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Call for Papers

6th Annual EDINEB International Conference

Teaching Today the Knowledge of Tomorrow

June 23 - 26, 1999

The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
Bergen, Norway

 

In the world of today, change is said to be the only constant. Knowledge 
travels fast, through a variety of distribution channels, many of which were 

unknown only a few years ago. Therefore, knowledge can be a highly 
perishable 
commodity. An important objective of the dissemination of knowledge will 
always be to ensure that it arrives fresh after the shortest possible route. 

Academic research within the areas of business administration and economics 
has often been criticized by the business community, which claims that much 
of it is mainly directed at the establishment of researchers themselves, who 

reply to and discuss it within the establishment instead of distributing it 
to the business community. Students may often wonder whether they are 
studying yesterday's knowledge, instead of being continuously updated on 
current and relevant research. The proliferation of learning opportunities 
(for example Technology Information) today, makes learning for tomorrow even 

more complicated. In our global society, success or failure in business 
frequently depends on which party has the most current knowledge of the 
issues and facts involved. 
As universities and corporations attempt to prepare management to be alert 
to 
future changes, improved, and even brand new teaching methodologies are 
required. The main focus of the sixth EDINEB conference will be on the 
distribution and selection of new knowledge. How can business educators 
deliver new knowledge to students and the business community more rapidly 
than before? How should we define the core business curriculum when new 
knowledge becomes old knowledge? 

Suggested topics for paper presentations, as well as interactive workshops, 
demonstrations, poster sessions, and round-table discussions, are the 
following themes: 

- partnerships between business and academic research 
- project-based, action-based and problem-based learning 
- distance education 
- technology supported learning 
- on-the-job training programs in business and economics 
- entrepreneurship programs in business-school curricula 
- selection of business curriculum contents 
- postgraduate education 

Abstracts

Abstracts (500 word maximum) should contain author(s) name(s), 
title/position, institution, address, telephone, fax number, and email 
address. Abstracts will be published in the official program. No author's 
name may appear in more than two abstract submissions. Abstract submissions 
should be received on or before November 20, 1998. 
Authors will be notified of status regarding abstracts mid January 1999. 
Send 
abstracts (preferably by email) to: 

Email: [log in to unmask]

Fax: ++31 43 3213137

Papers

A selection of conference papers will be considered for publication in the 
EDINEB series: "Educational Innovation in Economics and Business", Volume 6, 

published by Kluwer Academic Publishers.

More information about EDINEB is available at our Website:

http://www.unimaas.nl/~edineb



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