Call for Papers
19th Annual Employment Research Unit Conference, September 8-9, 2004
Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
Management, Work and Organization in Postsocialist Societies
The dramatic economic and political changes in postsocialist societies
have been well documented in academic and media sources. Perhaps oddly,
however, the crucial aspects of management change, organizational
transformation and employee relations have often been omitted. We know
little about how former state owned enterprises have attempted to re-
orient themselves towards ‘free’ markets and how managers and employees
have dealt with this new era. This conference aims to address this problem
by providing an open environment in which all areas of economic
transformation after state socialism can be discussed in a area-focussed,
multi-disciplinary fashion.
Papers are invited on all aspects of work and employment, industrial
relations, and management transformations in China, the former Soviet
Union, Eastern Europe and other former socialist countries. Contributions
towards theoretical development will also be encouraged. Keynote speakers
will address the future of management research into postsocialist
societies.
Accepted papers will be allocated one of the following streams:
- Transforming Ownership and Management Structures
- Organizational Forms and Inter-organizational Relationships
- Labour Market Changes and Reforming Enterprise Welfare
- Industrial and Labour Relations
- The Realities of Work
- Gender and Work
- Informal or ‘Shadow’ Economy
- Theorizing Postsocialist Management
There will also be a doctoral stream, and papers from PhD students are
especially welcome.
Publications:
We anticipate the publication of some of the articles from the conference
in a Special Issue of International Journal of Human Resource Management.
For further information, please contact the conference organisers:
Leo McCann
Tel: +44(0)29 2087-0040
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Gregory Schwartz
Tel: +44(0)29 2087-5192
Email: [log in to unmask]
Conference submission: An abstract of 500 words should be submitted by 31
March 2004. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified in April/May.
Deadlines for full text of accepted papers is 31 July 2004.
Please email or send your submissions to the organisers:
Leo McCann or Gregory Schwartz
Cardiff Business School
Cardiff University
Aberconway Building, Colum Drive
Cardiff CF10 3EU
Wales, UK
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