Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Columbia Business School Joins MRN Business School Research Papers

We are pleased to announce the Columbia Business School has started an MRN Business School Research Papers within the Management Research Network (MRN).

COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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The Columbia Business School Research Paper Series comprises abstracts and papers on a wide range of business disciplines, written by the School’s 150-member full-time eminent faculty. Established in 1916, Columbia Business School has been pioneering business practices and educating leaders from around the world for nearly a century. The School joins rigorous academic theory and real-world practice through broad engagement with the business community. Faculty members produce some of the more relevant and groundbreaking research in business and their ideas make an impact in business practice around the world. The School is accredited by the International Association for Management Education (also known as AACSB) and is widely acknowledged as being among the world’s top business schools. The School offers MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) degrees, Masters of Science, and nondegree executive education programs.

Announcing 2011 SIBR Conference Abstracting eJournal

In cooperation with the Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research (SIBR), the Economics Research Network (ERN) is pleased to announce the 2011 SIBR Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economics Research: Advancing Knowledge from Interdisciplinary Perspectives abstracting eJournal. The abstracting eJournal is available to all users at no charge and contains abstracts of the meeting papers with links to the full text within the SSRN eLibrary.

SIBR strives to extend knowledge and understanding of the real business world from interdisciplinary perspectives, and acts as a focus and centre of excellence for interdisciplinary business research. SIBR aims to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary business research by providing a platform where researchers from different business disciplines can share and discuss their research findings. SIBR publishes working papers contributed by its members and organizes regular workshops, seminars and international conferences on interdisciplinary business research. SIBR also encourages participants of its activities to submit their work to the multi-disciplinary refereed journals edited by the SIBR committee members.

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You can browse the 2011 SIBR Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economics Research: Advancing Knowledge from Interdisciplinary Perspectives abstracts in the SSRN database by clicking on the following link. There are currently 58 such papers in the system. You may wish to bookmark it in your browser.

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Conference URL: http://www.sibresearch.org/

The current economic climate is causing many institutions to re-evaluate their role and approach to doing business, including business schools themselves. Best Colleges Online recently posted an article 10 Predictions for the Future of B-schools that discuss several important points and identifies some general trends for business schools like globalization and distance learning.  Schools are moving away from traditional b-school approaches, shifting from finance-focus to self-focus, and are now encompassing leadership,  creativity, values, and ethics. These efforts are already showing up in new communication, new curriculum, and the MBA Oath. The overall message is that b-schools are, and must, change their strategy to regain the luster they have lost in recent years.

The Economist article Changing course adds, “‘VALUES’ are all the rage at business schools nowadays.” Many programs are now on the quest to restructure their curriculum, including eliminating traditional subjects. Students are looking at their education as a tool to truly change a culture, and influence society.

While I am not sure if there is any correlation, more women than ever are enrolling in undergrad business and MBA programs.  According to a recent Forbes article, the diversity and versatility of a business degree is considered to be very helpful in this economy.  And, a lot of women are using their degrees for not-for-profits, starting businesses, or raising a family.

With this shift in curriculum and attitudes, our future graduates will be more equipped than ever to venture into our dynamic, ever-changing business world.  Maybe they can even help resolve the student vs. customer debate …

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Announcing New FEN Editor’s Choice eJournals

We are pleased to announce the following Financial Economics Network (FEN) Editor’s Choice eJournals — Finance Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching (Editor’s Choice), and History of Finance (Editor’s Choice).

Finance Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching (Editor’s Choice)
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Editors: Benjamin C. Esty, Harvard Business School, Michael J. Schill, University of Virginia – Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, and Kent L. Womack, Dartmouth College – Tuck School of Business

Description: The Finance Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

History of Finance (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Victor Ricciardi, Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Description: History of Finance Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

Announcing New ERN Research Paper Series Journals

We are pleased to announce that NYU Wagner School of Public Service has started an ERN Public Policy Centers Research Papers series, and Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration Department of Economics has started an Economics Departments Research Papers series within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

NYU WAGNER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE
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The challenges of public service in the 21st century require thoughtful, innovative research programs designed to maximize both scholarly and public impact.

Wagner School faculty strive to produce and disseminate research that changes the way in which people frame, understand, analyze, manage, and act on public issues and policies of vital importance.

NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
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At NHH, the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, the first chairs in economics were created at its foundation in 1936. The Department of Economics itself was not established until 1951/52. From the beginning, a broad range of research interests were represented, and from the outset academic research has occupied a central place in the activities of the Department. Since the late 1960s, its members have been very active contributors to international economics journals. Many of them have also taken a strong interest in matters of economic policy, sometimes as members or experts on government committees, and sometimes as contributors to public debate about current economic issues.

Announcing ARN Editor’s Choice eJournals

We are pleased to announce the following Accounting Research Network (ARN) Editor’s Choice eJournals — Accounting Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching (Editor’s Choice), Behavioral & Experimental Accounting (Editor’s Choice), Financial Accounting (Editor’s Choice), History of Accounting (Editor’s Choice), and Managerial Accounting (Editor’s Choice).

Accounting Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Ross L. Watts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Sloan School of Management

Description: The Accounting Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

Behavioral & Experimental Accounting (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Victor Ricciardi, Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Description: The Behavioral & Experimental Accounting Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

Financial Accounting (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Ross L. Watts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Sloan School of Management

Description: The Financial Accounting Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

History of Accounting (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Victor Ricciardi, Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Description: The History of Accounting Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

Managerial Accounting (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Ross L. Watts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Sloan School of Management

Description: The Managerial Accounting Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.