Citation
(2009), "2nd Global Accounting and Organizational Change Conference 2010", Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change, Vol. 5 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/jaoc.2009.31505aaa.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2nd Global Accounting and Organizational Change Conference 2010
Article Type: Preliminary announcement From: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change, Volume 5, Issue 1
Accounting’s role in promoting social change
Hosted by Babson College, Boston, USA in association with the Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK
We are pleased to announce that the 2nd Biennial International Conference of the Global Accounting and Organizational Change (GAOC) network will be held in Boston, USA in July 2010 (final dates yet to confirm). The focus of this conference will be on accounting’s role in promoting social change (economic development, sustainability,quality of life for the underprivileged, etc.).
The GAOC network is committed to high quality research on contemporary issues in organizational and accounting change. It aims at providing a platform for international researchers and practitioners from multiple disciplines to disseminate information on organizational and accounting systems change. The 2010 conference will be organized by Babson College, Boston, USA in association with the Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change (JAOC). Founded in 2005, JAOC represents a new emphasis on exploring how organizations change, and how the change process affects organizational and social processes. For further details about JAOC,visit www.emeraldinsight.com/jaoc.htm
Empirical and review papers are sought from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. In addition to empirical and case study articles, we also welcome replication of previously published studies and review articles on advances in accounting and organizational change research. We welcome manuscripts from any emerging and developed economies in both the public and the private sectors on the following areas:
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Role of accounting in social entrepreneurship.
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Accounting and economic development.
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Accounting as a force for social change.
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Accounting and accountability in social ventures.
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Financial innovation, sub-prime mortgage and the change in financial regulation.
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Governance, accounting and performance measures adopted by non-profit organizations.
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Management control systems change.
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Performance management and the Balanced Scorecard.
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Changes in social and environmental accounting, sustainability and performance reporting.
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Accounting change in transitional and developing economies.
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Professional ethics, risk and ethical management.
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Public sector reform and accounting change.
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Corporate failure and auditing change.
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International donor agencies, development economics and accounting change.
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Change in accounting education.
These themes are only indicative. Papers outside these themes with relevance to understanding the role of management control systems in organizational (and social) change are welcome.
All papers will be subject to a double-blind review process. Papers accepted for concurrent sessions can also be designated as submissions to the Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change.
Please indicate whether you would like to submit your paper for consideration (a) for conference only or (b) for both conference and publication in JAOC.Submit your paper via e-mail to Professor Jan Bell, Weiner Family Term Chair, Babson College, Accounting & Law Division,
Tel: 781-239-4484, E-mail: jbell@babson.edu and Professor Zahirul, Hoque, School of Accounting, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia. Tel. +613 9479 3433, e-mail: jaoc@latrobe.edu.au
There is no submission fee.
Conference information and related sites will be available soon at Babson College web site: www.babson.edu as well as at JAOC web site: www.emeraldinsight.com/jaoc.htm