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International Journal of Sustainable Society  (IJSSoc)

Call For papers

Special Issue on: “Assessment and Sustainable Society”

Guest Editors:
Dr. Zhimin Huang, Adelphi University, USA Dr. Liang Liang, University of Science and Technology of China, P. R. China
Dr. Shouyang Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. R. China

Increasing awareness of ecological limits to economic growth has stimulated considerable interest in recent years in developing and assessing effective methods for achieving a sustainable society. Sustainability and environmental protection have become major economic, as well as societal, concerns. Assessment methods and strategies have played significant roles in achieving a balance between the development of modern economies and protection of the environment, between consumption of resources and preservation of resources, and between civil liberties and restraint.

The purpose of this special issue is to capture the current state of assessment methodologies and strategies for achieving a sustainable society. Both theoretical and empirical research papers are encouraged.

 Subject Coverage

Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following related assessments:

• Environmental sustainability and economic growth
• Integration in environmental analysis and planning
• Integration of environment and economy
• Resource productivity measures
• Sustainability and consumption
• Sustainability and environmental quality
• Sustainability and politics
• Sustainable development
• Sustainable development and the environment
• Sustainable development of the biosphere
• Sustainable economies and businesses
• Sustainable global and regional supply chain management
• Sustainable risk in global and regional financial markets
• Urban environments and the internet

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page

 Important Dates

Deadline for submission of manuscripts: 30 November, 2009

Communication of peer review to authors: 20 March, 2010

Deadline for revised manuscripts: May 2010

2009 Page Prize for Environmental Sustainability

The Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina is honored to announce the 2nd annual Alfred N. and Lynn Manos Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula. The Page Prize has two purposes: to encourage efforts to expose business students to state-of-the-art environmental sustainability knowledge and to demonstrate the Moore School’s commitment to promoting sustainability in business education. Who may submit: Faculty, doctoral students, and others are invited to submit non-published materials related to innovative curricula (program design and core components), courses (including full syllabi) and/or substantial course components (e.g., case materials, simulations, and course segments) appropriate for rigorous and relevant teaching about environmental sustainability and business. Submissions must be original and made with the full consent of all authors for free public access to the submitted materials for use in business education anywhere in the world. Awards: One Grand Prize will be awarded. The Grand Prize will be $1,000, plus a framed print of Aegean Sea #6 (shown here) as certifying the award. Honorable Mention prizes will also be awarded at levels of $250 each. Each finalist will receive a print of Aegean Sea #6. The winners will be chosen by a three member faculty committee from the University of South Carolina. An ongoing database of top submissions will be made available on the Moore School’s website for adoption by business faculty around the world to utilize in their home institutions. Top submissions will also be accessible through the Moore School’s Partner Page on the Apsen Institute’s caseplace.org. Deadline and Submission Information: December 4, 2009, 5:00 p.m. EST. All submissions must be made electronically to: pageprize@moore.sc.edu . Complete submissions must include the following: 1. Relevant curriculum, course, or course materials 2. A cover letter that provides an overview of the submitted materials. The cover letter should include a discussion of why the submission is innovative in the field of environmental sustainability and how it will help others develop their own sustainability courses/programs. 3. CV for (all) author(s) of submission 4. Release form (online) Additional Information: To view last year’s winning curricula and find additional information about the Page Prize, please visit http://mooreschool.sc.edu/moore/RES/Page_Prize/index.html  or http://www.caseplace.org/d.asp?d=4036 . For questions about the competition, please email pageprize@moore.sc.edu  or call 803-777-3176.

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Call for Conference Submissions “Developing the next generation responsible leaders”

The Centre for Responsible Leadership in partnership with the GTZ will host the first International Conference in Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria, Main Campus, South Africa May 18-20, 2010

