CFP: 2006 Family Enterprise Research Conference

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From: Kollmann Univ.-Prof. Dr. 
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 18:20

Call for Papers
2006 Family Enterprise Research Conference
28-30 April 2006
Sheraton on the Falls
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Deadline: January 31, 2006

You are cordially invited to participate in the 2006 Family Enterprise
Research Conference (FERC) hosted by the Schlegel Center for
Entrepreneurship, School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier
University, Canada.  All topics relevant to the study of family firms
are invited, and both empirical and theoretical studies are encouraged.
In addition to papers, panel presentations will include:

* Development of Interesting Research Questions - Mike Lubatkin
* Developing Theory on Family Firms - David Whetten
* Pitfalls of Qualitative & Quantitative Research - Bill Schulze, Alex
   Stewart
* Research Dissemination: Do's and Don'ts - Ray Bagby, David Waldman
* Past, Present, & Future of Family Business Studies - Joe Astrachan,
   Frank Hoy

Please note that proposals for empirical studies should clearly discuss
the theoretical underpinnings.   The received papers will be blind
reviewed for presentations as posters or in a round table discussion
format.  Members of the 2006 FERC Review Board will evaluate the papers
for the clarity of research questions, theoretical soundness of
arguments, and research rigor.   Papers judged as being closer to
journal publication stage will have an option to be included for
in-depth discussion lead by senior scholars.

Deadline for Research Papers: January 31, 2006
Notification of Acceptance: Mid-March 2006

Submission Requirements:

* Max. pages: 25 including references, tables, appendices
* Spacing: Body - double-spaced; Appendices - single spaced
* Page set-up: 12 point-font, 1 inch margins
* Coversheet: Include contact info for all authors; clarify name of the
   corresponding author
* Submit by e-mail to Dr. Pramodita Sharma at psharma at wlu.ca

For more information, please contact:
Drs. Pramodita Sharma & Simon Taggar
School of Business & Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5 Canada
psharma at wlu.ca
staggar at wlu.ca

And, check our website:

http://www.wlu.ca/sbe/schlegel/ferc