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Corporate Responsibility Research Conference 2011
Embracing Diversity - Driving the Debate
Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
12th – 14th September 2011
Organised and hosted by University of Leeds in association with Queen's University Management School and Euromed Management School Marseille.
Corporate responsibility is a widely diverse topic and it is vital that in order to move both practice and theory forward we must acknowledge this diversity, create a community which shares its knowledge and work together to drive the agenda forward in a positive and sustainable way. This has never been so important as it is now; many of the world's economies are facing economic downturn and recession and the global economic and political balance is changing.
Within corporate responsibility it is important to recognise the role of all types of organisations and actors; of course we must understand and develop the internal mechanisms available to corporations but we must also understand and help drive forward the wider context in which corporations work. Similarity, with the increased growth of partnerships we must also work with other organisations in order to really understand and enhance corporate responses to sustainability.
The tradition of the CRRC is to focus on the participants and the debate, we aim to create an environment, which is welcoming and friendly yet challenges the existing knowledge base and drives the debate around corporate responsibility forward. We are keen to invite a wide variety of participants from across disciplinary backgrounds, from a variety of academic departments and from practitioners.
Topics include but are not limited to:
| Sustainability and supply chain | Education for sustainable development |
| Corporations and climate change | Sustainability and the retail sector |
| Resource extraction, energy and sustainable development | Approaching sustainability through action research |
| Standards for the future | Organisational change and sustainability |
| Critical approaches to business and development* | Employee behaviour change towards sustainability |
| Business at the Base of the Pyramid* | CSR and Intellectual Capital |
| Multinationals and CSR* | Sport, sustainability and CSR |
| Consumer information and marketing | Responsible investment |
| Responsible leadership | CSR and the recession |
* Please note that these sessions form the conference stream "CSR and development: Pyramids, Poverty and Multinationals". For a dedicated call for abstracts please see www.crrconference.org/downloads/csranddevelopment.pdf.
In addition to individual abstracts we welcome proposals for workshop streams.
Abstracts
Initial abstracts of a maximum of 300 words should be emailed to abstracts@crrconference.org by 31st May 2011. Files should be sent in MS Word or PDF format, and the file name should be first author's surname. Please include names, affiliations and contact details of all authors. Abstracts will be reviewed and selected by the scientific committee of the conference. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 22nd June 2011.
Papers
The conference papers of a maximum of 6,000 words including references should be emailed to papers@crrconference.org no later than 15th August 2011. Please note that papers will not be accepted unless speaker(s) have registered in full for the conference.
PhD Workshop
Our popular pre-conference PhD Workshop will be held on the afternoon of 12 September. It will appeal to first-time attendees as well as those who have attended throughout their PhD career. This annual workshop provides a relaxed environment to allow lively exchange and discussion between PhD students as well as the opportunity to gain helpful advice and feedback from a panel of experienced PhD supervisors in the field. We've also added some new bits to this year's session including a collaborative session to identify emerging issues in the field and develop a research agenda for publication. Be sure to join us and have your voice heard in setting a course for the future of CSR research.
Best Paper Awards
The scientific committee of the conference will review all papers presented and award two prizes for the CRRC best overall paper and the CRRC best PhD paper at the conference dinner. Criteria for the selection process are contribution to the research field, quality of the research, innovativeness, and diversity of views.
Important Dates
| Date | Event |
| 7th February | Call for Abstracts opens |
| 31st May | Deadline for Abstract submission |
| 22nd June | Notification of accepted abstracts & Conference registration opens |
| 15th July | Deadline for registration |
| 15th August | Deadline for full papers |
| 12th September | CRRC PhD Workshop |
| 13-14th September | Corporate Responsibility Research Conference |
Conference Fees
| | Full | PhD |
| Full Conference Package* | £380 | £300** |
| Registration only | £300 | £220 |
| Conference Dinner | £45 | £45 |
| Accommodation (Bed & Breakfast) per night | £42 | £42 |
*includes conference registration, accommodation and conference dinner.
**includes full conference package plus dinner after the PhD workshop
More detailed information on the conference, registration and payment, the venue and logistics can be found at www.crrconference.org or from the conference organising committee at crrc2010@leeds.ac.uk.