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Louvain CSR Network of the Louvain School of Management and Vlerick Business School are organising the third edition of the "CSR PhD seminar". It will take place on May 23th and 24th, 2013 in Brussels, Belgium.

The "CSR PhD seminar" is a great opportunity for doctoral students and researchers to improve their research and publishing abilities. We aim at bringing together scholars from various fields of the social sciences: management, law, sociology, philosophy, economics, political science, social psychology, and sharing a common interest for CSR and business & society issues.

In addition, an academic writing and publishing workshop will be organized, bringing together prominent scholars/editors who will share their experience with respect to the academic

publishing process. This session will be of particular interest to early career researchers in the broad CSR and business & society field of research.

Deadline: If you are interested, please send a long abstract (Maximum 4 pages) by February 15, 2013 via email to valerie.swaen@uclouvain.be

For more information see the call below. For more specific question you can contact Valérie Swaen (valerie.swaen@uclouvain.be).

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Call for contributions

The CSR Research Seminar:

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Exploring the ins and outs of Corporate Social Responsibility

May 23th and 24th, 2013

Louvain CSR Network of the Louvain School of Management and Vlerick Business School are organising the third edition of the "CSR research seminar".

• You are a researcher or a PhD candidate?
• You are conducting research on business & society issues, corporate social responsibility, or any related topic?
• You want to thoroughly discuss one of your papers or your PhD project with leading scholars?
• You want to enhance your ability to write scholarly publications?
• You want to meet other researchers and join the CSR management community?

Then we would like to invite you to participate to the third edition of the "CSR Research seminar".

The "CSR Research seminar" is a great opportunity for doctoral students and researchers to improve their research and publishing abilities. We aim at bringing together scholars from various fields of the social sciences: management, law, sociology, philosophy, economics, political science, social psychology, and sharing a common interest for CSR and business & society issues.

In addition, an academic writing and publishing workshop will be organized, bringing together prominent scholars/editors who will share their experience with respect to the academic publishing process. This session will be of particular interest to early career researchers in the broad CSR and business & society field of research.

Research themes

Three key objectives are thus targeted by this CSR Research Seminar:

Thinking:

One of the main important issues when conducting a PhD and/or writing an academic paper is to have an interesting research question that can significantly contribute to scientific literature as well as to managerial practices. By presenting your research to leading management scholars, you have the opportunity to receive notable insights regarding your research relevance and/or think jointly your CSR project if you currently are a doctoral student.

Designing:

By presenting your paper or your PhD proposal, you can also get constructive comments concerning your methodology, analysis, data and structure. The main objective is to enhance your ability to deal successfully with your research and to jointly discuss ideas about your CSR project.

Publishing:

Writing for scholarly publications can be a lengthy and arduous process. We are inviting for the academic writing and publishing workshop scholars that have a large experience in publishing CSR-related research in prestigious international journals. It is a great opportunity to learn from their experience and ask questions and advice to get your paper published!

Moderated feedback will be given by selected peers and internationally well-reputed guest faculty. The following guests have already confirmed their participation:

•        Valérie Swaen, Université catholique de Louvain

•        Céline Louche, Vlerick Business School, Belgium

•        Jan Lepoutre, Vlerick Business School, Belgium

•        Nigel Roome, Vlerick Business School, Belgium

•        Annick Castiaux, Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix, Belgium

•        Joëlle Vanhamme, EDHEC, France

•        Assaâd El Akremi, Université de Toulouse, France

•        François Maon, IESEG Business School, France

•        Ruben Chumpitaz, IESEG Business School, France

•        Franck De Bakker, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands

•        Frank Boons, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

•        Guido Berens, Erasmus University, The Netherlands

•        Jean-Pascal Gond, Cass Business School, UK

•        Mette Morsing, Copenhagen Busines School, Danemark

•        Manal EL ABBOUBI, International University of Rabat, Morocco

•        Sankar Sen, Baruch College, New York, USA

•        Bouchra M'Zali, Universite du Québec, Canada

•        Katerina Nicolopoulos, UEA

Submission and deadlines

PhD students and young faculty are invited to submit either a long abstract (Maximum 4 pages, single-spaced, Times New Roman 12) or a full paper (maximum 20 pages, single-spaced, Time New Roman 12) in a pdf format.

Please send you abstract or paper no later than February 15, 2013 via email to valerie.swaen@uclouvain.be

Notification about acceptance will be sent out by March, 31, 2013 the latest.

Location and Contacts

Participation is free of charge, but participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. The CSR Research Seminar will take place at Vlerick Business School, in Brussels, Belgium (www.vlerick.com).

Avenue du Boulevard - Bolwerklaan 21

1210Brussel – Belgium

Chick here for the route description

In case of questions and difficulties please contact: valerie.swaen@uclouvain.be

Co-chairs:

Valérie Swaen, Professor, Head of the Louvain CSR Network, Louvain School of Management, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium and IESEG school of Management, France

Céline Louche, Assistant Professor, Vlerick Business School, Belgium

Manal EL ABBOUBI, Associate Professor, International University of Rabat, Morocco & Invited Professor, Louvain School of Management, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium