Call for Papers and Proposals 7th Annual ICGS conference
DEADLINE EXTENDED to June 1, 2021 (12:00 hrs. midnight, EST)
'Corporate Governance in Times of Disruption'
The 7th annual conference of the International Corporate Governance Society will take place from Friday to Sunday 8-10 October 2021 at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). The conference is intended to provide a forum for international academics and policy-makers to showcase and discuss the latest corporate governance research issues and practices
The keynote speaker of the conference is Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at the London Business School (LBS), Academic Director of the Center for Corporate Governance at LBS, Managing Editor of the Review of Finance and author of the book Grow the Pie (2020; https://www.growthepie.net/).
The conference also hosts a practitioners' panel on the theme "Boards in Times of Disruption". This panel is sponsored by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Confirmed speakers are, among others, Erik Vermeulen and Jacobina Brinkman., Erik Vermeulen is Professor of Business and Financial Law at Tilburg University and Senior Counsel Corporate/Vice President at the Corporate Legal Department of Philips International B.V. in the Netherlands, where he advises on corporate governance issues, including the global corporate structure of the Philips Group of companies. Jacobina Brinkman is Global Lead Partner and Business Unit Leader of the Business Unit Assurance of PwC. As lead partner, she is responsible for providing various services to middle-sized and large companies, such as reporting to boards and audit committees and coaching of audit teams.
Furthermore, there will be an academic panel, discussing how institutional investors should act when confronted with companies in times of disruption. Confirmed speakers are, among others, Margarethe F. Wiersema who holds the Dean's Professorship in Strategic Management at The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine. She is internationally recognized as one of the leading experts on corporate strategy and corporate governance with more than 50 publications and over 11,000 citations.
The conference also includes a Meet the Editors session, where conference participants can meet with, and ask questions to, the editors of various business, management, and finance journals.
Finally, there will be a combined pre-conference doctoral consortium and paper development workshop, hosted by CGIR Co-Chief Editors. CGIR Senior Editors will participate as mentors and discussants in this event.
Abstracts
Since the overarching mission of the ICGS is to bring together international governance scholars from multiple disciplines, original research on all areas of corporate governance are very much appreciated. Submissions must build upon previously unpublished and not-yet presented original research. You may submit either a full paper or a research proposal for the conference. In both cases, we are looking for research that will advance the field of corporate governance.
A full paper should not be longer than 40 double-spaced pages (including abstract, references, tables, and figures). A proposalsubmission should include the following sections:
(1) Abstract: 200 to 300 words description that summarizes the overall study;
(2) Proposal: Narrative description of the conceptual or empirical study;
(3) Supporting material: Tables, figures, and references that support the proposal.
Overall, a proposal should not exceed 10 single-spaced pages in length or 3,000 words.
Please indicate on the title page whether your submission is a full paper or a proposal.
Papers or proposals can be submitted starting on February 1, 2021 and must be submitted by 12:00 hrs. midnight (EST) on June 1, 2021 in order to be considered for conference presentation. Please go to the website of the conference at https://www.rug.nl/feb/icgs2021/ and click on the "Submissions" tab on the left to submit your paper or proposal. Alternatively, you may use the "Conferences" tab of the ICGS website (www.icgsociety.org).
Decisions on submissions regarding their inclusion in the conference program will be communicated to the authors by June 30, 2021. The very best papers and proposals will be considered for the best conference paper award. The author(s) who win(s) this award will be recognized at the conference.
We plan to have the conference in person in Groningen, but we will organize virtual sessions for participants who cannot attend the conference in person because of the COVID-19 situation. We will post regular updates about our COVID-19 planning on the conference homepage (https://www.rug.nl/feb/icgs2021/).
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Alessandro Zattoni
Professor
LUISS University
Roma
(392) 698-6336
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