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SMA and EAMI XIV 2011
In 2011, for the first time, SMA became part of an international conference by providing sponsorship for the Eastern Academy of Management International “Managing in a Global Economy XIV” conference held in Bangalore, India from June 26-30. The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), one of the top business schools in India, co-hosted the conference. The conference drew 144 participants from 25 countries and was the most diverse EAMI conference to date. In keeping with the prior 13 EAMI conferences, paper sessions were interspersed with plenary sessions related to the business climate in India, international business education, and the role of non-profits in India as well as field trips to local businesses (e.g., the Infosys headquarters) and cultural sites (e.g., ceramics, textiles, and stone carving in addition to a day-long trip to see the ancient temples and palaces of Mysore).
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| An Indian villager works to keep alive the ancient stone-carving craft. Many of the young people of the village are attracted by higher paying jobs in nearby Bangalore and are not learning the traditional arts. |
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Views of Infosys headquarters in Bangalore. |
Photo credits: Kent Fairfield Photography
SMA contributed to the conference financially by sponsoring the opening reception and several paper awards. Two papers were awarded $1,000 each as the Best Papers submitted by an SMA Member:
A Cross National Study on Work Overload, Work-family Conflict and Strain: the Moderating Role of Planning and Scheduling
- Tejinder K. Billing, Rowan University, USA
- Ajit Shukla, University of Southern Mississippi, USA
- Rabi Bhagat, University of Memphis, USA
Explaining Temporal Dynamics in Team Coordination: The Influence of Team Planning and Team Conflict
- Hannes Guenter, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Hetty Van Emmerik, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Bert Schreurs, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Jia Li, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
In addition, Lisa Lambert (Georgia State) and Janaki Gooty (University of North Carolina-Charlotte) served as co-chairs of the inaugural
EAMI Research Methods Domain (track). The Research Methods Domain program included workshops (repeated measures designs presented by Mark Gavin [Oklahoma State University] and Janaki Gooty [UNC Charlotte]), tutorials (moderation and mediation presented by Lisa Lambert and an introduction to multivariate methods presented by Chris Shook [Auburn University]),“ask-the-experts” sessions (staffed by Larry Williams [Wayne State University], Margaret (Peg) Williams [Wayne State University], Lisa Lambert, and Tine Koehler [University of Melbourne] , current topics papers and two topical symposia. In almost all cases, these research methods sessions were packed with Indian scholars and other conference attendees. SMA’s Journal of Management was highlighted in an editor’s panel in which Chris Shook, outgoing Senior Associate Editor of JOM, presented statistics related to the success of JOM and described the review and publication process for the journal. (More details on the program can be found at http://eamiconference.org/EAMI2011Program.pdf.)
Two papers were awarded ($500 each) the Best Paper in the Research Methods Domain (track):
Ways of Measuring and Monitoring Employees’ Performance and Well-being: And What About Cultural Differences?
- Hetty Van Emmerik, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Hannes Guenter, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Bert Schreurs, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Andries De Grip, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Narendra M. Agrawal, IIM Bangalore, India
- Vasanthi Srinivasan, IIM Bangalore, India
- Abhoy K. Ojha, IIM Bangalore, India
- Nikos Bozionelos, University of Durham, United Kingdom
- Madeline M. Crocitto, State University of New York, USA
Ways of Measuring and Monitoring Employees’ Performance and Well-being in Different Cultures
- Hetty Van Emmerik, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Hannes Guenter, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Bert Schreurs, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Andries De Grip, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Narendra M. Agrawal, IIM Bangalore, India
- Vasanthi Srinivasan, IIM Bangalore, India
- Abhoy K. Ojha, IIM Bangalore, India
- Nikos Bozionelos, University of Durham, United Kingdom
- Tinka van Vuuren, Open University, Netherlands, The Netherlands
Our thanks to the EAMI leadership who helped make our first collaborative effort a success: Conference Directors Joan Weiner, Kate Suchon, Anthony Butterfield, and Mzamo Mangaliso; Program Chair Miles K. Davis; and Conference Coordinator Shanthi Gopalakrishnan. Special thanks also to Host Program Coordinator Abjoy K. Ojha of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) who made arrangements for IIMB to host all of the conference sessions and planned transportation for all of the business site visits and cultural field trips.
EAMI “Managing in a Global Economy XV” will be held in Seville Spain June 23-27, 2013. The SMA leadership would like to hear your thoughts about continuing SMA’s involvement with this ongoing international conference.
Margaret (Peg) Williams
Past President
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