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Newsletter The IAM newsletter is a biannual publication released online to update IAM members of the latest events/information concerning the academy. Sept 2003 edition |
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3. News
ECSB gets new Irish Vice-president
E.U. Leonardo Award - ENTREVA Research Project
Competitive Edge for Retailers
The Theme: Understanding, Shaping and Managing Change
7. Contact a member of council
IAM Chair's M essage
Welcome to the third edition of the IAM Newsletter. This has been designed to provide you with news and views from individuals and institutions involved in the Irish Academy of Management as well as useful information on forthcoming conferences.
In this issue we bring you information on our conference for 2004 which will be hosted by the School of Business, Trinity College Dublin and which will provide an historic setting for the conference venue. The conference will take place on 2 nd and 3 rd of September 2004 and will extend over two full days. This is in response to the increased number of papers that we have received over the last few years and also in our desire to provide a wider range of activities and presentations during the conference.
Inside the newsletter we bring you a report on this year's conference that was hosted by the Smurfit Graduate School of Business. If you have items that you would like to include in the next edition of the newsletter, please let me know.
Kathy Monks
Chair, IAM
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The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin was host to the annual IAM conference for 2003. The conference, held on the 2 nd and 3 rd of September, had as its theme, Management Theories and Practices in the 21 st Century: Time for Reflection? This provided the opportunity to consider whether management fads and fashions prevent us from focusing on the principles and foundations of social theory or offer a real possibility of new insights and opportunities for understanding. One track in all of the sessions on the first day of the Conference was dedicated to the issue of contemporary issues in management thought. Aside from the conference, sessions related primarily to the theme, there were seven parallel tracks running throughout the two days. Included in were two sessions in the public policy arena from the Irish and International perspectives. Symposia covering areas in Marketing, Human Resource Management, Management, Organisational Behaviour and Management Information Systems took place. As a new venture this year there was also a session track dedicated solely to an industry focus on the Irish food sector. The inaugural lecture was on the issue of Facing the New Management Education and Research Agenda , with Professor Anthony G. Hopwood the Peter Moores Dean, Said Business School Oxford, delivering it. Kevin Lavin IAM Conference Co-ordinator 2003 |
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The Annual Conference of IAM will take place this year at the Smurfit School of Business, University College Dublin on the 2nd and 3rd of September 2003. The conference theme is: Management Theories and Practices in the 21st Century: Time for Reflection? The conference theme provides the opportunity to consider whether management fads and fashions prevent us from focusing on the principles and foundations of social theory or whether they offer the real possibility of new insights and opportunities for understanding. What are the new theories and practices? Have we as researchers been so seduced by the promises of new trends and ideas that we have lost touch with the cornerstones of our discipline areas? Should we consider more fully the contribution that theory may have to understanding practice? Are the new theories simply cleverly repackaged, 'old wine in new bottles,' or ground breaking additions to our understanding of management? Those interested in joining the debate on this issue are encouraged to present a paper at the conference. Papers are welcome from the broad range of management disciplines - new and old - including Accounting, Finance, HRM, Marketing, Industrial Relations, Organisation Behaviour, Operations Management, Strategy, International Business MIS/BIS, e-business, Public Policy/Government, etc. A 500 word abstract should be submitted to the conference con-ordinator, Kevin Lavin (kevinlavin@iamireland.com) by 28 February 2003. This year we are providing participants with the opportunity to submit their abstracts via the web and details will be available soon at iamireland.com/conference.html. If you are interested in organising a special session, for example a round table discussion or symposium, please contact the conference chair, Sean de Burca (sean.deburca@ucd.ie ) |
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Getting the Benefit from E-Business A DIT project has recently received significant funding to develop a greater understanding of the processes by which SMEs make the transition from the old to the new economy using ICT. The TRAMs project (Transition Research & Analysis Model) will involve the analysis of data to examine the effect of e-business implementation on business process models. The study provides four basic strands of critical inquiry: customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, and human resource management. John Jameson (Lecturer in Marketing, DIT) is leading the project.New Irish Vice-President of European Council for Small Business Dr Thomas Cooney (Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, DIT) has recently become Vice President of the European Council for Small Business. The ECSB is a non-profit organisation whose principal objective is to advance the management practises of existing small business owners and potential entrepreneurs through research, education and the open exchange of ideas between professions and across national and cultural borders. It currently has in excess of 600 members from over 30 countries. Details on how to join may be got by contacting thomas.cooney@dit.ie . IHRM 2003 Conference at the University of Limerick June 2003 saw the 7 th Conference on International Human Resource Management held at the College of Business, University of Limerick hosting. The theme for IHRM 2003 was " International HRM: Exploring the Mosaic, developing the Discipline ". The aim was to build upon the work of earlier conferences through the bringing together of reviews, critical commentaries, empirical papers and case studies, which make a significant contribution to the field and are relevant to those with an interest in international and comparative HRM. Several leading academics from around the globe delivered keynote addresses; among the keynote speakers were Professor Chris Brewster, Professor Randall Schuler, Dr Monir Tayeb and Professor Dennis Briscoe. The team of Jim Urquhart (Head of Graduate Business School, DIT), Thomas Cooney and Katrina Lawlor have combined to win a research award from DIT. The research aims to identify areas of convergence and divergence in entrepreneurship across different business environments so as to enable the development of entrepreneurial behaviour in any type of organisation. Additionally, this research will extend the traditional concept of entrepreneurship being primarily concerned with the creation of a new venture and the development of new models will have an impact in the entrepreneurship literature generally.
