BCIS 480
BCIS 480 spring conference
BCIS 502
CSUB Business Honors Program
Southwest Academy of Management
This conference showcases management scholarly work from theoretical essays to empirical work of all varieties. It also offers professional development workshops.
Distinguished Paper Award: Awards will be given for “best paper” in each track, and one paper from this group will be selected for the Irwin/McGraw-Hill Distinguished Paper Award. A special team of reviewers will work with the authors to ready this paper for publication in the Journal of Business Strategies (see below).
Outstanding Reviewer: An outstanding reviewer is identified from each track, and the Outstanding Reviewer for the conference will be selected from this group.
Journal of Business Strategies: The Southwest Academy of Management is affiliated with the Journal of Business Strategies, which publishes papers from all business-related fields. Innovative Workshops and Symposia: Innovative sessions are planned for each track, including presentations by distinguished speakers and faculty development sessions.
Mentoring Sessions: Authors of submitted works-in-progress will meet one-on-one with an assigned mentor to receive suggestions for improving their work.
Published Proceedings: All authors of accepted papers will be provided specifications on how to prepare manuscripts for the conference proceedings. Publication in the web-based Proceedings does not preclude subsequent publication in other journals when proper acknowledgement is given.
Innovative Ideas are Encouraged: Proposals for special sessions (workshops, panel presentations, etc.) should be submitted as soon as possible to permit evaluation. Please include a detailed description of the proposed session, indicating the participants, their roles, and evidence of their willingness to participate. Address these proposals to the Program Chair at shorner@astate.edu. We encourage creativity with session formats!
Doctoral Student Consortium: Doctoral students are invited to attend the doctoral studentconsortium. Limited financial support will be available for several doctoral students who also have papers accepted for the conference. Please see the SWAM website at www.swamfbd.org for details.