[voew-listserver] WG: CORE - Call for Papers
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> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Federica Vigano [mailto:federica.vigano@xxxxxxx]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 2. März 2006 16:27
> An: federica Vigano
> Betreff: CORE - Call for Papers
>
>
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> Deadline for submissions: 1 April 2006
>
> The potential of CSR to support the implementation
> of the EU Lisbon Strategy
>
> organised by Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
> Supported by the Marie Curie Series of Conferences
> "CORE: The potential of CSR to contribute to the implementation and
> integration of EU strategies?
>
> Milano, Italy, 22-23 June 2006
>
>
> This is the first announcement and call for papers for the
> international
> Conference on ?The potential of Corporate Social
> Responsibility to support
> the implementation of the EU Lisbon Strategy?, to be held at
> Fondazione Eni
> Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano on Thursday 22 and Friday 23
> June, 2006. The
> Conference is organised under the auspices of the Marie Curie
> Series of
> Conferences entitled ?CORE: The potential of CSR to contribute to the
> implementation and integration of EU strategies?
> (MSCF-CT-2005-029930),
> coordinated by FEEM.
>
> The CORE Conferences aim to bring together younger
> researchers, leading
> scientists and professionals to exchange knowledge on
> Corporate Social
> Responsibility (CSR) and related issues in a spirit of mutual
> learning and
> interdisciplinary understanding.
>
> The revised Lisbon Strategy can be successful if its implementation
> involves adequately and effectively economic actors, non
> profit partners,
> network stakeholders, local communities, and civil society. In this
> setting, CSR holds the potential to stimulate corporate contributions
> towards the achievement of the set of goals identified by the
> Lisbon Strategy.
> The Conference addresses the following core questions: can
> CSR contribute
> to competitiveness? Which tools and practices characterising
> CSR are more
> effective? Can CSR be a means towards social cohesion and an
> environmentally sustainable future?
>
> This call is targeted to early-stage researchers, mid-career
> researchers
> and European researchers active outside the Union (see below
> for further
> details). The design of the Conference, balancing key-note
> speeches, paper
> presentations, discussions and informal talking, is
> explicitly aimed at
> maximizing interactions and learning opportunities for
> younger researchers.
> Leading scientists will be selected by direct invitation to
> introduce each
> Session with broad key-note speeches on the topics at stake.
>
> The Conference is organised around 4 thematic Sessions, each
> devoted to a
> specific topic. Researchers are invited to submit their contribution
> indicating clearly in which of the Sessions listed below they
> would like to
> participate in. Each Session welcomes both theoretical and empirical
> contributions.
>
> 1. Co-operation between research environment and enterprises for the
> development of a more innovative society
> The higher research and development expenditures are, the higher the
> productivity growth. The Lisbon strategy indicates that R&D
> spending is a
> precondition for increased productivity growth and also that
> enhanced R&D
> investments may contribute to the main goal of building the
> knowledge-based
> society. Innovation should be expanded to be a broader
> concept: innovation
> is not only embedded into products and processes but also
> into the creative
> interaction between universities, scientists and researchers,
> as well as in
> industry and commerce. Furthermore, innovation is the
> capability to retain
> and attract world class researchers and to shape a competitive and
> attractive environment that facilitates network structures
> (e.g. innovative
> clusters). Network structures should be characterized by
> facilities that
> ensure access to credit and risk capital, especially for SMEs as they
> strive to meet the requirements for guarantees by traditional
> financial
> institutions. Support from public authorities through financial or
> legislative incentives, infrastructural conditions such as good
> communications and transport system are also complementary
> conditions.
> Companies may be capable of playing a major role in fostering the
> development of high growth knowledge-based regions by
> investing in research
> and development and by building a business intelligence that
> meets local
> needs and gain competitive advantages.
>
> 2. The valorization of human capital as a key element of
> competitiveness
> The ability to compete in an always evolving global labour
> market requires
> a well-educated background, flexible skills and a resilient
> workforce that
> may easily adapt to changes. In this context, intangible
> assets such as
> human capital, structural capital and relationship capital
> become crucial
> and precious. On the one side, the valorization of human
> capital requires
> adequate investments to train people and to support their access to
> learning. On the other side, companies? strategic planning
> and building has
> recently acknowledged the importance of this asset. Companies
> are thus
> engaged in identifying methods and strategies that aim at
> exploring value
> creation opportunities both for internal and external
> stakeholders. The
> so-called intangible measuring approaches meet the internal
> needs of the
> companies to monitor performances, valuate business
> (acquire/sell), justify
> to the stakeholder (report), decide for investment, and
> discover hidden value.
>
> 3. Building a labour market for new and better jobs
> Through increased access to the labour market, the most
> capable and skilled
> resources can be selected to improve the competitiveness and
> efficiency of
> the European economy as a whole. Policies at corporate and
> public level aim
> to involve actively women, young people, disabled, and
> immigrants with a
> view to provide labour market with unexplored resources,
> create a positive
> environment for entrepreneurs, and attract at the same time
> new talents.