Deadline for abstract proposals (500 words): October 30, 2009

The looming global economic crisis is not the first one of its kind but it certainly is one of the most profound in history. What most economists, commentators, academics and world leaders seem to agree on is that we’re in this crisis for the long haul. In fact, the hype around the financial crisis has been overwhelming. Comments and questions ranging from “Is this the end…?; “global economic meltdown”…to “is this the final world recession that will bring capitalism in its current form to its knees” ….are omnipresent. Yet, it seems important to note that the world is also facing persistent social and environmental crises. Climate change and pressing public problems such as hunger, poverty, and diseases such as HIV/Aids or Malaria are daily realities for the better part of the world population. And while the concern and actions taken to deal with the global economic crisis have been coordinated, orchestrated and have born common interest in mind, the same cannot be said for the way world leaders have been dealing with the environmental and social crisis the world has been facing with increasing intensity the past two decades. The irony quite simply, is that the economic crisis (hopefully) has an “expiry date” whereas the environmental and social challenges the world is facing are open ended…. Clearly, what is needed in light of the profound challenges the world is facing are leaders in both business and society who are able to tackle these pressing public problems, who are engaging in sustainable business practices and are willing to contribute to the global common good. Unfortunately much of what we find in terms of concepts and qualities defining good leadership seem to be outdated and irrelevant. The “shortermism” mindset mirrors quick returns whereas the more “longtermism” represents an approach which celebrates a more sustainable mindset, societal progress and planetary well-being. The next generation responsible leaders therefore need to be able to re-define the boundaries of a new world view which epitomises responsiveness, relevance and responsibility. Corporations are made up of multiple stakeholders and can therefore never be static entities. Corporations are the conduits of society, having the responsibility to harness human, monetary, environmental and social capital in the best interest of the planet. Corporations are living entities and the very leaders keeping them alive are the ones that have led to a global moral deficit. The question begging to be answered is whether the next generation leaders have the ability to shape new principles for the role of business in society, place a high emphasis on ethical fitness, believe in corporate “statesmanship” and stewardship and critically reflect on the purpose of business. Scholars in responsible leadership (e.g. Doh & Stumpf, 2005; Maak & Pless, 2006; Waldman & Galvin, 2008) emphasize the importance of balanced morality; ensuring sustainable businesses without compromising the natural environment and the livelihood of future generations. Local and international scholars, practitioners and agencies in the field of responsible leadership, corporate citizenship, corporate governance, corporate responsibility and sustainable development are invited to submit contributions preferably to one the following sub-themes: • Leadership and society • Responsible leadership • Leadership and ethics • Leadership for social impact • Leadership for sustainable futures • Responsible leadership and governance • Developing responsible leadership – and responsible leaders • Attributes of responsible leaders • Responsible leadership and stakeholder engagement • Paradigmatic foundations of responsible leadership • Critical analyses of existing leadership concepts and paradigm • Context of responsible leadership • Responsible leadership in different and across sectors • Responsible leadership across cultures • Responsible business and measurement practices The theme of the conference is “Developing the next generation responsible leaders”. The theme is broad enough to include papers and presentations from academia, practitioners; representing private, public and civil society sectors. Although presented in South Africa, the focus would include international perspectives and contributions. The format of the conference will include full length papers, workshops, panel discussions, poster presentations, case studies and a PhD colloquium. Selected papers are eligible for consideration for a special issue of the Journal of Business Ethics (JBE), entitled “Responsible Leadership”, edited by Nicola M. Pless (ESADE Business School, University Ramon Llull), Derick de Jongh (University of Pretoria) and Thomas Maak (ESADE Business School and University of St. Gallen) to be published in Spring 2011. Please indicate if you want your paper to be considered for the Special Issue and note that only fully developed papers are to be included in the review process. More information on the Special Issue can be found in the separate call for papers which you find on our website: web.up.ac.za/crl. SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS Abstracts of papers (max. 500 words) can be submitted to the conference organizer, Jo-Anne Adams-Underhill (jo-anne.adams@up.ac.za ). They should be submitted electronically (by e mail), in RTF/MSWord format as file attachments (not as part of the message) Deadline for abstract proposals: October 30, 2009 SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPERS All full paper submissions will go through a double-blind peer review process. Therefore, all author-identifying information should be removed from the paper except for a cover page. We advise all non-native speakers to have their papers checked by a native speaker before submission. Papers should be no longer than 35 pages (double-spaced) including tables, graphs, references and endnotes. The formatting of the paper has to follow the guidelines of the Journal of Business Ethics. Please submit your full paper to the conference organiser, Jo-Anne at jo-anne.adams@up.ac.za. If you want your paper to be considered for the Special Issue of the JBE please indicate this on the paper and also send a copy to Nicola Pless (nicola.pless@esade.edu ) Deadline for full paper submission: April 2, 2010 SCHEDULE FOR CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS October 30, 2009: Deadline for abstracts of 500 words, to be submitted to Jo-Anne at jo-anne.adams@up.ac.za  January 4, 2010: Notification of acceptance of paper proposals April 2, 2010: Full papers to be submitted to Jo-Anne and if you want the paper to be considered for the Special Issue of the JBE then also to Nicola Pless (nicola.pless@esade.edu ). Please check our website (web.up.ac.za/crl) for up-to-date information on deadlines and procedures. CONFERENCE ORGANISER: Any further queries can be addressed to: Jo-Anne Adams-Underhill E-mail: jo-anne.adams@up.ac.za  Tel: +27 12 420 4271 Cell: +27 84 929 0170 Fax: +27 86 546 9360

