Program Chair: Shanthi Gopalakrishnan

Theme: MANAGING ETHICALLY IN TIMES OF CHANGE

     Ethics has taken center stage in the effective management of organizations. The underlying value system of individuals, groups and organizations has a significant impact, not only on the organizations, but also on society as a whole. The bankruptcy of Enron, the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, the litigation against tobacco companies, and the controversies surrounding human cloning all emphasize how a disregard for ethics can seriously hurt organizational and societal well being. Governments, companies, and regulatory bodies have become immensely sensitive to issues of ethics and social responsibility. While society must address some of these significant ethical conundrums, the everyday ethical dilemmas that individuals face routinely also need to be explored. As academics and practitioners, it is imperative that we promote ethics as a central part of our curricula and research agenda and spend more time teaching, researching, and discussing ethics collectively.

     Despite changes in the context that organizations operate in (for example, management compensation patterns, stock market pressure on meeting quarterly targets, technology, globalization, increasing diversity of the workforce), organizations need to recognize that certain underlying values such as fairness in the treatment of individuals, respect for the environment, and an emphasis on doing the right thing need to be universal and unchanging. This conference provides a forum for us as academics and practitioners to discover ways to make issues related to ethics and values more integral to our thinking, our decision making, and our actions.

     The EAM 2005 meeting will include: 1) Papers, 2) Symposia, 3) Panels, Roundtables, and Caucuses, 4) Experiential Exercises, 5) Cases, and 6) All Conference Sessions. There will be distinguished invited speakers, interactive dialogues, and professional development workshops. This year’s conference will also feature three concurrent consortia focused on 1) Adjunct faculty, 2) Doctoral Student, and 3) Junior Faculty.

ACADEMIC CONSORTIA
These developmental dialogs and workshops will be held concurrently on Thursday morning. There is no additional fee for participation but attending individuals must be registered for the conference. Interested individuals should pre-register via the conference’s Internet-based interface (http://www.eaom.org) beginning November 1.

1. Adjunct Consortium Chairs: Judith Bulin, Monroe College (jbulin@monroecc.edu) & Deborah Litvin, Merrimack College (Deborah.litvin@merrimack.edu)
   This consortium provides a forum to discuss issues relevant to non-tenure track adjunct faculty. This consortium encourages symposia from adjunct faculty who are interested in documenting their teaching experience, issues related to AACSB accreditation, and the process of bringing work place issues to the classroom. Adjuncts can also bring ideas for papers to be developed into full fledged papers. This provides a forum for adjuncts from various schools to interact and discuss many issues of relevance to them.
2. Doctoral Consortium Chair: Joan Weiner, Drexel University (weinerjl@drexel.edu)
   All doctoral students (full or part time) must submit a doctoral student application and register for the conference to attend. Full-time doctoral students receive a reduced registration fee. The EAM Board of Governors will award $50 to each full-time doctoral student who authors or co-authors a competitive paper for the EAM 2004 conference and registers for the conference.
3. Junior Faculty Consortium Chair: Mzamo Mangaliso University of Massachusetts (Amherst) (mangaliso@mgmt.umass.edu)
   Academic life can be full of surprises, especially for a professor in the initial stage of his or her career. The path to successful negotiation of the early years of a career is often confusing and at times difficult. This workshop is designed to enhance the capacity of faculty members to not simply make it through these “junior years” but actually enjoy them. It will draw on the experience of senior faculty to explore issues and develop strategies for success. The workshop will focus on the three pillars of the academic profession -- teaching, research and service – with attention to how to excel in each.

SUBMISSION TRACKS
Papers submitted for presentation should be targeted to one of the following tracks:

