Academic Conference on Social Responsibility
July 15 -16, 2010
University of Washington, Tacoma, USA
Theme: Connecting Across the Disciplines
The growing body of research on the social and environmental impact of businesses raises new questions that span across disciplines. The Center for Leadership and Social Responsibility invites scholars to participate in a conference featuring high quality, rigorous scholarship on a wide range of social responsibility issues. The conference will showcase the most current research within the disciplines and allow participants to identify points of intersection across disciplines. Panel sessions feature distinguished scholars and academic journal editors.
Scholars Panel
Jeanne Logsdon, University of New Mexico (management)
Ronald Hill, Villanova University (marketing and business law)
Dennis Patten, Illinois State University (accounting)
Editors Panel
R. Duane Ireland, Academy of Management Journal
Steven J. Kachelmeier, The Accounting Review
Ajay Kohli, Journal of Marketing
Theoretical and empirical papers are welcomed on a wide range of topics related to social practices of businesses. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2010. Papers may link to the conference theme "Connecting Across the Disciplines" or may focus on a specific topic related to social responsibility. Examples of research topics include, but are not limited to:
· Sustainability
· Strategic CSR
· Corporate Citizenship
· Cause-related Marketing
· Green Marketing or Management
· Reputation and Branding
· Performance Reporting
· Governance and Accountability
· Social and Environmental Accounting
For details on the conference and submitting a paper, please visit:
http://cms.tacoma.washington.edu/clsr/academic-conference-social-responsibility