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Call for submissions 26th EGOS Colloquium, July 1–3, 2010

Center for Globalization and Governance Faculdade de Economia Universidade Nova de Lisboa Lisbon, Portugal

The Role of Leadership, Responsibility, and Ethics: Behavioral Issues of Implementing CSR

Convenors: Andreas Georg Scherer, University of Zurich, Switzerland andreas.scherer@iou.uzh.ch  Guido Palazzo, University of Lausanne, Switzerland guido.palazzo@unil.ch  Gary R. Weaver, University of Delaware, USA weaverg@lerner.udel.edu

The process of globalization has increasingly changed the relationship of business and society, undermining the paradigmatic assumption of a neat separation between the public and the economic sphere. This can be seen in the emergence of transnational social and environmental problems, like human rights, corruption or global warming, that cannot be sufficiently addressed by national regulation and the welfare institutions of the nation state alone. Modernity’s nation state is increasingly overstrained in trying to moderate the outcomes of the economical, political and social systems. With its enforcement powers territorially bound the nation state continuously loses its political steering capability. Under these conditions multinational corporations have become addressees of public concern, due to their role as potential source of relief or as factual wrong-doers. In response business has increasingly engaged in activities that traditionally were considered to be part of governmental responsibilities. This new role of corporations has been acknowledged in the literature on Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Citizenship and Business Ethics. This stream of research emphasizes structural aspects and is primarily focused on the business-society macro-level of analysis (Matten & Crane 2005; Palazzo & Scherer 2006; Scherer & Palazzo 2007). Given the important role of leadership for the direction and the depth of an organization’s CSR engagement, it can be expected that the profound changes on the macro-level of society will have an impact on the role and responsibilities of organizational leaders. However, the implementation of corporate responsibility, the crucial role of leadership and of individual behavior have not yet been sufficiently addressed and have only recently been revived through works on moral values, personal responsibility, and the role of CEQs (Brown & Trevino 2006; Doh & Stumpf 2005; Maak & Pless 2006; Trevino, Weaver, & Reynolds 2006). The task for this workshop is to discuss the consequences and implications of the new, enlarged role of the business firm for leadership and individual behaviour. In particular, we want to address the need of leaders and leadership theory to acknowledge public demands for responsible conduct of global business firms. We specifically invite papers which take a critical perspective on the emerging role of leadership responsibility in the multinational firm. We would like to see the workshop group advance the discussion in two main directions that address the philosophical, theoretical, and practical domains: 1. Implications for leadership theory building Possible topics might include (but are not restricted to) the following: • What role does leadership play in a globalizing world? • What are descriptive, instrumental, or normative implications for leadership (theory)? • Do leaders have an extended responsibility beyond maximizing profits? • How can the current leadership debate, especially research, on value-based transformational leadership be linked with the global CSR debate? • What implications would a growing political role of organizations have for its leaders/for leadership? • How can (responsible) leaders build legitimacy for their organization in a globalizing world? • How can responsible leadership contribute to social innovations or social entrepreneurship? 2. Implementing CSR: Behavioral issues Papers here might address questions such as the following: • How can CSR be implemented successfully in organizations? • What is the impact of leadership on the CSR engagement and performance of a corporation? • How do leaders make sense of their emerging global decision-making context with its broader societal expectations? • Why do leaders engage in social responsible actions or behaviors? • What are the relationships between CSR, leadership, ethical decision making, ethical climate, and other aspects dealing with ethics and morality in organizations? We invite both theoretical and empirical contributions that help us to better understand the role of leadership responsibility in a globalized world. Papers that argue across the potentially relevant disciplines (organization studies, leadership studies, business ethics & CSR, international management, legal studies, political theory, etc.) would be particularly welcome. EGOS has a long tradition of providing a forum for exchange and discussion rather than presentation of papers only. Therefore, the conference is organized in workshop form, which implies that every participant spends the conference in the subgroup where his/her paper is presented. Half the time is dedicated to paper presentation while the other half is free for discussion within the group. Therefore it is also a prerequisite that participants of the subgroup are familiar with all papers presented. The papers will be accessible on the conference website one month in advance. This workshop format allows for an intense, three-days immersion in a particular area of research and provides opportunities for profound exchange and learning within a group of international scholars. Further information can be found on the conference website: http://www.egosnet.org/. The tentative schedule for submissions to the conference is as follows: January 10, 2010: Deadline for short papers of 3000 words, to be submitted to the EGOS website (please see www.egosnet.org) March 1, 2010: Notification of acceptance of papers June 1, 2010: Full papers to be uploaded to the EGOS website Please check the EGOS website for up-to-date information on deadlines and procedures. Abstracts and papers will be available on the EGOS website (www.egosnet.org ). Any inquiry concerning sub-theme # 41 should be directed to the following address: Prof. Dr. Andreas Georg Scherer IOU/University of Zurich Email: andreas.scherer@iou.uzh.ch  Tel: +41 (0) 44 634 5300

