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CfP-The Great Recession of 2008 and its Impact on International Business.

Thunderbird International Business Review

Special Issue – Call for Papers:The Great Recession of 2008 and its Impact on International Business.

Guest Editor: Amir Shoham, College of Management – Academic Studies, Israel.

This special issue will include studies dealing with the current economic crisis and the lessons that it can teach about the international environment and management of international businesses.

The perspective on the development of the global economic crisis is still short-term and provides a look straight from the eye of the storm.

Understanding the sources of the crisis and its impact can teach us much about how to manage, what to do and not to do and, perhaps, how to avoid similar complex events in the future. Since the crisis is global and encompasses so many different sectors and countries, it is important to present research on a broad variety of topics related to its socio-political and economic antecedents and impact. Some topics suitable for inclusion in the Special Issue include:

•Company, national, industry and regional factors associated with

global economic crises

•Impact of the global economic crisis on emerging markets

•Impact of the crisis on select local and global industries

•How companies have managed the great recession

•Strategies to deal with structural and cyclical fluctuations in the global economy

•Do we need to change or adapt theories in light of new evidence?

The Editor of the Special Issue has intentionally kept the list of suggested topics short so as to stimulate creativity and encourage prospective authors to adopt a variety of perspectives when approaching this subject. The Special Issue will include a state-of-the art collection of papers relating what we can learn about impact of the crisis and business management in an international environment.

DEADLINE: The Special Issue will be published in 2010. Submissions should be sent no later than December 1, 2009.

All articles will be submitted to a process of peer evaluation, in accordance with the editorial policy of TIBR. They must conform with TIBR’s editorial policy, which is available at

www.thunderbird.edu/tibr

For questions regarding this special issue, authors are invited to contact: [email protected]

Submissions for this issue should be submitted electronically to TIBR at

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tibr. Please indicate that the submission is for this special issue. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do NOT upload your title/cover page when submitting the manuscript.

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Opportunity Clinic Workshop at OCAD Friday June 19, 2009

Recession-proofing your business, NGO, not-for-profit  for difficult economic times.

Learn how to not just survive, but thrive in a recession.

 Sponsored by the Canadian Innovation Center, Waterloo (www.innovationcenter.ca) 

The Opportunity Clinic© workshop by Walter Derzko  is based on the book-Hard Times Golden Opportunities 45 Great Business Scenarios to Show You How to Profit from Opportunities that Arise in Challenging Times. The workshop profiles the forty-five Opportunity Windows specific to the recession that are presented in detail in the book. These generic  Opportunity Windows, which can be used and applied by any business, not-for-profit, NGO or government are the product of the Opportunity Clinic© which enables entrepreneurs and managers to 1) navigate the uncertainties in economic downturns; 2) use the Clinic’s framework to scan for, design and evaluate emerging new opportunity spaces; and 3) thrive and not just survive in a recession.

The January19th 2009 issue of Business Week states:

“History has shown that crisis breeds opportunity… in times of turmoil, opportunities abound. But taking advantage of them will require [a new mindset], fast reflexes, an aggressive attitude, and serious changes [challenges] to the status quo … bold moves in bad times can pay off big.”

Difficult economic times present challenges, risks and threats for most business owners, and especially science and technology-based enterprises that might have disruptive or unproven technology. Decisions that made sense as little as six months ago may turn disastrous in this climate. Chaos, change and uncertainty may lead to turmoil, but at the same time they present opportunity windows or scenarios for entrepreneurs who are opportunity-sensitive and opportunity-savvy to act on the change.

Date: Friday June 19, 2009; 8:30am to 3:30pm

Location: Ontario College of Art and Design, (OCAD), 100 McCaul  St, Toronto

Cost: $149 plus GST

Online registration:  <http://www.innovationcenter.ca/events/opportunity-clinic-workshop>

Printable form: <http://innovationcenter.ca/files/upload/Opportunity_Clinic_workshop_registration.pdf>

For information: call 416-819-9667

Bio....Walter Derzko, is the founder of The Opportunity Clinic and president of Smart Economy in Toronto. He was Lateral-Thinker-in-Residence, McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology, School of  Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, 1990-1994 and the former director of the Idea Lab, Design Exchange, Toronto

Since 2005, he has been blogging on smart technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship, and has lectured and taught at Conestoga College and the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies and, in 2009, at George Brown College and the Master’s Program in Strategic Foresight & Innovation at OCAD. He is a consultant to private-sector companies, technology startups and government agencies and is often called upon for keynote addresses in areas of technology foresight, innovation, research, and future trends