Call for Papers

Call for Papers - Focused Issue of MIR and Pre-Publication Workshop in Sigtuna, Sweden, November 8-10, 2012: Leveraging Values in Global Organizations Guest Editors: Lena Zander, Karsten Jonsen, Elizabeth Rose & Audra Mockaitis

Organizations of today frequently emphasize their way of doing things in the belief that they can guide employees' work and link behaviors to positive organizational outcomes. Such articulation has taken on many guises over the years, many based on values connected to organizational culture, sometimes argued to "glue" geographically dispersed multinational companies (MNCs) together, while managing – or effectively overriding – national cultural differences. Interestingly, the tide now seems to have turned, and a look at organizations' present-day websites reveals that MNCs are more likely to embrace cultural diversity, view multiculturalism as an asset, and envision multicultural leadership. Culture – both organizational and national – is now viewed as something to be leveraged, and values are seen as instrumental for success.

Since the early works on national cultural values, much has been learned about how to manage differences related to both culture and values. Yet, it is our belief that values should not just be managed, but that organizations should work to glean the positive aspects arising from differences in national cultural, organizational and individual values. This special issue welcomes contributions that veer from traditional emphases on national cultural values only. As new forms of organizing emerge, so, too, should research move from a focus on the traditional to new applications of values. We especially encourage novel research offering fresh insights at various levels of analysis, interdisciplinary approaches that offer new or critical perspectives and contributions that are forward-looking without forgetting our roots. Empirical, conceptual and theory-building papers are welcome. Possible topics in the context of global organizations include but are not limited to:

• leveraging values, core values, value diversity, value conflicts, espoused values, bottom-up value-based cultures, new perspectives on the value-fit (person/organization), values and cultural contexts, values and multiculturalism;
• value-driven leadership or management, values in work teams, values in global projects, values and talent management, values and careers, values and employee engagement, values of migrant workers, values and work-family conflict or enrichment, generational value differences and implications for organization and management;
• values and organizational learning, values and financial performance, value differentiation and competitiveness, values and power, values and control, value and impression management, values and networks, values and sustainability, values and the dark side of globalization, values and positive organizational theory and thinking.

About the Pre-Publication Workshop

A pre-publication workshop will be held in Sigtuna, Sweden on November 8-10, 2012. The purpose of the workshop is to further develop and improve a set of selected potentially publishable papers. Invitations to the workshop will be based on the submitted full papers. Authors who are invited will be asked to submit a revised paper before the workshop, based on a first round of reviews. The revised papers will be distributed to all workshop participants to be read beforehand in preparation for the feedback and discussion sessions. Workshop attendance is not mandatory to being considered for publication, but we encourage participation as we believe that it is helpful in the paper-writing process. The authors will be asked to revise their papers in another round after the workshop, based on the Editors' summary comments from the workshop and from the reviewers in the double-blind review process. Selection of papers for publication will be based on the final revised paper submitted after the workshop.

Important Dates

May 1, 2012 August 1, 2012 October 1, 2012 November 8-10, 2012 February 1, 2013 March 1, 2013

Paper submission Selection of potentially publishable papers to revise and resubmit, and an invitation to the pre-conference workshop Submission of first revise and resubmit papers Pre-publication workshop in Sigtuna, Sweden Submission of second revise and resubmit papers Selection of papers for publication

Submission Information

• All papers will be subjected to double-blind peer review
• Authors should follow MIR guidelines, http://www.mir-online.de/Guideline-for-Authors.html.
• Contributions should be submitted in English language in a Microsoft or compatible format via e-mail attachment to globalvalues@fek.uu.se.
• Questions can be addressed to any of the co-editors on:
  lena.zander@fek.uu.se
  Karsten.Jonsen@imd.ch
  Elizabeth.Rose@aalto.fi
  Audra.Mockaitis@monash.edu.
• Submission deadline: May 1, 2012 (however earlier submissions are encouraged).

About the Guest Editors

Lena ZANDER is a Professor at the Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden. She conducts research on leadership, teams, language, as well as leveraging and managing cultural differences in multinational organizational settings. Lena has won several dissertation, best-paper and reviewer awards at AOM, AIB, and ANZAM. She has published her research in books and journals like the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, International Business Review, Scandinavian Journal of Management, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, and Advances in International Management.

Karsten JONSEN is a Research Fellow in Organizational Behaviour at IMD, Switzerland. He earned his M.Sc. in Economics from CBS in Copenhagen, MBA from ESCP-EAP in Paris, France and a Pd.D. from the University of Geneva. His research interests and publications cover a variety of issues in cross-cultural business including team performance, organizational values, virtual teams, stereotyping, globalization & trends, research methodology, career mobility, cross-cultural communication, gender and workforce diversity. He has published in books and journals such as Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International journal, Qualitative Research in Organization and Management, and International Journal of Cross Cultural Management.