Environmental ethics talk

The Royal Institute of Philosophy’s London Lecture Series is on the environment this year. Full details are here: http://www.royalinstitutephilosophy.org/page/36

The first lecture in the series will be given by Professor Holmes Rolston III at 5.45 on 16 October in the Archaeology Lecture Theatre, 31 – 34 Gordon Square, London WC1H. His talk is called, ‘The Future of Environmental Ethics’. All lectures in the series are free and open to the public. No reservations can be taken, so please arrive early to be sure of a seat. Please spread the word to all who might be interested.

For more information please contact j.garvey@royalinstitutephilosophy.org

Call for papers

IFSAM 2010, Paris, 8–10 July 2010

(International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management)

Conference theme: Justice and Sustainability in the Global Economy

Track:  Responsible Management

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122612057/PDFSTART

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Asian Business & Management Journal

http://www.palgrave-journals.com/abm/index.html

Special Issue on Business and the Natural Environment

Guest Editors: Jacob Park, Joseph Sarkis, Zhaohui Wu, Robert Sroufe

Asian Business & Management (ABM) Journal is pleased to announce a special issue focused on a timely and critical assessment of environmental management challenges faced by firms and organizations in Asia, with a goal of developing more nuanced theoretical and empirical understanding of the emerging links between business and natural environment in the Asian regional context.

Volume 7.4 edition of the ABM Journal published in December 2008 provided a more concrete theoretical and empirical analysis of a wide range of business, environment, and society issues and the proposed special issue (to be published in September 2011) seeks to further understanding of energy, industrial pollution, environmental strategy, base of the pyramid within the Asian regional context. Editorial of the December 2008 special issue on business and natural environment can be found here:

http://www.palgravejournals.com/abm/journal/v7/n4/full/abm200816a.html

Selected Themes

The purpose of this special issue will build on the ABM Journal Volume 7.4 and address the following issues and topics:

Theoretical and conceptual papers critically assessing the challenges and opportunities posed by business and natural environment in the context of Asia;

Empirical research elucidating environmental management challenges on the global level and discussing their implications for Asia

Case study analyses exploring the relationship between community, environment, and firms & organizations.

Timeline

Paper Proposals (300 words): December 11, 2009 (Friday)

Notification of the Selected Paper Proposals: February 15, 2009 (Monday)

First draft of the papers: June 4, 2010 (Friday)

Comments on the first draft returned to the authors: August 2, 2010 (Monday)

Revised draft due: December 6, 2010 (Monday)

Publication date: September 2011

All papers should conform to the Asian Business & Management journal format

(please visit http://www.palgrave-journals.com/abm/author_instructions.html  for details) and the initial proposals and/or questions about the special issue should be sent to: Jacob Park, Green Mountain College (parkj@greenmtn.edu )

Lecturer in Strategy, Ethics and CSR

At the University of Salford… more info HERE

Call for papers: Responsible Leadership – JBE

CALL FOR PAPERS

 “Responsible Leadership”

 Special Issue of the JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS

 Guest Editors

Nicola Pless, ESADE Business School, Ramon Llull University, Spain

Derick de Jongh, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Thomas Maak, ESADE Business School & University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Submissions due April 02, 2010

During 2011 (tentative) publication of JBE Special Issue

Among the key lessons from the current global crisis is arguably that it takes responsible leadership – and responsible leaders – to build and sustain business that benefits multiple stakeholders rather than just a few risk-seeking individuals. Corporate scandals and the global economic crisis have triggered a broad discussion on the role of markets in value creation (and destruction) and that of business in society – its legitimacy, its obligations and its responsibilities. As a result, business leaders are increasingly held accountable for their actions (and failure to act) by a host of stakeholders and by society at large. These stakeholder expectations extend beyond mere compliance with rules and regulations and sustaining the economic bottom line. They include adhering to ethical standards, acting as good citizens and ensuring safe, fair, equal and respectful treatment of all employees. Moreover, given the power of large corporations in particular, stakeholders expect business leaders to take a more active role in addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems such as protecting and fostering human rights, fighting corruption, ensuring sustainability, fighting global warming, helping alleviate, treating diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria.

