4th European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance

Mini Tracks – Calls for Papers
Corporate Governance Developments and the New Tools of Governance Enterprise Systems - Corporate Performance Leadership and Entrepreneurship Leadership for sustainability Strategy and Governance – Enterprise Systems
Mini track on Corporate Governance Developments and the New Tools of Governance Track chair: Dr Dimitrios N. Koufopoulos, Brunel University, UK Corporate governance is an area that has been growing in the last few years, and corporate collapses and scandals including Enron and Worldcom and more recently Parmalat and Shell have increased interest in corporate governance. Furthermore, director’s remuneration remains an issue that attracts much criticism. Institutional investors are being urged to be more active in the companies in which they invest. As the same time, company directors often feel that they are burdened by the demands that the new corporate governance codes and legislations place on them. However “good” corporate governance coupled with more accountability and transparency increases investor confidence, and so is essential for the well-being of both developed and developing countries. Given the important role that corporate governance plays, there continues to be a lively, and growing, interest in corporate governance by governments, investors and directors alike - as well, of course, as corporate governance practitioners and academics who research the area. We invite papers that explore Corporate Governance Issues from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Topics of interest include the following: Board of directors; Board committees; Evaluation of directors and Boards; Executive remuneration; Socially responsible investment; Corporate governance ratings; Development in corporate governance codes; Corporate governance and firm value for IPOs; Managerial entrenchment and expropriation and their effect on control mechanisms; Non-Executive directors’ role, and performance incentives in corporate governance; Financial sector and corporate governance; How do corporate governance structures affect corporate strategy?; Best and worst cases of corporate governance in different countries; Strategic direction at the board level; Nomination, feedback, remuneration and development of supervisor and executive board members (board management dimension); Strategic control and risk management at board level (controlling dimension); Boards and Decisions Making; Studies of Chairmen and their contribution to the firm’s performance. For mini track submission details, see the call for papers page.	Dimitrios Koufopoulos
Mini track on Enterprise Systems - Corporate Performance Track chair: Maria Argyropoulou, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece The implementation of Enterprise Systems (ES) is considered a complex project with many problems concerning budgets and expected benefits. A successful ES implementation reduces operating costs, generates more accurate forecasts of demand, decreases production cycle times and enhances customer satisfaction. However, although many organisations have successfully adopted ES, others have spent large amounts of money only to find that their business performance has not improved to satisfactory levels within the expected timeframe. It is thus apparent that there are some problems with ES implementation. The best-laid plans for full organizational integration can become mired in problems brought about by systems incompatibility, legacy issues, cost overruns, and time extensions Given the large financial commitment that an ES project requires and the potential benefits it can offer if successfully implemented, it is important to understand what is needed to ensure a successful ES implementation. The purpose of the mini track is to provide further insights into the impacts of several aspects of ES adoption and ES impact on firm performance and business process performance. We invite papers that explore the impact of enterprise systems on corporate performance from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: Performance measures in the implementation of enterprise systems; Frameworks suitable for the evaluation of enterprise systems; Benefits of enterprise systems; Supply chain performance measures. For mini track submission details, see the call for papers page.	Maria Argyropoulou
Mini track on Leadership and Entrepreneurship Track chair: Dr John Politis, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates. Leadership is considered as a “mature field” (Hunt, J.G. & Dodge, G.E., 2000). On the other hand, those who study entrepreneurship struggle with the issues associated with this young field, as researchers are not quite familiar with the underlying success factors of entrepreneurship, nor does there exist a comprehensive theoretical framework for studying the leadership process of business founders in an entrepreneurial context. To increase knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship and identify what is critical to an entrepreneur’s success, scholarly and practical context papers are invited to this mini track aimed at debating, but not limited to, the following questions: Can parallels be drawn between the leadership and entrepreneurship fields? Can we integrate leadership and entrepreneurship studies? What relationships exist between different leadership styles and the dimensions of innovativeness, risk-taking, and proactiveness (entrepreneurship constructs)? Is the underlying concept of entrepreneurship adequately captured by the main stream dimensions of innovativeness, risk-taking, and proactiveness? What are the leadership challenges faced by the 21st century entrepreneurs? What is the link between the leadership qualities of entrepreneurs and sustained competitive advantage of their enterprises? Can the life cycle stages of leadership be extrapolated to the entrepreneurship construct or domain? For mini track submission details, see the call for papers page.	John Politis
Mini-track on: ‘Leadership for Sustainability’ Track co-chairs: Dr Paul Aitken and Dr Scott Lichtenstein, Henley Management College, UK Society is beginning to ask pointed questions about the role of leaders in our increasingly interdependent and interconnected world and ecology. Despite best efforts, the leadership task continues to be driven by short-term financial returns and one-off sporting results. The leader role and profile in organisational and public life remains dominated by the Board Chair, CEO, and Coach. Business educators and leadership development practitioners are waking up to a new dawn where the on-going viability of these leadership paradigms is being challenged. This track seeks submissions that mount a riposte to such age-old leadership certainties through four research windows: Leadership beyond the capabilities of a single leader; Leadership resulting in sustained organisational/sporting performance; Leadership delivering upon an environmental sustainability agenda; Leadership through values promoting sustainability in business/sports/ environmental performance. The aim of the track is to develop the debate about forms of leadership and leadership culture that maintain capability and performance continuity over time. For mini track submission details, see the call for papers page.	Paul Aitken Scott Lichtenstein
Mini track on Strategy and Governance – Enterprise Systems (ES) Track chair: Themistokles Lazarides, Technological Institute of West Macedonia, Greece Corporate strategy and governance are very closely connected with the drivers of Enterprise System (ES) selection and implementation. Corporate failures and enterprise seem to be connected. A new approach is needed in designing, implementing and evaluating ES. The new approach is broader in scope and uses special tools that enhance communications with stakeholders outside the organisational pyramid of the firm. The design and implementation of ES, according to modern corporate governance and management principles and guidelines, can help all parties to make rational decisions (through the power of logic and not through the logic of power) and to facilitate the market for corporate control. This mini track will explore these drivers and seek any connections between corporate and enterprise systems performance indicators. Legal, managerial organisational, ethical dilemmas or prerequisites of ES are going to be discussed, as dimensions of the topic. We invite papers that explore the relationship between Corporate Governance Issues and the use of Enterprise systems. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: Disclosure / transparency and the use of ES; Ethical dilemmas and IS; Corporate Governance practices and the role of chief Information Officer; The role of the board of directors and the strategic dimension of ES; Asymmetry of information and the exploitation of ES. For mini track submission details, see the call for papers page.	Themistokles Lazarides