Aston University’s El Shaarani Research Centre in Islamic Business & Finance and Durham University’s Islamic Economics & Finance Centre
First Annual Symposium
Date: 3-4 December 2011
Venue: Aston Business School (Adrian Cadbury Lecture Theatre)
Symposium theme
Analytical and Empirical Research in Islamic Finance, Economics and Law
Symposium’s Objectives
To offer a venue
for thorough review and discussion by selected Islamic Finance Experts
of the analytical and empirical research in Islamic Finance and the
means to advance this type of research.
To lay the ground for a future regular event that will review and advance this type of research
The Symposium will cover analytical and empirical research in four tracks: Accounting; Economics; Finance and Law
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Professor Hugh Willmott: Taylorizing Business School Scholarship: On the Performative Effects of Journal Ranking Lists
(Jointly authored with John Mingers, University of Kent)
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Date: 22 November 2011
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Time: 13:00- 15:00
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Room: TBC
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To reserve a place please email Maria Podsiadly m.podsiadly@aston.ac.uk
Management Accounting Research Group Conference
Date: 17-18 November 2011
Venue: Aston Business School, Birmingham
ABS Contact (administration) :Maria Podsiadly, Tel +44 (0) 121 204 3368, Fax +44 (0) 121 204 3734, Email m.podsiadly@aston.ac.uk
9th International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis
Date: 25-27 August 2011
Website: http://www.deazone.com/dea2011/
Venue: Thessaloniki, Greece
ABS Contact: Ali Emrouznejad
Further information can be found here.
The 25th British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference
Date: Doctoral Workshops - 12th & 13th September 2011, Main Conference - 13-15 September 2011
Venue: Aston University - Main building
Contact: See BAM website for further details
Building and Sustaining High Performance Organisations in a Challenging Environment
As public sector cuts begin to bite into many
economies and private sector organizations seek to climb out of the
recession, managers at all levels and in many countries face enormously
challenging environments. Not the least of these is the requirement to
innovate in order to improve products, services and processes in
organizations rather than simply cut costs. Another is the task of
maintaining employee engagement and protecting enlightened staff
management practices in the face of external threats. These challenges
exist constantly in organizations, but rising to meet them effectively
is all the more important in these difficult times. How can we develop
organizational cultures that value innovation, engagement and courage in
challenging environments?
High performance is the aim of all leaders and
managers who are ambitious for their organizations. But we have seen the
widespread damage inflicted on economies and individual lives by the
unbridled ambition of managers in the financial sector. If there is one
change that must come from recent events in the finance industry, it is
the recognition that leadership must be underpinned by core human values
of wisdom, justice, humanity, courage, temperance and care for the
environments we are privileged to inhabit. How can high performance be
achieved in the context of values being at the core of business
practice? And what does high performance mean in a post recession
environment and for employee well-being? Are we facing a new world of
business or are we condemned to cycle repeatedly through successive
phases of rampant growth followed by hand-wringing regret?
The 25th British Academy of Management conference
offers access to research carried out by those who seek to offer answers
to these and many other critical management questions. For those
seeking solutions to the problems we face, the conference is a rich
source of knowledge and an opportunity to find alternatives to the
status quo in our understanding of management, performance,
organizations and the nature of the challenges that we face.
Please click here to download further details.
To Go to the BAM 2011 web page please click on the link here.
Islamic Finance For Corporate UK Conference
Date: 16 June 2011
Venue: Aston Business School
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AIB 2011 Annual Meeting
Date: 24th - 28th June 2011
Venue: Shige Makino, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Deadline of Call for Papers: 17th January 2011
International Business for Sustainable World Development
In recent years, sustainability has become the new
morality. Sustainability involves meeting present needs without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs (The
World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987). Defined as such,
sustainability is a guiding principle to enhance the well-being of
current and future social, economic, and environmental systems. A
growing number of business leaders believe that sustainability is not an
option but an imperative. In this year's World Economic Forum, Jeffrey
Sachs called upon business leaders to "go beyond pure self-interest and
act as global statesmen in building a sound global system" as they
reshape the world in the wake of the global financial crisis. Business
leaders are now expected to play more active roles than ever in
addressing pressing global issues, such as poverty and inequity, global
warming and pollution, ownership and usage of scarce resources and
emerging technologies.
