Conference ThemeEnhancing managerial responsiveness to global challengesFirms are nowadays embedded in an increasingly globalized environment characterized by compression of time and space. In this ubiquity of global competitionan increasing number of economic actors are confronted with new challenges. The emerging network competition is characterized by an increasing expansion and density of economic and social interactions. The dynamic interplay of internal and external organizational units becomes critical on a global level. The conference aims at providing the platform for discussing the various perspectives of how globally acting firms can and should cope with global challenges and dynamics. A special focus is on the issue of managerial responsiveness in a global world. The conference will feature a variety of formats including plenary sessions, competitive paper sessions, workshops, and panels. We invite submissions of papers and panel proposals which examine important and interesting phenomena regarding the managerial responsiveness to global challenges, offering new insights and advancing basic theories. We are honoured to welcome as keynote speakers Klaus Kleinfeld, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Siemens AG; Professor Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (to be confirmed);Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Heribert Meffert, Chairman of the Board, Bertelsmann Foundation; Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. John Dunning, University of Reading, UK; furthermore we have invited the scholars listed below to co-chair the conference tracks.
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