposium can be in either a panel format or a presenter format. A
panel symposium engages a group of panelists in a formal, interactive
discussion around a particular topic. A presenter symposium involves a
collection of authored papers revolving around a common theme. Symposia
are NOT blind reviewed and will be judged on overall quality, interest to
SMA members, relevance to the track to which they were submitted, and
innovation and contribution.
• If a symposium is accepted, all participants must register and present
their portion of the symposium at the conference.
• A symposium submission must include:
o A title page with the title of the symposium, the complete formal
name and contact information for all participants, an abstract (100 word
maximum), and 3 key words identifying the major subject of the symposium.
o A 3-5 page overview of the symposium.
o An explanation of why the symposium should be of interest to the
track to which it is being submitted.
o A 2-5 page synopsis of each presentation (for presenter symposia
only).
o A summary of the panelists’ discussion (for panel symposia only).
o A description of the symposium’s format (e.g., who will be
presenting first, whether there will a Q & A, etc.)
o A statement from the organizer declaring: “I have received signed
statements from all intended participants agreeing to participate in the
entire symposium, and they are not in violation of the rule of three.”
• Nonconforming submissions will be returned without review.
NEED ASSISTANCE? Please email our support team at
support@southernmanagement.org or call us at 1.201.633.3208.
Submit papers and volunteer to review at
www.southernmanagement.org/meetings/2012