CALL FOR PAPERS

The Temple University CIBER and the George Washington University CIBER
Present

The 8th Annual International Business Research Forum

INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AND ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES

Research Forum Co-Chairs: Masaaki Kotabe (Temple University)
Preet S. Aulakh (York University)

Date: April 21, 2007

One important component of globalization is the increased participation of developing economies in the global economy both as markets for goods and services as well as production sites. Institutional changes emanating from evolving political landscapes within individual countries and pressures from supra-national bodies such as the WTO and the World Bank have been instrumental in the liberalization of developing countries’ economies and their integration into the global economy.  Increasing integration in the global economy has meant changed competitive landscapes for organizations from developing countries as well as multinationals operating in these economies thus necessitating organizational transformations to deal with new competitive dynamics. For instance, indigenous firms from developing economies have had to compete without the protectionist umbrella prevalent during the earlier periods. Similarly, MNCs operating in these countries have been challenged to shed what P
rahalad and Lieberthal called an “imperialist mindset.”

In this research forum, we invite papers that examine the interactions/impact of institutional changes at various levels on the organizational transformations of firms in developing economies.  We are interested in papers that examine such transformations of indigenous firms from these economies including business groups, private and public enterprises and non-governmental organizations as well as foreign multinationals operating in these economies. 

This research forum is open to a wide range of methodological approaches to study organizational transformations in emerging economies.  However, it is expected that submitted papers will have a strong theoretical grounding. About twelve to fifteen papers will be selected for presentation at the Research Forum at Temple University, scheduled for April 21, 2007.  Temple CIBER will reimburse the presenters' travel up to $500.00 and lodging expenses.  Subsequently, the best papers from the research forum will be published in a Special Issue of the Journal of International Management.

Manuscript Submission:  Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with Journal of International Management’s Style Guide for Authors available at: http://sbm.temple.edu/jim/authors.html. All manuscripts should be submitted electronically by January 15, 2007 to Kim Cahill, Managing Editor, Journal of International Management, at kcahill@temple.edu  Manuscripts are submitted with the understanding that they are original, unpublished works and are not being submitted elsewhere. Please direct any questions regarding the research forum to either of the co-chairs, Masaaki Kotabe (mkotabe@temple.edu) or Preet S. Aulakh (paulakh@schulich.yorku.ca). Additional information about the Annual IB Research Forum may be found at: http://sbm.temple.edu/ibrf2007/