C A L L F O R P A P E R S

McMaster World Congress
January 16 – 18, 2008
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Papers Due: September 30, 2007

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca

4 Themes:
• Intellectual Capital & Innovation (Knowledge Management)
• Corporate Governance
• Strategic Business Valuation
• Mission Driven Organization

3 Tracks:
Academic • Practitioner • PhD Student

The 29th McMaster World Congress is jointly sponsored by the
Management of Innovation and New Technology (MINT) Research Centre,
The Directors College (Canada's first and only university accredited
director education and certification program) and the DeGroote School
of Business, McMaster University (widely recognized as Canada's most
innovative university)!

This event will be held January 16-18, 2008 in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada.

The event is recognized globally as the largest and most prestigious
conference of its kind. It brings academic researchers, business
practitioners and management students together to present, discuss
and review the latest issues and trends in the areas of:

THEME: Intellectual Capital
• intellectual capital
• innovation
• knowledge management
• new technology
• intangible assets / intellectual property
• human capital management / measurement
• organizational learning
• knowledge-based view / theory; knowledge workers

THEME: Corporate Governance
• transparency in governance; governance structures;
• corporate investment and disclosure;
• shareholder and stakeholder relations;
• board accountability; privacy and security;
• executive and board compensation;
• board committees (roles and responsibilities);
• director independence; effective board management relations;
• board recruitment; the role of the board chair
• proxy voting; stock options; etc.

THEME: Strategic Business Valuation
• methods and models to value tangible and intangible assets
• new technology vs. old technology companies
• approaches to valuation of human capital and innovation
• brand equity, marketing and corporate reputation
• corporate social responsibility and financial performance
• valuation of private companies
• assessing value in mergers and acquisitions
• strategies for long-term investing
• business valuation standards

THEME: Mission Driven Organization
• development of mission statements and visioning process
• programs to inspire organizational members
• alignment of mission and operational practice
• execution of strategic goals
• antecedents to flawless mission implementation
• case studies of successful and failed visioning programs

Last year's conference attracted over 1,143 attendees from 20
countries. The event was covered by numerous newspapers, TV and
magazine media outlets from several countries. This year we are
planning an even better event which will include a recruiting fair,
knowledge café, doctoral consortium, and academic journal editor's
Q&A panel. Paper submissions can be conceptual, theoretical,
empirical, experimental, or case studies. Accepted papers will
be published in full in a CD of conference proceedings. Prizes will
be awarded for the best papers. Selected papers will be published
in a refereed peer-reviewed journal. All papers will be subjected to
a blind double review adjudication process.

PLEASE MARK THESE IMPORTANT DATES:
September 30, 2007
Full paper is due – send via e-mail to
worldcongress@...

October 31, 2007
Notification of acceptance

November 30, 2007
Registration and fees due

For further information, please visit our website:

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca

Sincerely,

Dr. Nick Bontis
Program Director


McMaster World Congress
DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
DSB #133 1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M4
http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca
worldcongress@...


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