Elizabeth ROSE is Professor of International Business at Aalto University School of Economics (formerly known as Helsinki School of Economics), Finland. Her research addresses issues associated with internationalization, from macro (e.g, foreign direct investment and multimarket competition) to micro (e.g., multicultural virtual teams). Former president of the Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS) and the Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA), Beth's work has been published in outlets including Journal of International Business Studies, International Business Review, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Management International Review and Strategic Management Journal.

Audra MOCKAITIS is a Senior Lecturer in International Business at Monash University, Australia. Her research focuses on cross-cultural management, including leadership and multicultural global teams. Her research has been published in journals such as Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Human Resource Management, International Business Review, and International Journal of Cross Cultural Management.
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Call for Papers - Focused Issue: Nations, Within-Nation Regions, and Multiple-Nation Regions: How are Societal Boundaries Significant for International Management Today?

Guest Editors: Mark F. Peterson & Mikael Søndergaard

This special issue about geographic societal boundaries aims to advance theory about the relevance of cultural differences among different kinds of geographical groups for a broad range of international management issues. It addresses one of the most central current controversies among cross cultural scholars – to what extent do national boundaries remain significant in an increasingly globalized world and to what extent have national boundaries been displaced by within-nation regions or multiple-nation clusters. Theory and research advocating the continuing substantial significance of national boundaries needs to be improved to address criticisms that nations have been overwhelmed by within-nation variability and globalization. Theory and research advocating the significance of societies with geographic identities other than nation needs to move beyond assertions supported by small scale empirical examples.

The special issue solicits empirically based qualitative and quantitative manuscripts that address the problem of the importance that different sorts of geographic boundaries have for any areas of international business, cross-cultural management, and comparative management traditionally considered in Management International Review. The special issue seeks submissions that deal with cultural groups with a geographic identity. The cultural groups can include nations, cultural country clusters, multiple nation trade associations and communities (e.g., the EU, NAFTA), "civilizations", ethnic groups that cross adjacent national borders (e.g., Kurds), within-nation regions, or those within-nation ethnic groups that have a continuing link to a specific geographic locale. Studies for the special issue that compare nations must also consider either multiple-nation groups or within-nation regions. Studies that deal with within-nation variability must link such variability to within-nation geographical regions. While studies of regional variability within a single nation can be of value when properly qualified, the field is in particular need of multiple-nation studies that can empirically compare the relative significance of nation with within-nation boundaries and multiple-nation groups. Manuscripts should be based on survey research, field ethnographic research, or experimental research using information collected from organizations and employees. The special issue will not consider exclusively theoretical manuscripts or reviews. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• How does the explanatory power of nations, within-nation regions, and multiple nation groups differ for predicting personal work-related values and attitudes?
• How can publically available national value measures from multiple-nation studies like the World Value Survey be combined with results of earlier projects to identify cultural clusters of nations that have implications for organizational behavior?
• How are societal-level measures derived from work-related attitudes and values using data bases related to economic and social characteristics of within-nation regions as compared to nations?
• What is the process by which organizations have learned about and adjusted to within-nation geographic variability?
• How have regional designs of multinational organizations been affected by cultural heterogeneity among nations in a multiple-nation geographic region (e.g., Latin America)?
• What is the relationship between industry clusters and cultural characteristics of geographic areas?

Submission Information:

• All papers will be subjected to double-blind peer review
• Authors should follow MIR guidelines, http://www.mir-online.de/Guideline-for-Authors.html
• Contributions should be submitted in English language in a Microsoft or compatible format via e-mail attachment to mpeterso@fau.edu or msoendergaard@econ.au.dk
• Submission deadline: May 25, 2012 (however earlier submissions are encouraged)
• The review process will take approx. 5-6 months.

About the Guest Editors

Mark F. PETERSON is Professor of International Management at Florida Atlantic University and holds the Hofstede Chair in Cultural Diversity at Maastricht University. His research addresses questions of how culture and intercultural relations affect the way organizations should be managed. He has published over 100 articles and chapters as well as several books. The articles have appeared in journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, the Leadership Quarterly, Human Relations, and Organization Science. He recently co-edited the Handbook of Cross Cultural Management Research with Sage Press.

Mikael SØNDERGAARD is Associate Professor in the School of Economics and Management of Aarhus University. His research has considered leadership by city government managers throughout Europe and the use of Hofstede's cultural values framework. He has published several book chapters and articles in journals such as Organization Studies and the International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Academy of Management Executive, Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, Organisations Entwicklung, The CASE Journal. Together with Mark F. Peterson he has recently published a 4-volume book set entitled Foundations of Cross Cultural Management with Sage Press.
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Call for Papers - Focused Issue: Born Global Firms

Guest Editors: Tamar Almor & Shlomo Y. Tarba

MIR invites the submission of articles which fit the theme "Born Global Firms - From Birth to Maturity".

