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  • 1.  Invitation

    Posted 05-03-2012 04:41
    Call for Chapter Proposals : Islamic Management
     
     
    Introduction:
     
    Every culture has along time developed specific business systems ,processes and procedures for their business operations, whether western (e.g.;Protestant ethic of capitalism),eastern (e.g.;japanese management&shintoism).In order to circumbscribe the full scope of Islam, we should identify its "precepts" and translate them into operational guidelines.  Translation Islamic economic philosophy into a contribution to modern managerial theories is the objective of the book.
     
    Overall Objective of the Book:
     
    The objective of the book will be to present an "Islamic version" of various managerial functions from a descriptive and normative perspective. The book will introduce Islamic alternatives to conventional business management (in terms of business philosophy, theories, tools and techniques).
     
    Target Audience:
     
    Academics
    Researchers
    Students
    Recommended topics include ( but are not limited to the following):
     
    Islamic Ethics;
    Islamic Banking;
    Islamic Finance;
    Islamic Marketing;
    Islamic HR/OB/OD&Change;
    Islamic Business Strategies;
    Islamic Entrepreneurship;

    Submission Procedure:

    Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit  a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified  about the status of their proposals . Full chapters are expected to be submitted by Aug. 30th, 2012. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
     
    Contact:

    Prof.Djamel Eddine Laouisset
    Alhosn University
    Faculty of Business
    www.alhosnu.ae
    dlaouisset@gmail.com
    d.laouisset@alhosnu.ae


  • 2.  Invitation

    Posted 07-12-2016 23:23

    We invite you to participate in our PDW on Moving Towards Meaningful Management Theories for and from Africa: What is Next? Theories for and from Africa

    Session Type: PDW Workshop
    Program Session: 690 | Submission: 10717 | Sponsor(s): (AAT)
    Scheduled: Sunday, Aug 7 2016 3:00PM - 6:30PM at Anaheim Marriott in Platinum Ballroom 4

     

    Organizer: David B. Zoogah, Xavier U.

    Organizer: Tim Weiss, Zeppelin U.

    Speaker: James P. Walsh, U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    Speaker: Bruce T. Lamont, Florida State U.

    Speaker: Kenneth Amaeshi, U. of Edinburgh

    Speaker: Bitange Ndemo, U. of Nairobi

    Speaker: Itibari M. Zulu, California Institute of Pan African Studies

     

     

    Africa has attracted increasing interest from a wide variety of scholars in the Academy. This PDW sets out to foster a conversation around Afro-centric theories that use the ideals and values of Africans as a starting point in order to develop meaningful theories that account for the realities African actors face. It is only a profound understanding of the African condition that can lead towards meaningful and impactful theories for and from Africa. The PDW will prompt participants to shift their focus to the development of Afro-centric questions that will inevitably lead to new research approaches and provide fertile ground for new and interesting theory development. By bringing together experts from different academic fields – African philosophy, strategy, entrepreneurship and organization studies - this PDW is well equipped for an intellectual enterprise that seeks to challenge the boundaries of extant theories in an effort to instigate a conversation that synthesizes existing theories and arouses interest in theories from the African perspective. This approach bears the unique potential to inform and impact organizational functioning as well as equip managers with relevant and context- specific tools so that drastic industry and population growth on the continent also translates to sustainable socio-economic development effects that impact all citizens. The intent of the session is also to develop ideas for a special issue on management theory development in Africa.

     

    Thank you.

     

    David B. Zoogah