The late, great Professor CK Prahalad, father of the
"bottom of pyramid""philosophy, was among the first scholars to advocate
using business strategy to build sustainable development because the
need for it was obvious. "Don't deny the obvious," he said, "get on with
it and innovate" (Economic Times, November, 2009). Now is the time to
get on with it. Do we understand the importance of having a sustainable
world? Can international business resolve critical global issues? How do
firms achieve innovation and sustainability simultaneously? How can we
measure the contributions of firms to sustainable world development?
What roles should managers, global and domestic, play in sustainable
world development? How can theories of international business be
modified to encompass sustainable world development? The goal of the
2011 AIB meeting is to address these important questions, showing how
international business communities can resolve critical global issues to
develop a sustainable economy, society, and environment.
For further information regarding thsi conference please click here.
ASTON CENTRE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
2nd International Workshop on Insights in Organisational Justice and Behavioural Ethics
Date: 27-28 June 2011
Website: www.aston.ac.uk/justice
Venue: Aston Business School
ABS Contact: Jonathan Crawshaw
IFORS2011 - Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) stream
Date: 10-15 July 2011
Website: http://www.DEAzone.com/DEAatIFORS2011/index2.htm
Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia
ABS Contact: Ali Emrouznejad
Further information can be found here.
ABS Research Day 2011
Date: 6th April 2011
Venue: G161
Outline of the day
Contact: Bhomali Grover
International Conference on “Developing internationalization, coping with globalization”
Date: 21 April 2011
Venue:Toulouse Business School, France
Reistration deadline: 10 April 2011
Further information can be found here
Management Accounting Research Group Conference
Date: 18th and 19th November 2010
Venue: Jurys Inn
Contact (administration): Maria Podsiadly, Tel +44 (0) 121 204 3368, Fax +44 (0) 121 204 3734, Email m.podsiadly@aston.ac.uk
Registration: Open from September 2010
Full papers (or extended abstracts) should be submitted to the organisers by 30th September 2010. For the plenary presentations preference will be given to full papers.
Alan Lowe +44 (0)121 204 3370, Email: a.d.lowe@aston.ac.uk
Melina Manochin +44 (0)121 204 3732, Email: m.m.manochin@aston.ac.uk
Please click here to download further details.
Joining instructions now available here
Conference Programme here
To go the the MARG 2010 web page please click on the link here.
UK Research Office (UKRO) EC Funding Strategy Writing Event
Date: Wednesday 24th November 2010, 10:00 - 12:30
Venue: Room MB144 (EAS School Office), Main Building, Aston University
Contact: Paul Knobbs, Tel +44 (0) 121 204 4150, Adam Hewitt
Emma from UKRO will be visiting Aston on the 24th
November to deliver a EC Funding Strategy Writing event for ADR’s and
senior research staff. The session will provide valuable information
about the key points to address when developing an EU strategy, or
positioning your group/school/self correctly to benefit from EU funding.
The session will generate lots of discussion and is designed to allow the sharing of best practise.
If you plan to attend please email Adam Hewitt hewittae@aston.ac.uk, or Dawn Vaughan d.m.vaughan@aston.ac.uk to confirm your place.
UKRO Visit - Marie Curie Fellowships
Date: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Venue: Room MB108, Main Building, Aston University
Contact: Paul Knobbs, Tel +44 (0) 121 204 4150
Email: p.r.knobbs@aston.ac.uk
Registration: Open now
On the 24th November UKRO will be visiting. In the afternoon Emma from UKRO will deliver a info-session (2:00 – 3:30) on Marie Curie Fellowships – the International Incoming Fellowships (IIF), Intra European Fellowships (IEF), International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF). Open March 2011, deadline July/August.
IEF – Aston Hosts a fellow from inside Europe (any
nationality, must be based in Europe) for up to two years, to Research
and receive training. Generally a strong early/mid career researcher.
IIF – Aston Host a fellow from outside of Europe for
up to two years, to research and train Aston researchers. Generally an
experienced researcher.
IOF – Aston researcher travels to a host institution
outside of Europe for up to 2 years, to research and be trained in new
techniques. Generally an experienced researcher.
If you have overseas colleagues who would be
interested in undertaking a period of research at Aston, or you wish to
spend time overseas, the fellowships are ideal, the application is 25
pages long and usually written between the host and fellow. Also, we
have expert EU consultants to assist in the preparation of proposals. In
2009 EAS submitted 2 proposals (1 successful), in 2010 11 were
submitted (results due December 2010), consequently there is lots of
model text and exemplar applications. The salary for MC fellow’s is €55k
for researchers with less than 10 years experience, €85k >10. There
is also cash for travel, consumables and overheads.The fellowships are a relatively easy way into EC funding.
