Call for papers
Business and Knowledge
The fifth conference of the European Business History Association will be held in Oslo, Norway on 31 August and 1 September, 2001. The conference is hosted by the Department of Innovation and Economic Organisation, and the Centre for Business History. It will be held at the Norwegian School of Management's conference centre, which is overlooking the harbour of Oslo. The theme of the conference is "Business and Knowledge". The aim is to discuss the various roles of knowledge in relationship to business endeavours.
All papers relevant to the general theme are welcome. We also welcome papers on other topics, but we suggest an emphasis on five themes under the business and knowledge heading:
- creation, diffusion and development of knowledge (the development of business practices, organisational modes, techniques, role of science and technology, patents)
- knowledge and innovation (the Schumpeterian approach: entrepreneurship, as well as frameworks like clusters and innovation systems)
- knowledge as competitive advantage (enterprise-specific concepts like organisational capabilities, core competence)
- knowledge as a basis for collective action (e.g. the role of labour, expertise and professionals, hierarchies vs. networks, strategic alliances)
- knowledge and asymmetric information (e.g. the approach of transaction cost economics, the problems of regulation, of policies for competition)
Each theme can be addressed in a multitude of ways. However, to facilitate discussion we would encourage you to focus on the general aspects of your topic. The opening and closing plenary sessions will address business and knowledge from a theoretical perspective. The closing discussions will reflect the proceedings of the conference.
The time schedule for the preparation of papers is as follows:
- 31 October 2000: one page abstract proposal
- 31 December 2000: notification from organisers if proposal has been
accepted
- 30 June 2001: full paper and abstract
Proposals are invited either for individual papers or for complete sessions. Sessions will be 90 minutes long. Suggestions for sessions should include the name of the chair, the contributors and the commentator, and one page abstracts of each paper.
Accommodation has been arranged in the centre of Oslo, and rooms will be available at EURO 70-75 a night for a single room.
Please send proposals for papers and sessions as well as requests for further information to:
Knut Sogner or Rolv Petter Amdam
Norwegian School of Management BI
P.O. Box 580
1301 Sandvika
Norway
Or contact us directly:
Rolv Petter Amdam
tel: + 47 67 55 72 25
or rolv.p.amdam@bi.no
Knut Sogner
tel: + 47 67 55 72 35
e-mail: knut.sogner@bi.no
Fax number: + 47 67 55 76 77
For more information, please refer to our Internet home page:
www.bi.no/EBHA2001
You can also contact any of the other members of the organising committee:
Harald Espeli (harald.espeli@bi.no), Sverre Knutsen (sverre.knutsen@bi.no)
and Even Lange (even.lange@bi.no).
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