In light of these developments a new theoretical approach towards leadership is emerging under the umbrella term Responsible Leadership. (see e.g., Doh & Stumpf, 2005; Maak & Pless, 2006a; Waldmann & Galvin, 2008) It considers the context of leadership, reflects on the ethical underpinnings and makes the link with CSR, or more broadly, corporate responsibility. In this sense responsible leadership broadens the view of leaders’ responsibilities from economic matters to environmental and societal issues. It “expands from an internal leadership perspective to a broader world view, from a shareholder mindset to a stakeholder orientation with respect to the leadership mandate” (Maak & Pless 2006b, 100) and operates at multiple levels of analysis, including the individual, group, organizational and societal levels.

We therefore call for papers advancing discussion and research on the nature of responsible leadership and its impact on business and society (see the topics listed below). We invite both theoretical and empirical papers, as well as case studies on exemplary responsible leadership.

The Nature of Responsible Leadership

• What is the purpose of leadership in a global stakeholder society?
• What do we learn from the literature about responsible leadership?
• How does responsible leadership relate to other leadership theories?
• What are the paradigmatic implications of a responsible leadership approach?
• What responsibilities do leaders have with regard to their followers, to the firm, to society and to nature and also to themselves?
• Who are the actors in the leader-follower relationship? What are the ethical underpinnings of this relationship? And what relationship understanding do we need to foster responsible leadership to emerge?
• What hinders responsible leadership from emerging?

Societal level: Considering the societal context in which leadership takes place

• What are the responsibilities of business leaders in society, specifically in dealing with social, environmental and humanitarian challenges?
• What role can business leadership play in solving social, humanitarian and environmental problems in developing regions such as Africa?
  • How does a responsible leadership approach help solve some of the most pressing problems?
  • How can a responsible leadership approach help create sustainable triple-bottom-line performance?
  • How can responsible business leaders mobilize different stakeholders to create social change for the better?
  • What is the relationship between cultural context and the understanding of responsible leadership?

Organizational level: Shaping the organizational context of leadership

• What are the implications of a responsible leadership approach for a new understanding of corporate governance?
• What are the relationships between responsible leadership and ethical climate, stakeholder culture, citizenship orientation?
• What is the role of Human Resource Management (HRM) in fostering a responsible leadership approach in the organization? How can HRM systems and processes (performance management systems, selection processes, competency models, remuneration systems) be adapted to foster the practice of responsible leadership?
• How can responsible leadership contribute to the creation of social innovation?

Individual level: Looking at the leader-follower interaction and into the “inner theater” of responsible leaders

• What are the characteristics of responsible leaders and their followers?
• What leadership style best suits a responsible leadership approach?
• What motivates responsible leadership behavior?
• How do responsible leaders contribute to building social capital?
• How do responsible leaders make decisions, solve problems and cope with dilemmas?
• How to develop talented people to become responsible leaders?
• What is the relationship between responsible leadership and social entrepreneurship?

Timeline, Process & Standards

•  All submissions will go through a double-blind review process.
• Therefore, all author-identifying information should be removed from the paper except for a cover page.
• The formatting of the paper has to follow the guidelines of the Journal of Business Ethics.
• To be considered for the special issue on “Responsible Leadership” full papers need to be submitted by April 02, 2010.
• Full papers should be submitted electronically (word-file) to nicola.pless@esade.edu.

 References

Doh, J. P. and S. A. Stumpf (eds.): 2005, Handbook on Responsible Leadership and Governance in Global Business (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham/Northampton, MA).

Maak, T. and N. M. Pless (eds.): 2006a, Responsible Leadership (Routledge, London, New York).

Maak, T. and N. M. Pless: 2006b, ‘Responsible Leadership in a Stakeholder Society. A Relational Perspective’, Journal of Business Ethics 66, 99–115.

Waldman, D. A. and B. M. Galvin: 2008, ‘Alternative Perspectives of Responsible Leadership. Organizational Dynamics’, Organizational Dynamics 37(4), 327-341

Call for papers – Business & Society

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Business & Society 

The United Nations Global Compact – Retrospect and Prospect

Guest Editors: Andreas Rasche, Malcolm McIntosh, Sandra Waddock

Questions about the Special Issue should be addressed to guest editor Andreas Rasche andreas.rasche@wbs.ac.uk

The tentative timetable for the special issue is as follows:

• April 1, 2010 Paper submitted electronically to co-editors
• August 1, 2010 authors invited to resubmit revised papers
• October 30, 2010 Revised papers due incorporating editors’ and external  reviewers’ comments)
• January 30, 2011 authors notified if paper selected for special issue
• March 31, 2011 Delivery of full set of papers and guest editors’ introductory paper