CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Research Symposium on Corporate Governance in China and India
Sponsored by
Wiley-Blackwell Publishers and Old Dominion University
October 24-25, 2008
Virginia Beach, Virginia
China and India are rapidly ascending as economic powers and are playing important roles in international trade and investment. Increasingly, international investors are entering these markets, and Chinese and India firms are raising capital globally. As these countries' interactions with the global economy increase, knowledge of corporate governance in China and India is becoming more critical for business executives, policy makers, and academic researchers.Wiley-Blackwell and Old Dominion University are organizing this symposium to encourage research on corporate governance issues relating to China and India. We invite authors to submit papers about corporate governance for firms operating in China and India, comparative governance studies of the two countries, or governance for firms based in one or both of these two countries that focus on various aspects of the following suggested topics: * Governance Environment: Formal (e.g., legal framework) and informal (e.g., cultural) institutions that affect firm operations* Ownership Structure: Family-controlled, cross-shareholding, and shareholder's rights and protections* Role of Stakeholders in Corporate Governance: Relationship between government, society, international investors, and business* Disclosure and Transparency: Accounting standards, information quality and dissemination, and market pressure for good corporate governance* Responsibilities of the Board: Roles, composition, independence, and impact* CEO and top management team: Roles, compensation, succession, and appraisal. The Symposium will feature keynote speeches by Anil Gupta and Minxin Pei on Indian and Chinese corporate governance respectively, research paper presentations from scholars all over the world, and round-table discussions with business practitioners. All papers submitted to the symposium will be double-blind reviewed for acceptance. The best papers from the symposium will be considered for publication in a special issue of Corporate Governance: An International Review (CGIR)(http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0964-8410&site=1). We especially welcome manuscripts that are (1) theoretically and methodologically rigorous and innovative, and (2) provide insights that are useful to executives, directors, and/or public policy makers engaged in corporate governance matters. Proposals must be submitted as 500-word abstracts to symposium organizers, Shaomin Li (sli@odu.edu) and Anil Nair (anair@odu.edu), by March 30, 2008. If your proposal is accepted, full papers must be submitted through CGIR Manuscript Central system http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/corg. The deadline for full papers accepted for presentation is May 30, 2008, and the best papers will be eligible for publication in our forthcoming special issue on corporate governance in China and India. Symposium details may be found at http://www.cgirconf.com/. William (Bill) Judge
E. V. Williams Chair of Strategic Leadership
Editor, Corporate Governance: An International Review
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