> Some conditions that improve the quality of jobs, productivity and
> competitiveness are the provision of life-long learning for
> people and
> active aging programmes, the reconciliation between working
> and family life
> and the balance between flexibility and security along a shared
> responsibility among employees, employers, social partners,
> and governments
> alike. The commitment of the private sector is fundamental for the
> achievement of an inclusive and competitive labour market.
> Companies can be
> active in supporting and transferring competence to new
> entrepreneurs in
> business strategy, human and financial resources management
> and corporate
> responsibility by endorsing governmental programmes or
> responsible policies
> and/or developing ad hoc initiatives.
>
> 4. Integration vs. multiculturalism. What can European
> countries learn from
> each other?
> This Session will explore the potentialities of CSR policies
> in fostering
> social cohesion along the increased complexity of
> globalisation. Although
> the Lisbon Strategy does not explicitly address the theme of
> multiculturalism within the European Union, the coexistence
> of people with
> different cultural backgrounds, religious traditions and
> value systems is
> currently becoming a major challenge for European society. From the
> companies? perspective, enhanced economic collaboration
> between different
> countries raises a twofold set of issues. First, issues
> related to the
> management of an increasingly multi cultural human resources
> scenario, due
> to people moving both within and outside European borders and
> the need of
> the corporate culture domain to adopt an agenda shared on a
> multi cultural
> basis. Second, the delocalization of business production
> systems brings
> European companies to operate in scenarios with inner and
> societal concerns
> and expectations, strictly linked to local situations and
> varying greatly
> across settings.
>
>
> Submission of a paper
> If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send a 500-word
> abstract to federica.vigano@xxxxxxx by 1 April 2006 mentioning ?CORE
> Conference ? paper? in the subject of the e-mail. The abstract should
> specify name, affiliation and e-mail address of author(s), who is the
> corresponding author, paper title, and max 5 keywords.
> Abstracts will be
> selected by 15 April 2006, when the programme of the
> Conference will also
> be released.
> The full paper should be submitted by 30 May 2006. The papers
> that will not
> be selected for the main Sessions may be offered the
> possibility to be
> presented in parallel Poster Sessions.
>
> Applying for grants
> There are several grants available for the Conference. Grants
> cover living
> expenses (up to a max of EUR 150.00 per day) and travel
> expenses (up to a
> maximum amount established on the basis of travel distance).
> The submission
> of a paper is automatically considered as an application for
> the grant.
> Researchers that intend to participate in the Conference, but
> do not have a
> paper to submit, may apply expressly for the grant. The application
> consists in an e-mail addressed to
> <mailto:federica.vigano@xxxxxxx>federica.vigano@xxxxxxx ,
> mentioning ?CORE
> Conference ? grant? in the subject of the e-mail. A
> motivation letter and a
> CV must be provided.
> All researchers who obtain a grant may be asked to discuss one of the
> papers presented at the Conference.
>
> Researchers eligible for funding
> Group 1 - Early-stage researchers (max 20 grants).
> Researchers attending
> the event for training purposes, who have, at the time of
> their attendance
> no more than 4 years (full-time equivalent) research experience since
> obtaining the diploma which gives them direct access to
> doctoral studies in
> the country in which the diploma was obtained and who do not have a
> doctoral degree.
> Group 2 ? Mid-career researchers (max 18 grants). Researchers
> attending the
> event for training purposes, who have, at the time of their
> attendance, a
> doctoral degree or 4-10 years of (full-time equivalent)
> research experience
> since obtaining the diploma which gives them direct access to
> doctoral
> studies in the country in which the diploma was obtained.
> Group 3 ? European Researchers active outside the Union (max
> 2 grants).
> Researchers attending the event for training purposes, who
> have, at the
> time of their attendance, more than 10 years of (full-time
> equivalent)
> research experience since obtaining the diploma which gives
> them direct
> access to doctoral studies in the country in which the diploma was
> obtained, who are nationals of Member States or Associated
> Member States
> and who are active in research outside the Member States and
> Associated
> Member States at the time of the event.
>
> The Scientific Committee
> Carlo Carraro, University Cà Foscari and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
> Regine Barth, Oeko Institut e V.
> Jeremy Moon, The University of Nottingham
> Jon Birgher Skjaerseth, Fridtjof Nansen Institut
> Jorgen Wettestad, Fridtjof Nansen Institut
> Dirk Matten, Royal Holloway College, University of London
> Laszlo Zsolnai, Business Ethics Center and Corvinus
> University of Budapest
>
>
> For any information please contact Federica Viganò at
> <mailto:federica.vigano@xxxxxxx>federica.vigano@xxxxxxx
>
>
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