We would like to invite you to attend our BAM Corporate Governance SIG Conference 2024, being hosted IN-PERSON and ONLINE at The University of Buckingham on Friday 1st November 2024 from 09:00 - 17:00 GMT.
We are pleased to invite paper submissions in all areas of corporate governance, particularly on themes related to sustainability and resilience addressing new business opportunities and disruptive challenges.
Conference Theme:
Sustainable Governance: Addressing SDG goals in the 21st Century
Governing managerial decision-making and the implementation of sustainable practices is crucial for the survival of civilisation as we know it. With the business environment further complicated by global political and economic disruption, how governance should serve the shareholders as well as wider stakeholders’ interests challenges our traditional thinking and calls for new theoretical insights and research findings.
The World Economic Forum issued a manifesto requiring companies to develop the concept of “stakeholder capitalism”, exhorting the corporate sector to undertake responsible business practices. It is imperative for corporations to safeguard the wellbeing of employees and ensure the continuity and security of shared commercial practices, while keeping the supply of consumer goods stable by guaranteeing fair prices and equitable contractual terms in supply chains.
Therefore, sustainable governance mechanisms are crucial for the protection of stakeholders, the conduct of responsible business practices, and the creation of an equal and inclusive society. Yet, companies are frequently accused of greenwashing and making specious claims of their commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibilities.
Recently, the Financial Reporting Council published a new Corporate Governance Code, stressing the importance of internal control and calling for greater transparency concerning how organisations are controlled and governed by their managers.
The achievement of these ambitious objectives poses innumerable research questions for scholars to address. Therefore, against this complex and nuanced background, this conference calls for submissions of research investigating all areas of corporate governance, and in particular, imaginative and original papers that address, inter alia, the urgent issues and themes described above.
We particularly welcome submissions from early career researchers and PhD researchers. The conference will feature a keynote speech and presentations by leading scholars in the field of corporate governance; parallel sessions; and a discussion on ‘Challenges to Research and Publications’.
The conference will bring together academics, professionals and industrial leaders to engage in meaningful debate to stimulate tangible changes in sustainable corporate governance practices.
Call for Papers
Papers are welcome from all areas of corporate governance and governance-related issues.
Submissions can range from early working drafts to fully developed papers.
Please submit your work via email to Dr. Cathrine Weerakkody: [email protected] by the 7th October 2024.
Authors are encouraged to submit their work as soon as it is ready, as the review committee evaluate submissions as papers are received, returning their decisions within one week. Papers will be selected via a double-blind review process, undertaken by the programme committee.
Paper Submission Deadline: Monday 7th October 2024
Paper notification date: 14th October 2024
(Papers will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and you may be upldated on your paper status before this date).
Benefits of Attendance
- Present your work
- Get expert feedback
- Acquire new knowledge and gain new insights of cutting-edge research
- Develop networking with peers
- Get advice and inspiration from senior academics including journals editors (ABS-3 and ABS-4)
- Enhance your visibility in the academic world
Keynote Speaker
Professor Konstantinos Stathopoulos
Konstantinos Stathopoulos is a corporate governance scholar. He holds a Chair in Accounting and Finance at Alliance Manchester Business School. He is the joint Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Governance: An International Review, the leading academic journal for international corporate governance research. He is also a member of the board of the International Corporate Governance Society.
Konstantinos has more than twenty years of experience conducting research across most areas of corporate governance, with a particular focus on executive compensation and how suboptimal governance practices may destroy stakeholder wealth. His recent focus is on the interests and impact of various stakeholders, such as employees, on firm decision making and governance.
He has an extensive publication record and has presented his research at international conferences, academic institutions, and business organisations around the world. He has received several awards for his research from various organisations such as the American Law and Economics Association, British Accounting and Finance Association and Eastern Finance Association, among others.
Facilitators
Dr Gurcharan Singh
Dr Gurcharan Singh is a Reader in Finance and Programme Director for the MSc in Accounting & Finance, the MSc in Finance and Investment and the MSc in Financial Service Management. He joined Buckingham in January 2011 from the University of Malaya, where he was Senior Lecturer in the Department of Financial Accounting and Audit for five years and in a number of related Industries.
Gurcharan is an active researcher who received a number of research grants in Malaysia. His areas of expertise are in finance (portfolio management, investment, corporate finance) and operational research (non-parametric data, wavelet decomposition). He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Accounting and Finance and was a reviewer for the Asian Journal of Business and Accounting.
Venue
The University of Buckingham
Hunter Street
Buckingham
MK18 1EG
Hunter Street
Buckingham
MK18 1EG
Event Fees
IN PERSON
- BAM Members - £35
- BAM Student Members - £20
- Non-BAM Members - £70
VIRTUAL
- BAM Member - £10
- BAM Student Members - £5
- Non-BAM Members - £35
If you are booking multiple paid events as a Non-Member, it may be cheaper for you to purchase a BAM Membership as nearly all BAM Events are free or at a discounted rate for Members.
For more information, please visit BAM Membership.
Event Registration Deadline: Friday 25th October 2024 at 23:59 GMT
Payment and Cancellation Policy
Payment for the event must be received before the start date of the event concerned. Access will not be permitted to the event if full payment has not been received.
Cancellations
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Cancellations received within 14 days of booking your place on the event will receive a full refund.
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Cancellations received after the 14-day cancellation period and later than 14 days before the start date of the event will not be eligible for a refund.
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