Call for Papers

2008 International Conference on Strategic Management (2008 ICSM) with a focus on the environment and eco-tourism

 Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China

Jiu Zhaigou, P. R. China

The site for this important conference is Jiuzhaigou Valley "Valley of Nine Villages" a nature reserve in northern Sichuan province of China. It is known for its many multi-level waterfalls and colorful lakes, and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. It belongs to the category V (Protected Landscape)in the IUCN system of protected area categorization. http://www.frommers.com/destinations/jiuzhaigou/3415010001.html

The conference is hosted by Sichuan University School of Business, rated one of the top ten business schools in China. Chengdu a city of 10 million is the capital of Sichuan Province in southwestern China.

Date: Oct 16 - 20, 2008

Conference Theme:

Strategic Innovation and Sustainable Development in transition period

Strategic management is a growing professional and research field in both business and the public sector. The goal of the 2^nd annual (2008) international conference on strategic management is to discuss strategies for innovation and sustainable development, balancing growth of large-sized, small and medium sized enterprises and the promotion of eco-tourism with concern for the protection of the environment as the strategic base. The conference seeks to provide a forum for distinguished speakers from academia, government and industry to discuss new approaches for balancing enterprise development with balanced-growth, share experiences of success and failure in enterprises strategic management; explore changes and promote international co-operation in the field of strategic management of enterprises, sustainable development and eco-tourism in China’s western development, especially in light of economic globalization.

Place: Sichuan University & Jiu Zhaigou County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, P.R. China

Institutions:

Specially Sponsored by: National Natural Science Foundation of China

Co-sponsored by:

·        Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P. R. China Business School, 
Sichuan University & Strategy and Development Research Center

·        County of Jiu Zhaigou, Chengdu city, Sichuan Province, P. R. China

·        University of Minnesota, USA; Department of Forest Resources and Tourism Center

·        The Nature Conservancy; Asia Pacific

·        University of St. Thomas, USA; Opus College of Business   

2008 ICSM Chair: Professor Xie Heping, President of Sichuan University;

2008 Vice Chairs: Professor Xu Jiuping, Vice Dean of Business School, Sichuan University, Mr. Zhao Ping, President of Jiu Zhaigou County

2008 ICSM Organizing Committee Chair: Professor Yang Jiang, Executive Vice Dean of Business School of Sichuan University, China; Vice Chair: Professor Jie Xiaowen, Business School, Sichuan University, China, and Mary Maloney Assistant PhD. Opus College of Business, University of St Thomas, St Paul, MN USA.

2008 ICSM Academic Chair:  Ingrid Schneider, Associate Professor and Director Tourism Center, 
University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources, Minneapolis, MN USA 

2008 ICSM Academic Co Chair: Assistant Professor Mary Maloney, Opus College of Business, University of St Thomas, Minneapolis, MN USA

2008 ICSM U.S. Coordinator: Dr. Thomas Walkington, University of Minnesota Carlson School of 
Management, Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Minneapolis, MN USA

2008 ICSM Secretariat:

Secretary-general: Professor Zhang Liming (00)86-13709031166

Secretary: Zhao Lu (00)86-13550079339; Yan Shu (00)86-13438866485; Zhang Liangliang (00)86-13880646283

Paper topics include but are not limited to:

l        Innovation in the Tourism industry and Strategies for Sustainable Regional Development

l        Strategies for Eco-tourism and Cluster Development in Jiu Zhaigou District

l        SMEs’ Entrepreneurship and Development Strategies in Transition period

l        Strategies for balancing Enterprise and Sustainable Development in Western China in Transition period                                                                Self-innovation and the Strategy of Sustainable Enterprise Development

l        Globalization and the Strategy of Enterprise Development                                          IT and the Strategy of Sustainable Enterprise Development

Special Instructions:

All abstracts and papers should be written in English. Abstracts should be between 500 and 800 words, prepared in 11 point Times Roman font, and use 1 inch margins on all page sides. Abstracts invited for full papers should be expanded to between 5000 and 8000 words and processed in Microsoft Word 2000 or higher edition.

 All accepted papers will be published by Press of Sichuan University and indexed by ISTP (index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings) and by ISSHP（Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings. (ISTP and ISSHP are two foundational Index of ISI Web of Knowledge in the USA. (The acceptance of index depends on the quality of papers)

• Author Profile and Abstract due (500-800 words):   April  2008                          

• Due date for full accepted papers                June 30, 2008

• Notification for accepted papers                  August 1, 2008 
  
• Confirmation of participation                         August 1, 2008

• International conference in Sichuan University and Jiu Zhaigou District:                                                             Oct 16 –20, 2008   

Papers from inside China should be sent by email directly to：

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Any problem related to papers, please contact:

Professor Jie Xiaowen

Business School of Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China

Post Code: 610064

Tel: 86-28-85410771 

Fax: 86-28-85410771                  

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Dr. Thomas Walkington

Human Resources and Industrial Relations

Carlson School of Management

University of Minnesota

321 19^th Ave. South

Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA

Author Profile  (First Author)

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Title of paper (For Chinese participator: both in Chinese and English):

Abstract: (500-800 words; 11 point Times Roman font