The emergence of small, entrepreneurial firms that are able to operate (and offer their shares) internationally at very early stages of their existence, is reported with increasing frequency all over the world (i.e. Knight and Cavusgil 2004; Oviatt and McDougall, 1994; 1995; 1999). While their existence is also reported in large countries, these firms seem to emerge frequently in small countries with advanced economies (Gabrielsson and Kirpalani 2004; Moen and Servais 2002). Such firms are often referred to in literature as "born global" firms or as "international new ventures" (Bell, McNaughton, Young, and Crick 2003).
Most studies published so far on born global firms address issues of internationalization and have focused on why and how born global companies internationalize early on (i.e., Almor and Hashai 2004; Jones and Coviello 2005). So far, there has been hardly any research regarding the issue of continuing corporate growth of these born global firms after their initial international success.

This focused issue aims to explore how successful, technology-based, born global firms that originate in small, advanced economies can continue their process of growth over time. The underlying assumption is that in small, advanced economies, international growth of firms provides an engine of growth at the national level. Hence, the question of continuous growth of born global firms originating in small advanced economies is not only important at the firm level but also at the national level.

Specifically, we invite papers that present and examine frameworks for exploring the different paths of growth available to technology-based, born global companies once they have established themselves internationally.

We encourage both conceptual and empirical contributions that may address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Is the definition of born global firms still relevant if these firms mature?
• Do maturing born global firms follow a different path of growth than other internationalizing firms?
• What factors affect the ability of born global firms to continue their growth?
• How do born global firms cope with growth?
• Should born global firms attempt to continue growing or does their best chance of survival lie in their ability to sell themselves out to larger companies?
• What is the impact of born global companies on the economy of small countries?
• Should small countries encourage born global companies to sell out or should a country encourage the born global company to become a large multinational?

Submission information

• All papers will be subjected to double-blind peer review.
• Authors should follow MIR guidelines, http://www.mir-online.de/
• Authors should submit an electronic copy of their manuscript as a word-file which does not reveal their identity in the document (remove personal information from file properties in the tools-options-security tab).
• Submit your papers via e-mail attachment to talmor@colman.ac.il or tarba2003@gmail.com
• Submission deadline: February 1, 2013. However, earlier submissions are encouraged.
• The review process will take approx. 4-5 months

About the Guest Editors

Tamar Almor is a professor in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at School of Business Administration, College of Management, Israel. She received her PhD from Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Her work has been published in journals such as Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, Human Relations, Research Policy, International Business Review, International Studies of Management & Organization, Journal of International Management, and others.

Shlomo Yedidia Tarba is a lecturer in Strategic Management and Global Strategic Alliances at School of Business Administration, College of Management, and Department of Economics and Management, The Open University, Israel. He received his PhD from Ben-Gurion University, Israel. His research has been disseminated in journals such as International Studies of Management & Organization, Thunderbird International Business Review, International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, and others.

References

Almor, T. & Hashai, N. (2004). The competitive advantage and strategic configuration of knowledge-intensive small and medium sized multinationals: A modified resource based view. Journal of International Management, 10(4), 479-500.

Bell, J. D., McNaughton, R. B., Young, S. & Crick, D. (2003). Towards an integrative model of small firm internationalisation. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 1(4), 339-362.

Gabrielsson, M. & Kirpalani, V. H. M. (2004). Born globals: How to reach new business space rapidly. International Business Review, 13(5), 555-571.

Jones, M. V. & Coviello, N. E. (2005). Internationalisation: Conceptualizing an entrepreneurial process of behaviour in time. Journal of International Business Studies, 36(3), 284-303.

Knight, G. & Cavusgil, T. (2004). Innovation organizational capabilities and the born-global firm. Journal of International Business Studies, 35(2), 124-141.

Moen, Ø. & Servais, P. (2002). Born global or gradual global? Examining the export behavior of small and medium-sized enterprises. Journal of International Marketing, 10(3), 49-72

Oviatt, B. M. & McDougall, P. P. (1994). Toward a theory of international new ventures. Journal of International Business Studies, 25(1), 45–64.

Oviatt, B. M. & McDougall, P. P. (1995). Global start-ups: Entrepreneurs on a worldwide stage. Academy of Management Executive, 9(2), 30–43.

Oviatt, B. M. & McDougall, P. P. (1999). A framework for understanding accelerated international entrepreneurship. In R. Wright (Ed.), Research in global strategic management (pp. 23–40). Stamford, CT: JAI Press.

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