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) First Grant Scheme (FGS)
ESRC First Grants Scheme Masterclass
Date: Wednesday 29th September 2010
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: Aston Business School, 6th floor, room 6.4 and 6.5
ABS Contact: Debbie Evans D.Evans@aston.ac.uk 0121 204 3095
In preparation of the upcoming ESRC First Grants Scheme
call expected in October, AARM is organising an ESRC FGS Masterclass on
Wednesday 29 September at 2.00pm to be held in ABS room 6.4 and 6.5 for
those interested in learning more about the Scheme. This informative
session will offer advice and tips on how to succeed and detail the
support applicants will be offered.
ELIGIBILITY:
The Competition is open to all staff at Research
Organisations (ROs) eligible for Research Council Funding, who have not
previously been Principal Investigators (PIs) on Research Council
awards. It is imperative that applicants are within six years of the
completion of their PhD or equivalent professional standing upon
commencement of the grant from 1 October 2011; this will be assessed on a
case by case basis by the ESRC. This time limit excludes any period of
formal career breaks taken for family care responsibilities, health or
other personal reasons; in such cases evidence must be provided.
EAWOP Small Group Meeting
Managing Diversity in Organisations: Bridging the world of science and practical significance
Date: 23-24 September 2010
Venue: Aston Business School
ABS Contact: Dr Yves Guillaume
International Conference on Emergency Preparedness (InterCEPt)
The Challenges of Mass Evacuation
Date: 21-23 September 2010
Website: InterCEPt
Venue: Aston Business School
ABS Contact: Jill Forrest & Maria Podsiadly intercept@aston.ac.uk
ESRC seminar on Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability, Government and Civil Society
Date: 1-2 July 2010
Venue: Aston Business School
Contact: alan.murray@shef.ac.uk
The sixth and final seminar in the series will be
chaired by Dr. Kathryn Haynes, AIM Services Fellow, Aston Business
School. The event will draw together some of the earlier themes of the
series to consider the fundamental question about the relationship
between social responsibilty and business.
Speakers include:
Professor Rob Gray, University of St Andrews
Professor Jesse Dillard, Portland State University
Dr Martin Brigham, Lancaster University Management School
James Robey, Head of Sustainability, Capgemini Plc
Dr. Stuart Cooper, Aston Business School
The second day will include related presentations
relating to responsible management education. Both events can be
attended separately or together and accommodation is available. There is
no fee for attendance and travel bursaries of up to £100 each are
available to 8 PhD students.
11th International Human Resource Management Conference
Emergence of New Economic Powers: Management of Human Resources in the Challenging Global Context
Date: 9-12 June 2010
Website: IHRM
Venue: Aston Business School
ABS Contact: Pawan Budhwar
Green HRM and Corporate Social Responsibility
Date: 9th June, 2010
Organised by: Aston Centre for Human Resources (ACHR)
Venue: MB 234, Aston Business School, Aston University
Time: 12.00noon – 1.50pm
Aston Centre for Human Resources (ACHR) is delighted to
offer a special lunch-time seminar on the highly relevant theme of
managing the ethical and environmental/sustainability agenda from an HRM
perspective. We have three leading scholars who have agreed to present
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Susan Jackson – from Rutgers University in the
United States (amongst the top institutions in the world for HRM
research), she is a distinguished Professor of Human Resource
Management. Her current research focuses on understanding how human
resource management practices can be used to support environmental
sustainability.
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Carole Parkes – from Aston University, who has
led the CSR agenda for Aston Business who has led the CSR agenda for
Aston Business School and built a global profile through engagement with
businesses and universities investigating ethics, responsibility,
sustainability and HRM
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Helen Borland – from the University of
Birmingham, her research is underpinned by scientific principles of
ecological sustainability, looking at evidence for change towards
sustainability in human society. She also explores whether we can move
towards more sustainable economic and business models and what they
might look like.
These speakers have very generously agreed to contribute
to ACHR for this event. Attending this event will cost a minimal fee of
£10 per head which is intended to cover lunch.
For more information please contact Lilian Otaye, Aston Centre for Human Resources (ACHR), Email: otayele@aston.ac.uk
Journal Writing Workshop
Publishing in Top Journals: A Guide to the Perplexed
This event proved invaluable to those wishing to publish in top ranked journals, especially in light of the fourthcoming REF.
Date: Monday 25 January
2010
Speaker: Martin Kilduff
Diageo Professor of Management Studies, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
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