NEW MANAGEMENT PRACTICES RESEARCH GROUP
WORKSHOP
Toulouse Business School Barcelona
UNDERSTANDING GOVERNANCE:
A NEW PARADIGM FOR AN OLD CONCEPT
09-10 June 2014 – Barcelona
CALL For PAPERS
Contemporary definitions of "good governance" are typically centered upon the ability of a business to achieve its goals while being sustainable. However, nurturing the contradictory interests of shareholders and those of society in general makes corporate governance increasingly challenging in the post-global financial crisis environment. Boards of directors are one of the central mechanisms for governing companies, but they are also one of the central problems companies are facing in terms of effective management. Business success stories and company longevity attributable to competent boards come second in media attention against more sensational stories of corporate failure and underperformance. Lack of strategic lucidity, blocking conflicts, fraud, malfeasance and lack of accountability are proclaimed as examples of boards' deficiencies in corporate oversight.
This workshop invites thought scholars to present their work on a wide range of topics that may include, but are not limited, to the following:
Governance and family capitalism
Boards and gender differences; social power and corporate elites
Governance and firm life cycles
Boards and standardized governance regulations (global convergence? Western capitalism? Corporate democracy?)
Boards: director roles and diversity (gender, ethnicity, religion, professional background)
Governance: country and business culture.
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS
Prof. SIBEL YAMAK
Keynote Presentation: "Governance and Business Elites: Differences in Perceptions and Practices"
Prof. THOMAS CLARKE
Keynote Presentation: "Changing Paradigms in Governance: New Cycles and New Responsibilities".
IMPORTANT DATES
Workshop (09-10 June 2014)
NEW: Deadline for 2 pages Proposals submission: 31 March 2014
Notification of acceptance as of 30 April 2014
Early bird/authors registration 15 May 2014
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE