ECU Business Doctoral and Emerging Scholars Colloquium
2 December 2016
Perth, Western Australia

The School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University is organising the 2016 ECU Business Doctoral and Emerging Scholars Colloquium, which will be held in Perth, Australia on 2 December 2016.

The colloquium provides an opportunity for participating doctoral students and early career researchers (ECRs) to discuss and share their research ideas and approaches with other doctoral students, researchers and leading academics within the broad field of business.
We have secured an impressive list of international and Australian keynote speakers for the colloquium, who are graduates from top universities, such as Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Oxford University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The colloquium is accepting submissions from doctoral students in different stages of their dissertation process, and early career researchers who completed their study in the last five years, to participate in this colloquium. We welcome submissions from any field of Business.
Besides the keynote speeches, parallel tracks based on the topical and/or methodological viewpoint of participants' work will be arranged. Students will discuss their work with the other participants and obtain feedback from advisory experts with diverse perspectives.
A celebratory dinner will follow the formal proceedings where the winners of the Best Paper Awards will be announced, with attractive prizes.

Submissions

The colloquium invites either an extended abstract (maximum two pages) or a short paper (maximum 5 pages, excluding reference). Doctoral students and ECRs wishing to present their research at the colloquium are asked to send the following material to SBLSubmissions@ecu.edu.au by the submission deadlines.

Extended Abstract
An extended abstract should have the following;

Title: Title of the paper
Author(s): List of Authors with affiliation.
Purpose/Aim & Background: What is the research about? What is the research question and background to the research questions?
Methodology: Data & Methodology used (or intended)
Findings/Results: (if any): Findings from the analysis or expected findings from the planned study.
Originality/Value: How does this add to the body of knowledge?
Keywords: Maximum 5 keywords.
Visit the American Economic Association website for JEL Classification codes.
References:
Full details of the corresponding author, including Full Name, Email Address, and Affiliation should also be emailed along with the document. Please use “Extended Abstract Submission to ECU Business Colloquium” in the subject line.

Download the template for the extended abstract:

Extended Abstract Template (MS Word Document, 19.4 KB)
Full Papers
A full paper, either completed or in an advanced stage, should include “Full Paper Submission to ECU Business Colloquium” in the subject line. A full paper that is accepted and presented at the colloquium will be eligible to be considered for the Best Paper Awards.

Download the template for the full paper:

Full Paper Template (MS Word Document, 63.5 KB)

Important Dates:

Extended abstract submission by 21 October 2016
Full paper submission by 28 October 2016
Register to attend the colloquium as a presenter by 11 November 2016
Register to attend the colloquium by 18 November 2016