PDMA Research Forum 2009
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Product Development and Management Association 2009 Annual Research Forum, 31 Oct - 1 Nov 2009, Chaired by Gerard J. Tellis and Nukhet Harmancioglu; Deadline 15 Mar
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PDMA)
Call for Papers – 2009 Annual Research Forum
(deadline: March 15th 2009)
PDMA’s annual Research Forum seeks to become the home for discourse on innovation research. It is an important forum for intellectual exchange and state-of-the-art research on all aspects of innovation. For researchers, it is a stimulating international milieu for developing research partnerships and interacting with other academics or practitioners.
This year, the Research Forum sessions will be run from Saturday morning October 31st through the afternoon of Sunday November 1st 2009, at the exciting Disney Contemporary Resort, in Anaheim California. The Research Forum’s co-chairs are Professors Gerard J. Tellis of USC Marshall School of Business and Nukhet Harmancioglu of Koc University.
The co-chairs invite manuscripts, poster papers, and special session proposals that explore new theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, or strategies for success in innovation management. The co-chairs welcome papers on all subjects of innovation, including the development of new products, organizing for innovation, market entry strategies, diffusion of innovations, network effects, and rewards to innovation. Further, the co-chairs encourage studies using new innovative and cross-disciplinary methods besides the traditional methods of survey, experiments, and historical data. The co-chairs are especially interested in papers from related disciplines of management, engineering, design, finance, information systems, and marketing. Submissions from all corners of the globe are welcome.
This year, the Research Forum offers the following awards
- Best Paper Award— An award for Best Paper, as determined by reviewers and the research forum committee, will be given. The outstanding paper award includes a monetary award and a complimentary registration to the 2009 PDMA International Conference.
- Best Student Paper Award – Doctoral students are particularly encouraged to submit papers for this conference. An outstanding Student Best Paper award will be given.
- Best Reviewer Award –An outstanding reviewer award based on the timeliness and quality of reviews will be given.
Submission Deadline – The submission deadline is March 15th 2009. The manuscript for review should be no more that 20 double-spaced pages and should follow the format guidelines of Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM) (). Notification of acceptance will be made by April 15th 2009. Final versions of all accepted papers must be received by August 31 2009 for inclusion in the Research Forum Proceedings.
For details on preparation of manuscripts, go to Research Forum portion of the PDMA Website at . Papers must be submitted to the conference co-chairs electronically by the deadline, at (2009 PDMA Research Forum, harmanci@usc.edu).