Wed Sep 14 00:33:09 EDT 2005
Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference
16-18 February 2006, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane,
Queensland.
(http://www.bus.qut.edu.au/schools/international/EHSANZCover.jsp)
"Learning, Discovery, and Institutional Development"
Call for Papers
Papers and proposals for sessions are invited from historians of
business and society, management scientists, archivists, economists, and
others on the theme above, as well as other topics in economic and
business history. Early career researchers are encouraged to
participate. The conference organizers are particularly interested in
attracting papers that examine developments within the Asia-Pacific
region broadly defined and/or papers that provide an international
comparative perspective.
The main theme for the 2006 conference is the relationship between
learning, the discovery of new technologies and products, and
institutional development. Innovation in products, technology, routines,
systems, and business processes that shape corporate strategies are
important sources of competitive advantages for firms. The proliferation
of these improvements, as well as incremental gains from learning,
affects patterns of international specialization. At another level,
human capital formation has long been recognized as a vital ingredient
to improving efficiency, creating enhanced innovative capacity, and
sustaining broader economic development at the national and
international levels. Formal education, vocational training, and the
nature of supporting institutional arrangements have a direct and
indirect impact on skill development. Skills are imparted through
various means, including primary-secondary-tertiary instruction,
professional education, experiential learning, and on-the-job training.
Organisational learning has produced improved managerial and procedural
practices and team-based capabilities. Learning and discovery also
unfold across the boundaries of many organizations within the private,
public, and non-profit sectors. Historians and economists have long
recognized that human capital is a source of important comparative and
competitive advantages on the international stage. Yet, sustaining these
strengths depends upon continuing investment, sustained innovation in
teaching techniques, and a deep commitment from society at large to
improving the capabilities of future generations.
Paper abstracts up to one page may be submitted to one of the addresses
below at any time up to 1st December 2005. A decision on all paper
proposals will be made within a month of submission. Session proposals
may also be submitted any time up to 1st December in the form of a 500
word statement outlining the main objectives of the session.
There will be a best conference paper prize and publication of a
selection of papers in the Australian Economic History Review
Professor Simon Ville
School of Economics & Information Systems
Faculty of Commerce
University of Wollongong
Wollongong NSW 2522
AUSTRALIA
sville at uow.edu.au <mailto:sville at uow.edu.au> Dr John Singleton
School of Economics & Finance
Facultyof Commerce & Administration
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
John.Singleton at vuw.ac.nz <mailto:John.Singleton at vuw.ac.nz>
<mailto:sville at uow.edu.au>
<mailto:John.Singleton at vuw.ac.nz>