CFP: OMEA (Operations Management Entrepreneurship Association) at MBAA International

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From: omea-bounces at lists.washburn.edu [mailto:omea-bounces at lists.washburn.edu] on behalf of Bill Roach
Date: Tue 5 Aug 2010 15:10

The Operations Management and Entrepreneurship Association (OMEA)
encourages *faculty, students,* and *practitioners* interested in
*operations management, supply chain management, logistics,
entrepreneurship,  and sustainable development* to submit Full-Length
Papers, Research-in-Progress papers, Panels and Symposia, and
Practitioner & Student Forum works for review for possible
presentation and publication at the March 2011 meeting in Chicago,
held in conjunction with the 47th Annual Meeting of the MBAA
International. Presentations of all types will start at 1:30 PM,
Wednesday,  March  23 and conclude at  4: 15 PM, Friday,  March 25,
2011.

Operations Management & Entrepreneurship Association

2011 Conference

Conference Theme:  TBA

March 23 - 25, 2011

Drake Hotel - Chicago, IL

Call for Papers

Submission Deadline: October 22, 2010

*SPECIAL CONFERENCE FEATURES:*

*Distinguished Paper Awards* Award is sponsored by McGraw-Hill/Richard
D. Irwin, Inc. or by OMEA.

*Best Student Submission* - one best student work will be selected for
this award. The author(s)will be recognized. Award determined by
referees. Award sponsored by OMEA.

*SUBMISSION DEFINITIONS:*

*Competitive Full-Length Papers* make up the core of the conference
program and are organized into concurrent sessions, each of which will
constitute three to four papers; each paper not to exceed 10
single-spaced pages.

*Research-in-Progress Papers* may be submitted as papers or detailed
abstracts, describing an ongoing research project or study of
interest.

*Panels and Symposia* consist of a chairperson/moderator and three or
four presenters offering their perspectives. Opportunity should be
provided for audience discussion and engagement.  OMEA hopes to
sponsor panels on assessment and global awareness.

*Practitioner and Student Forum* highlights submitted works relating
to a particular topic relevant to all conference attendees. The forums
can be regular paper and research-in-progress sessions or panel and
symposia sessions with three to four presenters presenting an applied
problem/issue while the remainder of the session is discussion of the
issue.

*SUBMISSION TRACKS:*

Full-Length Papers, Research-in-Progress papers, Panels and Symposia,
and Practitioner & Student Forum works are invited that address the
conference theme (TBA) /as well as other topics in operations
management, supply chain management, logistics, entrepreneurship, and
sustainable development. The MBAA will award a best paper award based
on the theme of the conference.

OMEA is offering multiple submission tracks including:

Under the _Operations Management_ Track, papers and symposia are
sought which address contemporary research on operations management,
including new technologies, innovations, or issues in the Operations
area. The Operations Management track will include panels on global
awareness and assessment.

Under the _Entrepreneurship_ track, OMEA is seeking papers and
symposia focusing on start-up, teaching, or management of
entrepreneurial firms; control systems; process management, financial
management; outsourcing; and business plan development. The
Entrepreneurship track will include a panel on social
entrepreneurship.

Under the _Supply Chain_ track, papers and symposia are requested in
the areas of supply chain management, cross functional management
issues, financial and managerial control, issues with small, medium or
large firms as well as other topics addressing the realities and
challenges in the management of supply chains. The supply chain track
hopes to have sessions on combating diversion and counterfeiting
through channel control.

Under the _Ethics in OM or Entrepreneurship_ track, OMEA is seeking
papers and symposia focusing on ethics in Operations Management or
entrepreneurship, “ethical or just” decision making in relation to
suppliers, employees, customers, and investors, and ethics and the
law.

Under the _Global Strategy in OM or Supply Chains_ track, OMEA is
seeking papers and symposia focusing on how Management can gain
competitive advantage through strategies that build operational or
supply chain performance to improve costs, quality and strategic
position.

Under the _Case Studies in OM or Entrepreneurship_ track, OMEA is
seeking case studies for the development of teaching important or
unique aspects of management and control in OM or Entrepreneurship.
This track will combine with the Society for Case Research.

Under the _Sustainable Business practices for Operations or
Entrepreneurship_ track, OMEA is seeking papers and symposia focusing
on how Management can gain a sustainable competitive advantage through
strategies that build operational or supply chain performance to
improve costs, quality and strategic position using community
involvement, social responsibility and or ethical practices.

*SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:*

Full-Length Papers, Research-in-Progress papers, Panels and Symposia,
and Practitioner & Student Forum works will be accepted for review.
Papers and Research-in-Progress works should not exceed ten (10)
single spaced pages. Proposals for Panels and Symposia must include a
cover sheet with the names, affiliations and addresses, phone and fax
numbers and e-mail
addresses of all presenters and a 1-2 page general summary of the
proposed session followed by a one page abstract of each individual
presentation. Practitioner & Student Forum works would follow either
the paper or panel guidelines mentioned above depending on the form
submitted.

Papers MUST NOT have been presented elsewhere before the 2011 Chicago
meeting or be under consideration by other conferences or journals.

The letter of transmittal with all submitted works must include for
each author: (a) position, (b) affiliation, (c) mailing address, (d)
telephone and fax numbers, and (e) e-mail address. Receipt of each
submission and all communication will be sent via e-mail. Only
electronic submissions will be accepted. Email submissions in Word
format via attachment to John Simon at Governors State University
j-simon at govst.edu <mailto:j-simon at govst.edu> . Submissions must
include either the Paper, Research-in-Progress, Panel or Symposia, or
Practitioner & Student Form work (following the guidelines above)
along with a letter of transmittal (able to be detached from the work
when printed, see above) and the work itself MUST NOT contain any
reference to the author(s). Only Microsoft Word format will be
accepted. Each paper will be double blind refereed. Papers receiving
best paper awards will be published in the conference proceedings,
along with all accepted and presented papers.

Author(s) MUST REGISTER for the conference and at least one author
MUST ATTEND the meetings in Chicago to make a presentation of the
paper.

*Send inquiries to:*

John Simon
Governors State University
College of Business and Public Administration
1 University Parkway
University Park, Illinois  60484-0975

Work E-Mail: j-simon at govst.edu>
Work Phone: 708-534-4954
Fax: 708-534-8457