1. All-Conference Session –Ethics. Chair: Gwen Jones, Fairleigh Dickinson University (gwenjones@att.net)
   All-Conference sessions address topics directly related to the conference theme – “Ethics in a changing context.” These sessions may take any form (panel discussions, symposia, workshops, etc.) and can address the full spectrum of organizational and managerial topics to include pedagogical applications. Submit a proposed session idea (with sufficient detail to allow it to be evaluated).
2. Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship Co-Chairs: Joanne Scillitoe, Michigan Technological Univeristy (jls0909@hotmail.com) & Scott Newbert Villanova University (scott.newbert@villanova.edu)
   We are interested in submissions that deal with the roles and problems of general managers in large incumbent firms, as well as owners and managers of new and small firms. Major strategy topics include but are not limited to: strategy formulation and implementation; strategic planning and decision processes; strategic control and reward systems; resource allocation; diversification and portfolio strategies; competitive strategy; selection and behavior of general managers; and top management teams. Major entrepreneurship topics include but are not limited to: new venture creation, new and small firm financing strategies, new and small firm management practices, and family business
3. Careers Chair: Kimberly Eddleston, North Eastern University (K.eddleston@neu.edu)
   We encourage those topics that focus on all forms of career development, human advances through work and education, life cycle and work decisions, and cross-cultural careers issues. Careers papers are eligible for the Regional Best Paper Award and the winner of this award competes for the prestigious National Cason Hall Award at the AoM Annual Meeting.
4. CASE Chair: Alan Eisner, Pace University (aeisner@pace.edu)
   We are interested in reviewing: a) cases in an advanced developmental stage, b) papers/symposia dealing with case writing and teaching, and c) "embryo" cases in the idea stage of development. These cases will be discussed in an open-roundtable pre-conference workshop where experienced case writers will provide hands-on advisement to the participants.
5. Experiential Learning Association (ELA) Chair: Don Gibson, Fairfield University (dgibson@mail.fairfield.edu)
   ELA welcomes new exercises (not previously published) or substantial modifications of existing exercises. Exercises include games, simulations, role plays, and other forms of interactive experiences which center on the teaching of management. Submissions should follow the guidelines for submitting experiential exercises described below.
6. Gender and Diversity Chair: Elizabeth Cooper, University of Rhode Island (ecooper@uri.edu)
   We welcome papers, symposia, exercises, and other highly interactive sessions that explore gender, race, sexual orientation, class, ability, and other dimensions of difference among people in organizations. We are especially interested in work of conceptual, empirical, and practical import that addresses how managing diversity relates to ethical management practices.
7. Human Resources Management Chair: Kristin Backhaus, SUNY, New Paltz (backhauk@newpaltz.edu)
   In today’s knowledge economy, Human Resource Management serves a critical role in managing and developing human resources to meet strategic goals of increasingly global organizations. This track seeks papers covering all aspects of human resource management—acquisition, socialization, training and all other aspects dealing with human resources in organizations.
8. International Management Chair: Theo Peridis, York University (tperidis@schulich.yorku.ca)
   The International Track invites papers, and exercises that examine organizational and management issues from a cross-cultural and/or global perspective. We have special interest in work of a conceptual, empirical, and practical basis that focuses on how culture and other contextual factors necessitate the modification, reframing, and operationalization of concepts such as that noted in the conference theme. Submissions that represent traditional and non-traditional methodologies and conceptual frameworks are encouraged.
9. Management Education and Development Chair: Craig Tunwall, Empire State College (craig.tunwall@esc.edu)
   We encompass human work experiences inside and outside organizations as well as the impact of such experiences on other life spheres. We encourage submissions addressing the research and practice of how organizations develop and maintain a sense of ethics, individually and collectively. This includes the process of educating and developing managers, students of management, and management educators.
10. Organizational Behavior and Theory Chair: Laurel Goulet, U.S. Coast Guard Academy (Lgoulet@cga.uscg.mil)
    We are interested in conceptual and empirical papers that study individuals and groups in organizations as well as the dynamics of organizations in terms of practice, growth, and change. Areas of interest include knowledge management, group effectiveness, communication, organizational design, and transformation.
11. Potpourri / Edge Research Chair: Steve Meisel, La Salle University (meisel@lasalle.edu)
    We invite submissions on “out there on the edge” research topics, on leading edge and paradigm breaking methodologies, and on ground-breaking organizational “Best Practices.” This track can include submissions in that seek to present research from practice to the classroom rather than the traditional classroom to practice model. This track is also for those papers that do not fit any of the other listed tracks.
12. Professional Development Workshops Co -Chairs: Ed Christensen, Monmouth University (echriste@monmouth.edu) & Diana Sharpe, Monmouth University (dsharpe@monmouth.edu)
    Professional Development entries are an opportunity to submit proposals for workshops that actually provide development to your colleagues who are conference attendees. They focus on developing skills and competencies needed by faculty in the classroom, research and career management. These submissions should be in proposal format rather than paper format, describing the activities, learning goals, and time/equipment requirements for the session.
13. Technology & Information Systems Chair: Tim Golden, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (goldent@rpi.edu)
    We welcome empirical or conceptual papers and symposia on topics dealing with any aspect of the management of technology or organizational innovation. We also welcome submissions related to the development or leveraging of organizational information systems. The T&IS division encourages submissions that deal with the social, cultural, organizational, human, and cognitive impacts of technologies on organizations around the world.
14. Works in Progress Chair: Marguerite Schneider, NJIT (mschneid@adm.njit.edu)
    This is an excellent opportunity for doctoral students to become involved in EAM. Students can learn about the review process and receive valuable feedback on their work. Research articles in the early stages of development are welcome and encouraged!

SUBMISSION INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS AND PRESENTERS
This will be a paperless process - Submissions should be made to one of the primary tracks via the conference’s Internet interface, located at this Web site (http://www.eaom.org), beginning October 15th. The deadline for receipt of manuscripts is December 8, 2004. Papers will be double blind peer reviewed. Once your submission is accepted, at least one author (for symposia, each panelist) must register for the conference. Authors should be available to present their work during the conference, May 11-14, 2005. Authors are also requested to assist in the review process. We will publish all accepted papers in CD-ROM proceedings (Editor: Uzo Anakwe, Pace University, Email: uanakwe@pace.edu)

Awards will be presented for outstanding conceptual and empirical research papers. Awards will also be given to the Best Experiential exercise and the Best Case Study. Best Papers will be invited for submission to a Special issue of Group and Organization Management (Guest Editor: Shanthi Gopalakrishnan). Some of the other papers may be published as an Edited Volume by Lawrence Earlbaum. The track Chairs will nominate the papers that will be considered for the Edited Volume.

To submit your manuscripts, please log on to the web based paper submission interface at : http://www.eaom.org/AnnualMeetings/Springfield2005/. Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure that it meets the paper submission guidelines available on the website.

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QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT
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