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E.U. Leonardo Award - ENTREVA Research Project The objective of the research is to conduct a state-of-art literature survey of the methods, tools and measurement systems used in the evaluation of vocational enterprise – covering entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and enterprising behaviour models - education and training in the partner countries and to gather the results for analysis. The survey aims at detecting the applicability of the evaluation methods to measuring the short- and long-term effects of enterprise education on the accruement of the human, social and financial capital of the learners. Six countries are taking part and Thomas Cooney (Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, DIT) is leading the Irish research. Competitive Edge for Retailers Work has just started on a substantial DIT funded research project examining the state of non-food sectors of the Irish retail market. The results will be compared with the food sector, including supermarkets, using ten evaluative criteria ranging from sophisticated logistics to increased competitiveness. Researchers will also be comparing these developments with results in Europe and America. Don O'Riordan (Head of Department, Retail Management Studies) is leading the project.
Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference 2004The School of Business Studies at Trinity College Dublin are delighted to host the Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management on: Thursday and Friday, the 2nd and 3rd of September, 2004.
Wednesday Evening – Wine Reception (The Atrium, Trinity College). Thursday Evening – Conference Gala Dinner (The Dining Hall, Trinity College). The theme of this year's conference is: Understanding, Shaping and Managing ChangeClick here to view the track options An abstract (500 words in length) should be submitted to the conference chair, by 3 rd of March, 2004 (see website for format and submission of abstract). If you are interested in organising a special session, please contact the conference chair. Conference PublicationsAssociated journals for the IAM conference 2004 are:
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Conference PrizesPrizes available for competitive paper entries: The Irish Academy of Management and Enterprise Ireland are delighted to announce a new Competition for Irish Case Studies in Entrepreneurship Top prize € 1,500. Eminent Scholar Award (€1,000) sponsored by Trinity College School of Business Studies (Guidelines)Best Paper Prize (€300) sponsored by the Business School at Waterford Institute of Technology.Best Postgraduate Paper (€200) sponsored by Dublin City University, Business School. 'LTSN BEST Prize' Best Paper on Education and Learning' Prize €200
Conference Chair : Dr Mairead Brady, School of Business Studies , Trinity College, University of Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland. Tel: Int. + 353-1-6082707. Email: mairead.brady@tcd.ie On campus accommodation, subject to availability, must be booked by the 1 st of August, 2004 N.B. Booking on campus accommodation must be through conference coordinator :Steven Moody Conference Web Site: http://www.iamireland.co m /conferences.html
Academy of Management Conference August 6-11 2004 New Orleans European Academy of Management Conference May 5-9 2004 University of St Andrews www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~euram04/ British Academy of Management Conference Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference 2-5 December 2003, Freemantle, Western Australia. www.promaco.com.au/conference/2003/anzam back to topNew Book of Irish Cases for Marketing Students A new book of Irish case studies for marketing students has been launched by the Marketing Institute. ‘Cases in Marketing Management and Strategy (Volume 3)' was edited by Gerry Mortimer (Senior Lecturer in Marketing, DIT) and contains 13 cases relating to Irish companies facing a variety of challenges in the recent economic environment. The book also offers insight into what makes a good case study and teaching notes are also available for the cases.Irish Journal of Management Call for Contributions The IJM aims to contribute to a wider understanding of the nature and characteristics and performance of both Irish and international organisations through the dissemination of research from a wide variety of management related area's. Established in 2000 it is the official journal of the academy. It is a referred journal and articles are subject to review by two independent reviewers. Articles should normally be between 4,000 and 5,000 words in length. Exceptional articles of greater length or articles in two instalments will be considered. Tables, graphs etc. should be kept to a minimum. Contributions are welcomed on any aspect of management. Full guidelines available at: www.iam.dcu.ie Teresa Brannick UCD Bill Clarke UU Donal Dineen UL Patrick Gunnigle UL Aidan Kelly UCD Kathy Monks DCU Trevor Morrow UU Kate Ui Ghallachoir DIT James Walsh UCC Please send manuscripts to any of the editors. The addresses are as follows:
· DIT, Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
Publications from the Strategic Leadership Research Programme The SLRP ( www.ul.ie/SLRP ) is an interdisciplinary research group investigating the effectiveness of top management teams and the psychological contract for innovative work behaviour in knowledge based businesses. Contact:patrick.flood@ul.ie P. Flood , T. Turner, N. Ramamoorthy and J. Pearson . 2001. Causes and consequence of psychological contract among knowledge workers in the high technology and financial services industry, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 12, 7,1152-1165. N. Ramamoorthy and P. Flood. 2002 . Employee attitudes and behavioural intention: a test of the main and moderating effects of individualism -collectivism orientation, Human Relations, 55 (9): 1071-1096. S. Tiernan, P. Flood, E. Murphy and S.J. Carroll ,. 2002 Employee reactions to flattened organisational structures , European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 11(1): 47-67. P. Flood and Mac Curtain, S. 2001 . Team Leadership, Excellence Ireland, February.
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