1ST International Conference on Sustainable Management of Public and Not For profit Organisations

University of Bologna - Forlì Campus, piazzale Vittoria n. 15 Forlì (FC), Italy 1st -3rd July 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS

Jointly organised with The University of Bologna, The University of Sydney, and partnering with the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM), the Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), the Italian Academic Network for the Development of Management in Public Sector (SVIMAP) and The Italian Association of Accounting and Business Administration Professors (SIDREA). Sponsored by KPMG, FONDAZIONE GARZANTI ONLUS – FORLI, Deloitte and Confindustria Rimini.

INVITED PLENARY SPEAKERS
Prof. Jane Broadbent, University of Roehampton
Representative, Global Reporting Initiative, Amsterdam
Prof. Riccardo Mussari, University of Siena
Prof. Jeffrey Unerman, Royal Holloway, University of London

THE CONFERENCE
Possible topic areas:
1. The management of sustainability
2. The developing meaning of sustainability for organisations
3. Social and enviromental accounting
4. Social, ecological and environmental economics
5. Philosophical, geographical, communicational and cultural aspects of management in relation to sustainability.

CONFERENCE DETAILS

Registrations will be open from 15 March 2009. Cost of conference is:
Full Fee €400
PhD Student €300

TYPE OF PAPERS
Interdisciplinary, national/international full papers. Participants must submit full papers by 28 February 2009. Papers will be double blind reviewed. All papers must follow the Public Management Review Manuscript Guidelines.
http://smog.econ.usyd.edu.au/downloads/Public_Management_Review_Guidelines_for_papers.pdf.

Deadline for submissions of proposals (full papers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 February 2009
Deadline for notification of acceptance and changes to apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 April 2009
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 July 2009

HOW TO SUBMIT PAPERS
Please submit your papers by email to Indirizzo e-mail protetto dal bots spam , deve abilitare Javascript per vederlo by the 28 February 2009. Please ensure your contact details are shown only on the first page of your paper. The title, abstract and content of paper should follow.

RESEARCH BOK
The Scientific Committee aims to develop a research book which will be edited by Prof. James Guthrie, Prof. Amanda Ball and Dr. Federica Farneti.

SPECIAL ISSUES
A selection of papers will be published in a special issue of Public Management Review. All contributors can submit their paper to be considered for the special issue. Papers will go through a standard double-blind review process. The special issue will be guest edited by Prof. James Guthrie and will be published in July 2010.

The Organising Committee consists of: Prof. Giuseppe Farneti, University of Bologna, Chair of the organising group, Prof. Roberto Grandi, University of Bologna, Prof. James Guthrie, The University of Sydney, Prof. Stephen Osborne, The University of Edinburgh, Dr. Federica Farneti, University of Bologna.

The Scientific Committee consists of: Prof. Jane Broadbent, University of Roehampton; Dr. Federica Farneti, University of Bologna; Prof. Giuseppe Farneti, University of Bologna; Prof. Geoff Frost, The University of Sydney; Prof. Francesco Gennari, University of Bologna;Prof. Roberto Grandi, University of Bologna; Prof. James Guthrie, Chair of the Scientific Committee, The University of Sydney; Prof. Irvine Lapsley, University of Edinburgh; Richard Laughlin, King’s College, University of London; Prof. Renato Mele, University of Salerno; Prof. Riccardo Mussari, University of Siena; Prof. Brendan O’Dwyer, University of Amsterdam; Prof. Stephen Osborne, The University of Edinburgh; Prof. Filippo Luigi Paolucci, University of Bologna; Dr. Michel Paton, The University of Sydney; Prof. Paolo Ricci, Università degli studi del Sannio; Prof. Lourdes Torres, University of Zaragoza; Prof. Jeffrey Unerman, Royal Holloway, University of London.

The Conference will have a pre-conference professional panel (in Italian translated into English), in which “best practice” in social and sustainability reporting will be presented and discussed with key bodies and authorities.

ENQUIRIES AND FURTHER INFORMATION
Enquiries directed to the Organising or Scientific Committees and general enquiries about the Conference, registration, and accommodation should be sent to the Conference Administrator as follows:

Deborah Smith,

SMOG Administrator, Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9351 8988

Fax: +61 2 9351 6638

Web: http://smog.econ.usyd.edu.au

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