The 2017 EDHEC Family Business Conference intends to stimulate and strengthen the historians’ analytical efforts by integrating theories and insights from family business management studies. By building on historians’ knowledge and perspectives, it also aims at helping family business scholars gain a deeper understanding of the emotional dynamics and processes as they perpetuate over time.
INVITATION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Among relevant issues at the intersection of emotions and history, the conference invites submissions exploring:
• The process of historical narratives and related emotions
• The strategic use of family business history
• The family business emotions through history
Selected papers from the conference will be invited for submission to a Special Issue by the leading French business history journal “Entreprises et Histoire”.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
Proposals are expected to be written in English, with a 3-page limit, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, including the following sections:
•A 250-word abstract;
•The justification or need for the study;
•The research objectives;
•A brief literature review;
•The methodology (if applicable);
•Findings and discussion, future research directions.
DEADLINES
• Submission of proposals: December 16, 2016
• Notification of acceptance: January 16, 2017
• Full paper (for inclusion in the special issue): April 7, 2017
•Conference will be held on May 11-12, 2017
Proposals should be submitted by email to:
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