***Note, the date for submission for proposals is 14
September 2009***
Hi:
John Antonakis (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) and
Birgit Schyns (University of Portsmouth, UK) have received
financing to host a symposium at the Faculty of Business and
Economics in Lausanne, Switzerland. Authors of selected
papers, between 6-8, will be selected on the basis of their
submissions to present their paper at the symposium. Our
financing allows us to cover most expenses of the
participants, such as hotel and travel costs (note, we will
only finance expenses for one author in case of
co-authorship). The symposium will be held on Monday 30
November and Tuesday 1 December 2009.
The following leaders in the field have committed to
attending the conference as part of an expert review board
that will provide feedback to presenters:
1. David Day (University of Western Australia)
2. Olga Epitropaki (ALBA & Aston Business School):
3. Deanne den Hartog (University of Amsterdam)
4. Robert Hooijberg (IMD)
5. Joerg Felfe (University of Siegen)
6. Timothy Judge (University of Florida)
7. Barbara Wisse (University of Groningen)
8. Marianne Schmid-Mast (Univerity of Neuchâtel)
Theme of the symposium:
Several meta-analyses and large-scale studies have
established that individual differences (e.g., personality,
ability, demographic characteristics) matter a great deal
for leadership emergence and effectiveness, follower
perceptions and attributions, and organizational performance
(whether using psychometric or econometric outcome
measures). Although our understanding of the links between
individual differences and leadership is currently advanced
there are several questions that remain open: do new
conceptions of intelligence really matter? Does the big five
or the big six model of personality better predict
leadership outcomes? How do follower individual differences
affect how receptive they are to different leadership
styles? Can biological (behavioral genetic and
endocrinological, neuroscientific) approaches be modeled to
predict leadership? How are individual differences bounded
by organizational or national contexts? Do leader individual
differences affect organizational structure and how? How do
individual differences affect decision-making, trust,
altruism? How can individual differences (which are known to
be exogenous/genetically determined) be used to identify
causal relations between leader styles and outcomes (which
suffer from endogeneity and/or common-methods variance)?
These substantive and methodological questions and others
will be the focus of this research symposium. Papers
presented can be theoretical, methodological or empirical
(quantitative).
Conditions for submission
Initial proposals, no longer than 8 pages (double-spaced, 12
point Times New Roman Font) must be submitted by 14
September 2009 to
john.antonakis@unil.ch and
Birgit.Schyns@port.ac.uk. The proposal must include full
contact particulars and affiliations of authors and detail
the research problem addressed, its significance and
relevance to the topic of the symposium and how it extends
current models, the substantive model that is developed or
tested (if applicable), the method used (if applicable), and
findings, propositions, or recommendations. Please note that
we encourage academic rather than practioner contributions.
Presenters will be notified before the end of September as
to whether their proposal has been accepted. Presenters will
then submit a 20-30 page draft paper by Monday 23 November.
Organization of Symposium
We have pre-booked rooms in a four-star hotel situated
within walking distance from the Lausanne train station,
which has a direct link to the Geneva airport (this is the
airport to which participants should fly). The hotel is also
within walking distance from the metro station that leads to
the University of Lausanne campus. Expenses, where relevant,
relating to travel (to a maximum of 1,000 Swiss Francs for
presenters coming from outside Europe; or a maximum of 500
Swiss Francs for presenters coming from within Europe).
Meals will be provided. Further details regarding the
logistics will be provided to participants who are invited
to attend.
Note, we are discussing (with a couple of journals) the
possibility of having a special issue related to the
symposium theme. We envisage that the submission deadline
will be mid- to late 2010. The special issue will not be
linked directly to the symposium and a general call for
submissions to the special issue will be made. Nonetheless,
authors who attend the symposium will have the advantage of
having presented their work and having received feedback
from the expert board.
For question regarding the conference feel free to contact
one of us.
Regards,
John Antonakis (
john.antonakis@unil.ch) and Birgit Schyns
(
birgit.schyns@port.ac.uk)
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Prof. John Antonakis
Associate Dean, Executive Education
Faculty of Business and Economics
University of Lausanne
Internef #527
CH-1015 Lausanne-Dorigny
Switzerland
Tel: ++41 (0)21 692-3438
Fax: ++41 (0)21 692-3305
Faculty Page:
http://www.hec.unil.ch/people/jantonakis&cl=en
Personal page:
http://www.hec.unil.ch/jantonakis
______________________________________
______________________________________
Prof. John Antonakis
Associate Dean, Executive Education
Faculty of Business and Economics
University of Lausanne
Internef #527
CH-1015 Lausanne-Dorigny
Switzerland
Tel: ++41 (0)21 692-3438
Fax: ++41 (0)21 692-3305
Faculty Page:
http://www.hec.unil.ch/people/jantonakis&cl=en
Personal page:
http://www.hec.unil.ch/jantonakis